Box Score PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers plated five runs in the first two innings and then held on for a 6-3 victory over the Bryant baseball team on Friday afternoon at Bainton Field.
 
With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 4-6 on the year. Bryant and Rutgers continue their series on Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. first pitch.
 
Bryant trailed 5-0 after two but rallied to put the tying runs on base in the fifth but got no closer thanks to 4.2 innings of scoreless relief from Rutgers' righty Vincent Borghese. The transfer from Bryant nemesis Central Connecticut struck out eight and allowed just one hit.
 
Casey Wensley led Bryant with his fourth-straight multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored. Sean Zaslaw and Cole Schiff combined to toss 5.0 innings of one-run relief.
 
Game Information
Rutgers 6, Bryant 3
Records: Bryant 4-6 | Rutgers 7-5
Location: Bainton Field (Piscataway, N.J.)
W|L|S: Borghese (1-1) | Hilburger (0-1)
 
Key Moment

• Each of Rutgers' first five hits went for extra bases as the Scarlet Knights built a 5-0 lead after two innings.

How it Happened

• Rutgers grabbed the early lead with three in the first. Back-to-back doubles were followed by a two-run home run to make it 3-0.
• In the second, a leadoff triple was followed by a wild pitch and a Peyton Bonds RBI single made it 5-0.
• Bryant cut into the deficit in the third as Wensley scored Irizarry with a triple to right center and Saul doubled down the left field line to score Wensley. (2-5)
• Rutgers tried to extend the lead in the third using a first-and-third play but Bryant executed perfectly. The runner on first took off and the Bulldogs threw through to second, eventually tagging the runner out between first and second. The Rutgers runner attempted to take home prior to the tag and was initially ruled to have scored but official review wiped the run off the board.
• The Scarlet Knights did extend the lead with a run in the fourth. A ground ball to first brought home the run.
• Bryant rallied in the fifth but was able to push across just one run. Wensley started the rally with a single, Garcia worked a walk and Greger followed with an RBI single through the right side. A walk loaded the bases with one out but reliever Vincent Borghese struck out back-to-back batters to limit the damage.
• Rutgers looked to put the game away in the sixth, loading the bases with no outs. Zaslaw, however, was able to escape unscathed. Garcia fielded a 112-MPH scorcher from Bonds and threw home for the force out before Irizarry started an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play.
• Schiff came on with one out in the seventh and proceeded to strikeout four over 1.2 scoreless.

Inside the Box Score

• Rutgers outhit Bryant, 10-5.
• Rutgers collected six extra-base hits (4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR) in the game.
• Rutgers pitching struck out 15 on the afternoon.
• Hilburger allowed five runs on seven hits over 3.0 innings. He walked one and struck out two.
• Zaslaw allowed one run on three hits, walked two and struck out two over 3.1 innings of relief.
• Schiff retired all five batters he faced, striking out four.
• Wensley picked up two hits, including a triple, drove in a run and scored twice.
• Greger and Saul each drove in a run.

Game Notes

• Bryant and Rutgers were meeting for the first time in program history.
• It also marked the first time that Rutgers head coach Steve Owens had faced his former team. Owens served as the Bulldogs' head coach for nine seasons (2011-2019) before taking over at Rutgers.
• Wensley recorded his fourth-straight multi-hit game. He now has three triples in his last four games.
• Greger has an RBI in each of the last three games and five total in that span.
• Zaslaw set a new career high with 3.1 innings of relief.
• Schiff's outing was his longest of the year.

Up Next
Bryant and Rutgers continue their series on Saturday afternoon with a 2:00 p.m. first pitch.