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Assumption ASM 17-27, 11-15 NE10
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Winner Saint Anselm STA 14-28, 8-17 NE10
Assumption ASM
17-27, 11-15 NE10
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Final
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Saint Anselm STA
14-28, 8-17 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Assumption ASM 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 3
Saint Anselm STA 3 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 X 10 13 1

W: Vaughan, Dallas (3-6) L: Michael Crowley (0-1)

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Assumption ASM 17-28, 11-16 NE10
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Winner Saint Anselm STA 15-28, 9-17 NE10
Assumption ASM
17-28, 11-16 NE10
9
Final
10
Saint Anselm STA
15-28, 9-17 NE10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Assumption ASM 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 9 7 2
Saint Anselm STA 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 10 14 1

W: Hagen, Cooper (2-0) L: Ryan Cloutier (2-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Closes Out Season with Senior Day Sweep of Assumption

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Senior Nolan Elmore (Brentwood, N.H.) drove in four runs in game one and freshman Brayden Michaelson's (Charlton, Mass.) walk-off hit in game two sealed a sweep for the Saint Anselm College baseball team over Assumption University on Saturday. The Hawks plated 10 runs in both games, winning the opener, 10-6, and the nightcap, 10-9. This was the final series of the team's 2024 campaign.
 
UP NEXT:
  • Saint Anselm's season comes to a close with a 15-28 overall record and a 9-18 mark in Northeast-10 Conference play. The Hawks, who entered the weekend with a mathematical chance to earn the No. 4 seed in the NE10 postseason tournament, were eliminated from contention with Friday's loss to the Greyhounds.

Game 1 Score: Saint Anselm 10, Assumption 6
Win: D. Vaughan (3-6)  Loss: M. Crowley (0-1)
Records: Saint Anselm 14-28 (8-18 NE10); Assumption (17-27, 11-15 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Sullivan Park at Kavanagh Fields)
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Attendance: 149

HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 1):
  • Assumption posted three runs in the top of the first inning. The Greyhounds brought one run home on a sacrifice flyout, another on an RBI groundout, and one more score on an RBI double by Christopher Rabias.
  • Trailing 3-0 before ever stepping to the plate, the Hawks quickly tied the score in the bottom half of the first. Senior Zack Clough Newbury, Mass.) got aboard after a fielding error by the Greyhounds and freshman Brendan Gonzalez (Mechanicville, N.Y.) walked to put two men on base. Elmore then stepped up to the plate and belted a three-run shot over the left-center field fence to knot the score at 3-3.
  • The visitors quickly regained the lead in the top of the second thanks to a two-run blast by Lorenzo Lombardo, putting Assumption back in front, 5-3.
  • In the bottom of the second, Saint Anselm put two runners on base again after back-to-back singles by Michaelson and freshman Austin Brune (Billerica, Mass.). However, a pop out and a strikeout ended the inning.
  • Hawks senior starting pitcher Dallas Vaughan (Haverhill, Mass.) started to get things going on the mound, forcing a one-two-three inning in the top of the third before striking out a pair in the top of the fourth.
  • In the bottom of the fourth, Saint Anselm took their first lead of the game. With one out, Brune and Clough notched consecutive singles with Brune advancing to third on Clough's base hit. The tandem then pulled off a double steal on the base paths with Clough reaching second and Brune snagging home to make it 5-4.
  • With a man on second and two outs in the same inning, Elmore tied it up with an RBI double to make it 5-5. Freshman Mavrick Bourdeau (Billerica, Mass.) then brought Elmore home with a single to left, giving the Hawks a 6-5 advantage.
  • Assumption loaded the bases in the top of the fifth, but after hitting two batters, Vaughan got out of the jam by fanning Enger Paulino to keep his team in front by a run.
  • Michaelson and Brune led off the bottom of the sixth with back-to-back walks. Clough then stepped into the batter's box and smashed a three-run home run, giving Saint Anselm a 9-5 edge.
  • Senior pitcher Will Hunter (Middleton, Mass.) came on to relieve Vaughan at the start of the top of the sixth. Hunter struck out four of the first six batters he faced including all three in the top of the seventh.
  • The Hawks scored again in the bottom of the seventh to pick up their 10th run of the game. Sophomore Shea Howrigan (Enosburg Falls, Vt.) led off the frame with a single and sophomore Ben Rose (Webster, N.H.) then singled down the right field line, but two errors on the same play allowed Howrigan to touch home and make it 10-5.
  • Hunter faced a bases loaded situation with two outs in the top of the eighth, but got out of trouble after forcing a flyout to center.
  • A solo home run by Lombardo in the ninth was the last of the scoring for the Greyhounds as junior pitcher Marko Gibbons (Delmar, N.Y.) collected the final three outs to give the Hawks the victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS (Game 1): 
  • Saint Anselm scored 10 runs on 13 hits in game one, committing just one error. Assumption posted six runs on 10 hits and had three errors in the game. The Hawks left seven runners on base, while the Greyhounds stranded nine.
  • The Hawks recorded three extra base hits in the contest with two home runs and a double, while the Greyhounds had four extra base hits on two doubles and a pair of Lombardo homers.
  • Elmore finished game one 3-for-5 with four RBIs at the dish, while four other Hawks registered two hits in the game. Elmore leads the team and is fifth in the NE10 with eight home runs this season.
  • Vaughan earned the win after tossing five innings where he allowed a walk, six hits, and five earned runs while striking out five after 95 pitches.
  • Hunter threw three scoreless innings in relief and gave up just two hits while registering five punchouts. Gibbons allowed one earned run on two hits and struck out a pair in the ninth.

