SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant baseball team heads to Kingston on Wednesday to face in-state rival Rhode Island at Bill Beck Field. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday's game will be the first in a home-and-home series between the two programs. Bryant will host Rhode Island at Conaty Park on April 14.

The Particulars
Opponent: Rhode Island
Location: Bill Beck Field (Kingston, R.I.)
Date and Time: Wednesday, Mar. 25 - 3:00 PM
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Video: ESPN+
Game Notes: Bryant
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Bryant vs. Rhode Island

• Bryant owns a 17-11-1 record in the all-time series against Rhode Island. 
• The two programs split a home-and-home last year, with each team winning at home. Bryant earned a 7-4 victory at Conaty Park and URI won 7-1 at home.
• Bryant has won six of the last seven and is 10-8 all-time at Bill Beck Field.
• Gavin Noriega drove in four runs and Cam Papetti hit his first-career home run in the last meeting between the teams in 2025.

Bulldog Notes and Notables

• Bryant enters the weekend at 13-8 overall following weekend sweep of Sacred Heart. The Bulldogs won 11-1, 6-2 and 14-11.
• Bryant has now won four of its first six series this season.
• The weekend sweep also capped a nine-game homestand in which the Bulldogs went 8-1. Bryant outscored its opponents 77-33 and posted 23 doubles, eight triples and nine home runs.
• On the year, Bryant has bumped its average up to .282 and currently ranks second nationally in triples per game (0.57), 79th in doubles per game (2.00) and 14th in stolen bases per game (2.95).
• On the mound, Bryant owns a 5.12 ERA and has struck out 168 in 172.1 innings.

• Casey Wensley has gone 14-for-24 with six doubles, six RBI and 11 runs scored over his last six games. He has posted multiple hits in all six games. Wensley is hitting a team-best .390 with a .469 OBP and a 1.079 OPS. He's first nationally with four triples.
• Ellis Garcia went 8-for-15 with three home runs, 10 RBI and seven runs scored in five games last week. He hit two home runs and tied a DI single-game program record with seven RBI in a win over Sacred Heart. Garcia owns a 1.185 OPS and has a team-high 20 RBI.
• Hunter Kingsbury returned from injury in the Binghamton series and has gone 10-for-30 with eight RBI and seven runs scored in the eight games since his return.
• Bryant's relief quintet of Aidan Vining, Sean Zaslaw, Owen Birchard, Tommy Flaherty and Justin Dressler continues to shine. Vining earned his third win over the weekend, tossing 3.2 innings of one-run relief. He owns a 0.95 ERA and a 0.58 WHIP.
• Zaslaw has allowed just two runs over his last five appearances, posting 10 strikeouts in 12.0 relief innings.
• Birchard struck out a career-high six in 3.0 innings of relief vs Sacred Heart and has recorded four-straight scoreless outings, striking out 14 batters in his last 7.0 innings.
• Flaherty lowered his ERA to 0.93 with 2.1 scoreless against Sacred Heart. He has allowed just one earned run in 9.2 innings.
• Dressler owns a 2.25 ERA in 8.0 innings of relief, having tossed 3.2 scoreless over his last two appearances.

Streaking

• Garcia has hit safely in each of his last 11 games and has a 17-game on-base streak.
• Charlie Saul has hit safely in each of the last 10 and has reached safely in 12 straight.
• Jacob Gaudreau has reached safely in each of his last 23 games dating back to last season.
• Gavin Greger owns a 10-game on-base streak.
• Wensley has hit safely in six-straight games, reached safely in nine straight and has scored at least one run in each of the last 10 games.

Scouting the Rams

• URI is 6-15 overall on the year and is coming off a thrilling walk-off victory over George Mason on Sunday.
• The Rams are hitting .260 and average of 5.6 runs per game. URI pitches to a 7.73 team ERA, posting 158 strikeouts in 170.0 innings.
• Reece Moroney is hitting .417 with five doubles, 15 RBI and 13 runs scored.
• Ryan Henschel and Jack Hopko are tied for the team lead with four home runs.