by Mike Anderson<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2022 NCAA baseball season is coming to an end, as we are finally one week into the month of May. The first Friday of the month saw several teams kick off important serieses, as some teams are currently in the middle of a playoff push, if not a regular season crown. Let\u2019s go around the horn to see how the Long Island teams did on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Division I:<\/b><\/p>\n

Northeastern blew out <\/span>Hofstra <\/b>13-1 to get back to .500 in the conference. Northeastern could do no wrong, as they dominated the game in every single aspect.<\/span><\/p>\n

Northeastern hung 12 up on Hofstra before the Pride finally broke through. A seven-run sixth inning for Northeastern put the game out of reach. Northeastern had nine extra-base hits, including six doubles, a triple, and two home runs. Designated hitter Corey DiLoreto led the way for Northeastern by going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a homer, three RBIs and three runs scored.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eric Yost got the win, as he started and went 5.1 innings, only allowing one run on two hits. Northeastern\u2019s arms limited Hofstra to just the one run on only six hits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The two are scheduled to meet for game two on Saturday at 1:00 p.m..<\/span><\/p>\n

Fordham<\/b> split a doubleheader at Rhode Island, winning game one but dropping game two.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gabe Karslo started game one for Fordham and gave them five solid innings, allowing only two runs on six hits. The offense spotted him five runs, carried by left fielder Jake Guercio\u2019s two-run single in the fourth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rhode Island began to climb their way back, scoring three unanswered to cut the score to 5-4. However, Joseph Quintal came out of the bullpen for Fordham and racked up a four-out save.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rhode Island made up for their scoring deficiencies in game two, as they scored ten runs on 16 hits in a 10-6 route of Fordham. Shortstop Addison Kopack and left fielder Eric Genther carried the offense, going a combined 7-for-8 with four RBIs and five runs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rhode Island\u2019s starter Domenic Picone struggled, allowing six earned runs in five innings. However, three pitchers combined to give them three scoreless innings out of the bullpen to secure the win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The two teams will take Saturday off, but will meet again Sunday at noon for the decisive game three.<\/span><\/p>\n

LIU<\/b> beat up on Bryant 11-5 behind an explosive couple of innings from the bats.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sharks ran away with it from the get-go, as they scored six runs in the bottom of the first. Second baseman Christopher Hund smoked a three-run homer to cap it off, and then the game settled down.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bryant found the scoreboard in the fourth, and added a second run in the fifth. However, LIU answered with a pair in the sixth and put the game away with an eighth-inning three-spot. A pair of homers in the ninth inning from Bryant were wasted, as Nick DeSalvo completed the game for LIU and secured their victory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The two will meet up again on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. for game two of this series.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stony Brook<\/b> walked off UMBC 5-4 in a back-and-forth game to kick off their final series as conference rivals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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