SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College baseball team was victorious against the Saint Anselm College Hawks, winning by a score of 5-3 on Thursday, April 20 at Bedard Field.

With the win, AIC moves to 11-21 overall and 6-11 in the NE10 while Saint Anselm drops to 10-22 overall and 5-12 in the NE10.

The bottom of the second inning saw the Yellow Jackets break the stalemate against the Hawks, with Eugene Quirk getting hit by a pitch with one out to start the rally. Quirk advanced to second on a groundout before making his way to third on a passed ball. Matt Costanza put his stamp of approval on the inning with an RBI single up the middle to score Quirk and make it 1-0 AIC.

AIC tacked another run onto the board to make it 2-0. KJ White started the inning off with a bang, as he sent a hard hit ball past the third baseman for a leadoff single. After advancing to second base on a wild pitch, White scored on a RBI single by Matt Krause to left field.

Saint Anselm was able to score a run in the fourth inning on a 6-4-3 double play that scored a runner from third to make it 2-1. AIC countered right back in the bottom of the inning, as Andrew Ciacciareli launched a rocket to the left-center fence for a leadoff double. Costanza followed suit with a single to give AIC runners on first and second. A walk from Brendan Carter loaded the bases as a double-play hit by Josh Aviles scored Ciacciareli, pushing the score to 3-1 Yellow Jackets.

A pitcher's duel developed, as neither team was able to make a splash until the bottom of the seventh where the Yellow Jackets scored once again. Brendan LaVallee singled with two outs to keep the inning alive. LaVallee moved to second on a single past the shortstop by Nick Lavin. Ciacciareli singled to left field to score LaVallee from second base to make it 4-1.

In the top of the eight, the Hawks turned on the jets, scoring two runs to make it a one-run game. A double to center advanced a runner to third, but a throwing error was enough to allow a run to score, giving the Hawks a runner at third by the time the dust settled. The final run came from a passed ball, making it 4-3.

The Yellow Jackets regained their two-run lead in the bottom of the eight, as a sac fly out to left field allowed Carter to tag up from third base to make it 5-3.

Mike Wroth (W, 2-1) went five innings, picking up his second win of the year. In his five innings, Wroth allowed three hits, one run, two walks and striking out two. J.D. LeHouiller was brought in to pitch three innings of relief, giving up two hits, two runs, none earned, and three strikeouts. Dean Streich (S, 1) pitched the final frame, giving up just two hits.

The Yellow Jackets stay on home field to host the Adelphi Panthers on Saturday, April 22 at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.