PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Bryant baseball team fell to Rutgers, 14-0, on Saturday afternoon at Bainton Field.
With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 4-7 on the year and drop the weekend series. Bryant and Rutgers close the series on Sunday afternoon with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch.
Ellis Garcia,
Charlie Saul,
Justin Hackett and
Jacob Gaudreau picked up Bryant's four hits in the contest.
Game Information
Rutgers 14, Bryant 0
Records: Bryant 4-7 | Rutgers 8-5
Location: Bainton Field (Piscataway, N.J.)
W|L|S: Konstantinovsky (3-0) | Scudder (1-2)
Key Moment
- Rutgers built a big lead early thanks to a six-run second inning.
How it Happened
- Rutgers opened the scoring with a pair of two-out runs in the first. Trey Wells drove in a run with a two-out single and a wild pitch plated the second.
- In the second, Peyton Bonds and Tristan Salinas homered to make it 8-0.
- Bonds (RBI single) and Charlie Meglio (2RBI 1B) plated Rutgers' three runs in the third, while Bonds added two more RBI with a double in the fourth.
Inside the Box Score
- Rutgers outhit Bryant, 12-4.
- Rutgers collected five extra-base hits and now has 11 in the series.
- Dylan Scudder allowed eight runs on six hits, walked one and struck out two in 2.0 innings.
- Bradley Lewis (0.2 IP, 2H, 3R) and Thomas Galusha (1.1 IP, 3H, 2R) combined for two innings work.
- Zev Salsberg made his Bryant debut and tossed 1.1 innings of one-run relief.
- Billy Mulholland recorded the final two outs.
- Bryant received hits from four separate players.
- Hackett collected Bryant's lone extra-base hit, a double.
- Bonds, the nephew of MLB legend Barry Bonds, went 4-for-4 with five RBI for Rutgers.
- Starter Zack Konstantinovsky improved to 3-0 with 5.0 scoreless innings.
Game Notes
- Bryant is now 0-2 vs Rutgers in the all-time series.
- Bryant has now split its first four weekend series.
- Hackett now has three doubles on the season.
- Salsberg's outing was his first as a Bulldog.
- Gaudreau has now reached safely in each of his last 15 games dating back to last season.
Up Next
Bryant and Rutgers close out the weekend series on Sunday with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch.