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EWING, N.J.- The Immaculata baseball team (2-4) snapped their four-game losing streak with a strong offensive showing in a 9-6 victory over The College of New Jersey (0-1) in the first game of a doubleheader.  Senior Matt Hardy (2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 3 R) and junior Joe DiGiaimo (2-for-4, 2 RBIs, R) each hit home runs and junior Patrick Boulware (3-for-4, 2 RBIs) added three hits to lead the highest run output of the season for the Mighty Macs.
 
The Mighty Macs jumped out to a 6-0 lead and held on in the later innings with the help of some insurance runs for the first game win.
 
Freshman designated hitter Michael Lascomb hit an RBI groundout in the first inning to score junior center fielder Alex Kobylinski (2-for-3, 2 R) who led the game off with a double.  Boulware later hit his first RBI single to score Hardy for the 2-0 advantage after one inning.
 
In the third, an RBI double by Hardy and Boulware's second RBI single of the day swelled the advantage to 4-0 as senior starting pitcher Richard Cusic (1-0) was pitching well early with three shutout frames.
 
The Mighty Macs added even further to their lead in the top of the fourth when sophomore right fielder Matthew Lawson (1-for-4, 2 RBIs) hit a two-run double to score junior second baseman Elijah Vottero (1-for-4, R) and junior left fielder Billy Gaines (1-for-4, R) who each singled to start the inning.
 
With a 6-0 lead heading to the bottom of the fourth, Cusic surrendered three runs with the big blow coming on a 2-run triple by Josh Limon.  The Lions would slice further into the lead in the bottom of the fifth as the first two hitters scored to make it a 6-5 game and ended Cusic's day.  Freshman pitcher Nicholas Campione came on to escape further trouble and preserve the one-run advantage.
 
Cusic went four-plus innings surrendering five runs and striking out two while walking none.
 
Hardy provided some needed insurance in the top of the sixth with his second home run of the year, a solo shot to make it 7-5.  The Lions would respond with an unearned run in the bottom of the inning to slice the lead back to one heading to the final inning.
 
That's when DiGiaimo came up with his second home run of the year, a two-run shot to left center, to extend the Mighty Mac lead to a more comfortable 9-6.
 
The Lions got the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the seventh, but Campione induced a groundball for his first collegiate save and an Immaculata win.  Campione worked three innings giving up no earned runs.
 
Cusic (1-0) earned his first win of the season in his first appearance.