Senior Scott Loiseau was one of just two players with two hits this afternoon and also pitched three solid innings of relief. He also picked off two base runners in the sixth inning.

Saint Anselm Rallies Past FPC, 11-6
Morrell batters Ravens pitching and Belleau silences bats

MANCHESTER, N.H. (April 5, 2002) - Saint Anselm College rallied from behind twice en route to an 11-6 win over Franklin Pierce University
in Northeast-10 Conference baseball action at Sullivan Park this afternoon. The game was a makeup of Wednesday's rainout.

Saint Anselm took the lead for good with four runs in the fifth inning and then added some insurance with three more in the sixth. Sophomore designated hitter Keith Morrell drilled a bases loaded double that emptied the bases and put the Hawks up 7-6 in the fifth and chase FP
starter Matt Weagle (Charlton, Mass./Shepherd Hill). Freshman Josh Skowyra followed with an RBI single.

In the sixth, seniors Jason Berset and Ken Kessaris led off the inning with back-to-back solo homers and Morrell reached on a fielders choice to drive in Marc Ouellet, who reached when he was hit by a pitch.

Morrell wore out FP
pitching as he hit three-for-four with a double and six RBIs. Kessaris finished 4-5 with three runs scored, a homer and an RBI, while Ouellet was 2-4 with three runs scored, a double and two RBIs.

Freshman John Lenkowski earned the win (2-4) as he allowed six runs, five earned, on seven hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work. Classmate Mike Belleau picked up his first career save as he tossed 3.2 innings of one-hit shutout relief with three strikeouts and no walks.

FP
jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third inning as junior Paul McAuliffe (Foxboro, Mass./Foxboro) ripped a three-run homerun. After Saint Anselm rallied with four runs (just one earned) in the bottom of the frame, FP
surged back ahead in the fifth inning. Junior Chris Shank (Westminster, Mass./Oakmont Regional) blasted a three-run homer to deep leftfield.

Senior Scott Loiseau (Worcester, Mass./St. Peter Marian) hit 2-4 for FP
with a run scored. He also pitched three solid innings of relief as he surrendered one earned run on two hits with a strikeout and no walks while also posting two pickoffs. Junior Dan Close (Leominster, Mass./Leominster) was the only other Raven with multiple hits as he was 2-5 with a stolen base and run scored.

Weagle (0-3) dropped his fourth-straight decision dating back to last season as he allowed eight runs, just five earned, on nine hits with seven strikeouts and one walk in 4.1 innings of work.

FP
(7-8, 2-2 NE-10) returns to action on Saturday when it travels to North Andover, Mass., for a Conference doubleheader at Merrimack College at noon. Saint Anselm (4-19, 2-5 NE-10) hosts American International College for a twinbill tomorrow at noon.