Bryant swept by Longwood on Friday

Farmville, Va. – The Bryant University baseball team dropped a pair of games to Longwood, 4-0 and 5-4, on Friday afternoon.

Bryant and Longwood will complete their series on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.     

Game Information
Longwood 4, Bryant 0
Longwood 5, Bryant 4
Records: Bryant 3-8, Longwood 6-10
Location: Buddy Bolding Field (Farmville, Va.)
W|L|S: Andrew Potojecki | Collin Lowe (1-3)
W|L|S: Kevin Warunek (2-0) | Jared Burrows (0-2) | Michael Tolson (1)

Key Moment (Game 1)

• Longwood plated a pair of runs to open up a 3-0 lead after three innings.                   

How it Happened (Game 1)

• An RBI ground out opened the scoring in the first. The Lancers would then score twice in the third on a fielder's choice and a two-out double.
• Longwood closed the scoring with an unearned run in the eighth.     

Key Moment (Game 2)

• Bryant loaded the bases with one out in the ninth but could not push across the tying run.                    

How it Happened (Game 2)

• Logan Allen got the Bulldogs going, opening the game with a walk. He would steal second and come around to score on a sac fly from Derek Smith.
• Shane Kelly pushed the lead to 2-0 with an RBI double in the second.
• Longwood would take the lead with three RBI singles in the bottom of the third.
• The Lancers extended the lead to 4-2 with a two-out single in the third.
• Smith then doubled, advanced to third on a failed pickoff and scored on a wild pitch in the sixth.
• Longwood would answer with a run in the bottom of the sixth.
• Damaurys Rodriguez brought Bryant back within a run with an RBI single in the seventh.
• The Black and Gold then loaded the bases in the ninth but Tolson got a strikeout and a fly out to end the game.  

Stats and Game Notes

• Collin Lowe allowed three runs on five hits, walked one and struck out four in game one.
• Austin Wainer allowed an unearned run in 2.0 innings of relief.
• Matt Woods, Smith, Michael Stellato and Randy Carol III all posted two hits in the second game.
• Coleman Picard and Kevin Sylvestri combined for 2.2 innings of scoreless relief in game two.

Up Next
Bryant and Longwood will wait until Sunday to complete their three-game series.