ALBANY - The College of Saint Rose opened up a 9-3 lead after three innings to gain a split behind a 12-7 “non-league” victory in the finale of a doubleheader with Northeast-10 Conference rival Assumption Thursday night at Bob Bellizzi Field at the Plumeri Sports Complex.

Freshman right-hander Ryan Harper tossed two innings of scoreless ball to tie the single-season school record with his seventh save of the year. In the opener, Assumption (12-23/6-10 NE-10) scored in each of the first four innings on the way to a 14-5 conference win.

Assumption scored three times in the opening frame of game-two, but Saint Rose answered with five runs in the second and four more in the third, before tacking on another pair in the eighth.

Junior first baseman Daniel Marshall stroked a leadoff double to right and senior designated hitter Garret Keenan followed with an RBI base hit to center to get the Golden Knights (13-22/6-12 NE-10) on the board. Junior shortstop Alex Ferenti brought home two more runs with a bases loaded double two batters later and freshman center fielder Brian Maynard lined a two-run single to left to make it 5-3 Saint Rose.

In the third, the Golden Knights took advantage of three errors, a wild pitch and a bases loaded in-field single to push across four more runs. Freshman right-fielder Nikko Wahl then stroked a double to the gap in right-center that scored another pair of runs in the eighth.

Maynard, Marshall, sophomore catcher #A.J. Capone and sophomore left fielder Caleb Gleason all had two hits apiece to lead the Saint Rose attack. Junior third baseman Travis Smith# went 3-for-5 with two RBI to pace a balanced Assumption offense that featured each starter with at least one hit.

In the opener, sophomore second baseman Shane Keddy belted a two-run single and senior left fielder Wally Derosier followed with a three-run homer over the right field fence to highlight a six-run, third inning for the Greyhounds.

Freshman third baseman Jevonte Osterhout, senior center fielder Ryan Price, and senior first baseman Grant Smith had two hits each, while freshman left-hander Tom Buckley worked three innings of one-hit ball out of the bullpen for the Golden Knights.

Keddy went 2-for-5 with five RBI and Derosier wound up 4-for-6 with three RBI for Assumption.

Looking ahead, Saint Rose is set to return home Tuesday for a 3:30 pm game versus conference rival American International. The game is scheduled to be streamed live on www.gogoldenknights.tv. The Greyhounds on the other hand are off until Monday when they will head to Waltham, MA for a 3:30 pm NE-10 date at Bentley University.

Box Score - Game 1; Box Score - Game 2