RINDGE, N.H. – A game-ending sacrifice fly by sophomore second baseman Randy Flores (Brooklyn, N.Y.) produced the tie-breaking run and gave Franklin Pierce University a come-from-behind 4-3 win over Bentley University and a sweep of a Northeast-10 Conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Pappas Field. Game 1 went to the Ravens by a count of 7-4.

Bentley struck first in the nightcap and took a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth inning. In the third, junior right fielder Tim Zupkus (Middlebury, Conn./ Holy Cross HS) and junior third baseman Eddy Beauregard (Paxton, Mass./ Wachusett Reg. HS) each had RBI singles to give the Falcons the advantage.

Franklin Pierce (12-5, 3-0 NE10) more than countered in the fifth, using four hits and a walk to score three runs.

Bentley (5-13, 0-3 NE10) evened the game in the sixth on a home run to right by junior third baseman Steve Rizzuto (Belmont, Mass./Belmont HS).

Before Flores ended the game, Franklin Pierce used an error, a sacrifice and a bunt single to set the table.

Bentley's eight hits included two apiece from Zupkus and sophomore Jackson Walonis (Walpole, Mass./Walpole HS). Walonis was 5-for-7 in the twinbill after having three hits in the opener.

In the first game, Franklin Pierce scored twice in the second and five times in the third to go up 7-0. Bentley got three runs back in the fifth and one more in the sixth before the comeback bid fell short.

Bentley outhit the home team, 11-10, with Walonis 3-for-4 with two RBI and both graduate center fielder Kyle Halloran (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton HS) and senior catcher Charlie Auditore (Walpole, Mass./Walpole HS) each having two hits.

For Franklin Pierce, sophomore first baseman Jose Savinon (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and sophomore left fielder Ryan Lavelle (East Longmeadow, Mass.) each drive in two runs.

Bentley graduate lefty Jared Brooks (Hollis Center, Maine/Cheverus HS) took his first loss of the season after three wins but struck out nine.

The four-game series concludes Sunday at 1 pm.