Posted: Apr 09, 2023
Bulldogs fall to UML on Sunday
Bryant
(13-14)
3
UMass Lowell
(8-20)
16
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bryant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
|
UMass Lowell | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | X | 16 | 16 | 0 |
LOWELL, Mass. – The Bryant University baseball team fell to UMass Lowell, 16-3, on Sunday afternoon at LeLacheur Park.
With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 13-14 overall and 4-5 in America East play. Bryant was swept in a weekend series for just the second time this year.
Brian Schaub, Jake Gustin and Greg Gorman homered for the Bulldogs. Derek Smith posted his eighth-straight multi-hit game.
Game Information
UMass Lowell 16, Bryant 3
Records: Bryant 13-14, 4-5 | UMass Lowell 8-20, 3-6
Location: LeLacheur Park (Lowell, Mass.)
W|L|S: DiRito | Turner
Key Moments
- UMass Lowell scored multiple runs in four-straight innings to pull away.
How it Happened
- UML scored first on Sunday, plating a run in the first. A leadoff double opened the inning and a ground ball scored the runner to make it 1-0.
- Schaub tied the game with a long solo home run to left center in the third.
- The River Hawks answered with the next six runs. In the bottom of the third. Gerry Siracusa doubled off the left field to score two. He then scored on a ground out.
- In the fourth, the River Hawks scored one on a double that caromed off of John Hosmer at third and a pair of sac flies.
- UML extended its lead with three more runs in the fifth. Two singles delivered runs and the final run of the inning scored on a fielder's choice.
- Gustin hit his third home run of the season in the sixth to make it 10-2.
- The River Hawks added five more in the sixth.
- Gorman hit his first-career home run in in the ninth.
Inside the Box Score
- Ken Turner started for Bryant and allowed six runs on six hits over 3.0 innings. He walked one and struck out three.
- Gustin, Gorman and Schaub each homered.
- Derek Smith posted a pair of hits.
- Ryan Bradley struck out two in a scoreless inning of work.
Game Notes
- UML now owns a 33-15 lead in the all-time series.
- Smith has multiple hits in eight-straight games.
- Smith now has 12 multi-hit games this year and 42 in his career.
- Schaub now has six home runs this year and 42 in his collegiate career.
- Gustin's home run was his third of the year and the 16th of his career.
- Gorman's home run was the first of his collegiate career.
Up Next
Bryant visits UConn on Tuesday afternoon. It will be Bryant's 25th road game of the season.