BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University ended a three-game skid with a 4-1 non-conference win over Endicott College Saturday afternoon. Roger Williams improves to 7-19 overall while Endicott drops to 11-13.

In the first inning, Mike Pascarella (Milford, Conn.) and John Oppenhimer (Westport, Conn.) reached on one-out singles. Trevor Manzi (Beverly, Mass.) would follow with an RBI single through the left side on a hit-and-run play to score Pascarella and put the Hawks on top 1-0.

In the following inning, Eric Bransfield got on with a leadoff bunt single down the third base line. Mike Thomas (Plainville, Conn.) then brought in Bransfield with an RBI triple to deep right field. Derek Jerome (New Bedford, Mass.) gave RWU a 3-0 advantage as Thomas came in on Jerome's infield single to short. The Hawks added one more in the third with Pascarella scoring from third on a wild pitch with two outs.

A strong performance on the mound by Sean Boyle helped keep Endicott off the board over the first six innings. The Gulls scored their only run of the game in the seventh inning, with Tad Gold (Martha's Vineyard, Mass.) coming in on an RBI groundout by Harry Oringer (Dartmouth, Mass.).

Boyle finished with one of his best outings of the year in the win, going 7.2 innings and allowing only one run on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts. Tony Trafecanty (Franklin, Mass.) notched the first save of his career with a scoreless ninth inning. Thomas was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored, while Pascarella went 2-for-4 with a run.

Brendan Pittsley (Plympton, Mass.) took the loss, giving up four runs in 3.1 innings on ten hits with seven strikeouts. Gold was 2-for-4 at the dish with a run scored while Daniel Mello (Peabody, Mass.) went 2-for-4.

Roger Williams hosts Becker College on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. while Endicott travels to MIT on Monday.