Mike Matta had three hits and two RBI on offense and picked up the save to lead Mount St. Mary's (3-5) past Norfolk State, 7-5, on Sunday afternoon.

Matta went 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBI and a steal while also pitching the final 2.1 innings of the game to pick up his third save of the year for Mount St. Mary's.

Kyle Kane went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI while Joe Kavanagh added two hits and two runs scored in the victory. Shane Eyler went 2-for-3 at the plate in the win as well.

Costa Kapothanasis started and allowed five runs (two earned) in four innings of work. Colin Stuver pitched 2.2 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win.

The Mount took the early lead, scoring five times in the top of the second inning. Matta opened the scoring with an RBI single to give the Mount a 1-0 advantage. Kane followed with a two-run single with the bases loaded for a 3-0 advantage. Josh Winter and Kavanagh each walked with the bases full to force home two more runs to give the Mount a five-run advantage.

The Spartans (4-5-1) fought back to even the game at 5-5 by scoring three runs in the second and two more in the fourth inning.

The Mount took the lead for good in the top of the fifth inning. Kavanagh doubled and came around to score on a Matta base hit up the middle. The Mountaineers added an insurance run in the top of the eighth inning when Kane singled and came around to score on a Eyler single and a Norfolk State throwing error.