Smithfield, R.I. (April 5) -- Riding a three-run, three-hit fourth inning, Saint Anselm's baseball team took a 3-1 win over Bryant at the Bryant Baseball Complex. The win is the Hawks' second in a row, improving them to 7-14, 3-7 Northeast-10. The loss drops Bryant to 17-12, 7-3 in league play.

Bryant jumped on the board in the third inning with a single run. Jason Alexander (Simsbury, Conn.) singled in Taylor Ferguson (Charlton, Mass.), who had reached base on a single earlier in the inning.

Dave Wirkus (Orange, Conn.) drew a leadoff walk and Adam Hussey (Danvers, Mass.) singled to open the fourth inning to put runners on the corners. Matt Stone (West Roxbury, Mass.) followed with a single to plate Wirkus and tie the game at one. A Ryan O'Rourke (Norwood, Mass.) groundout to second base scored Hussey, and Stone scored thanks to an Eric Baca (Franklin, N.H.) single the next at-bat, putting the Hawks up 3-1.

Both teams were kept off the board after the fourth inning, with both starting pitchers hurling a complete game. Neil Hesek (Northboro, Mass.) was masterful on the hill for the Hawks, picking up his first win of the season. Hesek finished the game allowing just five hits and one run with one strikeout. Eric Loh (Old Greenwich, Conn.) was the tough-luck loser for Bryant, allowing just four hits, three earned runs, and striking out seven.

The Hawks and the Bulldogs are back in action tomorrow, as the Hawks once again travel to Bryant, this time for a twin-bill starting at Noon at the Bryant Baseball Complex.