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11
Sacred Heart SHU 4-16
14
Winner Bryant BRY 13-8
Sacred Heart SHU
4-16
11
Final
14
Bryant BRY
13-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Sacred Heart SHU 0 0 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 11 12 5
Bryant BRY 3 1 1 4 2 1 2 0 X 14 14 0

W: Vining, Aidan (3-0) L: Pj Rogan (0-1) S: Flaherty, Tommy (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

BRYANT COMPLETES SWEEP WITH WILD 14-11 WIN ON SATURDAY

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Hudson Story and Mike Fiatarone combined to drive in seven runs as the Bryant baseball team completed the weekend sweep of Sacred Heart with a wild 14-11 victory in game two of Saturday's doubleheader at Conaty Park.
 
With the win, the Bulldogs have won seven-straight games, improve to 13-8 overall and finish their nine-game homestand with an 8-1 record. Bryant faces in-state rival Rhode Island on Wednesday in Kingston.
 
Bryant led 4-0 after two but trailed 5-4 and 6-5 before scoring the next nine runs to build a 12-6 lead. Fiatarone's two-run single and Story's two-run home run in the fourth put Bryant ahead for good.

Story finished with three hits and four RBI, while Fiatarone drove in three, scored twice and walked twice. Casey Wensley and Ellis Garcia each scored three times, with Wensley stealing three bases.
 
Aidan Vining was strong in relief to earn his third win of the year, limiting the Pioneers to one run over 3.2 innings. He struck out five.
 
Game Information
Bryant 14, Sacred Heart 11
Records: Bryant 13-8 | Sacred Heart 4-16
Location: Conaty Park (Smithfield, R.I.)
W|L|S: Aidan Vining (3-0) | Rogan (0-1) | Tommy Flaherty (1)
 
Key Moment
  • Fiatarone and Story powered a four-run fourth inning as the Bulldogs retook the lead for good.
How it Happened
  • Bryant scored three runs in the first with just one hit. Two walks and a single loaded the bases and Fiatarone and Story both earned RBI walks. Hackett scored the third run with a ground out.
  • The Bulldogs added a run in the second as Wensley doubled and scored on a sac fly from Kingsbury.
  • Sacred Heart erased the deficit and took the lead with a five-run third. Ryan Rey got SHU on the board with an RBI single and Will Rudolph scored two with a single. The Pioneers took the lead as Daniel Rice beat out a ground ball to first, allowing two runs to score.
  • Bryant tied the game at 5-5 in the third as Story singled, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on a two-out single from Gaudreau.
  • SHU retook the lead in the fourth on a sac fly to center.
  • Bryant answered with four runs in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead for good. With runners on second and third, Fiatarone laced a two-run single to center to make it 7-6. Story followed with a laser down the right field line for a two-run home run and a 9-6 lead.
  • The Bulldogs added two in the fifth and one in the sixth. In the fifth, Garcia's high fly ball to right was lost in the sun and fell for a triple, scoring Wensley from first. Kingsbury followed with a sac fly to make it 11-6.
  • Irizarry made it 12-6 in the sixth as he drove in a run with a fielder's choice.
  • The Pioneers made things interesting with five runs in the top of the seventh. CJ Nolan and Ryan Rey delivered two-run doubles in the inning.
  • Bryant answered with two runs of its own as Story drove in a run with a single through the right side and Hackett brought in a run with a sac fly.
Inside the Box Score
  • Bryant outhit Sacred Heart, 9-3.
  • Four of Bryant's nine hits went for extra bases.
  • Jackson Vanesko allowed five runs on four hits over 2.1 innings. He walked one and struck out two.
  • Vining followed with 3.2 innings of one-run relief. He allowed three hits, walked one and struck out five.
  • Thomas Galusha recorded two outs in the seventh, allowing five runs.
  • Tommy Flaherty recorded the final seven batters in a row after allowing a hit to the first batter he faced.
  • Story finished 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored.
  • Wensley picked up two hits, scored three runs and stole three bases.
  • Garcia reached three times with a hit and two walks and scored three runs.
  • Greger posted two hits and stole two bases.
  • Fiatarone drove in three runs and scored twice.
  • Gaudreau collected three hits.
Game Notes
  • Bryant has won each of the last 11 games against Sacred Heart and owns a 41-17 lead in the all-time series.
  • Bryant has now won four of its first six series of the season.
  • Bryant has won 13 of its first 21 games for just the third time in DI program history (2014, 2016).
  • The Black and Gold are now 140-34 at Conaty Park since the start of the 2017 season.
  • Bryant went 8-1 on its nine-game homestand. The Bulldogs
  • Bryant has now stolen 62 bases through the first 21 games of the season.
  • Garcia extended his hitting streak to 11 games and his on-base streak to 17 games.
  • Garcia finished the series 6-for-9 with eight RBI and six runs scored.
  • Wensley now has 12 multi-hit games this year and 44 in his collegiate career. He is 14-for-24 with six doubles, a triple, six RBI and 11 runs scored in the last six games.
  • Fiatarone finished the doubleheader with seven RBI.
  • Story produced his first three-hit game of the season and the fifth of his collegiate career. Story's home run was his second of the season and his four RBI were a career high.
  • Vining earned his third win of the year, tying him for the team lead. He has 21 strikeouts and through 19.0 innings and now has 328 career strikeouts, the most among active pitchers in college baseball.
  • Flaherty earned his first save of the season.
  • Greger collected his fifth multi-hit game in the last nine.
  • Gaudreau matched his career high with his third career three-hit game.
Up Next
Bryant hits the road on Wednesday as it travels to Kingston to face in-state rival Rhode Island. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.
 
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