Bulldogs fall in extras to Quinnipiac, 5-4

HAMDEN, Conn. – Liam LeVangie and Kyle Rizy combined for 6.0 scoreless innings of relief but Quinnipiac was able to scratch across a run in the bottom of the 10th to walkoff with a 5-4 victory over the Bryant University baseball team on Wednesday afternoon.

The loss snapped Bryant's four-game winning streak overall and its 14-game winning streak against the Bobcats. Bryant returns to the diamond this weekend with a three-game series at Mount St. Mary's. 

LeVangie struck out five and allowed just two hits over 4.0 scoreless, while Rizy allowed just two hits over 2.0 scoreless. Offensively, Matt Woods, Alex Lane, Derek Smith and Matt Smith all had two hits. Lane doubled twice and Jake Gustin added a pair of RBI. Bryant stole seven bases in the game with Derek Smith swiping a pair. 

Game Information
Quinnipiac 5, Bryant 4
Records: Bryant 18-20, Quinnipiac 11-24
Location: QU Baseball Field (Hamden, Conn.)
W|L|S: Chris Mazza (1-0) | Christian Allegretti (1-2)

Key Moment

• McGwire Tuffy fell behind 0-2 in the bottom of the 10th but was able to work a leadoff walk for the Bobcats. He would come around to score on a soft single into shallow left center.                                     

How it Happened

• Quinnipiac scored four times in the second thanks to just a pair of hits. A pair of singles were followed by two walks and a hit batter to score the first two runs. A fielder's choice ground out and a wild pitch plated the final two runs of the inning.
• LeVangie entered in the third and proceeded to toss 4.0 scoreless innings. 
• Bryant was able to rally and tie the game, scoring once in the third and three times in the fifth. 
• In the third, Matt Smith walked, stole second, advanced to third on a fly out and scored on a ground out from Gustin. 
• In the fifth, Matt Smith doubled and moved to third on a Woods single. Gustin's second RBI ground out of the day made it 4-2 and Lane delivered a two-out RBI double to make it a one-run game. Derek Smith tied the game with a sharp two-out single up the middle. 
• It remained tied until the bottom of the tenth as Bryant left a runner in scoring position in each of the final four innings. Tuffy's walk in the bottom of the tenth was followed by a sac bunt. Two batters later, Zimbardo hit a soft liner over the leap of Allen at short to bring home the winning run.  

Stats and Game Notes

• Bryant saw its four-game win streak come to a close. The Bulldogs also saw a 14-game win streak against Quinnipiac come to an end. 
• Bryant stole seven bases in the game and have stolen 19 in the past four games.
• Woods posted his team-leading 17th multi-hit game of the year.
• Tuccillo extended his on-base streak to 21 games.
• Lane doubled twice for the second-straight game and also drove in his 44th run of the year. He now has 12 doubles and 11 home runs on the year.
• Matt Smith posted his seventh multi-hit game, while Derek Smith registered his eighth. 
• LeVangie recorded a career-high 4.0 innings on Wednesday. The five strikeouts matched his career-high set earlier this year vs Hartford.

Up Next
Bryant heads to Emmitsburg, Md., this weekend for a Northeast Conference series against Mount St. Mary's. The series opens on Friday with a 3:00 p.m. first pitch.