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4
Winner Bryant BRY 14-8
2
Rhode Island URI 7-16
Winner
Bryant BRY
14-8
4
Final
2
Rhode Island URI
7-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bryant BRY 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 6 0
Rhode Island URI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1

W: Maher, Thomas (1-0) L: Cullen, Jake (0-3) S: Davis, Zach (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

BRYANT HITS THREE HOMERS, BULLPEN SHINES IN WIN OVER RHODE ISLAND

KINGSTON, R.I. – The Bryant baseball team hit three solo home runs and seven pitchers combined to strikeout 12 as the Bulldogs earned a 4-2 victory over in-state rival Rhode Island on Wednesday afternoon at Bill Beck Field.
 
With the win, the Bulldogs have won eight-straight games and improve to 14-8 overall. Bryant returns to America East play this weekend as it hosts NJIT at Conaty Park.
 
Justin Hackett, Hunter Kingsbury and Carlos Irizarry all hit solo home runs to help Bryant build a 4-1 lead.
 
Bryant used a season-high seven pitchers to limit the Rams to two runs on seven hits and strikeout 12. Thomas Maher earned his first collegiate win in his collegiate debut, while Zach Davis posted his first collegiate save.
 
Game Information
Bryant 4, Rhode Island 2
Records: Bryant 14-8 | URI 7-16
Location: Bill Beck FIeld (Kingston, R.I.)
W|L|S: Thomas Maher (1-0) | Cullen (0-3) | Zach Davis (1)
 
Key Moment
  • Billy Mulholland worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the sixth to keep the Bulldogs ahead 2-1.
How it Happened
  • URI took the lead on a solo home run from Jack Hopko in the second inning.
  • Hackett tied the game as he lifted a 1-2 pitch over the wall in right center in the fourth.
  • Kingsbury made it 2-1 in the fifth, launching a 3-2 pitch deep to right field for his second home run of the year.
  • URI looked to rally in sixth, loading the bases before Mulholland induced a fly out to end the threat.
  • In the seventh, Irizarry fouled off a pair of 2-2 pitches before hitting his first home run as a Bulldog to left field. Kingsbury then reached on an error, stole second and scored on a Gavin Greger single.
  • URI rallied in the eighth, plating a run and putting the tying runs on base with one out. Cole Schiff got a fly out and a strikeout to end the rally.
Inside the Box Score
  • URI outhit Bryant, 7-6.
  • Bryant stole three bases in the game.
  • Ty Davis started and allowed a solo home run in 2.0 innings. He struck out four.
  • Greg Gorman struck out the side in the third, while Justin Dressler tossed a scoreless fourth.
  • Maher and Mulholland pitched the fifth and sixth, with Maher using a double play ball to record a scoreless inning in his collegiate debut.
  • Schiff struck out three and allowed one run on three hits over 2.0 innings.
  • Davis worked a scoreless ninth to earn the save.
  • Kingsbury homered, stole two bases and scored twice.
  • Hackett and Irizarry also homered. Irizarry finished with two hits.
Game Notes
  • Bryant is now 18-11-1 against URI. The Bulldogs have won seven of the last eight meetings.
  • The Bulldogs have won each of their last eight games.
  • Bryant has now stolen 65 bases through the first 22 games of the season.
  • Jacob Gaudreau saw his on-base streak end at 23 games, while Ellis Garcia (17) and Casey Wensley (9) also had long on-base streaks snapped on Wednesday.
  • Greger extended his hitting streak to five games and his on-base streak to 11.
  • Kingsbury's home run was his second of the season, while he now has six stolen bases.
  • Irizarry's home run was his first as a Bulldog and the 19th of his collegiate career.
  • Hackett hit his second home run of the year and the eighth of his Bryant career.
  • Gorman made his first outing of the season, striking out the side.
  • Maher's appearance was the first of his collegiate career and the win is the first of his career.
  • Zach Davis recorded the first save of his collegiate career.
  • Ty Davis has now posted 12 strikeouts in three midweek starts (10.0 innings). He's allowed two runs on five hits in those three starts.
Up Next
Bryant returns to Conaty Park this weekend for an America East series against NJIT. The series begins Friday at 3:00 p.m.
 
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