ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Interstat) — Dartmouth’s pitching staff combined on a five-hitter as the Big Green defeated Navy 3-1 on Friday at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium.

The Big Green scored all three runs in the first inning. Taer Rodriguez and Axel Riess delivered RBI doubles, with both runs unearned. Navy’s lone run came on Mason Ceccarelli’s first-inning homer.

Dartmouth relievers Trey Sejnoha, Izzy Parsky and Mac Burke shut out the Midshipmen over the final 8 1/3 innings, allowing just two hits. Sejnoha earned the win with 3 2/3 perfect innings of relief, striking out five.

Navy starter Brady Bendik took the loss despite allowing one earned run over six innings. Dartmouth improved to 2-5. Navy fell to 8-4.