BETHESDA, Md. (Interstat) — Ryan Strnad hit a solo home run and Ryan Frontera delivered a run-scoring single as Seton Hall defeated Georgetown 3-2 in a Big East baseball game Friday at Shirley Povich Field in Bethesda.

The Pirates (16-29) took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning when Shea Grady singled to third base to drive in Joe Marini. Strnad led off the seventh with a homer to left center. Later in the inning, Frontera singled to center, scoring Aiden Dill after Shea Grady advanced to second, making it 3-0.

Georgetown (27-28) answered with two unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh. Jeremy Sheffield doubled to right center to plate Connor Peek. Ashtin Gilio followed with an RBI single that brought home Sheffield, cutting the deficit to one.

Seton Hall outhit Georgetown 8-4. The teams combined for 12 hits. Strnad’s home run was the only extra-base hit for the Pirates, while Sheffield’s double was the lone extra-base hit for the Hoyas. The Hoyas won the series opener 5-1 on Thursday. The teams conclude the series Saturday. Seton Hall snapped a four-game losing streak with the victory.