Lozeau Takes No-Hitter into the Ninth in 9-0 Win over Merrimack
BRYANT BASEBALL
April 24, 2007
Lozeau Takes No-Hitter into the Ninth in 9-0 Win over Merrimack
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Bryant pitcher Dan Lozeau (Pelham, NH) took a no-hitter into the ninth inning and settled for the complete-game two-hit shutout as the Bulldogs snapped a three-game losing streak, defeating Merrimack College 9-0.
Lozeau (5-1) struck out five, while walking just one, getting his second complete game of the season. Through eight innings, the sophomore right-hander allowed just two walks and saw three other batters reach base via errors. 2B Brendan Pyburn led off the ninth with a single to breakup the no-hitter.
Lozeau was tested in the sixth when the first two runners reached base on an error and a walk, but he got Mike Chandler to ground into the 6-4-3 double play to end the threat.
The game was scoreless until the sixth when 1B Mike Rocco (Tewksbury, Mass.) launched a sacrifice fly to score RF Taylor Ferguson (Charlton, Mass.). DH Jeff Vigurs (South Windsor, CT) then doubled to right-center, bringing home CF Nick Campbell (Raynham, Mass.), and LF T.J. Magnell (Leominster, Mass.) followed with a two-out single that scored Vigurs.
The Bulldogs gave Lozeau plenty of insurance, scoring six times in the eighth inning. 2B Dave Muscatello (Hopkinton, Mass.) had his third single of the game that plated two runners. SS Pat McKenna (Orange, CT) then rocketed a triple of the right-center field wall to bring Muscatello home.
Muscatello finished 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk, while Vigurs and C Jay Alexander (Simsbury, CT) each had two hits. Alexander extended his hitting streak to 13 games in the victory.
The Bulldogs, currently ranked third in the Northeast region, (24-16, 17-7 NE-10) will visit Merrimack Thursday (3:30 p.m.)
LINESCORE: Bryant 9, Merrimack 0 (Apr 24, 2007 at Smithfield, RI) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Merrimack........... 000 000 000 - 0 2 4 (12-18, 9-10) Bryant.............. 000 003 06X - 9 11 3 (24-16, 17-7) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitchers: Merrimack - Smith; Leverone(7); McNeill(8). Bryant - Lozeau. Win-Lozeau(5-1) Loss-Smith(1-2) T-2:07 A-72