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Zac Zyons at Binghamton
17
Winner Bryant BRYANT 22-16-1
4
UAlbany UALBANY 13-26
Winner
Bryant BRYANT
22-16-1
17
Final
4
UAlbany UALBANY
13-26
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Bryant BRYANT 1 0 3 0 1 7 5 0 17 12 0
UAlbany UALBANY 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 7 4

W: Vanesko, Jackson (2-4) L: E. Nardacci (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Zyons homers twice as Bryant completes weekend sweep with 17-4 victory

ALBANY, N.Y. – Zac Zyons homered twice and drove in five runs as the Bryant baseball team completed a series sweep with a 17-4 victory over UAlbany in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader at Varsity Field.
 
The Bulldogs improve to 22-16-1 overall and 10-5 in America East play with their 11th win in 12 games. Bryant moves into first place in the America East with its third-straight series victory.
 
After a pair of tight victories in the first two games of the series, the Black and Gold homered six times on its way to a season-high 17 runs. Zyons finished 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBI, while Gavin Noriega (2-5, HR, 2RBI, 3R), Drew Wyers (HR, 3RBI), Pat D'Amico (2-4, HR, 2RBI, 2R) and Gavin Greger (2-5, HR, 2R) all homered.

Game Information
Bryant 17, UAlbany 4
Records: Bryant 22-16-1, 10-5 | UAlbany 13-26, 3-12
Location: Varsity Field (Albany, N.Y.)
W|L|S: Vanesko (3-3) | Nardacci
 
Key Moments
  • UAlbany pulled to within 5-3 in the fifth but the Bulldogs responded with a seven-run sixth to put the game away.
How it Happened
  • Wyers plated the first run of the game with a sac fly in the top of the first.
  • Bryant went on to plate three runs in the third to make it 4-0. Charlie Saul reached on an error and raced to third as Zyons beat out a bunt single. Noriega followed with fielder's choice and D'Amico made it 4-0 with a two-run home run to left field.
  • UAlbany plated a run with an RBI single in the bottom of the third. The Great Danes would load the bases but Mark Scamardella induced a ground out to end the rally.
  • Zyons' first home run of the game made it 5-1 in the top of the fifth.
  • UAlbany plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning with back-to-back two-out doubles.
  • The Black and Gold responded by sending 10 men to the plate and scoring seven runs in the sixth. Matt D'Amato's bunt single turned into a run as the throw went wide at first base. Brandyn Durand then hit a soft chopper to first and Greger beat the throw home to plate the second run. Jacob Gaudreau's safety squeeze made it 8-3. Zyons added another safety squeeze before Noriega's drive to right was dropped to score a run. Wyers capped the big inning with a two-run home run to dead center.
  • Bryant put the game away with five runs in the top of the seventh. Greger led off the inning with a home run to right field, while Zyons hit a three-run home run. Noriega made it back-to-back home runs with a solo shot to left center to make it 17-4.
Inside the Box Score
  • Bryant finished the game with six home runs.
  • Zyons finished 3-for-3 with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored.
  • Noriega went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored.
  • Wyers homered and drove in three runs.
  • D'Amico finished 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored.
  • Greger homered and finished with two hits.
  • Luke Delongchamp started and allowed one run on three hits over 2.2 innings. He walked three and struck out five.
  • Scamardella recorded two outs, walking two.
  • Vanesko earned the win in relief, allowing two runs on two hits over 1.2 innings. He walked two.
  • Liam Chamberlain allowed one run on one hit in an inning of relief. He walked two and struck out two.
  • Jack Pletter tossed a scoreless seventh to close out the game.
Game Notes
  • Bryant is now 13-2 all-time vs UAlbany. The Bulldogs went 4-2 vs UAlbany this year.
  • The Bulldogs have won eight of their last nine America East games after starting 2-4.
  • Bryant is now in first place at 10-5 and will host second-place Maine (12-6) this weekend at Conaty Park.
  • The Bulldogs hit season-high six home runs and scored a season high 17 runs.
  • Wyers extended his on-base streak to 21 games.
  • Wyers home run was his sixth of the year.
  • Wyers is now hitting .471 with a 1.408 OPS in America East play. He has driven in 21 runs.
  • Noriega extended his on-base streak to 17 games.
  • Noriega's home run was his sixth of the year and the 27th of his career. He is one shy of tying Carmine Petosa for the Bryant DI career record.
  • Noriega also reached 40 RBI this year, marking the second-straight year he has 40+ RBI.
  • Zyons posted his first-career multi-homer game. He set a career high with five RBI.
  • Zyons has now hit 20 home runs in his career, becoming the 10th player in DI program history to reach the plateau. He is the second primary second baseman (Jake Gustin) to accomplish the feat.
  • Zyons finished the weekend 5-for-12 with three home runs, seven RBI and five runs scored.
  • D'Amico's home run was his seventh of the year. He is now hitting .365 with six home runs and 25 RBI in league play. D'Amico has now hit four home runs vs UAlbany this year.
  • On the weekend, D'Amico went 4-for-10 with two home runs.
  • Greger's home run was his second of the season. He is now hitting .359 with seven extra-base hits and 12 RBI in league play.
Up Next
Bryant closes out the month of April when it travels to Stonehill on Wednesday. First pitch is at 3:00 p.m.
 
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