TYSONS, Va. (Interstat) — Cole Fehrman pitched a complete game and the Saint Joseph’s Hawks erupted for four runs in the sixth inning to defeat the George Mason Patriots 14-4 on Friday night at Capital One Park in an Atlantic 10 matchup.

Fehrman allowed four earned runs on eight hits while striking out nine over nine innings. He improved to 8-3 on the season after a tough loss to Rhode Island on May 15, when he gave up three earned runs on no hits in five innings.

The Hawks improved to 36-18 overall, while the Patriots fell to 29-26.

George Mason grabbed an early lead in the second inning. Luciano Terilli was hit by a pitch, advanced on a bunt single by Butler and a sacrifice bunt, then scored on a bunt single by Blanchard. Blanchard stole second but was left stranded. The Patriots led 1-0.

Saint Joseph’s answered in the bottom of the second. Cole Beggy was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a walk to Pagano, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a groundout by Dickinson to cut the lead in half. The Hawks tied the game in the fourth on a fielder’s choice by Janesko and took a 4-3 lead on an RBI single by Venezia, but George Mason tied it again in the top of the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Clyne.

The Patriots took a 5-4 lead in the top of the sixth when Terilli homered to deep center field. That lead did not last.

The bottom of the sixth proved decisive. With one out, Joey Gale singled. Alex Kelsey then homered to deep right field, scoring Gale and putting the Hawks ahead 6-5. After a walk to Primrose, Richard Beggy homered to deep left field, scoring Primrose and extending the lead to 10-5. The Hawks added four more runs in the seventh inning, keyed by a two-run single from Gale and a bases-loaded walk by Pagano, then a walk by Janesko that forced in another run.

Fehrman retired the Patriots in order in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, allowing only a walk to Alberti in the seventh. He struck out the side in the eighth and ninth.

For Saint Joseph’s, Beggy finished 1 for 1 with a home run and three RBIs. Kelsey went 2 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs. Gale was 3 for 6 with two RBIs, and Tim Dickinson had two RBIs on one hit.

For George Mason, Terilli went 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs. Brandon Hsu pitched one scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Shaun Okeeffe threw one-third of an inning, allowing no hits or runs, and Tyson Willis gave up one earned run on no hits in two-thirds of an inning. Aiden Parker took the loss, allowing four earned runs on no hits in three innings.

The game was the fourth meeting between the two teams this season. Saint Joseph’s won three of four, including a doubleheader sweep on April 18.

The Interstat game simulator had projected a final score of George Mason 8, Saint Joseph’s 6, and the Interstat ELO system had given George Mason a 51.00 percent probability to win.