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Zach Davis yells as he comes off the mount
1
Stonehill STO 1-11
9
Winner Bryant BRY 6-7
Stonehill STO
1-11
1
Final
9
Bryant BRY
6-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Stonehill STO 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 2
Bryant BRY 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 2 X 9 7 1

W: Davis, Ty (2-1) L: Felix Stork (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

DURAND, DAVIS POWER BRYANT TO WIN OVER STONEHILL IN HOME OPENER

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Brandyn Durand had two hits, drove in two and stole three bases and Ty Davis tossed four scoreless in his first collegiate start as the Bryant baseball team defeated Stonehill, 9-1, on Opening Day at Conaty Park.
 
With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 6-7 on the year. Bryant begins America East play this weekend, facing defending champion Binghamton.
 
Making his first collegiate start, Davis limited Stonehill to just hit, walked two and struck out two to earn his second win of the year. Tommy Flaherty (2.0 IP, 1UE), Thomas Galusha (1.0, 0R), Zach Davis (1.0 IP, 0R, 2K) and Bradley Lewis (1.0 IP, 0R) combined to close it out from there.
 
Durand led the offense going 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, two runs scored and three stolen bases. Charlie Saul homered and Ellis Garcia finished with two hits and two RBI.
 
Game Information
Bryant 9, Stonehill 1
Records: Bryant 6-7 | Stonehill 1-11
Location: Conaty Park (Smithfield, R.I.)
W|L|S: Ty Davis (2-1) | Stork
 
Key Moment
  • Durand and Irizarry provided Bryant some breathing room in the sixth with back-to-back run-scoring hits.
How it Happened
  • Bryant broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the bottom of the third. Durand produced the first run all by himself as he singled, stole second, stole third and then stole home. Saul made it 3-0 with a punishing two-run home run to left field.
  • The Bulldog defense helped keep Stonehill off the board, turning an inning-ending 3-6-1 double play to end a Skyhawk rally in the fourth.
  • Stonehill made it 3-1 in the sixth on a two-out RBI single to center.
  • Bryant answered with four runs of its own in the bottom half of the inning. Garcia opened the inning with a triple down the right field line and two walks loaded the bases. Durand then drilled a 1-2 pitch into the left field corner for a two-run double and Irizarry followed with a two-run single up the middle to make it 7-1.
  • The Bulldogs closed the scoring with a pair of runs in the bottom of the eight. Hudson Story scored on a dropped throw to second, while Casey Wensley scored Irizarry with a ground out.
Inside the Box Score
  • Bryant and Stonehill each finished with seven hits.
  • The Bulldogs stole 10 bases in the game.
  • Ty Davis allowed just one hit over 4.0 scoreless in his first collegiate start. He walked two and struck out two.
  • Tommy Flaherty allowed one unearned run on three hits over 2.0 innings.
  • Davis struck out two in his inning of work.
  • Lewis recorded a scoreless ninth.
  • Durand picked up two hits, drove in two, scored twice and stole three bases.
  • Irizarry had two hits, two RBI and two stolen bases.
  • Hackett and Wensley also added a pair of stolen bases.
  • Saul hit his third home run of the year.
  • Garcia picked up hits, including a triple.
Game Notes
  • Bryant is now 5-2 in the DI series with Stonehill.
  • Bryant won its home opener for the first time since 2023 and is now 10-5-2 in home openers at the DI level.
  • Bryant's 10 stolen bases tie the single-game DI program record that was previously set on March 29, 2013 against Fairleigh Dickinson.
  • Bryant has now stolen 40 bases through the first 13 games of the season.
  • Garcia collected his second triple of the year.
  • Gaudreau walked and has now reached safely in each of his last 17 games dating back to last season.
  • Saul now has hits in each of his last four games and now leads Bryant with three home runs on the year.
  • Davis was making his first collegiate start and delivered a career high 4.0 innings.
  • Zach Davis made his collegiate debut on Tuesday and posted his first collegiate strikeouts.
Up Next
Bryant opens America East play this weekend with its first of two weekend series against defending tournament champion Binghamton.
 
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