The timeworn proverb reads "All good things must come to an end," but the Brandeis baseball team took solace in the converse on Sunday as they ended a demoralizing seven-game losing streak with a 10-5 win over Babson College The Judges, now 9-18 on the year, have had trouble matching strong pitching with good run support throughout the season, with the former increasingly lacking in Brandeis losses coming into the team's recent drought.

But the Brandeis pitching and hitting rebounded on Sunday. Right-hander Drew Brzozowski '10 got the win, coming back from a five-run third inning to finish strongly and register his third complete game of the season. He gave up only two earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out four.

"I thought I pitched well," said Brzozowski. "Babson's a good team, and I knew we had a chance to beat them."

The win was both relieving and invigorating for a Brandeis team that has struggled for consistency this season.

"It feels great, especially the way that we played," said third-base coach Brian Lambert. "The kids all played hard, and they all did exactly what they were supposed to do. [Brzozowski] made a couple of mistakes early but then corrected for all of them later. It was a great all-around game for us."

Brandeis opened the scoring first with three runs in the second on a sacrifice fly from left fielder Zach Malis '12 and a two-run double from second baseman James Likis '10.

Babson battled back with two runs off Brzozowski in the bottom of the second and three more in the third to take a 5-3 lead. All three third inning runs were unearned, as two errors set the stage for a couple of two-out RBI hits by the Beavers.

Brzozowski dug in after that, allowing just two more base runners over the next four innings to keep the Judges in the game and eventually secure the win.

"It just kind of shows that as bad as he pitches one inning, he'll forget about it and then just start all over again," said Lambert of Brzozowski's ability to keep his composure on the mound.

"Drew's been here for four years. . He's obviously been in tough situations," said catcher Artie Posch '10, who filled the role of designated hitter on Sunday. "I think he just battled hard for us, and he knew that he needed to finish strong and keep us in it so we could score a few more runs for him and hopefully come out of there with the [win]."

The Judges began their battle back into the game in the fifth inning. A one-out double by third baseman Jon Chu '12 and a single by left fielder Chris Ferro '13, who played catcher in the game, put two on for Posch, who delivered with a single to score Chu and put Brandeis within one run. With runners at the corners and first baseman Eric Rosenberg '11 at the plate, Lambert flashed the sign for a double hit-and-run. The play turned into a double steal when a pitch out of the strike zone escaped Rosenberg's reach but was salvaged when Posch induced a rundown between first and second base, allowing Ferro to score from third and tie the game.

"That's definitely something we've practiced before, the double hit-and-run," said Posch. "[Rosenberg swung] threw it, so in that situation I'm supposed to stop and try to get in a rundown and try to let that run score. That definitely was a good play; it worked."

In the sixth inning, a sacrifice fly by center fielder Tony Deshler '11 scored pinch-runner Nick Cortese '13 from third to give Brandeis the lead. A seventh-inning rally added four insurance runs, including a three-run homer by Malis, but six runs were all Brzozowski needed to secure a long-awaited Brandeis win.

"It feels good," said Brzozowski of the victory. "My senior year's been a little disappointing for me, personally. I haven't been pitching as well as I thought I would be, but . back up north I'm starting to pick it up, so hopefully I'll just build off that and try to win every time I go out there."

On Thursday, the Judges lost 8-7 to Johnson and Wales University, in which a five-run Brandeis comeback capped by a game-tying grand slam from shortstop Sean O'Hare '12 wasn't enought as a solo walk-off home run won it for the Wildcats.

Before the loss to Johnson and Wales, the team suffered a 12-4 defeat to Worcester State University. The team hit a season-high three home runs on the day, coming from Ferro, Deshler and Rosenberg.

The Judges play today at home, taking on Amherst College, which has a record of 13-9 on the season.