ANDOVER, Mass. (Interstat) — The Merrimack Warriors erupted for seven runs in the second inning and cruised to an 11-4 victory over the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks in a college baseball game Tuesday afternoon at Merrimack Baseball Diamond.

The River Hawks built a 4-0 lead in the top of the second, highlighted by Scott Donahue’s two-run double. The Warriors responded immediately in the bottom half, sending 11 batters to the plate. Christian Scanlon capped the decisive rally with a two-run homer, part of five unearned runs in the frame following a key error.

Merrimack pitchers Samuel Franco, AJ Holmes and Owen Zadrozny combined for 5 2/3 hitless innings of relief. Franco, the top star, struck out four over three perfect frames. Massachusetts-Lowell managed only four hits total.

With the win, Merrimack evened its record at 10-10. Massachusetts-Lowell fell to 8-12.