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Miller
4
Winner Niagara NIA 4-17
3
St. Bonaventure SBU 9-5
Winner
Niagara NIA
4-17
4
Final
3
St. Bonaventure SBU
9-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niagara NIA 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
St. Bonaventure SBU 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2

W: McCuen, Matt (2-2) L: GRANT, N. (1-1)

1
Niagara NIA 4-17-1
1
St. Bonaventure SBU 9-5-1
Niagara NIA
4-17-1
1
Final
1
St. Bonaventure SBU
9-5-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
St. Bonaventure SBU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Takes Game One Of Doubleheader At St. Bonaventure

OLEAN, N.Y. – The Purple Eagles baseball team defeated Little 3 rival St. Bonaventure, 4-3, in game one of a doubleheader on Tuesday. The second game ended in a 1-1 tie.

"I thought we played great today," said head coach Rob McCoy. "We executed competitive pitches all day and played fantastic defense. Although we didn't generate many runs, we had a lot of quality at bats against some of their best arms. Today was the first time we could really see the process based results of our hard work on the mental side of the game. When we play pitch to pitch, we are tough, very tough."

Game 1: Niagara 4, St. Bonaventure 3

Niagara (4-17-1) took an early 2-0 lead over the Bonnies (9-5-1) in the top of the first inning. Michael Furhman doubled to center field, advancing Greg Cullen and scoring Julian Gallup, who was already on base. Taylor Hackett grounded out to second base to send home Cullen.

Going into the top of the fifth inning, St. Bonaventure had a narrow 3-2 lead over the Purple Eagles. Gallup flied out to right field to score Nick Bernick and tie up the game, 3-3. In the top of the ninth, Cullen singled to center field to send home Tanner Kirwer and take back the lead, 4-3. The Purple Eagles held the Bonnies scoreless in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Fuhrman went 2-for-3 at the plate and had one RBI. Gallup, Cullen and Hackett each had one RBI as well. In the field, Christian Vangeison led the Purple Eagles with 13 putouts. Matt McCuen (2-2) faced four batters in 1.1 innings pitched and earned the win.

Game 2: Niagara 1, St. Bonaventure 1

Gallup scored Niagara's lone run of the game in the top of the fifth inning. Due to darkness, the game ended in a tie after nine full innings.

Kirwer went 2-for-4 at the plate and had one RBI. In the field, Vangeison led Niagara with 13 putouts. Cullen and Owen Dziados had three assists each.

The Purple Eagles begin conference play on March 26-26 in a three-game series at Siena.

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