GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – The Saint Anselm College baseball team fell in both games of a Northeast-10 Conference twinbill at Adelphi University on Saturday afternoon.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm stays on the road and will face Pace University in another doubleheader on Sunday, April 21st from Pleasantville, N.Y. at 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Game 1 Score: Saint Anselm 6, Adelphi 13 (9 innings)
Win: G. Graff (4-0)
Loss: M. Michel (1-5)
Records: Saint Anselm 10-23 (4-12 NE10); Adelphi 18-16 (10-8 NE10)
Location: Garden City, N.Y. (Bonomo Memorial Field
)
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 1):
- Saint Anselm got on the board with two runs in the top of the first inning. The Hawks loaded the bases with two outs after senior Nolan Elmore (Brentwood, N.H.) was hit by a pitch, freshman Mavrick Bourdeau (Billerica, Mass.) singled to right, and freshman Declan Ryan (Hooksett, N.H.) was also hit by a pitch. Sophomore Shea Howrigan (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) then drove in two with a single to right field to give the Hawks the early lead.
- Adelphi quickly got a run back in the bottom half of the inning courtesy of an infield single with two men on followed by a throwing error by Saint Anselm, which cut the lead in half.
- Both sides went down in order in the second inning. Hawks starting pitcher Matthew Michel (Haverhill, Mass.) retired the side with a strikeout to end the frame with the score at 2-1.
- Saint Anselm added two more runs in the top of the third. The Hawks put a runner on second base with nobody out and Elmore drove him home with a double to center. Elmore later scored on a groundout and Saint Anselm led, 4-1.
- Joe Pellegrino led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo home run for the Panthers, who added another on a sacrifice fly that same inning to make it a 4-3 game.
- With two outs and runners on first and second in the top of the fifth inning, Howrigan came up clutch again with another RBI base hit, driving in Elmore to help the Hawks increase their lead back up to two runs.
- Adelphi got a rally of their own started in the bottom of the fifth, recording back-to-back singles with two outs. Pellegrino then stepped up to the plate and mashed a three-run shot to left to give his team their first lead of the day, 6-5.
- A solo home run by Michael Robinson in the bottom of the sixth made it a 7-5 game. Junior Adam Betty (Lowell, Mass.) replaced Michel after that and sat down six of the next seven Adelphi hitters.
- The hosts exploded for a six-run bottom of the eighth to blow the game wide open by obtaining a 13-5 advantage. Robinson launched his second homer of the afternoon, a two run shot out to right center. Anthony Rigogliosi later drove two in on an RBI double and two more runs scored for the Panthers following errors in the field committed by the Hawks.
- In the bottom of the ninth, Saint Anselm looked to have something brewing after loading the bases with two outs. Ryan was hit by a pitch which allowed one run to score, but a groundout ended the game as Saint Anselm fell, 13-6.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS (Game 1):
- Saint Anselm recorded six runs on eight hits and left nine runners on base. Adelphi finished with 13 runs on 14 hits and stranded just four baserunners. The Hawks committed three errors in the game, while the Panthers committed two.
- The Hawks had just one extra base hit on a double by Elmore, but were hit by pitch six times. The Panthers had six extra base hits, four of which were home runs.
- Elmore had an efficient game at the plate for Saint Anselm, going 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and three runs scored. Bourdeau also had a multi-hit day, going 2-for-5 with an RBI, while Howrigan had a pair of hits as well in addition to his team-best three RBIs.
- On the mound, Michel lasted five innings and allowed six earned runs on eight hits while striking out three on 87 pitches. Betty went two innings in relief and surrendered two earned runs and three hits. Freshman Caden Smith (Lowell, Mass.) tossed the last inning for the Hawks and struck out a pair while allowing three earned runs.
Game 2 Score: Saint Anselm 5, Adelphi 7 (7 innings)
Win: Z. Rovner (2-1)
Loss: D. Scolaro (0-1)
Save: C. Reitan (5)
Records: Saint Anselm 10-24 (4-13 NE10); Adelphi 19-16 (11-8 NE10)
Location: Garden City, N.Y. (Bonomo Memorial Field
)
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Attendance: 102
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 2):
- Freshman Austin Brune (Billerica, Mass.) hit a leadoff solo home run to left field to start game two. Freshman Brendan Gonzalez (Mechanicville, N.Y.) also launched a solo home run over the left field fence to start the top of the second, giving Saint Anselm a 2-0 lead. The Hawks later loaded the bases with two outs, but a flyout ended the inning.
- Hawks senior starting pitcher Dallas Vaughan (Haverhill, Mass.) got through the first two innings unscathed. Vaughan allowed baserunners in each of the first two innings, but was able to escape both without allowing any runs to score.
- Pellegrino drove home a run for Adelphi in the bottom of the third with an RBI double to cut Saint Anselm's lead in half.
- The Hawks responded in a huge way with three runs on two hits in the top of the fourth. Gonzalez led off the inning with a base hit and the next batter, sophomore Ben Rose (Webster, N.H.), walked. After a sacrifice bunt pushed the runners to scoring position, Brune also drew a walk to load the bases with one out. Senior Aidan Dow (Lynn, Mass.) was then hit by a pitch which allowed one run to come across and Elmore then drove in two with a double to left center, extending Saint Anselm's lead to 5-1.
- The Panthers scored a run in the bottom of the fourth with Bryan McCleary hitting an RBI single up the middle. Adelphi looked to further trim the deficit in the bottom of the fifth after loading the bases with one out, but Vaughan came through with consecutive strikeouts to get out of the jam.
- In the sixth, Adelphi broke through and took the lead after scoring five runs. Greyson Pizzonia ripped an RBI double down the line to make it a 5-3 game. After a pitching change by the Hawks, the Panthers scored another run on a sacrifice fly and then tied the game when Pizzonia scored on a balk.
- With runners on the corners and two outs in the same inning, Jack Wishner brought home another run with a base hit to right. The Panthers increased their lead to two runs when Nick Lopez drove an RBI single to right field and Adelphi took a 7-5 advantage into the final inning.
- Saint Anselm was able to get a base runner aboard in the final inning of the shortened second game, bringing the tying run to the plate, but Adelphi sealed the victory with a strikeout.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS (Game 2):
- Saint Anselm scored five runs on 10 hits and left 10 runners on base. Adelphi scored seven runs on 11 hits and also stranded 10 baserunners. The Hawks committed five errors in the game.
- Both teams had four extra base hits in the contest. Two of the four extra base hits for Saint Anselm came via solo home runs.
- Elmore went 2-for-3 with a walk and had a pair of RBIs at the dish. Brune and Gonzalez, who went 3-for-4 at the plate, each scored twice.
- On the mound, Vaughan pitched five innings and allowed five runs (one earned) on seven hits while striking out six after throwing 99 pitches. Junior Daniel Scolaro (Quincy, Mass.) came on in relief and threw two thirds of an inning where he surrendered two unearned runs and three hits. Junior Marko Gibbons (Delmar, N.Y.) tossed the final third of an inning for the Hawks.
- This marked the 16th and 17th games all-time between these two programs. Saint Anselm falls to 6-11 overall against Adelphi since 2009.
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