Bryant heads to UMass Lowell on Tuesday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University baseball team travels to UMass Lowell on Tuesday afternoon for its final midweek game of the season. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.         

The Particulars
Opponent: UMass Lowell
Location: LeLacheur Park (Lowell, Mass.)
Date and Time: May 14 – 2:00 p.m.
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Live Stats: Sidearm
Game Notes: Bryant
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Pitching Probables
Tyler Schoff (2-0, 6.21) vs. TBA

Sophomore Tyler Schoff (Lee Center, N.Y.) will get the nod in the midweek finale. He's made six starts this season, going 1-0 with a 5.32 ERA in 22 innings. Bryant is 5-1 in his six starts.

Series History

• Bryant and UMass Lowell will be meeting for the 44th time in program history.
• The River Hawks own a 28-15 lead in the all-time series but the Bulldogs have won each of the last seven games.
• Bryant is 4-0 against UMass Lowell at the Division I level.
• The two teams met in 2018 but the game was called in the third inning due to heavy rains.

Bulldog Notes and Notables

• Bryant enters the weekend at 36-16 overall after winning two-of-three against LIU Brooklyn over the weekend.
• The Bulldogs wrapped up their eighth-consecutive Northeast Conference Regular-Season title with Sunday's 3-2 victory. Bryant will serve as the No. 1 seed in the NEC Tournament.
• Bryant ranks seventh nationally in batting average (.315), second in hits (598), second in runs (446) and fifth in scoring (8.6).
• Redshirt sophomore Ryan Ward (Millbury, Mass.) is eighth nationally in hits with 82 and has posted 133 total bases. He has 47 RBI and 52 runs scored.
• Junior James Ciliento (Mahwah, N.J.) set the DI single-season program record for runs scored on Sunday with 63 on the year.
• Classmate Chris Wright (Cumberland, R.I.) extended his on-base streak to 40 games and also tied the DI single-season program record with his 12th save over the weekend. He has struck out 52 batters in 28 1/3 innings.

Scouting the River Hawks

• UML enters the week at 15-33 overall and 10-11 in America East play after a sweep of UMBC.
• The River Hawks are hitting .247 as a team and have a team ERA of 6.60.
• Oscar Marchena is hitting a team-best .345 with 34 RBI, while three River Hawks are tied for the team lead with five home runs.

Up Next

Bryant travels to Fairfield, Connecticut, for a three-game series with Sacred Heart to wrap up the regular season. The series will begin Thursday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.