SMITHFIELD, R.I. –
Justin Hackett went 3-for-4 with two RBI and four pitchers combined to allow just three hits as the Bryant baseball team picked up an 11-1 run-rule victory over Stonehill on Tuesday afternoon at Conaty Park.
With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 27-22 overall. The Bulldogs close out the regular season on Friday with a doubleheader at Marist.
On Tuesday, Bryant used a pair of four-run innings to pull away from the Skyhawks.
Cam Papetti's two-run home run highlighted a four-run second, while
Ellis Garcia and Hackett each clubbed two-run doubles in a four-run fourth.
Dylan Scudder,
Greg Gorman,
Jackson Vanesko and
Jameson Dobis combined to allow just three hits and strikeout nine on the afternoon.
Game Information
Bryant 11, Stonehill 1
Records: Bryant 27-22 | Stonehill 19-27
Location: Conaty Park (Smithfield, R.I.)
W|L|S: Dylan Scudder (3-3) | Bell
Key Moment
- Papetti punctuated a four-run second with an opposite field two-run home run.
How it Happened
- Stonehill grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the second. The Skyhawks put the first two runners on before Dylan Scudder induced a 4-6-3 double play. Tyler Redden, however, singled to left to make it 1-0.
- Bryant responded with four runs in the bottom of the inning. Hackett opened the inning with an infield single to third and Gavin Greger and Charlie Saul loaded the bases with back-to-back bunt singles. A wild pitch scored the tying run and Hunter Kingsbury gave Bryant the lead with a sac fly. Papetti then drove a 2-0 pitch over the right field wall to make it 4-1.
- The Bulldogs added a run in the fifth as Saul brought home Hackett with a sac fly to left.
- Bryant pushed the lead to 9-1 with four more runs in the fourth. All four came with two outs as Ellis Garcia and Justin Hackett each posted two-run doubles.
- The Black and Gold put the game away with two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Two walks and a single loaded the bases with one out and Jacob Gaudreau picked up an RBI with a sac fly to right. Alejandro Vazquez then singled through the middle to complete the run-rule victory.
Inside the Box Score
- Bryant outhit Stonehill, 12-3.
- Dylan Scudder started and allowed one run on two hits over 2.0 innings. He walked three and struck out one.
- Greg Gorman struck out three over 2.0 innings of scoreless relief.
- Jackson Vanesko fanned three in 2.0 perfect innings of relief.
- Jameson Dobis struck out two in a scoreless seventh.
- Garcia finished 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI.
- Hackett went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored.
- Greger reached four times with two hits and two walks.
- Papetti homered and drove in two.
Game Notes
- Bryant is now 6-2 in the Division I series with Stonehill. The Bulldogs won both games this season by a combined 20-2.
- Bryant is now 13-14 over its last 27 games.
- The Bulldogs improve to 14-7 at home this season.
- Hackett collected multiple hits for the fourth time in the last seven games and is now hitting .280 on the year.
- Garcia drove in two runs to give him a team-high 44 on the year.
- Papetti's home run was his third of the season and the 11th of his career.
- Greger collected multiple hits for the seventh time in the last 10 games.
- Vazquez has now collected the walk-off run-rule hit twice this season.
- Gorman has now struck out 13 in 10.2 innings of relief this season.
- Vanesko made his 44th collegiate appearance on Tuesday.
Up Next
Bryant closes out the regular season on Friday with a non-conference doubleheader at Marist.
