NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (Interstat) — Greg Cristino homered twice and drove in six runs as Merrimack defeated Quinnipiac 12-6 on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.

Cristino, a first baseman, went 3-for-4 with a sacrifice fly and a sixth-inning three-run homer that broke a 6-6 tie. Garrett McGovern added a solo home run and three RBIs, going 3-for-5. Jayden Hamilton also had three hits and two RBIs for the Warriors (26-27).

Quinnipiac (23-28) jumped ahead 6-0 in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Christian Smith. Ian Nilsen homered in the third to make it 6-1. Merrimack answered with five runs in the third, then tied it on Cristino’s solo shot in the fifth.

Colby Barker (4 innings, 2 earned runs) earned the win in relief. James Pazdera struck out four in 2.2 scoreless innings for the Bobcats. Ethan Freed pitched a perfect inning.

Merrimack finished with 13 hits to Quinnipiac’s seven. The teams were scheduled to play the second game later Saturday.