Bryant loses to Akron on Sunday morning

Macon, Ga. - The Bryant University softball team fell to Akron by a score of 4-1 on Sunday morning in the final game of the Black and Orange challenge hosted by Mercer.

Game Information
Akron 4, Bryant 1
Location: Sikes Field (Macon, Ga.)
W | L | S: Lexie Petrof (2-3) | Gabrielle Ermish (0-4) | Adrian Smith (1)

Coach French's Comments

"Tough day, we just couldn't get the bats going consistently. but we got a good pitching effort and that's a positive going forward as we start to pull it together."

Key Moment vs. Akron

• Akron scored two runs in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead.

How it Happened vs. Akron

• Tiffany Bell (Egg Harbor City, N.J.) was walked then stole second, which set up Gabrielle Ermish (Pottstown, Pa.) who hit an RBI single down the left-field line to score the first run of the game (1-0) in the bottom of the third inning.
• Akron tied the game at 1 scoring on a throwing error and then followed that up with an RBI single in the top of the fourth inning (2-1).
• In the top of the seventh inning, a Bulldog throwing error brought in two runs for the Zips increasing their lead to (4-1).

 Stats vs. Akron

• Ermish had a hit and an RBI against Akron. Aleix Hudson (Lawrenceville, Ga.) also had one hit for the Bulldogs.
• Bell and Jenna Gardner (Millville, N.J.) each had a stolen base.
• Ermish and Sarah McKeveny (Bohemia, N.Y.) both had four strikeouts on the day.

Game Notes

• Ermish now has seven RBI's this season.
• Gardner leads the Black and gold in steals with four.

Next Up

Bryant heads to Mississippi to face Southeast Missouri St. and Mississippi St. on Friday, March 6th in the Bulldog Slamboree.