MANCHESTER, N.H. - The Saint Michael's College baseball team lost on a walk-off hit for the second straight day while being swept by Saint Anselm College, 2-1 and 13-6, during a Northeast-10 Conference twinbill on Saturday in Sullivan Park. The opening contest was a seven-inning affair.

RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-16, 1-15 NE10), Saint Anselm (10-11, 5-9 NE10)

DOUBLEHEADER FACTS

• Five of the last seven meetings were decided by three runs or less, while Saint Michael's has played nearly one-third of its 2021 slate against Saint Anselm, with the teams having met five times.
• The Hawks lead the NE10 in home runs, having entered the day with 30 on the year.

GAME 1
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Matt Sevigny (Rocky Hill, Conn./Rocky Hill), 1-for-1 (first college hit), 1 SAC, 1 SF
• Junior John Luke Cianciolo (Guilford, Conn./Guilford/New Haven), 2-for-3, 1 SB
• Senior Danté Moran (Saint Petersburg, Fla./Dixie Hollins), 1-for-2, 1 BB, 1 SB
• Senior Alex Mendez (Fallon, Nev./Churchill County), 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 8 K (tied career high)

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Mike Pierro, 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR
• Junior Dan Baker, 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 2B
• Senor Ryan Schworer, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

THE ACTION

• Pierro hit a solo home run with two down in the first inning for the only run of the game until the seventh inning despite the teams traded scoring chances throughout.
• Saint Michael's put one runner in scoring position during every inning, including as Moran walked and reached third on an error in the second but was put out trying to score on a fly ball.
• Sevigny beat out an infield single to start the third, moved to second on a sac bunt and reached third on a fly ball but remained there.
• Cianciolo singled, moved to second on an error and stole third in the fourth but was left there.
• First-year Andrew Lanthier (Orwell, Vt./Fair Haven Union) was hit by a pitch in the fifth before moving 90 feet on Sevigny's sac bunt and 90 more on a groundout but moved no further.
• Meanwhile, Mendez left two Hawks in scoring position in the second thanks to a strikeout and a fly ball, and two more were stranded in the fourth thanks to a punch out.
• Moran led off the seventh with a single before stealing second and moving to third on an ensuing error. With one down, Sevigny lofted a fly ball to left that plated Moran with the tying run.
• In the home half, Mendez retired the final two batters before Baker doubled with two down. After an intentional walk, junior Matt Collins singled to left field, bringing home Baker for the walk-off win.

GAME 2
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Moran, 2-for-4, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 2B
• Lanthier, 2-for-4, 1 BB, 1 SB
• Sevigny, 1-for-2, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HP
• Sophomore Ulysses Luciano (Bronx, N.Y./Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy), 2-for-5
• First-year Mason Dushney (Ashland, Mass./Ashland), 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SB
• Senior Dan Favicchio (Massapequa, N.Y./Saint John the Baptist Diocesan), 3.1 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, loss
• Junior Ian McNamara (Northampton, Mass./Northampton), 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
• Senior Shane Epps (Queens, N.Y./Saint Francis Prep/Mercy), 3.1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
• Sophomore Lucas Persechino (Clearwater, Fla./Countryside), 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Mike Borrelli, 3-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB
• Junior Kyle Maurice, 1-for-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HR
• First-year Zack Clough, 2-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 SF
• Sophomore Avery Mosseau, 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, win in relief

THE ACTION

• Maurice hit a two-run home run in the first inning.
• The teams traded one run apiece in the second, with Dushney's single scoring Moran before an unearned run scored in the home half.
• Saint Michael's tied the game in the third, with Sevigny's first college hit - a single to center - scoring Moran before first-year Justin Garcia (Saint Petersburg, Fla./Dixie Hollins) doubled, with Sevigny scoring on an error on the play.
• Saint Anselm blew the game open with seven runs on four hits in the fourth. Collins had a two-run single during the frame.
• The hosts led 11-3 in the seventh, when Saint Michael's chipped away with three runs without the aid of a hit. Moran scored on a wild pitch, Sevigny came home on a passed ball, and Garcia was plated thanks to an error.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday at Franklin Pierce University, 3 p.m. doubleheader.
• The Ravens are receiving votes toward this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) national poll while sitting third in the regional rankings.