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Charlie Saul and Cam Papetti slap hands at home plate
11
Winner Bryant BRY 33-17-1, 18-6 AEC
10
UMBC UMBC 18-27, 8-16 AEC
Winner
Bryant BRY
33-17-1, 18-6 AEC
11
Final
10
UMBC UMBC
18-27, 8-16 AEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bryant BRY 1 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 11 12 1
UMBC UMBC 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 6 0 10 11 3

W: Davis, Ty (1-1) L: A. Gonzalez (3-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Freshmen duo key Bryant sweep of UMBC

BALTIMORE – Cam Papetti posted his second multi-homer game of the weekend and Charlie Saul broke a tie in the top of the ninth to lift the Bryant baseball team to a series sweep of UMBC with a 11-10 victory in game two of Saturday's America East doubleheader at Alumni Field.
 
The Bulldogs improve to 33-17-1 overall and finish the regular season with an 18-6 record America East play with their 22nd win in the last 25 games. Bryant went 16-2 in its final 18 league games and will now look ahead to next week's Northeast Delta Dental America East Baseball Championship held at Mahaney Diamond on the campus of the University of Maine. The Black and Gold will serve as the No. 1 seed and have earned one of two byes – NJIT earned the other with a comeback victory on Saturday – and will open tournament play on Thursday, May 22nd at 11:00 a.m. against the lowest remaining seed from Wednesday's single-elimination contests.
 
Papetti put an exclamation point on huge offensive weekend as he hit a pair of two-run home runs, finishing the series with four home runs and eight RBI. Matt D'Amato drove in a pair of runs, while Eliot Medlock homered and walked three times.
 
UMBC, however, tied the game with six runs in the bottom of the eighth. Aleksei Goldhill then led off the top of the ninth with a single and came around to score on a two-out single to center from Saul.

Game Information
Bryant 11, UMBC 10
Records: Bryant 33-17-1, 18-6 | UMBC 18-27, 8-16
Location: Alumni Field (Baltimore, Md.)
W|L|S: Ty Davis (1-1) | Gonzalez
 
Key Moments
  • Saul broke a 10-10 in the top of the ninth with a two-out single over the out-stretched glove of the UMBC second baseman.
How it Happened
  • Bryant scored first in game two as D'Amato was hit by a pitch to start and came around on a two-out single to right from Charlie Saul.
  • UMBC tied the game in the second on a home run from Leewood Molessa.
  • In the top of the third, Saul singled to start the inning and Papetti hit an 0-2 breaking ball deep to left to make it 3-1.
  • In the fourth, Medlock walked and came all the way around to score as Gavin Greger's single to right got by the outfielder and rolled to the wall. Papetti then stepped to the plate and hammered another two-run home run to make it 6-1.
  • UMBC answered with a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the fourth.
  • The Bulldogs answered back as D'Amato singled down the left field line to plate a pair of runs.
  • Medlock pushed Bryant's lead to 10-3 as he crushed an 0-2 pitch to deep left for a two-run home run in the seventh.
  • A hit by pitch with the bases loaded would plate a UMBC run in the bottom of the seventh but an alert play from Jacob Gaudreau on a wild pitch helped end any further damage. He recovered the wild pitch and tossed to Alex Slotter covering home for the out.
  • UMBC rallied in the eighth, scoring five runs to make it 10-9. The rally started with an RBI double and back-to-back home runs made it a one-run game. After a walk and a wild pitch, a two-out single to left tied the game at 10-10.
  • Goldhill opened the ninth with a single and Medlock was hit to put two on. After a wild pitch moved Goldhill to third, Saul dropped a line drive into center to score him to give Bryant an 11-10 lead.
  • Ty Davis retired the Retrievers in order in the 9th to close out his first career win.
Inside the Box Score
  • Bryant outhit UMBC, 12-11.
  • Bryant used nine pitchers in the contest. Luke Delongchamp tossed the first two innings, allowing one run.
  • Jackson Vanesko, Mark Scamardella and Liam Chamberlain all tossed an inning. Bradley Lewis and Brooks Ey combined to retire the Retrievers in the sixth.
  • Alex Slotter allowed two runs in an inning-plus of work.
  • Davis earned the win, tossing two scoreless innings.
  • Papetti finished 2-for-4 with a pair of two-run home runs.
  • D'Amato posted two hits, two RBI and two runs scored.
  • Medlock went 1-for-2 with a home run, three walks and two runs scored.
  • Saul finished with three hits and two RBI.
  • Greger added a pair of hits.
Game Notes
  • Bryant is now 11-3 in 14 all-time meetings with UMBC.
  • Bryant is now 22-3 since the start of April and went 16-2 in its last 18 America East games.
  • The Bulldogs have now won 12-straight road games, the longest active streak in the country.
  • Bryant closed the regular season by winning each of its last six America East series. The Bulldogs swept Binghamton, UAlbany, Maine and UMBC.
  • Bryant outscored UMBC, 28-11, in the series.
  • Drew Wyers was not in the lineup in game two of the doubleheader and wrapped up the America East batting title with a .422 average. He is the second-straight Bulldog (Zac Zyons) to win the AE batting title.
  • D'Amato has reached safely in 27-straight games.
  • Papetti posted his second multi-homer game of the series and finished with four home runs and eight RBI against UMBC.
  • Papetti has now hit eight home runs on the year. Each of Papetti's last seven hits have been home runs.
  • Papetti's eight home runs are tied with Jimmy Titus (2017) for the most by a true freshman in DI program history.
  • Medlock's home run was his second of the season.
  • Saul now has four doubles, four triples, three home runs and a 1.052 OPS in league play. He has 22 RBI in 19 AE games.
  • Saul finished the weekend 6-for-13 with eight RBI and four runs scored. 
  • Davis picked up his first collegiate victory in relief.
Up Next
Bryant will be the No. 1 seed in the Northeast Delta Dental America East Baseball Championship that begins Wednesday, May 21 in Orono, Maine. The Bulldogs will play the lowest remaining seed from Wednesday's single-elimination round on Thursday morning at 11:00 a.m.
 
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