SMITHFIELD, RI – The Merrimack College Baseball team was defeated in their midweek opener on the road to Bryant.
Alex Haba's grand slam was not enough as the Warriors could not hold on to their seven run lead.
Score: Merrimack 8, Bryant 9
Records: Merrimack (2-8, 0-0), Bryant (2-7, 0-0)
Rapid Recap
It was a slow start through two innings as both starting pitchers were dealing. The offense was then ignited on the Merrimack side when
Alex Haba came to the plate. After a Bulldog pitching change with the bases juiced,
Alex Haba took the first pitch he saw over the left field fence for the grand slam. The Warriors would add one more run as well in the top of third to make it a five to nothing advantage opening it up in Smithfield. The two teams would trade scores in the fourth and fifth inning to make it a 6-1 game. Merrimack would tack on two runs in the sixth inning before Bryant added two of their own in the 7th. They would continue to mount their comeback in the 8th as they scored five runs to knot the game up at eight a piece sending the game into the ninth with the Warriors 3rd win of the year in doubt. The Warriors had more than a good chance to take the lead with the bases loaded and just one out in the top of the ninth. Ferrentino would strike out and Haba could not squeak a grounder past the pitcher as Bryant took over in their half of the ninth.
Michael Dragon would come in to pitch and he would not be able to get the job done as the Warriors got walked off on for the third time this season.
Notes and Numbers
- Alex Haba added a double on top of his grand slam
- Dawson Bryce reached base four times while driving in a run
- Scanlon, Albert and Sherman all knocked in a run
- Michael Dragon was given the loss in the defeat
Up Next
Merrimack plays their first NEC opponent with a three game set in Maryland taking on Coppin State starting March 8th.
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