SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant baseball team continues its 11-game road trip Wednesday night when it makes the short trip up 146 to face Holy Cross in Worcester. First pitch is set for 5:00 p.m.

The Particulars
Opponent: Holy Cross
Location: Fitton Field (Worcester, Mass.)
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 29 - 5:00 p.m.
Live Stats: Sidearm 
Video: ESPN+ 
Game Notes: Bryant
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Bryant vs. Holy Cross

• Bryant is 3-0 all-time vs Holy Cross. 
• The Bulldogs won the first half of this year's home-and-home, 11-1 on March 17 at Conaty Park.
• Bryant used an eight-run third inning to pull ahead of the Crusaders. Cam Papetti, Ellis Garcia and Hunter Kingsbury all homered in the inning for the Bulldogs.

Bulldog Notes and Notables

• Bryant enters the week at 22-18 overall following a weekend sweep of UMass Lowell. The Bulldogs earned 8-5, 5-3 and 4-2 victories.
• The Bulldogs are 8-10 in their last 18 games and are in the midst of an 11-game road trip. Bryant is 3-3 on the road trip.
• Bryant has won seven of its 11 series this season. That includes four-of-six America East series.
• Bryant continues to be one of the best base-stealing teams in the country, entering the week with 121 in 40 games.
• The Bulldogs rank ninth in the nation in stolen bases (121) and sixth in stolen bases per game (3.02). The national leader is VMI with 162 total and 3.77 per game. The America East record for stolen bases is 145 set by Northeastern in 1991. 
• The Black and Gold feature four players with 10+ stolen bases led by Casey Wensley's 26. Hunter Kingsbury (17), Gavin Greger (16) and Charlie Saul (15) all have 15+ stolen bases.  

• Ellis Garcia enters the week leading the team with a .367 average, 11 home runs, 39 RBI, a 475 OBP and a 1.189 OPS. He ranks third in the league in average, first in slug, first in OPS, t-1st in hits, third in RBI, fifth in doubles, second in triples, t-2nd in home runs and fourth in walks. 
• Garcia has hit six home runs in the last 10 games and is hitting .390 (39-100) with six doubles, three triples, nine home runs, 31 RBI and 22 runs scored in the last 27 games. 
• Casey Wensley is hitting .340 with a team-leading 11 doubles, five triples, 29 RBI, 51 runs scored and a .434 OBP. 
• Charlie Saul ranks second on the team with 33 RBI. He has seven RBI in his last five games.

Scouting the Crusaders

• Holy Cross is 18-25 overall entering the week. The Crusaders won 2-of-3 vs Lehigh over the weekend.
• HC is hitting .253 and have stolen 85 bases.
• Alex Sandell has five home runs and 26 RBI, while Ryan Grundy has 10 doubles and a team-high 28 RBI.
• The Crusaders' pitching staff has struck out 319 batters on the year.