Stonehill Rallies Past Bulldogs 5-4

Smithfield, RI - The Bryant University baseball team welcomed Northeast-10 opponent Stonehill to the Bryant Baseball Complex on Thursday afternoon for a non-conference game. Stonehill would win the game 5-4 behind two runs in the top of the ninth. The Skyhawks improve to 16-11 overall while the Bulldogs drop to 10-25 overall.

The Bulldogs struck first in the bottom of the second scoring on a bases loaded walk. The Skyhawks would tie the game in the top of the fourth when senior Coley Lyons (West Roxbury, MA) led off with a double. Lyons finished 2-4 with two RBI's and a run scored. The game would then be delayed 47 minutes after the completion of four innings due to lightning

When play resumed the Bulldogs struck for three runs in the bottom of the seventh giving them a 4-2 lead. Senior Nick Tucarella (Salem, NH) got the rally started with a single to left and was followed by a double from Brian Cleary (W. Boylston, MA). Tucarella finished 2-4 with a run while Cleary also finished with two hits going 2-3 with and RBI and a run scored.

Stonehill would regain the lead in the top of the ninth scoring two runs taking a 5-4 lead on three consecutive hits. Junior Matt Vaughn (Bow, NH) led off the inning with a double and came around to score on a Lyons triple. Junior Chris Hermann (Chelmsford, MA) would pitch a perfect bottom of the ninth giving him and Stonehill the 5-4 victory.

The next game for Bryant is on Monday, April 17 when they will travel to Assumption with a start time of 3:30 pm.