Game 2 Score: Saint Anselm 10, Assumption 9
Win: C. Hagen (2-0)  Loss: R. Cloutier (2-5)
Records: Saint Anselm 15-28 (9-18 NE10); Assumption 17-28, (11-16 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. – Sullivan Park at Kavanagh Fields
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2024
Attendance: 149

HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 2):
  • After the first scoreless opening inning of the series between the two teams, it was again the Greyhounds who struck first in the second inning of game two, building a 3-0 lead after just one hit in the frame.
  • Three straight walks started the top of the second inning for Assumption, with a run scoring on the third walk after a passed ball. Rabias then scored after a sacrifice flyout by Jamison Howland and an RBI single by Patrick Kostiw made it a 3-0 score.
  • Saint Anselm responded in the bottom of the second with a three-hit, four-run frame to take the lead. The Hawks loaded the bases with senior Aidan Dow (Lynn, Mass.) singling, Rose getting hit by a pitch, and Michaelson walking.
  • Brune was then hit by a pitch as well, which scored the first Saint Anselm run. Another run scored on a fielder's choice and Gonzalez and Elmore followed that up by each posting RBI singles to make it a 4-3 game.
  • Matthew Holbrook launched a two-run home run in the top of the third to give Assumption a 5-4 advantage.
  • Saint Anselm put men in scoring position with one out in the bottom of the fourth, but Assumption protected their lead by recording two quick outs to get out of the jam.
  • With runners on the corners and one out in the top of the fifth, Rabias touched home following a wild pitch to give the Greyhounds a two-run lead.
  • The Hawks once again answered with a huge inning in the bottom of the fifth, plating five runs to pull ahead, 9-6. Bourdeau led off with a base hit and Dow walked; the two runners advanced to second and third on a wild pitch. Bourdeau scored on a sacrifice fly by Howrigan and an RBI single by Rose tied it at 6-6.
  • With runners on the corners and one out in the same inning, Brune and Clough recorded consecutive RBI singles. Brune later scored on an error by the pitcher which made it a 9-6 Hawks lead.
  • The Greyhounds got a run back in the top of the seventh with an RBI single by Howland. They tied the score in the following inning after a two-run double by Jack Barry that made it 9-9.
  • Freshman pitcher Cooper Hagen (Grand Rapids, Mich.) came on in relief during the top of the eighth. The first-year struck out three of the four batters he faced and gave Saint Anselm an opportunity to walk it off in the bottom of the ninth.
  • Dow and Howrigan led of the ninth with consecutive singles. Rose then attempted to sacrifice bunt, but reached first after an error in the field which loaded the bases with nobody out. Michaelson ended the game with a base-hit to the left-center field gap, giving the Hawks the 10-9 walk-off win in their season finale.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS (Game 2):
  • Saint Anselm posted 10 runs on 14 hits, while Assumption had nine runs on seven hits. The Greyhounds had two errors in game two, while the Hawks had one.
  • Assumption left eight runnrers on base in game two, while Saint Anselm stranded seven baserunners.
  • The Greyhounds had two extra base hits in the game off a double and a home run. The Hawks did not have any extra base hits, but recorded three steals with Brune snagging two bases.
  • Five Hawks had two hits apiece in the second game. Brune and Clough each drove in a pair of runs.
  • Hagen picked up his second win of the season for the Hawks, throwing 1.1 innings without surrendering a hit. He struck out three of the four batters he faced, while five other pitchers saw action in game two for Saint Anselm.
  • These two games marked the 133rd and 134th all-time between these two programs. Saint Anselm is now 52-81-1 against Assumption in the all-time series that dates back to 1982.
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