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Gavin Noriega Points to Dugout at Second Base
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Merrimack MCBSB 1-10-1
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Winner Bryant BRY 4-5-1
Merrimack MCBSB
1-10-1
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Final
11
Bryant BRY
4-5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Merrimack MCBSB 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Bryant BRY 3 2 3 1 0 2 X 11 11 0

W: Ey, Brooks (2-0) L: Samuel Franc (0-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Noriega drives in six as Baseball defeats Merrimack, 11-1

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Gavin Noriega drove in six runs to pace the Bryant baseball team to a 13-1 mercy-rule victory over Merrimack on Tuesday afternoon at Conaty Park.
 
The Bulldogs improve to 4-5-1 overall and will head to Dayton, Ohio, for a three-game series with the Flyers starting on Friday.
 
Noriega drove in runs in each of his first three at-bats, hitting a three-run shot in the first, a two-run double in the second and an RBI ground out in the third. He finished 2-for-4 with six RBI and a run scored. Brandyn Durand added two hits and three RBI.
 
Five Bryant pitchers combined to limit the Warriors to just two hits.

Game Information
Bryant 11, Merrimack 1
Records: Bryant 4-5-1 | Merrimack 1-10-1
Location: Conaty Park (Smithfield, R.I.)
W|L|S: Ey | Franco

Key Moments
  • Noriega hit a three-run home run in the first and the Bulldogs never looked back.
How it Happened
  • In the first, Matt D'Amato and Durand reached to start the game and Noriega lifted a towering three-run shot to right to open the scoring.
  • Noriega was at it again in the second as he went the other way to bring home two with a two-out double.
  • Merrimack would plate its only run in the third as Christian Scanlon snuck a single through the right side with two outs.
  • The Black and Gold added three more runs in the bottom of the third. Aleksei Goldhill plated a run with a sac fly, Durand drove in a run with a single to right and Noriega's ground out to first scored the final run.
  • In the fourth, Shea Grady plated a run with a perfect safety squeeze.
  • Durand made it 11-1 in the sixth as he hammered a two-run double down the right field line.
Inside the Box Score
  • Bryant outhit Merrimack, 10-
  • Jackson Vanesko allowed one run on hit, walked two and struck out two over 2.2 innings.
  • Brooks Ey tossed 1.1 scoreless innings of relief, striking out two.
  • Liam Chamberlain, Alex Slotter and Sean Clifford all pitched scoreless innings of relief.
  • D'Amato reached three times with two walks and an HBP. He stole bases and scored twice.
  • Durand had two hits and drove in three runs.
  • Noriega finished 2-for-4 with a home run and six RBI.
  • Eliot Medlock doubled twice.
  • Grady and Jacob Gaudreau each scored two runs.
Game Notes
  • Bryant improves to 13-2-1 against Merrimack at the DI level.
  • Vanesko recorded his longest outing of the season.
  • Sean Clifford made his collegiate debut in the seventh inning.
  • Noriega's six RBI are a career high and the second-most in a single game in DI program history.
  • Noriega hit his 22nd career home run, tying him for 8th in DI program history.
  • Durand now has a team-high 15 RBI on the year.
  • Medlock posted the first two hits of his collegiate career.
Up Next
Bryant heads to Dayton, Ohio, this Friday to begin a three-game series with the Flyers.
 
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