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Pat D'Amico Double at Binghamton
7
Winner Bryant BRY 20-16-1
4
UAlbany UALBANY 13-24
Winner
Bryant BRY
20-16-1
7
Final
4
UAlbany UALBANY
13-24
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bryant BRY 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 11 0
UAlbany UALBANY 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 1

W: Rizy, Kyle (5-0) L: D. Banner (4-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

D'Amico's eighth-inning homer lifts Bryant to 7-4 win at UAlbany

ALBANY, N.Y. – Pat D'Amico broke a 4-4 tie with a three-run home run in the eighth inning as the Bryant baseball team earned a 7-4 victory over UAlbany in the series opener between the two teams on Friday afternoon.
 
The Bulldogs improve to 20-16-1 overall and 8-5 in America East play with their ninth win in 10 games. Bryant and UAlbany are scheduled to continue their series on Saturday but weather could alter the schedule.
 
Bryant took a 4-0 lead into the fifth inning on Friday but the Great Danes were able to tie the game with a four-run fifth. It remained tied until the eighth. Gavin Noriega doubled to open the inning, Drew Wyers singled to right and D'Amico hit a towering three-run home run to dead center.
 
D'Amico finished 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored, while Zac Zyons also homered for the Bulldogs. Noriega (2-5, 2B), Wyers (2-4) and Charlie Saul (2-3, 2RBI) all finished with multiple hits.
 
Kyle Rizy earned his fifth win of the year as he tossed 4.1 scoreless innings of relief. He retired 12 of the 14 batters he faced.

Game Information
Bryant 7, UAlbany 4
Records: Bryant 20-16-1, 8-5 | UAlbany 13-24, 3-10
Location: Varsity Field (Albany, N.Y.)
W|L|S: Rizy (5-0) | Banner (4-4)
 
Key Moments
  • D'Amico broke a 4-4 tie with a three-run home run in the top of the eighth.
How it Happened
  • Bryant jumped out to a 4-0 lead with two runs in the third and two more in the fourth. In the third, Matt D'Amato reached on an error to start the inning and Zyons made it 2-0 with a two-out two-run home run to right field.
  • In the fourth, the Bulldogs loaded the bases with no outs. Dylan Banner was able to retire the next two but Saul singled through the left side to plate a pair.
  • Bryant starter Michael Belcher was cruising through the first four innings and had two outs and a runner on second in the fifth when UAlbany rallied. Down 1-2 in the count, Filippi walked and then Stephens was hit by a pitch to load the bases. McAllister followed by hitting a breaking ball into the left field corner for a three-run double. Toby greeted Rizy with a single to left to tie the game at 4-4.
  • In the eighth, Noriega doubled into the right field corner to get things started and Wyers followed with a single through the right side. D'Amico then lifted a high fly ball to dead center that carried over the wall for a three-run home run.
  • Rizy, meanwhile, retired the next seven in a row after the Toby single in the fifth before a leadoff single opened the eighth. He induced a 6-4-3 double play and then set down the final four batters to close it out.
Inside the Box Score
  • Bryant finished with 11 hits, limiting UAlbany to six.
  • Belcher allowed four runs on four hits, walked three and struck out five over 4.2 innings.
  • Rizy earned the win with 4.1 innings of scoreless relief. He allowed two hits, didn't walk a batter and struck out two.
  • D'Amico homered and drove in three runs.
  • Zyons hit a two-run home run.
  • Wyers collected two hits.
  • Saul had two hits and drove in two runs.
  • Banner worked 8.0 innings for the second start against Bryant this year. He allowed seven runs (five earned) on 10 hits, didn't walk a batter but struck out just one.
Game Notes
  • Bryant is now 11-2 all-time vs UAlbany. The Bulldogs and Great Danes have split four meetings this year.
  • Rizy earned his fifth win of the year. He is now tied for the America East lead in victories.
  • Rizy's 4.1 innings of relief is a career high.
  • Wyers extended his on-base streak to 20 games and is now hitting .511 (23-45) with 1.467 OPS in league play.
  • D'Amico's home run was his sixth of the year. He is hitting .370 with six doubles, five home runs and 21 RBI in America East play. He has homered three times vs UAlbany.
  • Noriega has now reached safely in 15-straight games. He leads the Bulldogs with 14 doubles.
  • D'Amato was HBP to extend his on-base streak to 13 games.
  • Zyons' home run was his sixth of the year and the 18th of his career.
  • Saul is hitting .375 with seven RBI in league play.
Up Next
Bryant and UAlbany are scheduled to continue their series on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
 
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