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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Led by Cam Walsh's three-hit afternoon and Corey DiLoreto's twin extra-base hits, the Northeastern baseball team outmuscled South Dakota State to earn the 12-9 victory during Saturday's combined 26-hit affair at the 2019 Snowbird Baseball Classic.
 
Northeastern (3-2) scored during all but three innings against South Dakota State (3-3), racking up crooked numbers during the third, fourth and fifth innings. Jeff Costello's sixth-inning sacrifice fly provided the Huskies with their largest lead of the game at 10-4, although late-game homers by the Jackrabbits' Luke Ira and Landon Badger left enough room for Andrew Misiaszek to pick up the four-out save – the 21st of his career (ties Mike Fitzgerald's program record).
 
Walsh registered three RBIs as Northeastern's leadoff man, singling home John Mazza during the top of the third inning to knot the score at 1-1. Two innings later, the NU designated hitter plated two unearned runs to cap the Huskies' three-run rally, bringing Costello and Ryan Solomon both in to put Northeastern ahead, 9-4.
 
DiLoreto provided the Huskies with their final lead of the day during Northeastern's four-run third inning.
 
The redshirt-freshman extended his career-opening hitting streak to five games upon knocking his two-RBI, ground-rule double to center field that put NU in front, 3-1. He also belted a one-out triple during the sixth inning that led to him scoring the Huskies' 10th run of the ballgame.
 
Brandon Dufault struck out four batters while allowing four runs across four innings pitched, receiving the winning decision via pitch count. Brian Rodriguez fired three strikeouts across two-and-one-third innings pitched while Kyle Murphy followed Friday's start against the Boston Red Sox with a scoreless relief appearance.
 
Braeden Brown led South Dakota State with three hits. Five of the Jackrabbits' 14 hits landed for extra bases.