NORFOLK, Va. – The Bryant University baseball team dropped its series final with No. 24 Old Dominion, 23-7, on Sunday afternoon.

Matt Smith posted two hits and an RBI as 10 different Bulldogs recorded hits on the afternoon.     

Game Information
No. 24 Old Dominion 23, Bryant 7
Records: Bryant 3-6, No. 24 Old Dominion 9-1
Location: Bud Metheny Baseball Stadium (Norfolk, Va.)
W|L|S: Joey Rodriguez | John MacDonald

Key Moment

• Old Dominion broke open a close game with a five-run fifth inning.                  

How it Happened

• Bryant jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first with four doubles. Logan Allen and Derek Smith stroked back-to-back doubles to start the game, while Matt Woods and John Tuccillo added RBI doubles to make it 3-0.
• ODU, however, scored the next 10 runs to take a 10-3 lead after five innings.
• In the sixth, Smith brought home a run with a double and Jackson Phinney scored a run with a ground out. Damaurys Rodriguez made it 10-6 with a pinch-hit single to right.
• The Monarchs responded with four runs in the sixth and four runs in the seventh.
• Randy Carlo produced Bryant's final run with a solo home run in the eighth.    

Stats and Game Notes

• Smith finished 2-for-5 with an RBI.
• Carlo hit his first-career home run.  
• Bryant is now 0-4 all-time against Old Dominion.

Up Next
Bryant stays on the road this weekend when it travels to Longwood for a three-game series with the Lancers.