Manchester, N.H. (April 20) -- On Sunday afternoon at Sullivan Park, the Saint Anselm baseball team picked up a split with visiting Assumption. The Hawks took game one by an 8-1 final before dropping the second by an 8-4 score.

In game one, Ben Gunn (Vineyard Haven, Mass.) led the Hawks with a 3-for-5 showing with three runs batted in and two runs scored. Ryan Gargan (Byfield, Mass.) also hammered out three hits, including his seventh double of the season, to help the 13-hit attack. Assumption managed just four hits in the game. Andrew Long (Peabody, Mass.) improved to 4-4 on the mound for the Hawks, while Tim Scafidi took the loss for Assumption to fall to 0-3 on the season.

It was all Assumption in game two as the Greyhounds pulled out to a 6-1 run after five innings of play. The Hawks plated a pair in the bottom of the seventh behind RBI's from Jimmy Garrigan (Plymouth, Mass.) and Tim Griswold (Holmdel, N.J.) to get within 6-3, but could get no closer. Adam Hussey (Danvers, Mass.) was the lone Hawk with multiple hits in the game, while Kyle Lavin (Shelton, Conn.) took the loss for Saint Anselm after six innings of work.

Saint Anselm returns to action on Tuesday evening as the Hawks travel to Franklin Pierce for a 6 p.m. start in Rindge.