Box Score ORONO, Maine – Maine used a five-run sixth inning to earn a 7-5 victory over the Bryant baseball team on Sunday afternoon at Mahaney Diamond.
With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 31-17 overall and 16-5 in America East play. Bryant had claimed the series with victories in each of the first two games of the series. Bryant has now won six of its seven America East series this season. The Bulldogs also claimed the America East Regular Season title outright due to UMBC's loss to Binghamton on Sunday.
Carmine Petosa went 2-for-5 on the afternoon, setting the program record by reaching safely in his 51st-straight game. He breaks the previous record of 50 that was held by Robby Rinn since 2016. Chris Einemann added three hits and Zac Zyons, Matt Smith and Justin Hackett all had a pair of hits.
Bryant used six pitchers in the game, with Liam LeVangie throwing 3.0 innings of two-run ball to start. Sean Zaslaw and Bradley Lewis both notched scoreless outings, while Jack Pletter tossed the final 1.2 innings of one-run relief.
Game Information
Maine 7, Bryant 5
Records: Bryant 31-17, 16-5 | Maine 11-35, 7-13
Location: Mahaney Diamond (Orono, Maine)
W|L|S: Lavigueur (3-3) | M.T. Morrissey (0-2)
Key Moments
- Maine broke a 2-2 tie with five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.
How it Happened
- Bryant grabbed the early lead with runs in the first and second. In the first, a throwing error with two outs allowed a run to score.
- In the second, Justin Hackett singled home Matt Smith to make it 2-0.
- Maine tied the game with a two-run single in the bottom of the second.
- It remained tied until the Black Bears scored five times in the sixth. A safety squeeze scored the first run and a bases-loaded walk made it 4-2. Back-to-back RBI base hits scored the final three runs of the inning.
- Bryant got a run back in the seventh on an RBI single from Smith.
- In the ninth, Brandyn Durand hit a solo home run to make it 7-4. Maine then committed three-straight infield throwing errors, leading to a Bryant run. The Bulldogs, however, left the tying runs on base.
Inside the Box Score
- Bryant outhit Maine, 14-12.
- LeVangie allowed two runs on four hits and walked two in 3.0 innings.
- Sean Zaslaw retired three of the four batters he faced.
- Lewis notched two outs.
- M.T. Morrissey took the loss, allowing four runs on two hits in 0.2 innings.
- Pletter allowed one run on five hits over 2.1 innings. He struck out three.
- Zyons picked up two hits.
- Einemann finished 3-for-5.
- Petosa went 2-for-5 with a double.
- Durand homered for the third straight game.
- Smith posted two hits, drove in a run and scored twice.
- Hackett collected two hits and an RBI.
- Maine starter Luc Lavigueur pitched into the seventh in both of his starts vs Bryant this year, striking out 7 over 6.2 innings on Sunday. He held Bryant scoreless over 7.0 innings in March.
Game Notes
- Bryant is now 7-6 all-time vs Maine. The Bulldogs won four of the six regular season games this season.
- The Bulldogs are now 30-10 in their last 40 after starting the season 1-7.
- Bryant is now 16-5 in league play.
- A day after claiming a share of the America East Regular Season title, Bryant claimed the title outright with UMBC's loss to Binghamton on Sunday.
- Carmine Petosa extended his on-base streak to 48 games this season and 51 dating back to last season with his walk. He now holds the longest on-base streak in program history, snapping a tie with Robby Rinn (50 – 2016).
- Durand's home run was his third of the series and his 11th of the year. It marks the second time this season that Durand has homered in all three games of a weekend series (at Pitt).
- Zyons extended his on-base streak to 28 games and his hitting streak to 14 games.
- Greger now has hits in 13 of his last 14 games.
Up Next
Bryant returns to Conaty Park for its final home game of the season on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will host Stonehill at 4:00 p.m.
