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May 19, 2007

Bryant baseball wins in 10 innings

Down to their last out, the Bryant baseball team rallied for a come-from-behind 3-2 10-inning victory at a foggy and rainy Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional.

With the comeback victory, the Bulldogs will play Adelphi Saturday night (7 p.m.) with the winner of that game advancing to Sunday’s championship against top-seed Franklin Pierce.

Portsmouth's Dylan Stone lined a two-strike single to left field to bring home T.J. Magnell with the game-winning run. Magnell led off the 10th with a single and advanced to third after Buddy Riggs threw the ball down the right-field line off a sacrifice bunt from Mark Dondero.

Down to their last out in the ninth and Jay Alexander on third, Jeff Vigurs lined a single up the middle off Riggs to score Alexander and tie the game.

First-baseman Raymond Keelan broke a 1-1 tie with a two-out eighth-inning single to right field off Eric Polvani to give the Cougars the lead.

Bryant starter Dan Lozeau allowed a first-inning run to the Cougars, but Bryant evened the score in the fourth when Vigurs’ sacrifice fly scored Nick Campbell with the tying run. Campbell lined a one-out double down the left-field line and advanced to third on a single by Mike Rocco before scoring on Vigurs’ sac fly.

Lozeau recovered after a 21-pitch first-inning and allowed just one hit over the next six innings.

Caldwell starter Stephen File matched Lozeau pitch-for-pitch, as the Cougar right-hander allowed just six hits and two runs in 8.1 innings. He only got better as the game improved and retired 12 straight hitters from the fifth to the eighth inning, while settling for the no-decision, as Riggs blew the save.

Lozeau went 7.1 very effective innings allowing four hits, while walking just two.

Bryant (34-23) is now one win away from the championship game, needing a win later tonight against Adelphi.

--BRAD DAVIS (Bryant Athletics)

Posted by Corey Bourassa  at 6:23 PM to College Sports | Permalink

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