SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant baseball team dropped its America East opener, 9-4, to UAlbany on Friday afternoon at Conaty Park.
The Bulldogs fall to 8-11-1 overall and 0-1 with the loss. Bryant and UAlbany continue their series on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.
On Friday, the Great Danes posted 15 hits and used a four-run fourth and a three-run sixth to pull away.
Game Information
UAlbany 9, Bryant 4
Records: Bryant 8-11-1, 0-1 | UAlbany 7-9, 1-0
Location:Park (Smithfield, R.I.)
W|L|S: Banner (3-0) | Delongchamp
Key Moments
- UAlbany struck for four runs in the fourth to open up a 5-0 lead.
How it Happened
- UAlbany took advantage of a Bryant miscue in the first to grab a 1-0 lead.
- The Great Danes pushed the lead to 5-0 with four runs in the fourth. A two-run double brought in the first two runs, while a ground out and a single center plated the final two.
- Bryant got its first run in the fifth as Pat D'Amico tripled and scored on an Evan Blake ground out.
- The Great Danes then answered with three runs in the top of the sixth to take a 9-1 lead.
- Bryant plated the games final three runs, scoring on a double play in the sixth and a wild pitch and a Brandyn Durand home run in the ninth.
Inside the Box Score
- UAlbany had 15 hits and turned four double plays in the game.
- Luke Delongchamp allowed five runs on eight hits over 3.1 innings. He walked one and struck out three.
- Dylan Scudder allowed one run on three hits over 1.2 innings.
- Toby Scheidt delivered three scoreless innings of relief.
- Jack Pletter tossed a scoreless ninth.
- Aleksei Goldhill finished with two hits.
- Durand hit his team-leading fifth home run of the year.
- UAlbany's Dylan Banner allowed two runs on just four hits and struck out seven over 8.0 innings.
Game Notes
- UAlbany picks up its first victory over Bryant in the all-time series.
- Bryant falls to 4-3-1 at home this season.
- Durand now leads the team with five home runs.
- Scheidt's outing was his longest of the season.
Up Next
Bryant and UAlbany play game two of their series on Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch.