SOUTH HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (Interstat) — Hofstra hosts Towson in a Colonial Athletic Association baseball game Saturday at University Field. First pitch is scheduled for the afternoon.

The Pride (16-22) enter with a 67.4 percent win probability per the Interstat ELO system, which projects a 4-2 final score. Hofstra defeated Towson 12-1 on Friday in the series opener.

Hofstra designated hitter CJ Griggs leads the Pride offense. In Friday’s win, Griggs went 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs. Over his last 10 games, Griggs has three home runs and 11 RBIs, including a 4-for-6 performance against UNC Wilmington on April 17.

Towson (16-26) will look to avoid a third straight loss. The Tigers are 2-5 in their last seven games.

Towson pitcher Dutch DeProspero is scheduled to start. DeProspero took the loss Friday, allowing five earned runs on no hits over 5.0 innings with four strikeouts. In six appearances this season, DeProspero has allowed 21 earned runs over 18.2 innings.

The Tigers have lost three of the last four meetings with Hofstra. Towson won 8-6 on April 4, but the Pride took the series opener Friday.

Saturday’s game is the second of a three-game series. Towson and Hofstra close the series Sunday.

Hofstra continues its homestand against New Haven on Wednesday. Towson hosts Maryland on Tuesday.