BASEBALL FALLS TO DAVIDSON 6-2 SUNDAY; BROWN HITS FIRST HOMER OF THE SEASON

March 7, 2010

BRYANT BASEBALL FALLS TO DAVIDSON 6-2 SUNDAY
Bulldogs Travel to VMI Monday for 4 pm game

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Freshman Kevin Brown (Northborough, Mass.) homered in the first inning to drive in two runs Sunday against Davidson. www.dspics.com

DAVIDSON, N.C. - The Bryant University baseball team dropped a 6-2 decision to Davidson College Sunday afternoon at Wilson Field, falling to 0-6 to start the 2010 season.

Things looked good early for the Bulldogs who jumped out quickly in the first inning.  Jeff Vigurs (South Windsor, Conn.) drew a two-out walk off Davidson starter Ryan Overcash.  Freshman Kevin Brown (Northborough, Mass.) followed by sending an Overcash offering deep for his first home run of the season and giving the Bulldogs an early 2-0 lead.

Davidson would answer right back in the bottom of the first as Sam Payne led off the inning with a home run to center off starter Sal Lisanti (Bronx, NY).  Lisanti would settle down and got out of the inning by striking out the side.

In the fourth, the Wildcats would tie the game as Danny Weiss led off the bottom of the inning with a homer to left.  An inning later, Davidson would take its first lead of the game as Tommy Piacencza doubled to left and Payne followed with an RBI single to score Piacencza to make it 3-.

Bryant would threaten in the sixth as Nick Campbell (Raynham, Mass.) led off the inning with a single and Vigurs would follow with a single of his own.  But the Wildcats would get out of the inning unharmed as Brown would pop up to the pitcher, Jordan English (Windsor Locks, Conn.) would strikeout and Dan Mello (Peabody, Mass.) would pop up to the infield to end the inning.

Davidson would put the game away with three runs in the sixth.  Lisanti allowed six runs, all earned, on six hits while striking out five through 5 2/3 innings of work.   Vigurs and English each had two hits in the game for the Bulldogs who travel to Virginia Military Institute on Monday for a 4 pm game before heading to Virginia Tech Tuesday and Wednesday.