AUSTIN, Texas — Jake Noviello spread four hits across five innings and moved his record to 9-0 and Fairfield beat Southern 6-2 in the Austin Regional on Saturday.
It was the first NCAA Tournament win in Fairfield history and Noviello’s win sets a new Stags (38-4) single-season record.
Sean Cullen and Matt Venuto had identicial scoring lines as the duo batted 2 for 3 and drove in a pair of runs. Fairfield extended a 2-1 lead with three runs in the bottom of the fifth when Dan Ryan drove in a run and Cullen his two.
Tremaine Spears went 2 for 4 for Southern (20-30).
