TOWSON, Md. (Interstat) — Vincent Salvo pitched three hitless innings, Yariel Rodriguez homered and drove in two runs, and Towson routed George Washington 12-0 in a seven-inning game Tuesday afternoon at John B. Schuerholz Baseball Complex.

The Tigers exploded for seven runs in the second inning and never looked back, handing the Revolutionaries their fourth straight loss. Towson improved to 16-25, while George Washington fell to 17-26.

Salvo, a right-hander, struck out two and walked none over three scoreless frames, allowing only a hit batsman. He was lifted after the third inning with Towson already holding a seven-run lead.

The decisive rally began with two outs in the second inning. Keldrin Rodriguez singled, stole second, and Frank Adamski Jr. walked before Jack Hughes singled to load the bases. Coy Allman reached on a fielder’s choice, but two runs scored on a throwing error by third baseman C. Tufano, giving Towson a 2-0 lead. Yariel Rodriguez followed with a bunt single that drove in Hughes, and his own run was wiped out on a caught stealing.

The damage continued. Nick LoBello popped out, but Brady Nathison doubled to left center, scoring Allman. AJ Kolb singled, and Nathison scored on another throwing error by Tufano. Brian Heckelman was hit by a pitch, and Keldrin Rodriguez cleared the bases with a double to center, scoring two more unearned runs.

Towson tacked on three more runs in the third inning. Jack Hughes tripled and scored on a fielder’s choice, and LoBello added an RBI bunt single. Nathison singled in another run, and Kolb singled to drive in LoBello, pushing the lead to 10-0.

Yariel Rodriguez led off the fifth inning with a solo home run to left field. LoBello tripled and scored on a groundout by Kolb, making it 12-0.

George Washington managed only three hits in the game. N. Mullen singled in the fourth inning, C. Tufano singled in the sixth, and C. Walker bunted for a single in the seventh. The Revolutionaries never advanced a runner past second base.

Towson used six pitchers. After Salvo, Jake Michel allowed one hit in one inning, Matthew Russell threw a scoreless inning, Joey Tuttoilmondo struck out two in one inning, and Gavin Metrick closed with a scoreless seventh. Tuttoilmondo allowed one hit.

For George Washington, Jonas Aponick took the loss, allowing two earned runs on two hits over two innings while striking out three. Nathan Murphy pitched a scoreless sixth inning with one strikeout.

The game was the second meeting of the season between the two teams. Towson won the earlier matchup 7-6 on March 11 in Washington.

George Washington next plays a three-game series at George Mason beginning Friday. Towson travels to Hofstra for a three-game series starting Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of George Washington 5, Towson 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected George Washington with a 56 percent probability to win.