Zach Tavares had the key hit to help Rivier salvage a split with Elms on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Rivier Univesity)

CHICOPEE, Mass. — The Rivier University baseball team picked up four runs in the top of the ninth to beat Elms 12-9 and salvage a split of their GNAC doubleheader Sunday. Elms won the first game

After giving up six runs in the bottom of the eighth on five straight hits, the Raiders (5-13, 2-2 GNAC) wouldn’t go down quietly, as they regained the lead in the top of the ninth with another four-run inning. Zach Tavares would give his team the lead back on a single to left field that plated two. Now up 10-9, Riv would put another two runs on the board on a Zach White single to center field, giving them a three-run cushion and ultimately the win.

Hudson’s Ty Baker would get the win (3-1), pitching the last two innings of the contest, allowing just one hit, with a strikeout.

The opener didn’t go Rivier’s way. The Raiders got the scoring started in the top of the first after two hits, and a hit by pitch Patrick Young would bring two in to score on a single to center field. The Blazers responded in the bottom of the frame with a three-run inning. Aaron Young pushed the first across on a single. Tyler Galenski would bring two more in on a double to give Elms a 3-2 lead.

The Blazers (12-4, 3-1 GNAC) would tack on two more in the second inning, ending their run-scoring for the remainder of the game. George Chaya brought the fourth run in of the game on a single to center field. The last run would come across on a wild pitch. The Raiders would score the last run of the game in the top of the sixth on a Tavares single.

Wesly Martinez was tagged with the loss (1-4) after throwing in five innings, allowing seven hits, four earned runs, and three strikeouts.

Rivier will be back in action Tuesday for a single nine-inning game against Framingham State at 3 p.m.

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The Saints won the first game handily 10-5 but then earned the sweep with an 8-7 win in eight innings in the nightcap thanks to Taylor Chelak’s RBI single up the middle to score Amanda Penney with the game winner in Boston.

To add to the Raiders’ (2-12, 0-2 GNAC) pain, the Saints scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at 7.

Four Raiders had two hits apiece in the nightcap:Christina Panagiotopoulos, Olivia Couto, Kylee Caetano, and Avry Nelson. Caetano also scored three runs while Kaeleigh Arington had two RBIs. Couto, Caetano and Sarah Frazier all homered for the Raiders. Reliever Courtney Marioles of Hudson took the loss.

In the opener, both teams had 10 hits but the Saints (9-9, 2-0 GNAC) broke it open with four runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Panagiotopoulos led the Raiders offensively, going 3 for 4, including a double and a homer, with three RBIs and two runs scored. Marioles had two hits and an RBI.

Sydney Greeno took the loss in the circle for the Raiders, giving up 10 run s(eight earned) on 10 hits.

Rivier hosts Norwich today (5 p.m., 7 p.m.) in a doubleheader rescheduled from Saturday.

(Telegraph staff writer Tom King contributed to this report)