New Haven, Conn. (April 23)-The Saint Anselm College baseball team fell to the Southern Connecticut State Owls 4-1 in NE-10 play on Thursday afternoon. The loss drops the Hawks to 13-25 overall and 9-14 in conference play, while the Owls sixth win in a row makes them 18-17 overall and 13-8 in league games.

The Owls hit the scoreboard in the bottom of the second on an RBI double from Matt Pessey (Greenwich, Conn.) for the 1-0 lead.

Saint Anselm threatened in the top of the third with the bases loaded and only one out. Southern Conn. starter Ryan Yerina (Trumbull, Conn.) induced a double play to get out of the jam.

The Hawks would grab their only run of the game on an RBI single from Jimmy Garrigan (Plymouth, Mass.) scoring Matt Stone (West Roxbury, Mass.) to cut the lead to 2-1.

Southern Conn. would add a run in the fifth and in the eighth for the 4-1 victory.

Saint Anselm starter John Healey (Cranston, R.I.) went four innings allowing three runs on two hits and walking five in the loss. Yerina went six innings allowing 10 hits and only one run in his fourth win of the season.

The Hawks return to action tomorrow, April 24th, as they will host Merrimack College in a non-league game starting at 3:30 at Sullivan Park.