WEST HAVEN, Conn. (Interstat) — The Delaware State Hornets rallied past the New Haven Chargers 8-7 on Sunday at Charger Gymnasium, taking the series finale with a five-run seventh inning.

New Haven jumped ahead in the first on Matt McIntire’s three-run single. Delaware State chipped away, tying the game in the fourth on a wild pitch and taking the lead in the fifth on Carter Boyd’s two-run single. The Hornets broke it open in the seventh: Jabril Bullock doubled in two runs, Alec Rodriguez added a sacrifice fly and Hassan Turner doubled in another. Boyd added a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

The Chargers fought back in the ninth as Cam McGugan homered to left, scoring two, but the rally ended there. Chase Snavely earned the win, allowing five earned runs on zero hits over six innings with four strikeouts. Cole Gibson took the loss, giving up one earned run on one hit in four innings. Rosnell Lewis went 3-for-4 for Delaware State, while McGugan was 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs.

Delaware State (7-39) now heads to Coppin State. New Haven (10-31) hosts Fairfield on Tuesday.