Box Score

Game 56
Final Score	Northeastern 5, UNCW 4 [11 innings] (W, Mulry, 3-3)
Records	NU 31-25 (12-15 CAA), UNCW (37-21, 18-8 CAA)
Next Game	Sat., May 25 vs. No. 2 Willam & Mary (Harrisonburg, Va.), 1 p.m.
Video Recap	CAASports on YouTube
Post-game Interviews	CAASports on YouTube

HARRISONBURG, Va. – With the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the 11th inning against top-seeded UNCW, senior Pete Castoldi delivered a saving-grace blooper to shallow right-center, advancing the Huskies one step further in the 2013 CAA Baseball Championships. Castoldi's hit -- his second game-winning single of the season -- drove in Michael Foster to give NU a wild, 5-4 win over the Seahawks.

The victory was Northeastern's second walk-off win in as many days and keeps the Huskies' tournament dreams alive. This year marks the first time since VCU in 2002 that a team will play all five possible tournament opponents, as NU is set to square off with William & Mary at 1 p.m. on Saturday for the right to play Towson in the championship round.

UNCW got out to an early lead, tacking on runs in the second and fifth innings. The Seahawks jumped out to a 4-0 lead after five full frames, but the Huskies used their heroics to claw their way back, notching five unanswered runs, including the game winner in the 11th.

Freshman James Mulry earned the win, and displayed why he was voted to the CAA All-Rookie squad this year, pitching lights-out for 4.1 innings. Starting in the top of the seventh stanza, Mulry handled the Seahawks' deadly lineup, giving up a meager two hits and two walks to his seven gutsy strikeouts. More importantly, his yielding zero runs allowed him to collect the season-saving win.

Senior Chris Carmain got the ball on the mound to start the evening, his first start since April 27. The co-captain pitched his way through 5.0 innings of five-hit ball, allowing four runs and two walks, while striking out four batters before handing the ball off to Matt Cook. Cook, who made his second appearance of the day for Northeastern, walked four batters, but got himself out of two jams to keep the Seahawks off the board in 1.2 innings of work.

At the plate, Castoldi's base knock shone the brightest, but more than just his bat came alive against the Seahawks' hurlers. Aaron Barbosa was key for the Huskies, breaking an 0-for-15 drought in the tournament, grabbing his first two hits since the opening game versus Towson. Barbosa finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Jason Vosler continued his torrid pace, but was limited to just one hit for the first time in five games. But the sophomore made it count, digging NU out of a 4-0 hole with a two-run home run over the right field fence in the sixth inning. Vosler would finish accounting for three of the Huskies' five runs (three RBI, including his run scored).

Castoldi (1-for-5, GW RBI) drove in Foster (1-for-4, GW R), coincidentally for the second time in a game-winning situation (April 26 versus Georgia State at Friedman Diamond). Brad Burcroff (1-for-4), Rob Fonseca (1-for-5) and Will Dougherty (1-for-4, 1R) also contributed at the plate for the Huskies.

The Seahawks showed why they were the heavy favorite entering the season and the postseason as Corey Dick slammed an early two-run home run to right field, scoring himself and Ryan LaGrange for the game's first two runs. Jordan Ramsey toed the rubber for UNCW and shut down the Huskies in the early stages of the game. Ramsey sat the Huskies down in order three times through five innings, finishing the contest with the no-decision after 7.0 innings, allowing two runs (off Vosler's home run), four hits and one walk, fanning seven Huskies in the process. Ramsey forced 12 groundouts on the day, frustrating the Huskies to no end.

In the fifth inning, Tyler Molinaro boosted UNCW's score by one with a single through the right side, scoring Terence Connelly from second base. Then LaGrange drove a sacrifice fly deep to Barbosa in right, scoring Luke Dunlap for the Seahawks' 4-0 advantage.

The tide turned to the Huskies' favor, however, as the eighth inning rolled around. In his first full inning of work, Mulry walked UNCW's leadoff batter Michael Bass, but struck out three Seahawks in a row -- two looking -- to end the inning in a big-time way.

As Kelly Secrest came on in relief of Ramsey to start the bottom of the eighth inning, the Huskies made a quick game of it. Dougherty led off with a single, as did Burcroff after a Barbosa walk. With the bases loaded, Vosler drove in the third of his three RBI with a sacrifice fly to center, cutting the lead to one run. After just a third of an inning, Secrest -- a recent First Team All-CAA honoree -- was pulled in favor of the dangerous Justin Livengood. Livengood started off rocky with a wild pitch, allowing Barbosa to scoot home for the game-tying run in the eighth.

Mulry and Livengood battled it out brilliantly through the ninth, 10th and into the 11th innings, each giving up tempting base runners to the opposition. Twice did Northeastern have a runner in scoring position, and UNCW tempted fate once themselves, but both pitchers stood tall. Mulry gave up a leadoff single in the top of the final frame, but retired three straight once again, thanks to two deep fly outs and a strikeout of Wolfe in the pinch-hitting, DH role.

As the clock neared 12 a.m., the Huskies' rang the bell, but not without some favorable bounces. Foster drew a leadoff walk which set in motion the heroic events. He advanced to second on a wild pitch before John Puttress reached on an error by LaGrange at third. Next up, Sean Lyons loaded the bags with nobody out after he reached on a bobbled ball error from Livengood on the hill. Castoldi waited patiently -- and stared five infielders and Livengood down -- until his blooping single to right advanced the Huskies to Saturday afternoon.