Petosa homers twice as Bryant beats UAlbany, 17-4

ALBANY, N.Y. – Carmine Petosa hit a pair of three-run home runs and Luke Delongchamp tossed 5.0 scoreless as the Bryant baseball team clinched a series victory over UAlbany with a 17-4 win in game one of Sunday's doubleheader at Varsity Field.

The Bulldogs improve to 18-10 overall and 7-1 in America East with the victory. Bryant has won each of its last seven games and is 17-3 since starting the year 1-7. The Bulldogs have now won each of its last five weekend series.

Petosa paced the Bryant offense in game one with a career day that included two three-run home runs and a career-high six RBI. The slugging first baseman has homered three times and driven in 11 in three games this week. Zac Zyons also added a three-run home run, his fourth home run in five games. Zyons, Gavin Noriega, Petosa and Daniel Baruch, Bryant's 1-4 hitters, combined for nine hits, four home runs, 13 RBI and 10 runs scored.

Delongchamp did the rest, limiting the Great Danes to just two singles over 5.0 scoreless. He didn't issue a walk and struck out six to earn his third win of the year.

Game Information
Bryant 17, UAlbany 4
Records: Bryant 18-10, 7-1 AE | UAlbany 4-18, 3-4 AE
Location: Varsity Field (Albany, N.Y.)
W|L|S: Luke Delongchamp (3-1) | Matt Mariano (1-2)

Key Moments

• Petosa and Zyons each hit three-run home runs to power Bryant to a pair of big innings in the second and third.  

How it Happened

• Bryant opened the scoring with a six-run second. The Bulldogs opened the scoring with back-to-back doubles from Shea Grady and Chris Einemann. Gavin Noriega followed with an RBI single to right and Petosa lifted a 3-2 pitch down the right field line for a three-run home run and a 6-0 Bryant lead.
• In the third, Bryant plated five more runs to make it 11-0. A fielder's choice brought in the first run and Einemann scored the second with a perfect bunt. Zyons then hit a three-run home run down the right field line to make it 11-0.
• Petosa pushed the lead to 14-0 with a long three-run home run to right center in the fifth.
• Baruch closed the scoring with an opposite field three-run home run to right center in the seventh, making it 17-0.

Inside the Box Score

• Bryant outhit UAlbany, 13-2.
• Delongchamp allowed two hits and struck out six over 5.0 scoreless. He didn't issue a walk.
• Trey Deitelbaum pitched 1.1 innings of relief and Tyler Tornberg recorded the final two outs.
• Petosa finished 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and six RBI.
• Zyons went 4-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and four runs scored.
• Noriega picked up a pair of hits and three runs scored.
• Grady and Einemann each drove in a pair of runs and scored twice.

Game Notes

• Bryant improves to 8-0 all-time vs UAlbany.
• The Bulldogs are now 17-3 after starting the season 1-7.
• Bryant has now won each of its last five weekend series.
• Bryant leads the America East with 37 home runs.
• Petosa extended his on-base streak to 28 games this season and 31 dating back to last season.
• Petosa posted his second-career multi-homer game. He has now hit three three-run home runs in three games this week.
• Petosa now has 18 career home runs, moving into a tie for seventh in DI program history with Matt Albanese, Shane Kelly and Buck McCarthy.
• The six RBI are a career high for Petosa and give him 11 RBI on the week.
• Zyons has homered four times in his last five games and has five home runs on the year.
• Zyons has posted two or more RBI in each of his last five games.
• Zyons also posted his first-career four hit game.
• Delongchamp has now allowed one run or less in each of his last four starts. In three AE starts, he has allowed one run on 12 hits, walked none and struck out 18 in 15.0 innings.
• Baruch's home run was his fourth of the season.

Up Next
Bryant and UAlbany wrap up their weekend series with game two on Sunday.