Nic Pepe’s Grand Slam Leads Black Bears Over Bryant 5-2

Nic Pepe hit a grand slam in the 6th inning leading the Maine Black Bears to a 5-2 win over Bryant on Saturday, April 4th at Mahaney Diamond.

Pepe's homer was his 2nd of the season. He finished the day 1-4.

Brody Rasmussen drove in Maine's other run on a single in the 6th inning. Rasmussen  was 2-4.

Chris Bear had Maine's other hit

Vaun Larisa started on the mound for Maine. He went 5.0 innings allowing 3 hits and 1 run, striking out 4 and walking 5. Brennan Rumpf picked up the win, pitching the 6th inning. He's now 1-1. He walked 2 and struck out 1. Tommy Martin picked up his 1st save of the season, pitching the final 3 innings. He allowed 4 hits and 1 run, striking out 4 and walking 2.

Maine is now 7-22 and 5-4 in America East. Bryant is 17-12 and also 5-4 in America East.

Mine plays a non-conference game on Saturday, April 11th at Northeastern at 2 p.m. That game will be broadcast on 92.9 The Ticket with the pregame starting at 1:30 p.m.

America East Standings

• UMBC 5-1
• Binghamton  4-3
• Bryant 5-4
• Maine 5-4
• UAlbany 4-5
• UMass-Lowell 3-6
• NJIT 2-5

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