JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Interstat) — Julian Carrasquilla pitched 5 1/3 hitless innings as Bethune-Cookman defeated North Florida 7-4 on Tuesday night.

Carrasquilla allowed one earned run and struck out four, rebounding from a rough outing his last time out. The Wildcats built a 7-0 lead by the fifth inning, keyed by a two-run triple from Jeter Polledo and a two-run homer from Sergio Rivera in the eighth. Bethune-Cookman finished with 11 hits.

North Florida scored three times in the seventh, aided by a Bethune-Cookman error and an RBI triple from Carter White, but could not complete the comeback. The Ospreys were held to seven hits.

Bethune-Cookman improved to 11-6. North Florida fell to 8-10.