STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Vargas Segura – 2-for-3, 4 RBI, 4 R, HR, 2 BB, 2 SB
• Senior Dylan O'Sullivan (Manchester, N.H.) – 3-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
• Freshman Joel Valera (Boston, Mass.) – 2-for-3, RBI, 3 R, BB, 2 SB
• Freshman Nater Wachter (Concord, N.H.) – 2-for-4, 4 RBI, R, 3B, 2 BB
• Senior Jorge Burgos (Santo Domingo, D.R.) – 1-for-4, 2 RBI, R, HR, BB
• Sophomore Dyrenson Wouters (Oranjestad, Aruba) – 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
• Sophomore Jake Pisano (Hamden, Conn.) – 1-for-5, 2 RBI, BB
• Freshman Jack Davis (LaGrangeville, N.Y.) – 5.0 IP, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 3 K, 2 BB (win; 1-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Southern New Hampshire exploded for nine runs in the top of the first, as it sent 13 batters to the plate. The first four batters reached, including RBI singles from Wouters and Pisano, before a Burgos RBI groundout to short was recorded as the first out of the inning. A two-out RBI single from Valera made it, 4-0, with Vargas Segura following with his second hit of the inning – a grand slam that doubled the Penmen advantage to 8-0. A run-scoring triple by Wachter would cap the scoring as the third consecutive two-out hit.
• After the Penmen scored two more in the third, three straight bases-loaded walks to Wouters, Wachter and Pisano stretched the lead to 15-0.
• A two-out, two-run double to center off the bat of Daniel Scolaro would put Saint Anselm on the board and trim the deficit to 15-2. 
• A Burgos solo home run in the seventh made it 16-2.
• Wachter's two-out, RBI base hit in the eighth capped the scoring. 

INSIDE THE BOX

• Sophomore Kyle Lavigne (Bedford, N.H.) went 1-for-4 and scored a pair of runs.
• Redshirt-freshman Ruben Fernandez (Providence, R.I.) went 1-for-1 with a double and a run scored in a pinch-hitting appearance.
• Graduate student Jake Pierre (Holbrook, N.Y.) was also 1-for-1.
• Sophomore Austin Trumpour (Jensen Beach, Fla.) started and threw the first inning, giving up just one hit.
• Freshman Cam Olivo (Swanzey, N.H.) hit a batter in a hitless inning of work.
• Sophomore Connor Jensen (Shelton, Conn.) struck out three in a pair of scoreless frames.

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire snapped a three-game skid with the victory.
• The 17 runs are the second most of the season for the Penmen, who defeated the College of Staten Island, 20-6, in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Feb. 24.
• SNHU leads, 69-34, in the all-time series with the Hawks. The Penmen have won 35 of the last 38 meetings dating back to 2013, though Saint Anselm has its three wins in the last 12 games. SNHU has also captured 10 of 12 at Saint Anselm, though the Hawks have won two of the last four. The Penmen won the first two games of the season at home against the Hawks on April 9 and 17.
• Vargas Segura's blast with his sixth home run of the season and 10th of his career.
• Burgos' home was his 13th of the year and 16th of his career. He leads the NE10 in home runs and is third in RBI (42).
• Vargas Segura continues to pace the league in steals (32).

UP NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Saturday (April 27) when they play host to Saint Michael's College in a noon doubleheader at Penmen Field.