SMITHFIELD, R.I. – In an end to a unique two-day, 13-inning series opener, host Bryant (24-19, 11-8 America East) pushed across the winning run on a bases loaded hit-by-pitch and defeated Binghamton baseball (24-18, 10-9 AE) 9-8 Saturday afternoon at Conaty Park. The game had been suspended tied 8-8 Friday night after the sprinkler system went off for the second time in the bottom of the 12^th inning.

After recording the final out of the 12^th when play resumed Saturday, the Bearcats went down 1-2-3 in the top of the 13^th and Bryant won it in the bottom of the frame on two singles, a walk and the hit batter.

Each team scored twice in the 12^th Friday night, with Bryant rallying to tie it 8-8 after a 17-minute delay when the first set of sprinklers went off and doused the infield.    

The Bearcats looked to be in position to win it after scoring twice in the top of the 12^th. Sophomore DH Logan Haskell led off with a single. Junior shortstop Isaiah Corry followed with a sacrifice bunt and both runners advanced on an infield throwing error. Senior left fielder Cavan Tully and junior center fielder Tommy Reifler then hit back-to-back sacrifice flies to snap the 6-6 tie and give BU an 8-6 edge. But after a double-play grounder put the Bearcats one out away from a win, infield sprinkers were triggered and after the delay, the Bulldogs hit back-to-back home runs to tie the game.

Graduate reliever Tommy Snyder pitched 4.1 scoreless relief innings, which allowed BU to rally from a 6-1 hole. After junior reliever Justin Rosner worked 2.1 scoreless frames, Snyder entered and retired 12 straight at one point, allowing just one hit (single) with five strikeouts in his 4.1 innings. In all, Binghamton held Bryant off the board for nine straight innings and rallied to tie the game with three runs in the seventh and two in the ninth.

Sophomore second baseman Nick Roselli went 4-for-6 with an RBI, senior first baseman Kevin Gsell collected a 3-run home run (6^th of season), two hits and three RBI and Tully had two hits and two RBI.