PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (Interstat) — Nyenati Snoh retired nine of the 10 batters he faced in relief as Norfolk State defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore 11-4 on Sunday afternoon at Hawk Stadium.

The Spartans improved to 17-25 overall, 8-33 in the Northeast Conference, while the Hawks fell to 8-33, 8-33. Norfolk State took two of three in the weekend series after splitting a doubleheader Friday.

Snoh entered in the fifth inning after Maryland-Eastern Shore had trimmed an 11-0 deficit with four runs in the fourth. The right-hander pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowed no hits and struck out four. It was a sharp rebound from his previous outing April 25 against Le Moyne, when he surrendered four earned runs in one inning.

Norfolk State’s offense erupted early. The Spartans sent 11 batters to the plate in the first inning, scoring four times. Jaydan Israel reached on an error, stole third and scored on Cam Mazell’s sacrifice fly. Thomas Ealey walked, stole second and came home on Brendan Burke’s single. After Emmett Jefferson walked to load the bases, Kydese Queen doubled to left field, driving in Burke and Justin Journette for a 4-0 lead.

In the second inning, Journette homered to right field, scoring Ealey, who had reached on a fielder’s choice and stole second. The Spartans added three more in the third. Queen singled, Hunter Gillespie walked and Israel singled to left for an RBI. Ealey then singled to right, driving in Israel and Gillespie. Ealey stole second but Journette struck out to end the inning.

Maryland-Eastern Shore starter Cade Williams lasted two innings, yielding six runs, only three earned, on five hits and three walks. The Hawks used four relievers. Jonah Stepner pitched a scoreless fourth but exited after one inning. Wilfredo Morales then threw three innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits with two strikeouts.

Walker Fuller started for Norfolk State and worked four innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits with two strikeouts. The Hawks’ best threat came in the fourth. Henry Clausell doubled and scored on Jonathan Rodriguez’s single. Diego Aponte singled, and Julian Jimenez followed with a three-run homer to right field to cut the lead to 11-4.

Snoh entered in the fifth and immediately quieted the Hawks. He struck out Darrius Brown, allowed a walk to Joshua Caldwell but induced a lineout, then worked a 1-2-3 sixth with two strikeouts. Ryan Sellers pitched the seventh, facing four batters and allowing a single but no runs. Yasseel Samboy pitched a perfect eighth with two strikeouts. Norfolk State tacked on two more in the sixth. Journette doubled and scored on Josiah Harrison’s triple. Harrison later scored on an error by shortstop.

For the Spartans, Journette finished 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and three runs. Queen went 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Ealey drove in two runs and scored twice. Thomas Ealey stole three bases. For the Hawks, Jimenez went 1-for-5 with the homer and three RBIs. Jonathan Gonzalez tripled and singled.

Both teams finished with nine hits. Norfolk State committed no errors; Maryland-Eastern Shore had two. The Spartans stole five bases.

The game was the final of the regular-season series between the conference rivals. Norfolk State next hosts VCU on Tuesday. Maryland-Eastern Shore travels to Mount Saint Mary’s on Wednesday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Maryland-Eastern Shore 5, Norfolk State 4. The Interstat ELO system had given the Spartans a 57.1 percent probability to win.