The New York University baseball team defeated Emory University 11-7  in University Athletic Association (UAA) action on Sunday, April 29, at MCU Park in Brooklyn.

With the win, NYU improved to 27-11 overall and 6-10 in UAA action, while the Eagles record now stands at 20-18 on the season and 11-5 in UAA play.

Emory opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the top of the first inning, but NYU scored five of its own in the bottom of the inning and followed it up with a five-run second inning to take control of the game early.

The five-run first inning was highlighted by a 2-RBI single from David Conforti that broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Violets a lead they would never relinquish. The five-run second came courtesy of a 2-RBI double from Scott Hilbrandt and a 3-RBI double off the bat of Ryan McLaughlin.

NYU added a run in the third inning to go ahead 11-3 and the score remained that way until Emory scored a run in the seventh inning. The Eagles added two more runs in the eighth and one in the ninth to make the score 11-7, but Aaron Ackerman was able to induce a flyout and halt the Emory comeback with the tying run on deck.

Sal Cammisuli started on the mound for NYU and pitched six innings to improve to 6-1 on the season. The sophomore scattered nine hits, allowed three runs and struck out three.

Offensively, NYU was led by McLaughlin, who finished the day 4-for-4 in the leadoff spot. Hilbrandt, Coltrane Tait and Isaac Martinez each tallied two hits in the win.

The Violets return to action on Monday, May 7, when they travel to Hoboken, NJ, to take on Stevens Institute of Technology at 7pm.