March 19, 2010

BRYANT BASEBALL FALLS TO NORTHEASTERN 10-0 FRIDAY
Bulldogs and Huskies to Meet Saturday at Smithfield, RI at 1 pm

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BROOKLINE, Mass. –  The Bryant University baseball team ran into one of the region's top pitchers Friday as the Bulldogs dropped a tough 10-0 decision at Northeastern University. 

NU starter Les Williams, a junior righty from Toronto, Ontario and former member of the Canadian Junior National Team, threw eight innings of one-hit ball against the Bulldogs to pick up his second win of the season.

Northeastern (5-3) took command of the game early.  After the Bulldogs were retired in order to open the game, the Huskies scored three times in the bottom of the first, two on a single by freshman Alan Pastyrnak and another on a groundout to third by Frank Compagnone. 

The Huskies would threaten again later in the third, loading the bases after starter Sal Lisanti (Brooklyn, N.Y.) gave up a double to Pastyrnak, a walk to Compagnone and single to left by Tony DiCesare with nobody out.  Lisanti would hit Brendan Stokes on a 1-0 pitch to force in a run to make it 4-0 and Northeastern would add two more to make it 6-0.

Brent Almeida (Fairhaven, Mass.) would come on in the fifth with two on and just one out, but would get Logan Gillis to ground into an inning-ending double play and the Bulldogs would escape any damage.

However, four more runs in the sixth put the game away.

Bryant (2-10) could manage only one hit off Williams, a single to shortstop by senior Dylan Stone (Portsmouth, R.I.) before giving way to Dan Zehr in the ninth.  

The Bulldogs and Huskies will meet Saturday at the Bryant Baseball Complex Saturday. Freshman Joe Michaud (Milford, Conn, 1-1, 7.94) takes the mound for the Bulldogs while Northeastern will send sophomore lefty Drew Leenhouts (0-0, 7.94) ERA to the hill.  First-pitch is set for 1 p.m.