PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (Interstat) — Maryland-Eastern Shore used four sacrifice flies and a four-run first inning to beat Norfolk State 9-3 on Friday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader at Hawk Stadium.

The Hawks improved to 8-31, while the Spartans dropped to 15-25. Esteban Torres earned the win, allowing three earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts over six innings. Henry Clausell threw three scoreless innings in relief.

Norfolk State jumped ahead 3-0 in the top of the first on Justin Journette’s RBI double. Maryland-Eastern Shore answered in the bottom half. Joshua Caldwell and Bronson Taylor each delivered sacrifice flies before Champion Shipley singled home two runs to make it 4-3.

Kydese Queen tied the game with a two-run double in the fourth. The Hawks reclaimed the lead in the fifth on Taylor’s sacrifice fly, then added four runs in the seventh on RBI hits by Ansel Carson, Darrius Brown, Henry Clausell and Shipley’s sacrifice fly. Norfolk State had 10 hits but grounded into two double plays. Ethan Blakeney took the loss.