NEW BRITAIN, Conn. -- The Northeastern Huskies (6-7) erupted for 18 runs on nine hits, taking advantage of six Central Connecticut State errors in an 18-10 victory over the Blue Devils (4-3) on Wednesday afternoon at CCSU Baseball Field.

Matt Brinker and Eric Cha each hit three-run homers, while Anthony Ruggiero added a two-run shot as the Huskies put up crooked numbers in five of the first seven innings.

• Northeastern pounced on the Blue Devils immediately, with Ryan Gerety doubling down the left field line to lead off the game. CCSU committed two errors on the ensuing at-bat, allowing Gerety to come around and score for the early 1-0 lead.
• Anthony Ruggiero wasted no time extending the lead, going opposite field for a two-run homer two batters later to make it 3-0 after half an inning.
• CCSU got back within one after two innings, but Cha answered with a two-out three-run shot to dead center in the third — scoring Ruggiero and Musacchia — to push the lead back to 6-3.
• The Huskies tacked on two more in the fourth when Gerety doubled again to lead off the frame, moved to third on a wild pitch, and scored alongside Feinberg on a Ruggiero single to right to make it 8-3.
• Northeastern blew the game open with a six-run fifth inning, capitalizing on three CCSU errors. Will Fosberg singled to right to drive in the first run, and Charlie Criscola came around to score on a throwing error on the ensuing play. After Feinberg was hit by a pitch, he and Gerety pulled off a double steal to set the table for Brinker, who crushed a three-run homer to push the lead to 14-4.
• The Huskies added three more in the sixth on an error, a Chris Walsh single, a Fosberg RBI groundout, and a Henry DiGiorgio sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 17-8.
• Carmelo Musacchia drove in the final run of the afternoon with a sacrifice fly in the seventh, plating Brinker to cap the scoring at 18-10.
• Brinker finished 1-for-2 with a three-run homer, two walks, a hit-by-pitch, three runs scored, and three RBIs. Ruggiero went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs. Cha drove in three on his homer, going 1-for-5 with two runs scored.
• Gerety had a strong day at the top of the lineup, going 2-for-5 with two doubles and three runs scored. Fosberg went 1-for-5 with two RBIs.
• The Huskies were aggressive on the basepaths, swiping nine stolen bases on the afternoon. Musacchia led the way with three steals, while Feinberg added two. Gerety, Brinker, Criscola, and Walsh each swiped one.
• Cooper Maher picked up the win in relief, working two innings and allowing just one unearned run on one hit with two strikeouts. James Morice spun 1.1 scoreless innings with four strikeouts, and Jack Cropper closed it out with a scoreless eighth, striking out one.

The Huskies will return to Friedman Diamond for the first time this season to host Towson in a three-game CAA series, beginning on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m.