ARLINGTON, Va. (Interstat) — Towson survived a five-run first inning by George Washington and a late push to edge the Revolutionaries 7-6 on Wednesday afternoon at Barcroft Park.

The Tigers built their lead with a three-run fourth inning, highlighted by Nich Francuzenko’s two-run double. Brian Heckel added a solo homer.

George Washington sent 10 men to the plate in the first, with Conlon Walker and Nick Mullen each driving in two runs. Mullen added an RBI double in the eighth to pull within one.

Towson’s bullpen dominated, with Vincent Salvo, Austin Perando and Matt Lynch combining for nine innings of relief, allowing just one run on one hit with 10 strikeouts to seal the win. Towson improved to 6-7, while George Washington fell to 6-9.