Hudson’s All Stars picked up their first win of the in the pool play portion of the Cal Ripken World Series on Tuesday night, topping the Maryland state champs, 4-3.

Down 3-1 in the fifth, Maryland rallied with a triple by infielder Ryan Oglesby, followed by an RBI double from teammate Bryce Nicolau. Nicolau eventually scored on a passed ball to tie the game at 3-3.

But the New England regional champs retook the lead by scoring on a balk, which would be the final run of the game. New England pitcher Dean LaMothe threw a complete game with 10 strikeouts, five hits and three runs scored.

Jacen Hudson had two hits and scored a pair of runs for Hudson. Michael Simard had a hit and drove in two runs while Stephen Berry had a hit and drove in a run.

Hudson plays again this afternoon against the Pacific Northwest Regional champs.