Baseball Thumps St. Bonaventure, 15-2, for Series Sweep
OLEAN, N.Y. – Four multi-run innings, including a pair of five-spots, powered the Saint Joseph's baseball team to a run-rule-shortened 15-2 victory and a series sweep at St. Bonaventure on Sunday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• St. Bonaventure (10-19 overall, 2-10 Atlantic 10) got on the board first, taking a 2-0 lead on a double by Morgan Little and a single by Ryan Davis in the bottom of the second.
• The Hawks responded immediately, hanging five on the board in the third. Aidan Duda led off with a single before a walk to Michael Pierson put two on; after a fielder's choice erased Duda, Alex Kelsey followed with a single to drive in the first run of the day for SJU. Carson Applegate was then hit by a pitch to bring up Joey Pagano, who tied the game with a sacrifice fly before Owen Petrich promptly untied it with a three-run home run.
• Duda singled and Pierson walked again in the fourth, followed by a single from Joey Gale to load the bases; Kelsey then hit a sacrifice fly to make it 6-2.
• Saint Joseph's (13-17 overall, 7-5 Atlantic 10) extended its lead with a pair in the fifth as Pagano led off with a walk and Blake Primrose ripped a two-run home run later in the inning.
• Gale then started the sixth with a single before Kelsey hit a single of his own; an error by the left fielder would allow both runners to score and give the Hawks a 10-2 lead.
• The Hawks put things away with five in the seventh. Primrose led off with a single before Duda reached on an error and Pierson drew another free pass to load the bases for Gale, who beat out an infield single to drive in a run. Two batters later, Applegate cleared the bases with a three-run double before Pagano reached on an error, allowing Applegate to score and increase the advantage to 15-2.
• Nathan Stein retired the Bonnies in order in the bottom of the seventh to invoke the run-rule and finish the game.
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• After a bumpy second inning, Stein settled in and turned in a strong outing for his first win as a Hawk. He retired the last eight batters he faced and 11 of the last 12 on the way to a complete game; he allowed two runs on six hits, striking out three, and did not walk a batter.
• Luke Roggenburk was tagged for eight runs on seven hits and four walks in five innings to take the loss.
• Gale was 3-for-4 with three runs scored, while Kelsey scored three times as well. Kelsey, Applegate, Primrose, and Duda all collected two hits, while Applegate and Petrich had three runs batted in.
• For the second time in the series, every Hawk in the starting lineup reached base in the game.
UP NEXT
The Hawks host Fordham in the first of three consecutive home conference series beginning on Friday.
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