Box Score

NORFOLK, Va. – Stephen Ostapeck tossed a complete-game four-hit shutout to help Villanova win its second one-run game in as many days over Norfolk State, 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at Marty L. Miller Field.

The Wildcats are now 2-3, while NSU dropped its fifth straight to fall to 1-5.

For the second straight day, two right handers engaged in a pitchers' duel at Marty L. Miller Field. Saturday it was Ostapeck and NSU sophomore Justin Bhatti. Bhatti was masterful, striking out a career-high 11 hitters and allowing just five hits and keeping VU off the board until the eighth – just as teammate Jordan Egan did Friday. But for the second straight day, Wildcats' second baseman Tyler Sciacca came up big in the eighth inning, delivering a two-out RBI single to give his team the lead.

Bhatti and Ostapeck matched each other with scoreless frames through the seventh. But with one out in the eighth, Bhatti walked B.J. Bochicchio. VU then executed a hit-and-run, with Matt Fleishman singling Bochicchio to third. Bochicchio was tagged out at home on a fielder's choice for the second out of the inning, but Fleishman scored from second on Sciacca's second go-ahead single in as many days.

Ostapeck gave up a single to Chris Warren to lead off the bottom of the ninth, but NSU could not advance Warren past second base. Ostapeck retired Hunter Kenney on a strikeout and Ross Cardwell on a flyout to end it.

Ostapeck (1-0) allowed just four hits, walked one and struck out three for the Wildcats. Bhatti, who pitched 14 scoreless innings to start the season, dropped to 1-1 on the year. Bhatti and junior Chris Horne, who pitched a scoreless ninth inning with three strikeouts, combined to fan 14 hitters.

Fleishman (2-for-4) and Sciacca (2-for-3) combined for four of the Wildcats' five hits. Ryan Montgomery was 2-for-3 to lead NSU, which tallied four hits.

The teams play game three of the series tomorrow at 1 p.m.