MANCHESTER, NH- The College of Saint Rose Golden Knights swept the Saint Anselm Hawks in a Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader at Sullivan Park. Saint Rose took game one 6-3 and followed up with a 14-8 victory in game two.
Chase Tucker started the opening game of the twin bill for Saint Rose and earned his third win of the season. Tucker struck out five over 7.0 innings while holding Saint Anselm to just two earned runs on three hits.
Marcus Botelho struck out three Hawks in the ninth to earn the save.
All nine Golden Knights starters registered a hit game on their way to 11 total hits in the game. The biggest one coming off the bat of freshman
Ethan Farina, who blasted a two-run shot in the fourth inning to break a 2-2 tie. Farina also launched two more two-run home runs in game two. He finished the day with three hits, six RBI and four runs scored.
Saint Rose shortstop
Kenyon Motley went deep in the sixth inning of game one for his second home run of the season.
The Golden Knights were trailing Saint Anselm 6-2 after three innings in game two, but would use a five-run fourth to take a lead that they would not relinquish.
James Ward started off the fourth-inning comeback with a two-run double. He went 4-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored in the win.
Mike Benedetto had multi-hit efforts in both games and drove in three runs on the day.
Nathan Toms capped off the Golden Knights' 14 run explosion with a three-run shot in the seventh inning for his sixth home run on the year.
Saint Rose used five different pitchers over the seven innings to defeat the Hawks in game two.
Sean Crowley spun a 1-2-3 fourth inning to earn the win.
Up next, the Golden Knights will travel to Orangeburg, N.Y. on Thursday to take on the Dominican Chargers, with first pitch scheduled for 4:00 PM.