March 04, 2010

BULLDOGS LOOK FOR FIRST WIN AT REBEL GAMES

SMITHFIELD, RI - After playing five games at the 24th annual Louisiana Classic three weeks ago, the Bryant University softball team will travel to Kissimmee, Fla. for the annual Rebel Spring Games. The Bulldogs will play 10 games in five days at the event, with their first pitch scheduled for Sunday, March 7 at 1 p.m. against Detroit Mercy.

Bryant (0-5) went 3-5 at the 2009 Rebel Games and closed their stay in style as the Bulldogs won their last two. The squad picked up wins against IPFW, Bucknell as well as Youngstown St in extra innings. Junior tri-captain Sami Houseal (Mount Joy, Pa.) pitched all eight innings in that contest, striking out eight and picking up the win. Houseal went 3-3 on the trip with a 2.95 earned run average. Senior Ali Chouinard (Swansea, Mass.) picked up the game-winning RBI in the top of the eighth against the Penguins. Sophomore Lauren McCart (Voorhees, N.J.) led the team with a .350 batting average over the course of the Rebel Games.

The 2010 Rebel Spring Games are over a month long and consist of well over 200 teams. On the Bulldogs week-long trip they will have two matchups with Detroit Mercy and one with: Fairfield, Lehigh, Butler, UPenn, LaSalle, Indiana State, Youngstown State and Saint Louis.

Bryant opens action at 1 p.m. on Sunday when they face off against the Detroit Mercy Titans. They return to action Sunday night when they play the Fairfield Stags at 5 p.m. There will be no live stats available but check in at www.bryantbulldogs.com for game results.