RICHMOND, Va. (Interstat) — Saint Joseph’s built an early lead and held off a late Richmond rally for a 4-3 victory in Atlantic 10 baseball Saturday at Malcolm U. Pitt Field.

The Hawks scored four unearned runs in the first inning, highlighted by run-scoring hits from Kelsey and Primrose. Richmond’s Jared Wilson answered with a solo home run in the bottom half.

The Spiders threatened in the eighth on a two-run single by pinch-hitter Sean Scanlon, pulling within one. Saint Joseph’s reliever Cole Fehrman earned the win with 10 strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings. Richmond’s Bijan Anvar struck out the side in the ninth.

Both teams had eight hits. Saint Joseph’s improved to 7-8. Richmond fell to 10-9. The teams conclude their series Sunday.