PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (Interstat) — Jack Roventini’s two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Villanova to an 8-7 victory over Saint Joseph’s on Tuesday evening at Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth.

The Hawks jumped to a 7-0 lead by the top of the fourth. Jason Janesko drove in four runs on three hits, including a two-run single in the ninth. Blake Primrose homered in the third. Villanova answered with five runs in the fourth, capped by John Freitag’s bases-loaded walk. Collin Quintano homered in the sixth to cut the deficit to 7-6. Saint Joseph’s added a run in the seventh on John Beggy’s groundout.

Down 7-6 in the ninth, the Wildcats loaded the bases. Roventini singled up the middle to score Larry Hotaling and Mark Giallusi for the walk-off win.

CJ Furey threw two scoreless innings with two strikeouts for Villanova. Justin Sweeney allowed one run in two innings for the Hawks. Villanova improved to 14-25; Saint Joseph’s fell to 29-14. Janesko finished 3-for-4, and Roventini went 2-for-4 with three RBIs.