SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant baseball team makes the short trip to Providence on Tuesday afternoon to take on in-state rival Brown. First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m.

The Particulars
Opponent: Brown
Location: Attanasio Family Field at Murray Stadium (Providence, R.I.)
Date and Time: Tuesday, Mar. 31 - 3:30 PM
Live Stats: Sidearm 
Video: ESPN+
Game Notes: Bryant
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Bryant vs. Brown

• Bryant holds a 21-10 in the all-time series with Brown. The Bears, however, won 3-of-4 last season, including each of the last three.
• The Bulldogs defeated Brown 3-1 in the first game of a weekend series last season only to see the Bears rebound for a doubleheader sweep on Sunday, 7-4 and 7-6.
• Brown completed the series with a 10-6 victory in Providence. The Bears scored five times in each of the fourth and fifth innings.

Familiar Face

• Bryant will see a familiar face on Tuesday as Hall of Famer and 2013 grad Pete Kelich is in his first season as the pitching coach for the Bears.
• Kelich is arguably the greatest pitcher in Bryant history, going 30-11 with a program record 273 strikeouts. He was named the 2012 NEC Pitcher of the Year.
• Kelich also delivered on the biggest stage, allowing just one run on two hits with five strikeouts over 5.0 innings against Arkanas in the 2013 NCAA Manhattan Regional. The Bulldogs would go on to win the game, securing the school's first NCAA victory at the DI level.

Bulldog Notes and Notables

• Bryant enters the week at 16-9 overall following a series victory over NJIT. The Bulldogs had their eight-game win streak snapped in the opener but rebounded to sweep a Sunday doubleheader, 7-5 and 13-9.
• Bryant has won five of its first seven series this season.
• The Bulldogs are 4-0 in midweek games, picking up wins over Stonehill (9-1), Holy Cross (11-1), Dartmouth (10-6) and URI (4-2).
• Bryant ranks 6th nationally in stolen bases per game (3.02). The Bulldogs have 76 stolen bases in 25 games. The school record is 98.
• The Bulldogs are currently 13-4 in the month of March. Its the most wins in the month of March under head coach Ryan Klosterman.
• Bryant enters the week hitting .290 as a team. The Bulldogs are averaging 7.4 runs per game.

• Casey Wensley has gone 24-for-44 with nine doubles, 11 RBI and 19 runs scored over his last 10 games. He has multiple hits in nine of those 10 games, including two 3-hit games and two 4-hit games. Wensley is hitting .412 with 10 doubles, four triples, 24 RBI and 36 runs scored.
• Ellis Garcia is hitting .400 (20-for-50) over his last 13 games. In that span, Garcia has three doubles, two triples, three home runs, 13 RBI, six walks, four HBPs and a .492 OBP.
• Hunter Kingsbury went 5-for-14 with a home run, eight RBI and five runs scored in four games last week. Has 10 RBI over his last five games and enters the week hitting .297 with 16 RBI, 17 runs scored and eight stolen bases.
• Charlie Saul returned to the lineup on Sunday after missing four games. He pinch hit in game one of the doubleheader and hit a leadoff double to start Bryant's game-winning rally in the sixth. In game two, Saul roped a three-run triple to put Bryant ahead in the eighth. Saul has a .956 OPS on the year.
• Bryant has pitched to a 1.59 ERA in four midweek games. The Bulldogs have allowed just 23 hits in 34.0 innings along with 12 walks and 37 strikeouts. Ty Davis, who started Sunday, and Zach Davis each have three appearances. Zach Davis has tossed 4.1 innings of one-run relief.
• Billy Mulholland has 4.0 scoreless innings in two apperances, while Cole Schiff has walked one and struck out six over 4.1 innings.

Scouting the Bears

• Brown enters Tuesday on the heels of an Ivy League sweep of Princeton. The sweep gives Brown a 5-1 start to league play, its best in over 15 years.
• The Bears are hitting .263 and own a 5.56 team ERA.
• Brown pitchers have 135 strikeouts and 115 walks.
• Alex Benevento is hitting a team-best .354 with four home runs, 15 RBI, 20 runs scored and eight stolen bases.
• DJ Dillehay leads the team with 19 RBI.