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Game 1 Recap

Northeastern (15-21, 5-14 CAA) completed a two-out rally in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat Towson (20-23, 10-9 CAA) 5-4 in game one of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Friedman Diamond.

Towson entered the inning leading 4-3, but the Huskies tied the game on a wild pitch and Aaron Barbosa hit an infield single to down the third base line that scored pinch runner Pete Castoldi from third with the winning run.

Senior starter Andrew Leenhouts kept the Huskies in the game and was just an out away from a complete game, pitching eight and two-thirds innings and allowing three earned runs on seven hits with nine strikeouts.
 
Leenhouts earned a no-decision as it was senior reliever Sam Berg who came on to record the final out in the ninth who picked up his first win of the season.
 
Towson starter Kyle Paul went six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits.
 
Leenhouts got off to a good start early, holding the Tigers scoreless through the first four innings.
 
Northeastern took the lead in the bottom of the third, getting three runs on the board. With one out, Connor Lyons got things started with a single through the left side and Barbosa reached on an error by first baseman Brendan Butler. After John Puttress flied out to right field for the second out of the inning, Matt Miller singled up the middle, bringing Lyons around to score the first run of the game.
 
The Huskies increased the lead to 2-0 when Miller went to steal second and Barbosa broke for home, barely getting under the tag by Andrew Parker at the plate. Miller moved to third on the play and scored on a single through the left side by freshman third baseman Rob Fonseca.
 
Towson got on the board with two runs in the top of the fifth. Hunter Bennett drove the first run home on a fielder's choice and Mike Draper came home on a sacrifice fly by Butler.
 
The Tigers took the lead in the sixth when Parker and Kurt Wertz hit back-to-back solo home runs to make it 4-3.
 
In the bottom of the seventh, Oliver Hart had a leadoff single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Tucker Roeder, but Connor Lyons struck out and Barbosa grounded out to second to end the inning.
 
Leenhouts retired the first two batters to face him in the ninth, but allowed a walk to Pat Fitzgerald and NU elected to bring in Berg for relief. Fitzgerald stole second, but Berg got Butler to ground right back to him on the mound for the final out of the inning.
 
Towson reliever Chris Acker was dominant in his first two and two-thirds innings, but allowed the two-out rally that won the game for Northeastern.
 
After Jason Vosler flied out to left field and Jon Leroux struck out swinging, Acker walked Oliver Hart and gave the Huskies some life. Hart advanced to second on a passed ball and moved to third when Tucker Roeder reached on an error by Bennett. Acker then gave Connor Lyons a free pass to load the bases and Hart came around to score when the reliever threw a wild pitch. Barbosa ended the game with an infield single to third that scored Castoldi, who had come on to pinch run for Roeder.
 
It was the second time Northeastern has won on a walk-off this season as they defeated Boston College by scoring five runs in the ninth inning on March 27.


Game 2 Recap

Northeastern (16-21, 6-14 CAA) used an eight-run sixth inning to get ahead and knocked off the Towson Tigers (20-24, 10-10 CAA) to sweep a doubleheader at Friedman Diamond on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Husky bats came alive for the second game, totaling 13 hits. Sophomore Aaron Barbosa had four of the hits, while senior Matt Miller had three. Jon Leroux also busted out of a slump, slugging a double and a triple in the win.
 
Freshman starter Nick Berger got the call and held Towson to just one run on five hits in six innings. Junior Dylan Maki came on in relief in the seventh, pitching three scoreless frames and allowing just one hit for his second save of the season.
 
Mike Trionfo started for the Tigers and was very effective early on, but couldn't retire a batter in the sixth, allowing six runs on five hits.
 
Towson took the lead in the top of the second inning, scoring a run on an RBI single by Ben Winter.
 
The Huskies were held to just two hits through the first five innings before breaking through in the sixth to score eight runs on seven hits. Leroux got hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and Connor Lyons drew a walk. Barbosa then beat out a bunt single to load the bases with no outs. John Puttress worked a walk, forcing home Leroux, which tied the game, 1-1.
 
Matt Miller gave the Huskies the lead with a single through the right side, scoring both Lyons and Barbosa and Fonseca broke the game open with a bases clearing triple to deep left center field that scored Puttress and Miller.
 
That ended the day of Trionfo, and Nicholas Cioffi came on in relief. Jason Vosler kept the inning going with a single through the right side, scoring Fonseca and pushing the NU lead to 6-1. After Roeder and Hart flied out to left, Leroux hit Northeastern's second triple of the inning, scoring Vosler from first and Connor Lyons doubled to center field, plating Leroux and making it 8-1. The inning ended when Barbosa hit an infield single and Lyons got thrown out at home.
 
The Huskies added two more runs in the eighth when John Puttress hit a single up the middle with the bases loaded that scored Leroux and Connor Lyons.
 
The teams will finish the three-game series Sunday afternoon at Friedman Diamond. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.


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