STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Freshman Jake Pisano (Hamden, Conn.) – 3-4, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 2B, 3B
• Sophomore John Chacho (Seymour, Conn.) – 5-7, 4 RBI, 5 R, BB
• Junior Nick Schwartz (Massapequa, N.Y.) – 5-8, 3 RBI, 4 R, 2 2B, BB
• Sophomore Anderson Moreno (Bronx, N.Y.) – 4-7, RBI, 3 R, 3 BB, 2 2B
• Sophomore Jorge Burgos (Santo Domingo, D.R.) – 3-6, RBI, R, 2 2B, 4/4 SB
• Freshman Dyrenson Wouters (Oranjestad, Aruba) – 4-10, 4 RBI, R, 2B
• Junior Danniel Rivera (New Britain, Conn.) – 4-10, RBI, 3 R, RBI, 2B, BB
• Junior Mike La Rocca (Vero Beach, Fla.) – 3-10, 4 RBI, 3 R, HR
• Junior Brandon White (Simsbury, Conn.; 3-1) – 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (game 1)
• Junior George Welch (Derry, N.H.; W, 3-0) – 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (game 2)
• Sophomore Frankie Sanchez (Kendall Park, N.J.; S, 1) – 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (game 2)

KEY MOMENTS – GAME 1

• Southern New Hampshire moved out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the second. Chacho doubled to left-center and then scored on a triple to center off the bat of Pisano, who followed with a straight up steal of home.

• The Penmen came back the next inning to hang four in the third. Chacho knocked in the first run with a single through the left side that scored Schwartz, who singled and stole second. A two-out, two-run single to left from Wouters made it 5-0, before Moreno drew a bases-loaded walk to give SNHU a six-run lead.
• A two-out, three-run home run to right by AIC's Connor Daly slashed the deficit in half at 6-3, but the Penmen doubled their run output with a six-run fifth that broke it wide open. La Rocca smashed a two-out, two-run homer to right, before Pisano cleared the loaded bases three batters later with a three-run double to left-center. Burgos made it 12-3 with an RBI single to center.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – GAME 1

• Pisano finished 3-for-4 with a double, triple, four RBI and a pair of runs scored.
• Chacho went 2-for-2 with a double, walk, an RBI and three runs scored.
• Schwartz was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored twice.
• Burgos went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks, an RBI and a run scored.
• Moreno was 1-for-3 with two walks and knocked in a run.
• Wouters (two RBI) and junior Danniel Rivera (New Britain, Conn.; walk, run) were each 1-for-5.
• La Rocca finished 1-for-5 with the home run, two RBI and a run scored.
• Junior Griffin Gilbert (Concord, N.H.) allowed one hit, while striking out one and walking one, in a scoreless frame.

KEY MOMENTS – GAME 2

• SNHU jumped on the Yellow Jackets from the start, taking a 4-0 lead in the top of the first on RBI singles from La Rocca and Chacho, as well as run-scoring doubles by Schwartz and Wouters.
• The Penmen added another run in the fourth when La Rocca reached on a two-out error that scored Moreno, who had doubled in the previous at bat.
• AIC grabbed single runs back in the fourth and the fifth, but SNHU would erupt for 12 runs in the ninth to put a giant exclamation point on the four-game sweep. The Penmen sent 15 batters to the plate in the 11-hit inning. A two-run double down the left field line by Schwartz and a two-run single through the right side from Chacho made it 8-2, before a Wouters RBI single to right, followed by a run-scoring double to left-center by freshman Kyle Lavigne (Bedford, N.H.), ran the score to 10-2. A Rivera RBI single to left, a La Rocca sacrifice fly to center and an RBI fielder's choice from sophomore Jake Ranney (Wallingford, Conn.) stretched the lead to 13-2, before a two-out, pinch-hit, three-run bomb off the bat of sophomore Harry Vargas Segura (Bronx, N.Y.) put the finishing touches on the explosive frame.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE – GAME 2

• Moreno was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and scored three runs.
• Schwartz (two doubles) and Chacho were both 3-for-5 with three RBI and a pair of runs scored.
• Wouters (two RBI, run, double) and Rivera (RBI, two runs, double) each went 3-for-6.
• La Rocca was 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI and two runs scored.
• Burgos finished 2-for-4 with a double.
• Lavigne went 1-for-4 with a double, walk, RBI and a run scored.
• Junior Cam Caraher (Plymouth, Mass.) was 1-for-5 and scored a run.
• Vargas Segura (home run, three RBI, run) and freshman Frankie DeMaro (Newburgh, N.Y.; run) were both 1-for-1.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire, receiving votes in both the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Division II Top 25 and Collegiate Baseball Division II Poll, has now won four straight after the weekend sweep of the Yellow Jackets. The Penmen outscored AIC, 55-16, in the four contests.
• The 55 runs are the most for the Penmen in a four-game series since April 17-18, 2021 when they put up 59 against Saint Michael's College.
• The 23 hits in game two are the most for the Penmen in a single game since they racked up 25 in a 33-5 victory against Dominican (N.Y.) University on Feb. 22, 2020. Likewise, the 35 combined hits on the day are the most in a doubleheader since SNHU collected 38 against the Chargers that same day.
• SNHU leads the all-time series with AIC, 36-8, and has won 15 of the last 17.
• La Rocca's home run was his fifth of the season and the 13th of his career. Vargas Segura's long-ball was his third in his first season with the Penmen.

UP NEXT

• The Penmen are back at it for their home opener Friday, March 31 (3 p.m.) at Penmen Field against Saint Anselm College.