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8
Winner Franklin Pierce FRANKLIN 14-9
5
Saint Anselm SAINT AN 9-17
Winner
Franklin Pierce FRANKLIN
14-9
8
Final
5
Saint Anselm SAINT AN
9-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Franklin Pierce FRANKLIN 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 2
Saint Anselm SAINT AN 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 7 0

W: S. Foody (1-1) L: Hunter, Will (2-3) S: S. Bang (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Suffers Narrow Defeat at Franklin Pierce

RINDGE, N.H. –  The Saint Anselm College baseball team was defeated in the series finale on Monday evening against Franklin Pierce University by a final score of 8-5.
 
UP NEXT:
  • Saint Anselm is back in action on Tuesday, April 9th when they take on Southern New Hampshire University in another road contest.

Score: Saint Anselm 5, Franklin Pierce 8
Win: S. Foody (1-1)  Loss: W. Hunter (2-3)  Save: S. Bangs (1)
Records: Saint Anselm 9-17 (3-7 NE10); Franklin Pierce 14-9 (8-2 NE10)
Location: Rindge, N.H. (Pappas Field)
Date: Monday, April 8, 2024
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Franklin Pierce got out to a fast start, scoring five runs in the top of the first inning. With two outs, one batter singled and the next two walked to load the bases. The Ravens scored after having one batter get hit by a pitch, and Kiobel Lugo then stole home. After that, Franklin Pierce knocked home three more on a pair of singles to go ahead, 5-0.
  • Saint Anselm looked to respond in the bottom of the first after putting two runners on thanks to a couple of walks, but they stranded the runners on base as Franklin Pierce got out of the inning unscathed.
  • The Ravens tacked on three more runs in the top of the second. With two runners aboard, Joey Acker smashed a three-run home run to make it 8-0.
  • The Hawks answered with a couple of runs in the bottom half of the inning. Two batters walked and another was hit by pitch to load the bases with nobody out. Junior Jax Budgell (Newburyport, Mass.) then walked to score the first Saint Anselm run and senior Zack Clough brought home another with a sacrifice fly to make it 8-2.
  • In the bottom of the third, Junior Daniel Scolaro (Quincy, Mass.) launched a solo shot, his second home run in as many days, to cut the deficit down to five runs.
  • Saint Anselm made things even closer in the bottom of the fifth inning with two more runs to pull within three. With runners on second and third and nobody out, freshman Mavrick Bourdeau (Billerica, Mass.) grounded out which scored a run and Scolaro then singled to left, bringing home another to make it 8-5, Franklin Pierce.
  • After that, both bullpens shut down the opposing offenses as no runs were scored for the remainder of the game. In the bottom of the ninth and down by three, the Hawks put two runners on, but the game ended with a groundout to second.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 
  • Saint Anselm finished with five runs on seven hits and committed no errors. Franklin Pierce recorded eight runs, all within the first two innings, on 12 hits and committed two errors. The Hawks left seven men on base, while the Ravens stranded 10 runners.
  • Sophomore Shea Howrigan (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) and Scolaro led the Hawks with two hits apiece. Scolaro also finished with two RBIs, while Bourdeau, Budgell, and Clough all had an RBI. Budgell walked three times in the loss.
  • Senior Will Hunter (Middleton, Mass.) started on the mound for Saint Anselm and went two full innings, allowing three walks, eight hits, and eight earned runs. Freshman Quinn MacDonald (Kennebunkport, Maine) replaced Hunter and tossed six innings of shutout ball while allowing just three hits and striking out five. Freshman Matt Bianculli (Walpole, Mass.) threw the final inning for the Hawks and struck out a pair.
  • Since 2000, Saint Anselm is 16-53-1 in the all-time series against Franklin Pierce.
 
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