MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College baseball team suffered a 12-8 loss to Bentley University to conclude its 2023 home regular season schedule on Saturday, Apr. 29.

The Hawks drop to 10-32 overall with the Senior Day loss and to 6-14 in Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division action. The Falcons improve to 20-18 on the season and 9-11 in conference play with the win.

Seniors Matt Collins (Beverly, Mass.), Brady Doran (Seneca, S.C.), Will Panarello (Barrington, R.I.), and junior Richie Williams (Georgetown, Mass.) were credited with two hits apiece in the nine-inning contest.

Panarello led the Hawks with four runs batted in while Doran followed with three. The duo slugged one home run each in the contest.

Sophomore Jared Reminder (Warwick, R.I.) suffered the loss after going 4.0 innings in his fifth start of the season. Senior Avery Mosseau (Bedford, N.H.), junior Will Hunter (Middleton, Mass.), and sophomore Zachary Abbott (Gloucester, Mass.) all saw action out of the bullpen.

The Falcons would strike first in the top of the second inning as back-to-back singles set up a sacrifice bunt from Brian Lindsay, advancing both Stan DeMartinis III and Steve Rizzuto to second and third. After Reminder got a strikeout to get to two outs in the inning, Joe Cacciatore singled to plate the pair of runs, giving the visitors a 2-0 lead.

Bentley added three more runs in the top of the third inning. A pair of hits and a hit by pitch loaded the bases for the Falcons and Rizzuto would convert on the scoring chance with a sacrifice fly, pushing the score to 3-0. Lindsay followed with a two-run single following the sac fly to extend the lead to 5-0.

The Falcons added a sixth run in the top of the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly from Tim Zupkus, scoring Cacciatore who singled to lead off the frame.

The Hawks responded with a grand slam in the bottom of the frame to make the score 6-4. Sophomore Ryan Scialabba (Cheshire, Conn.) reached on a fielder's choice before senior Mike Pierro (North Andover, Mass.) and freshman Ben Rose (Webster, N.H.) loaded the bases via a walk and a hit by pitch. Panarello would send his eighth home run of the season down the left field line for the four-run big fly.

Saint Anselm got to within one following Panarello's home run. Collins extended the inning following a fly out and would score from first on a double from Williams, which pushed the game to a 6-5 score.

Bentley crossed the plate four times in the top of the sixth inning. After loading the bases, one run would score on a wild pitch before a second run scored on the play on a throwing error. The Falcons reloaded the bases later in the frame and would score two more runs on a double to right field from Rizzuto, giving Bentley a 10-5 lead.

After a ground out advanced a pair of runners to second and third, a single by Zupkus plated two runs in the top of the seventh inning which made the score 12-5 for the Falcons.

The Hawks brought home three runs in the bottom of the ninth on a three-run home run from Doran. That cut into the Bentley lead, making the score 12-8. However, a strikeout would close the contest in the next at-bat.

Saint Anselm opens its final four-game conference series on Thursday, May 4 at Assumption. The first pitch is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. first pitch.