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ABILENE, Texas - Batting around and belting six hits during the fourth inning, the Northeastern baseball team scored flipped a two-run margin around on Abilene Christian, holding on to defeat the Wildcats, 4-3, during Sunday's series finale.
 
Keith Kelly and Shane Allen combined to deliver four of the Huskies' eight hits, despite neither player scoring. Pat Madigan and Josh Treff both doubled for Northeastern (4-4), who salvaged a four-game split for the second time in two weeks.
 
Will Jahn and Nate Borges each pitched for 2.2 innings apiece, while Borges earned his first victory of the season. Tyler Robinson and Isaac Lippert preserved the Huskies' lead until the eighth inning, when Mike Fitzgerald entered to begin his six-out save.
 
Trailing Abilene Christian, 2-0, after the first inning, Northeastern managed to put its first runs on the board during the top of the fourth. Nolan Lang smacked an RBI single with the bases loaded, scoring Madigan from third. Treff proceeded to double through the gap in left center, scoring Zach Perry from second and tying the game up at 2-2.
 
Max Burt kept the Huskies' rally alive, hitting a two-RBI single to left field that left Northeastern in front, 4-2.
 
Fitzgerald surrendered one run during the bottom of the eighth, but tossed a one-two-three ninth inning to seal the win for NU.
 
Northeastern will travel to Fort Myers, Florida, on Monday, Feb. 29, to compete in its annual spring exhibition game against the Red Sox. First pitch is 4:05 p.m., while live television coverage will being on NESN at 4 p.m. Sophomore right-hander Brian Christian will start the game for the Huskies.