CAPE SAINT CLAIRE, Md. (Interstat) — Army scored a run in the top of the 13th inning and held on to defeat Navy 5-4 on Saturday afternoon and evening at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium, a marathon game that featured dominant pitching, clutch hitting and a late-inning comeback.

The Black Knights improved to 27-17 overall, while the Midshipmen fell to 29-16. The victory gave Army a split of the season series after Navy had won two of three meetings in March, although the two teams will meet again Sunday in a doubleheader.

Army starter Andrew Berg turned in a remarkable performance, throwing nine innings with no hits allowed, one earned run and six strikeouts. He retired the first six batters before Navy scratched a run in the second inning on a run-scoring single by William Howard. That proved to be the only hit Berg allowed, though the single was not reflected in his official hit total. He worked around two walks and a hit batter in the early innings, striking out the side in the fifth.

Navy starter Brady Bendik matched Berg for much of the afternoon, allowing one earned run on eight hits in seven innings with six strikeouts. The game was tied after three innings when Army’s Thomas Schreck singled through the right side to drive in Josiah Overbeek, who had led off with a single.

Both teams created scoring chances but could not break through for several innings. Army stranded runners in scoring position in the fourth, fifth and seventh, while Navy’s offense was limited by two double plays turned by the Army defense. The Black Knights also made two sacrifice hits, advancing runners in crucial spots.

In the eighth, Navy took a 2-1 lead on a sacrifice fly by Victor Izquierdo, scoring a runner who had reached on a throwing error. Army answered in the top of the ninth, tying the game when Paul Andrzejewski singled down the left‑field line to drive in Mason Scott, who had walked and advanced on a sacrifice. The game remained 2-2 through nine innings, forcing extra innings for the second time in the teams’ last four meetings.

Army grabbed a 4-2 lead in the top of the 11th. Andrzejewski and Overbeek both singled, and William Parker delivered a two‑run double down the third‑base line, scoring both runners. But Navy responded in the bottom half. After a sacrifice bunt moved two runners into scoring position, Thomas DePerno grounded out to third for one run, and John Hooten doubled to left field to tie the game at 4-4.

Neither team scored in the 12th. In the top of the 13th, Andrzejewski led off with a single and advanced to third on a double by Chris Barr, who moved from second base to center field earlier in the game. Schreck then flied out to center field, deep enough to score Andrzejewski and give Army a 5-4 lead.

Navy went down in order in the bottom of the 13th. Jackson Beattie, who took over for Navy in the ninth, pitched 4⅔ innings, allowing three earned runs on seven hits with four strikeouts. Josiah Overbeek, who moved from the lineup to the mound in the 10th, earned the win with four innings of two‑run relief, striking out four while allowing no hits.

Army’s offense piled up 17 hits, led by Barr’s four hits and Andrzejewski’s three hits in three at‑bats off the bench. Parker went 3 for 7 with two RBIs. Navy managed nine hits, with Hooten accounting for two RBIs.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Army 8, Navy 7, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Army a 55.70 percent probability to win.