New Haven, Conn. (March 15) -- The baseball team earned a split between two different teams on Saturday afternoon, defeating Northeast-10 opponent Merrimack 2-1 just hours after falling to non-conference opponent New Haven, 6-5. The win improves the Hawks to 5-7, 1-0 Northeast-10. The loss drops Merrimack to 0-5 on the year, 0-1 in conference.

The Hawks scored a single run in the top of the first, as Adam Hussey (Danvers, Mass.) singled to left field to lead-off the inning. After moving up on a past ball and a ground ball to second, Hussey was on third with one out. Matt Stone (West Roxbury, Mass.) singled him in to put the Hawks up 1-0.

Saint Anselm starting pitcher, Nick Barese (Braintree, Mass.), continued to hold the Warriors scoreless until the sixth inning. After Brendan Pyburn (Peabody, Mass.) tripled to open the inning, Jeff Bercume (Leicester, Mass.) singled him in.

The Hawks added another single run in the top of the seventh though to re-take the one-run lead. Matt Sucharewicz (Peabody, Mass.), Evan Kelleher (Haverhill, Mass.), and Eric Simm (Salem, N.H.) singled in succession to load the bases with one out. Nick Moreau (Manchester, N.H.) then reached on a fielder's choice on a failed double play attempt, scoring Sucharewicz.

The two runs was all Barese needed, as he threw a complete game five-hitter, allowing just one run and picking up nine strikeouts to improve to 2-1 on the hill this season. Josh Sohn (West Simsbury, Conn.) was the tough luck loser, throwing a complete game of his own for the Warriors, allowing two runs on eight hits with six punchouts.

The Hawks are back on the field tomorrow afternoon again in New Haven, Conn., taking on Merrimack at 3:30 p.m.