April 25, 2008

NO. 23 BRYANT BASEBALL HOSTS AIC FOR SATURDAY SENIOR DAY DOUBLEHEADER

LIVE AUDIO BROADCAST / LIVE STATS

Welcome to 2008 Senior Day
Today is Senior Day at the Bryant Baseball Complex, as the Bryant University baseball team hosts Northeast-10 opponent American International College. Keep listening between games, as our eight seniors are honored. There will also be a pregame presentation prior to Game One recognizing the Class of 2007's Mike Rocco, who set the NCAA Division II record for career putouts while at Bryant. The Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets continue their three-game series Sunday at 1 p.m. in Springfield, Mass.

On the Mound
Junior righty Dan Lozeau will start Game One for the Bulldogs, taking a 4-2 record and 3.49 ERA to the hill, while rookie David O'Brien (5-0, 1.82) gets the nod in Game Two.

Seniors, By the Numbers
In their years at Bryant, the eight-member Class of 2008 has left its mark on Bulldog baseball. Here are some career stats for each of 2008's seniors:

Jason Alexander: 193 GP (191 GS); .268 BA; 22 doubles; 63 RBI; 123 runs; .304 slugging pct.; 45 SBs; .956 fielding pct.

Ben Conn: 14 app. (2 starts); 12 Ks; 127 batters faced

Luke Cowan: 13-13; 4.36 ERA; 106 Ks; 42 app. (29 starts)

Mark Dondero: 108 GP (99 starts); .256 BA; 3 HRs; 23 doubles; 54 RBI; .349 slugging pct.; .348 OB%; 41 runs

Eric Loh: 22-16; 2.89 ERA; 45 app. (44 starts); 11 CGs; 185 Ks;  1270 batters faced

Dave Muscatello: 106 GP (104 GS); .238 BA; 960 fielding pct.

Grant Tonelli: .125 BA; 25 app. (2 starts); .867 fielding pct.

Adam Vuolo: 20 SVs; 3.40 ERA; 79 app.; 77 Ks; .247 B/Avg.

Next Home Game
The Bulldogs will host Division I Brown University in the last regular-season home game of 2008 on Wednesday, April 30 at 3:30 p.m.