NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - The Niagara baseball team (15-24) dropped a 6-4 decision to Big 4 Rival Buffalo (15-23) on Wednesday on a wet day at Sal Maglie Stadium. The Bulls' unearned run in the sixth inning proved to be the winning score.

"We went through the motions (Wednesday)," Niagara head coach Rob McCoy said. "Mid-week games have been less than stellar for us and we need to fight to stay focused. We will look to right the ship tomorrow against Cleveland State and gain momentum into the weekend."

Freshman walk-on James Fort (Cooperstown, N.Y.) suffered the tough-luck loss on the afternoon. The rookie left-hander struck out hlf the batters he faced but allowed an RBI-single following an error on the first baseman that plated the go-ahead run. Overall, Fort tossed 1.1 innings, striking out three batters.

Graham Skelhorne-Gross (Mississagua, Ont.) collected two of the Purple Eagles seven hits on the day, adding a run and an RBI. Rookie outfielder Wynton Bernard (Poway, Calif.) also scored once and knocked in another with a fifth-inning triple.

Niagara fell behind 2-0 in the second inning, but rallied to tie the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the frame. The Purple Eagles duplicated the feat in the fifth, after falling behind 4-2, to knot the game at 4-4. The UB bullpen put the clamps on a third NU rally, tossing 4.1 innings of two-hit baseball.

Niagara cointinues its homestand with a contest against Cleveland State on Thursday. First pitch is 3 p.m. at Bobo Field on Niagara's campus.