THE BASICS

-Score: Assumption University 16, Saint Anselm College 3

-Records: Assumption (7-8, NE10 7-8), Saint Anselm (10-12, NE10 5-10)

-Location: Manchester, N.H. (Sullivan Park)

-The Lead: The Assumption University baseball team defeated the Hawks of Saint Anselm College in Northeast-10 Conference action on Wednesday afternoon. The Hounds put up 19 hits, including five homeruns and three doubles to claim the 16-3 final victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

-The Hawks got on the board in the top of the first inning when sophomore Brady Doran homered to center field for the 1-0 lead. They added another run in the top of the second inning when sophomore Dan Baker doubled down the left field line to score first year Zack Clough, unearned (2-0).

-Assumption came alive in the bottom of the second, putting up four hits and five runs. First year Jared Berardino (Rowley, Mass. / Triton Regional) got things going with a single to center field and junior Jake Hamel (Uxbridge, Mass. / Saint John's) reached on an error by the Hawks. With two outs and two runners on base, sophomore Kevin Cox (North Kingstown, R.I. / Worcester Academy) singled to left center for an RBI when Berardino came home (2-1). Junior Connnor Wironen (Leominster, Mass. / Saint Bernard's) singled to left center, scoring Cox, to tie the game at two. Graduate student, Matt Lonardo (Cranston, RI / Cranston / URI) extended Assumption's lead to three with a three-run homerun to left center (5-2).

-Saint Anselm got one run back in the top of the fourth with a homerun by Clough, bringing them within two, 5-3.

-The Hounds used six more runs in the bottom of the fifth to pull ahead by eight, 11-3. Berardino started the rally off with a lead-off homerun to left field. With two outs on the board and the bases loaded, graduate student Derek Adamson (Chelmsford, Mass. / Chelmsford) singled to left center for two RBIs, scoring Wironen and Hamel (8-3). Graduate student, Matt Schneider (Dalton, Mass. / Wahconah Regional) capped scoring off with a three-run homerun to left field for the 11-3 advantage.

-Assumption put up five more runs on five hits in the bottom of the seventh to claim the 16-3 final victory. Wironen led off with a single to right and advanced to second on a single through the right side by Adamson. Schneider earned another RBI with a double to left center that scored Wironen for the 12-3 lead. Graduate student R.J. Libby (Middleton, Mass. / Bishop Fenwick) earned three RBIs with a homerun over the right field fence and Berardino sent his second homerun of the day to left field for the 16-3 final

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

-Berardino led Assumption at the plate, going 5-for-5 with two homeruns, two RBIs and three runs scored. Adamson finished the day 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Wironen went 3-for-4 with one RBI and three runs scored. The Hounds put up 19 total hits in the victory.

-Clough led Saint Anselm going 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored. The Hawks finished the day with seven hits.

-Senior Brendan Desautels (Holden, Mass. / Holy Name Central Catholic) earned the win on the mound for Assumption and improves to 3-1 on the season. He pitched one inning and struck out one batter. The Hounds used nine pitchers in the game.

-Junior Shawn Morrow pitched 3.1 innings for Saint Anselm and falls to 0-4 on the season. He struck out one batter, allowed nine hits and five runs scored.

UP NEXT

-Assumption travels to Saint Michael's College on Saturday, May 1 for a Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m.

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