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Bryant BRYANT
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Winner Davidson DAVIDSON
Bryant BRYANT
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Final
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Davidson DAVIDSON
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Bryant BRYANT 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 4 10 8 1
Davidson DAVIDSON 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 11 12 1

W: K. Furr (1-0) L: Galusha, Thomas (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

BASEBALL STUNNED BY LATE DAVIDSON RALLY

DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to walk off with an 11-10 victory over the Bryant baseball team in game one of Saturday's doubleheader at Wilson Field.
 
The loss evens Bryant's record at 1-1 and snaps the Bulldogs' nations-leading 13-game road winning streak.
 
Saturday's first game was scheduled for seven innings and the Bulldogs rallied to take a 6-5 lead with three runs in the top of the seventh. Davidson, however, tied the game in the bottom of the seventh only to see the Bulldogs score four in the top of the eight. The Wildcats answered with five in the bottom of the eighth to stun the Bulldogs.
 
Charlie Saul led the way with three hits and three RBI, including his second home run in as many games. Mike Fiatarone collected his first career hit, driving in two with an eighth-inning single.
 
Dylan Scudder started for Bryant, while Cole Schiff, Tommy Flaherty and Thomas Galusha all made their Bryant debuts.
 
Game Information
Davidson 11, Bryant 10 (8 inn)
Records: Bryant 1-1 | Davidson 1-1
Location: Wilson Field (Davidson, N.C.)
W|L|S: Marenghi (1-0) | Galusha (0-1)
 
Key Moment
  • The Wildcats scored five times in the bottom of the eighth to earn a walk-off victory.
How it Happened
  • Scudder retired Davidson on just four pitches in the first but the Wildcats got to him in the second, scoring four runs. Two hits opened the inning before an errant pickoff plated the first run. Leitz then hit a three-run home run to make it 4-0.
  • Bryant finally broke through in the fourth as Saul clubbed a two-run home run. Zyons broke up the perfect game with a two-out walk and Saul followed with a laser over the left field wall.
  • Davidson was able to answer with a run in the bottom of the fourth but Cole Schiff limited the damage as he left the bases loaded.
  • Bryant closed the game to 5-3 in the top of the fifth as Greger brought home Wensley with a sac fly.
  • It remained close thanks to great relief work from Bradley Lewis and Tommy Flaherty in the fifth and sixth innings. Both Lewis and Flaherty struck out back-to-back batters to strand runners.
  • Bryant was able to take the lead with three runs in the top of the seventh. Jacob Gaudreau walked and Gavin Greger singled to put two runners on. Garcia then ripped a single to left that was misplayed by the left fielder. Both runners scored and Garcia ended up on third. Zyons followed with a sac fly to give Bryant a 6-5 lead.
  • Davidson would answer in the bottom of the seventh to send the game to extras. Torreso doubled to open the inning and came around to score on Lietz single.
  • In the top of the eighth, Papetti was hit by a pitch and Wensley walked to open the inning. Carlos Irizarry advanced the runners with a sac bunt and Fiatarone followed with a two-run single to right field. Saul added an RBI infield single and a balk made it 10-6.
  • Davidson rallied in the bottom of the eighth to win it with five runs on five hits. A hit batter and a single opened the inning before an RBI single brought in the first run. Galusha picked up a pair of strikeouts but a walk loaded the bases with two outs. Three-straight singles followed and brought home the winning runs.
Inside the Box Score
  • Davidson outhit Bryant, 12-8.
  • The Bulldog pitching staff walked seven and struck out 10.
  • Scudder allowed five runs on three hits over 3.2 innings. He walked one and struck out two.
  • Schiff worked 0.2 scoreless frames, while Lewis struck out two of the five batters he faced.
  • Flaherty allowed one run on two hits over 1.2 innings. He walked one and struck out three.
  • Galusha suffered the loss, allowing five runs on five hits in the eighth.
  • Saul went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
  • Greger drove in a run and scored twice.
  • Fiatarone came in as a pinch runner in the seventh and finished with two RBI and two runs scored.
Game Notes
  • Bryant is now 5-7 all-time vs Davidson.
  • Bryant's 13-game road winning streak, the longest in the nation, came to a close.
  • Bryant opened the season with back-to-back extra-inning games for the first time in program history.
  • Saul's home run was his second in as many games and his eighth career.
  • Kingsbury has now doubled in each of the first two games of his collegiate career.
  • Fiatarone collected his first-career hit, a two-run single, in the contest.
Up Next
Bryant and Davidson close out their series in game two on Saturday.
 
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