Bigger than Baseball
Kaitlyn Klosterman, coach Klosterman's wife, was diagnosed with breast cancer in June. This October, we came together as a family to show our support.
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"I would like to thank
@BryantUniv
for allowing me the privilege to have been the head coach of the baseball program for the past 9 years. I wish the entire Bulldog family the absolute best of luck. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart."
@SteveOwens30
Thank you, 30.
RECAP | We open our season with a three-game sweep of No. 12 East Carolina.
Logan Allen with two hits, Tommy DiTullio scores twice and Liam LeVangie with four strikeouts in 2.1 innings of scoreless relief.
.
@rwardo12
becomes our 16th draft pick in the last 7 years.
Heโs also the 5th taken in the top 10 rounds.
Wardโs numbers speak for themselves.
๐ธtwo highest single-season hit totals
๐ธfastest player to 200 hits in program history
๐ธ23 career home runs
#ProDawgs
#TCD
๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ
@Coach_Klosty
has been named the NEC Coach of the Year after guiding us to our ninth consecutive NEC Regular Season title.
Congrats to James Karinchak on earning the first save of his Major League career tonight.
Check the tweets below to see the dominant ninth against Minnesota.
#WeAreBryant
Postgame interview with
@Coach_Klosty
following todayโs victory over Georgia State, his first as a collegiate head coach.
๐ฅ courtesy of best AT Mel Gran.
.
@Tmatt34
has been selected in the 4th round, 104th overall, by the
@Tigers
!
Mattison becomes the highest drafted player in program history.
Congrats, TMatt!
#DawgU
.
@rwardo12
is
@CBNewspaper
Co-National Freshman Player of the Year.
Heโs also the first national player of the year in Bryantโs DI history. ๐
#TCD
.
@7itus
was named a
@CBNewspaper
National Player of the Week today.
He went 11-for-20 with three doubles, three home runs and 14 RBI in four games last week.
#TCD
.
@7itus
is the third Bulldog drafted this year and the 18th in the last 7 years.
This is first time weโve ever had 3 non-seniors drafted.
๐ธhit .343 with 12 HR and 63 RBI
๐ธ63 RBI are second most in DI history
๐ธ20 career home runs
#ProDawgs
#TCD
Day 1๏ธโฃ of the Bulldog Challenge
โIf we work like that, care like that and build bonds like that, we can do whatever we want to do.โ -
@Coach_Klosty
Our final senior is
@_Mick_the_Kid_
.
Mickey will graduate as one of the best catchers in program history.
Heโs the only catcher in DI program history with ๐ฏ + runs scored, leads all catchers with 96 career walks and has the highest OBP in DI program history (.467).
#TCD
We'd like to welcome
@liamlevangie7
to the Bryant Baseball program!
Liam comes to Bryant from East Bridgewater, Mass. He was the 2018 Brockton Enterprise Player of the Year in 2018 and is a three-time Shore League All-Star.
#TCD
Congrats to
@_Mick_the_Kid_
on being promoted to Class A!
He's headed to Charleston RiverDogs (
@ChasRiverDogs
).
2018: 8 HRs, 24 RBI, 27 BBs, .384 OBP.
#TCD
๐๐๐
@LiamTMcGill
became the first player to win the
@necbaseball
Triple Crown since 2005.
He's just the third in NEC history (dating back to 1987).
.471 average
9 home runs
50 RBI
Only player in program history with this stat line?
2โฃ0โฃ0โฃ+ hits
1โฃ7โฃ0โฃ+ runs
4โฃ0โฃ+ doubles
1โฃ0โฃ+ triples
2โฃ0โฃ+ home runs
1โฃ3โฃ0โฃ+ RBI
1โฃ0โฃ0โฃ+ walks
5โฃ0โฃ+ stolen bases
@NickAngelini11
#TCD
โNo other student body in the Northeast comes to baseball games like Bryant University does. It was fun to play in front of them today.โ -
@SteveOwens30
See you Sunday, Faithful.
#TCD
.
@LiamTMcGill
has been selected in the 9th round, 277th overall, by the
@Braves
.
McGill led the nation in batting average and OBP this season.
Congrats, Liam!
#DawgU
Today, we are
#ALLINforBryant
.
We are also
#ALLINforWardo
.
@rwardo12
in the national rankings:
1โฃ Hits/Game (1.92)
1โฃ Hits (75)
1โฃ Total Bases (128)
3โฃ AVG (.431)
4โฃ Doubles (19)
7โฃ Slugging (.736)
9โฃ Toughest to K (19.3)
#TCD
The
@Coach_Klosty
File:
8โฃ seasons at UCF
8โฃ years of professional baseball
3โฃ1โฃ professional players
We are thrilled to have Coach Klosterman as the 10th head coach of
@_BryantBaseball
!