The 17th-ranked Case Western Reserve University baseball team dropped a 13-10 game on Friday afternoon to open a four-game set with New York University in Staten Island, New York.

The loss was the second straight for the Spartans, who fell to 24-8 overall with a 7-2 University Athletic Association record. NYU improved to 21-9 with the win, including an 8-5 mark in league play.

CWRU outhit NYU 13-12 in the game, as every batter in the Spartans lineup registered at least one hit in the contest. However, the Spartans were hurt by five errors in the contest that led to five unearned runs for the Violets in the game.

The top four hitters in the CWRU lineup each drove in two runs in the game, including a two-for-five showing for junior right fielder Nick Harms, who connected for his eighth home run of the season in the contest. Junior center fielder Logan Andreyko went three-for-four with a triple, two runs, and two RBIs, and graduate student third baseman James Powers added a two-for-five day with two RBIs and a double.

NYU scored three unearned runs in the bottom of the second off CWRU senior starter Reece Marley to take the early lead, but CWRU responded with nine unanswered runs. In the top of the third, Andreyko tripled to drive in first-year shortstop Nate Arterburn, and scored one batter later on an RBI groundout by graduate student catcher Jack Anderson, cutting the NYU lead to 3-2. The Spartans then sent 10 batters to the plate in the top of the fourth, scoring seven runs in the inning to take a 9-3 lead by the end of the frame. Graduate student second baseman Franco Alonso turned a one-run deficit into a one-run lead with a one-out, two RBI double, and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Anderson to increase the team's lead to 5-3. Powers then followed with a two-RBI double, and a two-run home run by Harms increased the Spartan advantage to six runs.

NYU quickly trimmed the CWRU lead to 9-7 with four runs in the bottom of the fourth. After CWRU added a run to its lead with an RBI single from Andreyko in the top of the fifth, the Violets tied the game in the bottom of the inning with three runs, and then took the lead with three more runs in the bottom of the sixth.

CWRU would not score again in the game, as the Violets were able to hold on for the win.

NYU reliever Miles Kessler earned the win to improve to 1-0, while Aidan Dolinsky pitched the final three innings for the Violets to pick up his second save of the campaign. CWRU first-year reliever Zach Barnes suffered the loss, falling to 2-2 on the year.

CWRU senior reliever Tyler Horvath pitched the final two and a third innings for the Spartans, striking out five batters in the scoreless effort while allowing just one hit and a walk.

The Spartans and the Violets are scheduled to continue their four-game series in Staten Island with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon.