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Kyle Lavigne comes to the plate for SNHU baseball
Jim Stankiewicz
11
Saint Anselm STA 8-20
12
Winner Southern N.H. SNHU 18-11
Saint Anselm STA
8-20
11
Final
12
Southern N.H. SNHU
18-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Anselm STA 2 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 11 11 0
Southern N.H. SNHU 0 5 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 12 12 2

W: Varney, Cam (2-2) L: Bryant (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Lavigne Double Gives SNHU Baseball a 12-11 Walk-Off Win over Saint Anselm

Marshall, Wachter Hit Homers Wednesday

When and Where: April 9, 2025 – Hooksett, N.H. (Penmen Field)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 12, Saint Anselm College 11
Records: SNHU 18-11 (6-4 NE10), Saint Anselm 8-20 (3-6 NE10)

In a high scoring match up between the cross-town rivals, junior Kyle Lavigne (Bedford, N.H.) delivered an RBI double to give Southern New Hampshire University baseball a 12-11 win over Saint Anselm College Wednesday.  While this was a non-conference contest, the Penmen secure the two points in the Queen City Cup by clinching the regular season series with Saint Anselm.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
  • Senior Jancarlos Colon (Santa Isabel, P.R.) – 2-for-4, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, SB
  • Junior Jake Risedorf (Barkhamstead, Conn.) – 3-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, SB, 2B
  • Sophomore Nater Wachter (Concord, N.H.) – 2-for-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB, HR
  • Freshman Jackson Marshall (Hooksett, N.H.) – 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HR
  • Junior Jake Pisano (Hamden, Conn.) – 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2B
  • Lavigne – 1-for-1, 1 RBI, 2B
  • Graduate Student Cam Varney (Manchester, N.H.) – 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, Win
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • St. Anselm took an early lead in the top of the first inning off of a two-run single from Brenden Harris.
  • In the second inning, the Hawks extended their lead to three on a wild pitch to bring home the runner on third.
  • A single from Colon in the bottom of the second inning brought home junior Chris Leone (Newton, N.J.) to cut the lead down to two. A Risedorf double brought home Colon from first to make it a one run game. Wachter hit a go-ahead home run to right field, which was immediately followed by a Jackson Marshall home run. The back-to-back home runs gave the Penmen a five-run inning and the 5-3 lead.
  • After a quiet third inning, St. Anselm kicked off the fourth inning with a sacrifice fly from Peter Fischer. A single from Tommy Sears in the next at bat knotted the score at five. The Hawks continued bringing runners over the plate with a two bases loaded singles and a sacrifice fly to make the score 9-5.
  • SNHU answered with a productive fourth inning of their own, with a bases loaded walk from Marshall bringing home a runner. A double from Pisano brought home two runners to make it 9-8. Graduate student Jorge Burgos (Santo Domingo, D.R.) hit a sacrifice fly to center field to tie the game at 9.
  • In the bottom of the fifth inning, back-to-back RBI singles from Risedorf and Wachter gave the Penmen a two-run lead to make it 11-9.
  • Senior Noah Wachter (Concord, N.H.) entered the game in the sixth inning. Wachter was relieved after a two-out home run from Owen McCarron evened the score at 11 a side. Cam Varney would enter as the final pitcher of the game for the Penmen.
  • After a lull in scoring, Lavigne stepped to the plate as a pinch-hitter with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning.. Pinch runner graduate student Luca Giallongo (Mt. Shasta, Calif.) had previously stole second base prior to Lavigne's at-bat. Lavigne hit a double that was just inside the first base foul line to bring home the game-winning run.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • The Penmen finished with 12 hits, two errors and seven left on base, The Hawks had 11 hits, no errors and six left on base.
  • In total, SNHU had six stolen bases to St. A's two. The Penmen also had three more walks and two more strikeouts than the Hawks.
  • Risedorf led the Penmen with three hits, while three other Penmen having two hits each. Wachter led with 3 RBIs, with three other Penmen having two RBIs each. Wachter's two stolen bases also led the team.
  • Redshirt sophomore Zachary Brassill (North Hampton, N.H.)  - 3.1 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 2 BB and 4K.
  • Sophomore Devin Divita (New Hartford, Conn.). - 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER and 1 K.
  • Junior Austin Trumpour (Jensen Beach, Fla.) - 1.0 IP, 1 H and 2 K.
  • Noah Wachter - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, and 1 K.
NOTES
  • The Penmen snap a three game losing streak after losing the series to RV Bentley University last weekend.
  • The Penmen extend their lead in the all-time series, improving to a 72-35 record against the Hawks. SNHU have won 12 of their last 14 against St. Anselm, after having their 9 game win streak against the Hawks be snapped last week.
  • Marshall's long ball gives him 10 home runs and 38 RBIs in his freshman campaign. He leads the Penmen in both categories.
  • Wachter launched his seventh home run of the year, giving his 32 RBIs on the season.
  • Marshall has extended his hitting streak to eight games, stretching back to March 30th vs Assumption.
UP NEXT
  • The Penmen finish off their 10 game home streak with 4 games this weekend. On Saturday, the Penmen will play Southern Connecticut State at 12:00pm and 3:00pm. On Sunday, SNHU takes on the University of New Haven at 12:00pm and 3:00pm.
  • SNHU and Saint Anselm will meet again April 16th in the final NE10 match-up of the regular season.  That game will be played at Saint Anselm College.
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