Tuccillo drives in four as Bryant beats CCSU, 7-5

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – John Tuccillo drove in four runs to lift the Bryant University baseball team to a 7-5 victory over Central Connecticut on Friday afternoon.

With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 3-1 in Northeast Conference play and have now won four of their last five.

Tuccillo went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four RBI, including a three-run double that highlighted a five-run fifth inning. Alex Lane extended his hitting streak to 10 games with his fifth-straight two-hit game, while Carmine Petosa (2-3, HR) and Tommy DiTullio (2-4) each had two hits.

Collin Lowe earned his third-straight start with 6.0 innings of three-run ball. He allowed eight hits, walked one and struck out seven. Christian Allegretti struck out four over 3.0 innings of relief to earn his first save of the year.

Game Information
Bryant 7, CCSU 5
Records: Bryant 10-12, 3-1 NEC, CCSU 9-7, 2-2 NEC
Location: CCSU Baseball Stadium (New Britain, Conn.)
W|L|S: Collin Lowe (3-3) | Dominic Niman (2-2) | Christian Allegretti (1)

Key Moment

• Tuccillo cleared the bases and gave Bryant a 5-3 lead with a two-out, three-run double in the top of the fifth.                          

How it Happened

• Both starters pitched out of trouble in the early innings as Lowe struck out back-to-back batters to strand the bases loaded in the bottom of the second, and Dominic Niman fanned two to strand runners on second and third in the third.
• CCSU was then able to strike first, plating three runs in the fourth. A double put runners on second and third and Joe Rios followed with a two-run double into the right center gap to make it 2-0. Hunter Pasqualini made it 3-0 with a two-out RBI single.
• Bryant quickly answered as Petosa opened the fifth with a long solo home run to right, his first-career home run. Back-to-back singles then set up an RBI double into left from Lane. Three batters later, Tuccillo laced a 2-1 pitch into right center to clear the bases and give Bryant a 5-3 lead.
• The Bulldogs tacked on single runs in the sixth and seventh. Lane came through with a two-out RBI single to score Cole Wojtkowski in the sixth and Tuccillo brought home Rodriguez with a sac fly in the seventh.
• CCSU got a run back with a sac fly of its own in the bottom of the seventh.

Stats and Game Notes

• Lowe allowed three runs on eight hits, walked one and struck out seven over 6.0 innings.
• Christian Allegretti worked the final 3.0 innings to earn his first save of the year. He allowed two runs (one earned) on one hit, walked two and struck out four. 
• Tuccillo finished 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four RBI.
• Petosa, Lane and Tommy DiTullio all had two hits. Lane added a pair of RBI.
• Petosa also hit his first-career home run.
• Lane extended his hitting streak to 10 games and has collected two hits in each of his last five games.
• Damaurys Rodriguez walked twice to extend his on-base streak to 10 games.
• Cole Wojtkowski collected his first-career hit and also stole two bases.

Up Next
Bryant and CCSU continue their series on Saturday afternoon. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.