BOX SCORE
MANCHESTER, N.H. -
Visiting Saint Anselm College scored twice in the top of the 10th
inning to break a 4-4 tie and post a 6-4 Northeast-10 baseball
victory over Southern New Hampshire University at Penmen Field on
Sunday afternoon. The Hawks, who were swept in a twinbill by
SNHU Saturday, improve to 11-18 and 7-11 in the NE-10, while
the Penmen are now 6-21 and 4-15 in the league.
Adam Hussey led off the 10th by
getting hit by a pitch and would later score after stealing second
when Ben Gunn reached on an error. Ryan O'Rourke would drive
in the other Saint Anselm run when his single to right plated Gunn.
Southern New Hampshire would load
the bases with one out in the 10th after taking advantage of three
Saint Anselm walks, but reliever Jimmy Garrigan would end the
threat by getting the final two Penmen batters to fly out.
Saint Anselm took a 1-0 lead in the
second when a Garrigan sacrifice fly scored Ryan Gargan. SNHU
would take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth when it scored
twice with two outs. A single by Chris
O'Neil (Chelmsford, MA) would plate Tim
Rines (Northfield, NH), while a single by Jeff
Giannino (Beverly, MA) scored Skyler Byrd
(Milford, NH).
The Hawks would score three times
in the top of the sixth, taking advantage of three hits, a walk and
a wild pitch. SNHU would score two times in the bottom of the
seventh. A sacrifice fly by Eric Pelletier
(Beverly, MA) scored Giannino, and Rines would walk with the bases
loaded to bring home Scott Strong (Naperville,
IL).
Mike O'Rourke picked up the win for
Saint Anselm, working 2.1 innings and allowing just one hit.
Garrigan earned the save by coming on in relief of O'Rourke during
the 10th. Mike Evans (Seabrook, NH) took the
loss for SNHU, working 3.1 innings and surrendering two hits and
fanning two. SNHU starter Joe Santos
(Holliston, MA), making the first start of his collegiate career,
worked 5.1 innings and allowed just three hits and two runs.
Giannino had two hits for the
Penmen, while Ryan O'Rourke had three hits and a pair of RBI for
Saint Anselm. Matt Sucharewicz added a pair of hits for the
Hawks.
Southern New Hampshire returns to
action on Monday afternoon when it hosts American International
College for a 3:30 contest.
