POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – A seven-run second inning lifted Marist to a 9-2 victory and a doubleheader sweep of the Bryant baseball team on Friday afternoon at McCann Field.
With the loss, the Bulldogs conclude the regular season with a 27-24 overall record. Brynat will now set its sight on the 2026 America East Baseball Championships that begin on Wednesday in Vestal, N.Y. The Bulldogs will serve as the No. 4 seed and play in a single-elimination contest against either UMass Lowell or UAlbany at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Marist scored seven runs on six hits in the decisive second inning. Six Red Fox relievers combined to limit the Bulldogs to just four singles.
Game Information
Marist 9, Bryant 2
Records: Bryant 27-24 | Marist 23-28
Location: McCann Field (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
W|L|S: Thomas | Ty Davis
Key Moment
- Marist scored seven times in the second inning.
How it Happened
- Bryant took a 1-0 lead in the second as Jacob Gaudreau brought home a run with a safety squeeze.
- Marist responded quickly, scoring seven times in the bottom of the second. Chris Diaz led off with a home run to tie the game and a single, HBP and a walk loaded the bases with no outs. Back-to-back RBI singles made it 3-1 and a fourth run scored on a double play. Noel Rivera made it 5-1 with an RBI single and TJ Baer capped the inning with a two-run home run.
- The Red Foxes added two more runs in the third to make it 9-1.
- Bryant got a run back in the fifth as Mike Fiatarone drove in Casey Wensley with a two-out single.
Inside the Box Score
- Marist outhit Bryant, 10-4.
- Bryant drew seven walks but left nine men on base.
- Ty Davis allowed five runs on four hits in an inning+ of work.
- Billy Mulholland allowed two runs on two hits in an inning of relief.
- Justin Dressler allowed two runs on three hits in an inning of work.
- Tommy Flaherty, Zev Salsberg and Jameson Dobis combined to retire 9-of-10 over 3.0 scoreless innings of relief.
- Casey Wensley reached twice with two walks and scored a run.
- Fiatarone singled in a run and stole two bases.
- Charlie Saul reached three times with two singles and a walk.
Game Notes
- Bryant is now 2-2 all-time vs Marist.
- Bryant closed the regular season 13-16 over its final 29 games.
- Bryant stole two bases and now has 145 on the year. They have tied the America East single-season record set by Northeastern in 1991.
- Fiatarone is now 10-for-10 in stolen bases this season.
- Wensley scored a run in each game on Friday and now has 57 on the year. He ranks sixth in a single season in DI program history.
- Saul extended his hitting streak to seven games.
- Dobis recorded his second scoreless inning of the week.
Up Next
Bryant will compete in the single-elimination round of the 2026 America East Baseball Championships on Wednesday, May 20 at 1:00 p.m.
