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HOUSTON – Plating eight runs during the fifth inning of Saturday's game at Houston Baptist, the Northeastern baseball team came roaring back from its 6-1 deficit to notch its first victory of the 2019 season, scoring five runs during the final two innings to earn the 14-8 win at Husky Field.
 
After being denied a base hit through four innings, Northeastern (1-1) brought 14 batters to the plate during its wild fifth-inning rally that witnessed Corey DiLoreto record two run-producing hits. NU registered six of its 12 hits during the offensive explosion while capitalizing on one defensive error.
 
Like DiLoreto, Scott Holzwasser registered multiple hits during Northeastern's fifth inning. The junior followed his two-hit Opening Day performance with a three-for-five outing on Saturday, adding a stolen base while scoring three runs. His two-RBI double as the 10th batter of the fifth inning gave NU its first lead of the weekend at 7-6.
 
Jared Dupere made the most of his collegiate debut, going two-for-five while scoring three runs and charting two RBIs. Jeff Costello registered multiple hits as well out of the ninth spot in the NU batting order, belting the two-RBI single that brought Northeastern within a run of Houston Baptist (1-1) at 6-5 during the fifth inning.
 
Brian Rodriguez delivered four scoreless innings in relief of Northeastern starter Brandon Dufault, who collected three outs from 12 batters faced and was responsible for six runs (five earned). Tom Githens and Andrew Misiaszek carried the NU pitching staff the remainder of the way with Misiaszek posting his 19th career save.
 
John Mazza put the finishing touches on Northeastern's first victory of the year, hammering a bases-clearing double during the top of the ninth inning that created the final score.