POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (Interstat) — Marist scored twice in the seventh inning to defeat Bryant 3-2 on Friday, May 15, in the first game of a doubleheader at James J. McCann Baseball Field.

The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead in the third on a sacrifice fly by Gavin Greger and added a run on a wild pitch in the fifth. Chris Diaz cut the deficit with a solo home run in the fourth.

Marist tied the game in the seventh when Noel Rivera singled home Luke Monico, and Nathan Lincoln followed with an RBI single to plate Rivera.

Aidan Vining led Bryant pitchers, allowing one earned run over 2.1 innings with two strikeouts. Thomas Galusha and Sean Zaslaw each threw scoreless relief. For Marist, Jack Sullivan, Andrew Fierro, Jake Burt, Aidan Vargas and Ryan VanDeWater combined for scoreless appearances, with Fierro striking out one. Jason Bassett took the win after allowing one earned run in two innings.

Bryant, now 26-24, had four hits. Marist, now 21-28, had seven.