The Hofstra Pride baseball team kept their playoff hopes alive on Saturday afternoon with a 9-1 win over the Monmouth University Hawks. The Pride hit their way to victory as they recorded 17 hits to the Hawks two. After the win, Hofstra currently sits at 12-13 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play and seventh in the conference. Monmouth is 5-16 in CAA play and 10th in the conference.
Friday afternoons doubleheader with the conference-leading University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) Seahawks presented a roller coaster of emotions for the Hofstra Pride baseball team, as they split a pair of hard-fought contests under an ominous gray sky at University Field. After moving to 10-13 in conference play following the split, Hofstra continues to remain within striking distance of the final spot in the CAA Tournament bracket with seven games remaining.
The Hofstra Pride baseball teams game set for Saturday, April 22, turned into a doubleheader because of rain in the forecast for Sunday. The Boston backdrop at Northeastern University was the site of two losses for the Pride, as the Huskies completed the weekend sweep.
Timely hitting and dominant pitching came together for the Hofstra Pride baseball team on Sunday afternoon, as the Pride cruised to a 13-0 win and secured a much-needed series sweep over the Towson University Tigers at University Field. The Pride evened their CAA (Colonial Athletic Association) record at 9-9 on the season, and now stand 1.5 games back of the final spot in the conference tournament with 12 games left to play.
In a doubleheader on Friday, April 7, the Hofstra Pride Baseball team went against the College of Charleston Cougars, as the Pride could not contain the offensive prowess of Charleston, losing 7-2 and 8-7 in both games.
The Hofstra Pride baseball team fumbled in their third straight loss by a score of 10-4 against the North Carolina A&T University Aggies, bringing their overall record to 7-15.
On Friday, March 24, the Hofstra Pride baseball team dropped the first game of a three-game road set against the North Carolina A&T University Aggies by a final score of 9-5. The loss is the Prides 14th of the season, bringing their record thus far to 7-14. The Pride have had an up-and-down year so far, as they started off the season with four straight losses followed by three straight wins. Although the record does not reflect it, Hofstra has been in many close games so far this season.
The Hofstra Pride University baseball team dropped their three-game series to the University of Delaware after a 19-9 loss on Sunday, March 12. The struggles continued as the long ball got the best of the Pride, as well as inconsistency from the pitching staff and the bullpen.
The Hofstra Pride baseball team opened the season with a humiliating 13-0 loss against the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles on Friday, Feb. 17. Hofstra totaled just four hits in a game that lasted 6.5 innings due to a 10-run mercy rule.
The Hofstra University baseball team lost 3-0 to the Northeastern University Huskies in the rubber match game of a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) clash on Sunday afternoon at University Field.
Alexandra Licata -- ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
• May 7, 2018
Vito Friscia hit a base-clearing single in the bottom of the seventh inning that completed Hofstra baseballs 6-4 comeback win over Northeastern University on Saturday afternoon at University Field.
