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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Redshirt-sophomore right-hander Tom Githens's six strikeouts and 2-0 lead on Wednesday ultimately gave way to Villanova's four-run, two-out rally during the sixth inning as the Northeastern baseball team lost its midweek game against the Wildcats, 5-2, at the 2019 Snowbird Baseball Classic.
 
Githens posted five scoreless innings to begin his first start since 2017, retiring 13 consecutive batters after Dylan McNary's first-inning, leadoff single. After Timothy Lilly's base hit had opened the sixth inning, the NU right-hander collected two successive outs before a walk to Nick Lorusso ended his career-long outing, although the Wildcats would proceed to rally for four runs before the inning's close.
 
Cam Walsh and Jeff Costello began the game with consecutive singles for Northeastern (5-6), which took the 1-0 lead as a result of a wild pitch during Corey DiLoreto's at-bat. Spenser Smith upped the Huskies' lead to 2-0 during the fourth inning, when he doubled home Kyle Peterson.
 
Ryan Toohers recorded the key hit for Villanova (2-10) during its sixth-inning rally, capping the scoring with his two-RBI single to left center against Brian Rodriguez. The Wildcats tacked on an insurance run during the seventh inning courtesy of Tyler Bruno's sacrifice fly.