ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Interstat) — Navy scored six runs in the fourth inning to erase an early deficit and defeat Maryland-Eastern Shore 7-3 on Wednesday afternoon at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium.

The Hawks took a 3-0 lead on Julian Jimenez’s solo homer in the third and Darrius Brown’s two-run triple in the fourth. The Midshipmen responded in the bottom of the fourth, sending 10 batters to the plate. Tyler Cripe delivered the key hit, a three-run double that put Navy ahead for good.

Brown went 4 for 5 with two RBIs for the Hawks, who outhit Navy 9-8 but fell to 7-28. Navy relievers Adyn Lucero, Spencer Stephens and Aidan Healy combined for seven innings of two-run ball. The Midshipmen improved to 27-14.