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Brandyn Durand High Fives Coach at Third
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Sacred Heart SHU 10-12-1
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Winner Bryant BRY 11-11
Sacred Heart SHU
10-12-1
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Final
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Bryant BRY
11-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sacred Heart SHU 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 7 2
Bryant BRY 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 X 10 7 1

W: Burrows, Jared (1-0) L: Hawkins, Mit (4-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Durand drives in five as Bryant defeats Sacred Heart, 10-4

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Brandyn Durand hit a tie-breaking three-run home run and finished with five RBI as the Bryant baseball team defeated Sacred Heart, 10-4, on Tuesday afternoon at Conaty Park.
 
The Bulldogs improve to 10-12-1 overall with the win. Bryant will head to Lowell, Mass., for a three-game series with UMass Lowell starting on Friday.
 
Tied 2-2 in the sixth, Durand lofted a three-run home run to right center to give the Bulldogs the lead for good. Durand added a two-run single in a four-run seventh that helped Bryant put the game away. Gavin Noriega also added two RBI.
 
Owen Birchard, Jack Pletter and Liam Chamberlain all delivered 2.0 scoreless innings of relief.

Game Information
Bryant 10, Sacred Heart 4
Records: Bryant 10-12-1 | Sacred Heart 11-11
Location: Conaty Park (Smithfield, R.I.)
W|L|S: Burrows (1-0) | Hawkins
Key Moments
  • Durand broke a 2-2 tie with a three-run home run in the sixth.
How it Happened
  • The Pioneers grabbed a quick 1-0 lead in the first. With two outs and two on, Steak Newman hit a ground ball to the right side that was knocked down by a diving Aleksei Goldhill. The runner on second, however, was able to race around and score as the ball squibbled away.
  • It remained 1-0 until the fifth when the Bulldogs struck for two runs. Gavin Greger hit a ground ball to second with the bases loaded and one out but the relay to first was in the dirt and skipped out of the first baseman's glove. Two runs scored on the play.
  • SHU quickly tied it with good team baseball in the top of the sixth. After a leadoff double, a fly ball to center and a ground out to second advanced the runner home.
  • Bryant answered back with a three-run home run from Durand in the bottom of the sixth. Drew Wyers was hit by a pitch and Noriega walked to put two on for Durand who lifted an 0-2 pitch over the wall in right center to make it 5-2.
  • The Pioneers would cut the lead to 5-4 in the top of the seventh. An RBI single made it 5-3 and then a second run scored as the Bulldogs threw the ball away on a rundown between third and home. SHU looked to take the lead as D'Amore drilled a ball to deep left center but Gavin Greger ran it down, making a tumbling catch to end the inning.
  • Bryant extended its lead to 9-4 with a four-run seventh. The Bulldogs loaded the bases and Noriega brought home two with a hard ground ball through the shift. Durand capped the inning with a two-run single to center.
  • The Bulldogs closed the scoring with a sac fly from Wyers in the eighth.
Inside the Box Score
  • Jackson Vanesko started and threw the first inning, allowing one run on two hits.
  • Owen Birchard followed with 2.0 scoreless. He struck out three.
  • Jack Pletter also notched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief.
  • Jared Burrows allowed two runs on one hit over 1.1 innings.
  • Liam Chamberlain closed the game with 2.0 scoreless innings.
  • Durand finished 2-for-4 with five RBI. He hit his sixth home run of the year.
  • Noriega went 1-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored.
Game Notes
  • Bryant is now 36-17 all-time vs rival Sacred Heart.
  • Bryant is now 6-4-1 at home this season. The Bulldogs finished their nine-game homestand with a 5-4 record.
  • Durand's home run was his sixth of the year. He now has two games with 5+ RBI this season and has 25 RBI on the year.
  • Noriega increased his team-leading RBI total to 26.
  • Chamberlain has allowed just three hits in 6.0 innings of relief.
  • Burrows picked up his fifth-career victory.
  • Birchard's outing was the longest of the season.
Up Next
Bryant returns to America East play this weekend with a three-game series vs UMass Lowell. It is currently scheduled to be played Friday-Saturday-Sunday in Lowell.
 
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