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BASEBALL WEEKLY | Live Updates ( @BryantGameday )
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Stung by a walk-off home run on Wednesday against Boston College, the Bryant University baseball team will look to heal those wounds with a four-game Northeast Conference series against LIU Brooklyn this weekend on Long Island. Game one of the series is scheduled for Friday, March 30 at 3:00 p.m.
Sitting in first place in the NEC standings thanks to a sweep of Mount St. Mary's two weekends ago, the Bulldogs (11-11, 4-0 NEC) will look for a bit of revenge after dropping two-of-three to the Blackbirds (9-15, 1-3 NEC) last season in Smithfield. The Black and Gold hold an 8-3 lead in the all-time series between the teams.
Last year, LIU rode the right arm of Chris Franzese and the left arm of Matt McCormick to a pair of victories against the Bulldogs. Franzese scattered eight hits over eight innings and struck
shooting at black birds in the corn
The Long Island University baseball team will make its first Northeast Conference Tournament appearance since 2000 when it makes the trek to Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Conn.
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