Bulldogs fall to Boston College on Tuesday

BRIGHTON, Mass. – Alex Lane doubled twice and drove in a run but the Bryant University baseball team fell to Boston College, 5-1, on Tuesday night at the Harrington Athletics Village.

The Bulldogs are now 21-21 overall and will head to Long Island this weekend to wrap up their eight-game road trip with a three-game series against the Sharks.

Lane finished 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and drove in Bryant's lone run. Jake Gustin also doubled and scored the lone run.

The quartet of John MacDonald, Liam LeVangie, Jackson Harrigan and Coleman Picard combined to toss 5.1 scoreless innings.

Game Information
Boston College 5, Bryant 1
Records: Bryant 21-21 | Boston College 18-28
Location: Harrington Athletics Village (Brighton, Mass.)
W|L|S: Max Gieg (4-1) | Ken Turner (1-1)

Key Moment

• The Eagles got a strikeout to strand two Bulldogs in the sixth and then proceeded to score a single run in the sixth and two more in the seventh to put the game away.                                       

How it Happened

• Boston College plated two runs in the first to take an early lead. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases for the Eagles. Rafe Chaumette then hit a hard ground ball up the middle that Gustin knocked down but couldn't control. One run scored on the play and a second runner was cut down at the plate. The umpire, however, ruled that the plate was blocked illegally and ruled the runner safe.
• It remained 2-0 until the sixth as John MacDonald, Liam LeVangie and Jackson Harrigan held BC at bay. MacDonald tossed a scoreless 2nd, LeVangie struck out three over 2.0 scoreless and Harrigan induced a double play in the fifth.
• Bryant got on the board in the sixth with back-to-back doubles from Gustin and Lane in the sixth. The Black and Gold had a chance for more but stranded two.     
• BC quickly responded, taking a 3-1 lead with an RBI double in the sixth. In the seventh, the Eagles scored a pair of runs to make it 5-1. Cameron Leary and Daniel Baruch picked up RBI singles.

Stats and Game Notes

• Gustin collected his fourth double of the year and scored Bryant's lone run.
• Lane posted a pair of doubles and drove in a run. He now has 14 doubles and 46 RBI on the year.
• MacDonald, LeVangie and Harrigan tossed 4.0 scoreless innings in the middle. LeVangie struck out three over 2.0 scoreless.
• Coleman Picard retired all four batters he faced to close out the game.
• Boston College is now 11-4 all-time against Bryant.    

Up Next
Bryant opens a three-game Northeast Conference series at Long Island U on Friday afternoon. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.