Worcester, Mass. (April 19) -- The Saint Anselm
baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Assumption on
Saturday afternoon in Worcester, Mass. The sweep improves
Assumption to 14-23 overall, 7-16 in Northeast-10 play. The Hawks
fall to 12-23, 8-15 in conference play.
Assumption scored in every inning except for the seventh in game
one, as four different Greyhounds had a multi-hit game in a 13-1
victory. Mike Baillargeon went 4-for-4 with three
runs batted in, Wally Derosier went 3-for-4 with
two runs batted in, Jeff Barbale went 3-for-6 with
an RBI and tossed a complete game, and Shawn
Frigon went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
The Hawks lone run came in the fifth inning, as Evan
Kelleher (Haverhill, Mass.) singled in Ryan
O'Rourke (Norwood, Mass.).
Mike Fantini (Haverhill, Mass.) suffered the
loss for the Hawks, dropping his record to 0-3 on the mound.
Barbale tossed a complete game for the Greyhounds, allowing just
four hits and one run with seven strikeouts.
The Greyhound bats stayed alive for the second game, as they
pounded out 17 hits for the second game in a row, taking the
victory 15-3. Assumption scored in every inning except for the
first, fourth, and seventh. All nine Greyhound starters finished
with a hit in the game, as Josh Dufresne did the
most damage with a 3-for-4 game with three RBIs and three runs
scored.
The Hawks posted a run in the third to cut the lead to 2-1, as
T.J. Bowler (Pittsfield, Mass.) had a fielder's
choice and Eric Baca (Franklin, N.H.) scored on
the play. The Greyhounds posted six runs in the bottom of the
inning though to extend the lead to 8-1.
The Hawks posted another run in the fourth, as Ryan O'Rourke
singled in Adam Hussey (Danvers, Mass.). Down 9-2,
the Hawks posted another single run in the sixth when a ground out
from Ryan Gargan (Byfield, Mass.) brought in
Matt Stone (West Roxbury, Mass.).
Tim Ryan (Milton, Mass.) took the loss for the
Hawks, dropping his record to 1-3. Dustin
Wirzburger picked up the win for the Greyhounds, improving
his record to 2-4.
The Hawks are back in action tomorrow, hosting Assumption for a
doubleheader starting at Noon at Sullivan Park.
