SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University baseball team will travel to Lynchburg, Virginia, this weekend where they will match up with Liberty for a three-game series.
The series opens Saturday afternoon at 12:00 p.m. as part of a doubleheader. The series concludes on Sunday (1:00 p.m.). All three games of the series will be streamed on ESPN+
The Particulars
Opponent: Liberty
Location: Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date and Time: Mar. 3 - 4:00 p.m. | Mar. 4 - 2:00 p.m. | Mar. 5 - 1:00 p.m.
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Video: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Game Notes: Bryant
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Probable Starting Pitchers (Based off last week)
Friday - Coleman Picard (1-0, 1.80) vs. Garrett Horn (1-1, 2.00)
Saturday - Ken Turner (0-1, 5.87) vs. Nick Moran (0-0, 0.90)
Sunday - TBA (-) vs. Mikey Tepper (0-1, 4.50)
- Picard had a stellar last outing leading Bryant to a victory over No. 14 ranked Virginia Tech, striking out 12 batters through 5.0 innings only allowing one run on three hits.
- Turner held well through two and a half innings keeping VT off the board, until they hit back-to-back homers in the third, and two more runs in the fourth.
Bryant vs. Liberty
- This is the Bulldogs and Flames first meeting since 2017.
- Bryant is 2-5 all-time against the Flames. The Bulldogs won 6-2 in 2012 and then won the series finale in 2017.
- In 2017, Jimmy Titus homered twice and drove in five runs.
Bulldog Notes and Notables
- Picard named America East Pitcher of the Week, Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week.
- Bryant was swept at High Point on opening weekend. The Bulldogs dropped a 6-2 decision on Opening Day, before falling 7-6 and 10-5 to wrap up the series.
- Bryant dropped two of three last weekend at No. 14 Virginia Tech. After winning 7-3 on Friday, Bryant fell 4-1 on Saturday and 15-8 on Sunday.
- Jake Gustin is hitting .346 this year, while Jackson Phinney has two home runs and a team-high five RBI.
- Bryant is hitting just .200 as a team and is averaging 4.8 runs per game.
