Bryant hosts Merrimack this weekend at Conaty Park
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Merrimack | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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Bryant | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 9 | 13 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Merrimack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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Bryant | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Merrimack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
|
Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | 5 | 5 | 2 |
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University baseball team welcomes Merrimack to Conaty Park for a three-game series beginning Friday afternoon. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
All three games will be streamed on NECFrontRow.com.
The Particulars
Opponent: Merrimack
Location: Conaty Park (Smithfield, R.I.)
Date and Time: May 7 - 3:00 PM | May 8 - 1:00 PM | May 9 - 1:00 PM
Watch: Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Live Stats: Friday | Saturday | Sunday
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Pitching Probables (Based on last weekend)
Friday - Tyler Mattison (7-2, 2.35) vs. Vin Zappulla (3-3, 5.89)
Saturday - Tyler Schoff (4-1, 4.10) vs. Riley Sorenson (4-2, 3.78)
Sunday - Vito Morgese (2-2, 3.98) vs. Wyatt Villella (1-2, 4.60)
- Mattison has posted a 15-2 record and a 1.47 ERA in 22 career appearances (19 starts) in NEC regular-season play.
- Mattison has pitched at least 7.0 innings in each of his last four starts, including his first-career 9.0 inning complete game at Central Connecticut.
- Mattison surpassed 200 career strikeouts last week.
- Schoff has struck out 50 batters in 48.1 innings this year.
- Morgese has struck out 30 batters over his last four starts (26.0 innings).
- Morgese is the reigning NEC Pitcher of the Week after tossing a complete-game shutout last Sunday.
Bryant vs. Merrimack
- Bryant and Merrimack are meeting for the second time this season. The Bulldogs swept the Warriors in March.
- Bryant outscored Merrimack, 42-1, in the series.
Bulldog Notes and Notables
- Bryant enters the weekend at 19-11-1 overall and 15-3 in NEC play. The Bulldogs are first in the NEC standings.
- Bryant is 232-69 all-time in NEC regular-season games.
- Liam McGill enters the week as the national leader in batting average at .458. McGill has posted 13 multi-hit games, including eight three-hit games, on the year.
- McGill also ranks sixth nationally with 1.38 RBI per game. He has a team-high 11 multi-RBI games. McGill has also reached safely in all 26 games he's played this year.
- Jake Gustin leads the Bulldogs with 14 multi-hit games and also has a team-high 12 doubles. He's batting .376 with 29 RBI, 33 runs scored and a .452 OBP.
- James Ciliento and Damaurys Rodriguez are also hitting .340 or better on the year. Rodriguez recently saw a 19-game hitting streak come to a close.