St. Petersburg, Fla. (March 5) -- The baseball team made-up its game with Eckerd postponed last night on Wednesday afternoon. Led by a four-for-four, five RBI performance from Matt Sucharewicz (Peabody, Mass.) capped off by a first inning grand slam, the Hawks held on for the 10-9 victory over Eckerd. The Hawks avenged a 13-9 loss suffered to the Tritons on Sunday afternoon. The win improves the Hawks to 2-3, while the loss drops the Tritons to 8-11.

The Hawks put seven runs up in the first inning, highlighted by Sucharewicz's grand slam. Adam Hussey (Danvers, Mass.) and Dave Wirkus (Orange, Conn.) both singled to open up the game to put runners on first and second. After Ben Gunn (Vineyard Haven, Mass.) walked to load the bases, Ryan O'Rourke (Norwood, Mass.) singled a batter later bringing in Wirkus and Hussey. After Melvin Purdue (Jonesboro, Ga.) walked, Evan Kelleher (Haverhill, Mass.) singled to center scoring Gunn. Sucharewicz then came up and delivered the big blow to put the Hawks up 7-0 after just one out in the top of the first frame. A Nick Moreau (Manchester, N.H.) single put Eckerd starter, Anthony Katchuk (Safety Harbor, Fla.), out after a tough outing, going only one-third of an inning, allowing seven runs.

Bobby Gibbons (Bradenton, Fla.) came in relief for the Tritons and the Hawks picked up their fourth straight hit, as Hussey reached base safely for the second time in the inning. Wirkus walked for the second time in the inning loading the bases as the Hawks were threatening again. Gibbons induced the 6-4-3 double play ball though, stopping the Hawks' early rally. Gibbons went on to throw 6.2 innings only allowing one run.

The Tritons came back with four runs in the bottom of the first, as this game looked like it could be a battle of the bats. A Tim Lorek (Snellville, Ga.) three-run homer capped the rally, as the Tritons cut the lead to 7-4.

Both teams pitching settled in after the first inning. The Tritons picked up a lone run in the second thanks to David Kelley (Winter Springs, Fla.) leading off the inning with a single and scoring later on a past ball. The Hawks got that run back though in the fifth, as Sucharewicz picked up his fifth RBI in just as many innings, briging home Purdue on a single.

The Tritons brought it back to 8-7 in the sixth, as Tyler Howard (Manchester, N.H.) scored on a wild pitch and Jeff Bromley (Tampa, Fla.) singled home Kelley in the inning.

The Hawks added some insurance runs in the top of the eighth. After Sucharewicz singled up the middle and Moreau sacrificed him over to second, Steven Panza (Watertown, Mass.) came in to pinch-run for a little more speed on the basepath. It proved to be unnecessary though as Wirkus went deep for the first time this season, a two-run shot giving the Hawks a 10-7 advantage. The Tritons came back with two runs in the bottom of the inning, and neither team scored in the ninth, as the Hawks held on for the 10-9 victory.

Eric Simm (Salem, N.H.) picked up the win for the Hawks, throwing two innings of relief, allowing no earned run on three hits. David Giarrusso (Cranston, R.I.) picked up his second save of the season, throwing the last three innings, allowing two runs on five hits with one strikeout.

The Hawks return to the diamond tonight, taking on Florida Southern at 7 p.m. in Lakeland, Fla.