SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Wayne State baseball team (2-2) finished .500 at the Armstrong Atlantic Invitational, falling to the host and 28th-ranked Pirates, 13-0, on Sunday afternoon.

AASU (8-2) scored eight times in the bottom of the third inning, providing more than enough run support for starter Chris Base, who struck out nine and improved to 3-0 on the year.

Four Warriors had two hits on the afternoon - #C.J. Maszal# (Allen Park, Mich.), Michael Wiseman (White Lake, Mich./Lakeland), Alex Trojan (Fenton, Mich./Hartland) and Kyle Vesey (Brighton, Mich.). Wayne State managed 10 hits altogether off of Base and reliever Jonathan Fulghum, but grounded into three double plays over the final four innings.

Seven of the Pirates' eight runs in the third inning came with two outs. Armstrong Atlantic totaled seven hits and three walks in the frame, knocking WSU starter Matt Rustulka (Windsor, Ont./Riverside) out of the game.

A WSU error and an RBI triple by Clayton Miller led to an unearned run in the fourth. The Pirates tacked on four more runs in the seventh and eighth innings. Michael Price had a two-RBI single in the seventh.

Wayne State used five pitchers in the game. Kirk Stambaugh (Sylvania, Ohio/Southview) struck out a pair and did not allow an earned run in 2.1 innings of relief for Rustulka.

The Warriors will play 10 games in six days March 10-16 in Florida.