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Casey Wensley Awaits a Pitch at Davidson
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Winner Bryant BRYANT
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Davidson DAVIDSON
Winner
Bryant BRYANT
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Final
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Davidson DAVIDSON
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bryant BRYANT 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 8 11 1
Davidson DAVIDSON 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 10 1

W: Davis, Ty (1-0) L: B. Champey (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

WENSLEY, SAUL LIFT BRYANT TO SERIES WIN AT DAVIDSON

DAVIDSON, N.C. – Casey Wensley collected four hits and three RBI and Charlie Saul's seventh-inning double proved to the difference as the Bryant baseball team earned a season-opening series victory with an 8-5 win over Davidson in game two of Saturday's doubleheader at Wilson Field.
 
The win gives Bryant a series victory over an A-10 school for just the fourth time in DI program history. Bryant returns to the diamond next weekend with a three-game series at No. 19 Clemson.
 
Saturday's finale played out just as the first two games of the series had. Bryant scored in the each of the final innings for the third-straight game and had to hold off a Davidson rally for the third time. After taking a 10-6 lead in the top of the eighth only to fall in game one on Saturday, Bryant scored three in the top of the seventh to defeat the Wildcats.
 
Wensley and Hunter Kingsbury combined to score seven of Bryant's eight runs, while Saul's seventh-inning double plated Mike Fiatarone with what proved to be the game-winning run. Wensley finished 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored, while Kingsbury doubled and scored three runs.
 
Three Bryant pitchers combined to strikeout eight and allow just one walk in the victory. Ty Davis earned the win, allowing two runs over 2.0 innings of relief.
 
Game Information
Bryant 8, Davidson 5 (7 inn.)
Records: Bryant 2-1 | Davidson 1-2
Location: Wilson Field (Davidson, N.C.)
W|L|S: Ty Davis (1-0) | Champey (0-1)
 
Key Moment
  • Saul scored Fiatarone from first with a double off the center field wall to break a 5-5 tie in the top of the seventh.
How it Happened
  • Davidson struck first in the final game of the series as Leitz drove in two with a two-out single.
  • Bryant quickly answered as Kingsley doubled to open the second and Wensley followed with a two-run home run to dead center.
  • The Wildcats retook a 3-2 lead with an RBI double in the bottom of the third.
  • Vining entered with one out in the third and settled things for the Bulldogs, retiring all eight batters he faced over 2.2 scoreless innings of relief. He struck out four.
  • Bryant grabbed its first lead of the game in the fourth as Kingsbury (E6) and Wensley (1B) reached to open the inning. Jacob Gaudrean drove in Kingsbury with a safety squeeze and Carlos Irizarry plated Wensley with a two-out single.
  • The Black and Gold extended their lead in the sixth as Kingsbury walked, stole second and scored as Wensley won a long at-bat, singling through the right side.
  • Davidson, however, tied the game with a sac fly and a ground-rule double.
  • For the third-straight game, Bryant struck in the top of the final inning. In the seventh, Ellis Garcia walked and Saul scored pinch runner Mike Fiatarone all the way from first with a double off the wall in center. Wensley and Brandyn Durand added RBI singles to give the Bulldogs an 8-5 lead.
  • Davis then closed it out in the bottom of the seventh, working around a leadoff double to finish off the series victory.
Inside the Box Score
  • Bryant outhit Davidson, 11-10.
  • Three Bryant pitchers combined to strikeout eight and allow just one walk.
  • Vanesko allowed three runs on six hits over 2.1 innings. He walked one and struck out two.
  • Vining struck out four over 2.2 perfect innings of relief.
  • Davis earned the win, allowing two runs over 2.0 innings.
  • Wensley finished 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and three runs scored.
  • Kingsbury doubled, stole a base and scored three times.
  • Irizarry picked up a pair of hits and drove in a run.
Game Notes
  • Bryant is now 6-7 all-time vs Davidson. This marked Bryant's second series victory over the Wildcats.
  • Bryant has now won four series against A-10 teams in DI program history.
  • All three games of the series were decided in the final inning or extras.
  • Bryant scored in the final two innings of all three games of the series.
  • Bryant opened the season with a series victory (against one team) for just the fourth time in DI program history (2019, 2021, 2022, 2026).
  • Vining made his Bryant debut after making 42 (40 starts) and throwing 258.2 innings at Johnson & Wales.
  • With four strikeouts, Vining now has 311 punch outs in his collegiate career.
  • Davis earned his second career victory.
  • Kingsbury doubled in all three games of the series and finished his first collegiate weekend 4-for-13 with four runs scored.
  • Wensley matched his career high with four hits, the fifth time he's reached the mark in his collegiate debut.
  • Wensley's home run was the seventh of his collegiate career.
  • Wensley finished the weekend 7-for-11 with a home run, five RBI and five runs scored. He had an OPS of 1.576.
  • Saul finished the weekend 5-for-14 with a double, two home runs, seven RBI and a 1.214 OPS.
Up Next
Bryant will visit No. 19 Clemson for a three-game series starting on Friday, February 20.
 
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