WEST HAVEN, Conn. (Interstat) — Michael Lane pitched eight no-hit innings Friday as Delaware State beat New Haven 6-4 in the first game of a doubleheader at Charger Gymnasium.

Lane struck out eight and allowed one unearned run while facing 28 batters. Carter Boyd drove in three runs with two hits, including a two-run single in the first inning. Santino Harwood added two hits and an RBI, and Alec Rodriguez had an RBI single. Delaware State used two sacrifice flies in the fourth inning to extend its lead.

The Hornets (6-39) scored all six runs in the first three innings. New Haven (10-30) scored on Jake Russo’s RBI single and an error in the first, then added runs on a throwing error in the eighth and a fielder’s choice in the ninth. James Breen pitched the ninth for the save, allowing one unearned run.

Delaware State finished with 10 hits. New Haven had six. Jace VanValkenburg struck out one over 5.1 innings of one-hit relief for the Chargers.