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Battaglia
4
St. Bonaventure SBU 6-17
9
Winner Niagara University NIA 7-20
St. Bonaventure SBU
6-17
4
Final
9
Niagara University NIA
7-20
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
St. Bonaventure SBU 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 7 2
Niagara University NIA 2 0 0 0 5 2 X 9 10 0

W: Walker, James (1-0) L: VINCENT, Casey (0-3)

10
Winner St. Bonaventure SBU 7-17
6
Niagara University NIA 7-21
Winner
St. Bonaventure SBU
7-17
10
Final
6
Niagara University NIA
7-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
St. Bonaventure SBU 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 16 2
Niagara University NIA 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 X 6 10 3

W: PITTMAN, Joshua (2-0) L: Kiser, Evan (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Purple Eagles Split Doubleheader With The Bonnies

GAME 27
SCORE Niagara 9 – St. Bonaventure 4 (7 innings)
RECORDS Niagara (7-20) – St. Bonaventure (6-17)
LOCATION Bobo Field
 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Purple Eagles split a homerun-filled doubleheader with Little 3 rival St. Bonaventure on Tuesday.

Game Recap
  • The Bonnies kicked things off in the top of the first with a solo homerun to take a 1-0 lead over Niagara. Peter Battaglia answered with an explosive two-run homerun for the Purple Eagles in the bottom of the inning to put NU in the lead, 2-1.
  • In the top of the third, a two-run homerun from St. Bonaventure put the Bonnies back in the lead, 3-2, and an RBI double in the top of the fifth frame extended their lead, 4-2.
  • The Purple Eagles, however, were quick to even the score. Michael Gabriele singled to left field, driving in two runs to tie things up, 4-4. Battaglia then went yard again, blasting a three-run homer over the left field fence to put Niagara back in the lead, 7-4.
  • RBI singles from Alex Zulia and Gabriele in the bottom of the sixth iced Niagara's 9-4 win over the Bonnies.

Eagle's Eye On…
  • Battaglia led the team in RBI with five. He also added two hits and two runs scored.
  • Gabriele had a team-high three hits and recorded three RBI and two runs scored.
  • Zulia and Darian Blanks each scored two runs.
  • Battaglia, Zulia and Blanks each had one stolen base.
  • Jacob Bruning started on the mound, striking out four and walking just one in 3.2 innings pitched.
  • James Walker (1-0) earned the win. He fanned two and allowed just one earned run in 2.0 innings pitched.
 
GAME 28
SCORE St. Bonaventure 10 – Niagara 6 (7 innings)
RECORDS St. Bonaventure (7-17) – Niagara (7-21)
LOCATION Bobo Field
 
Game Recap
  • The Bonnies took a 3-0 lead in the first inning with a score on a sacrifice fly and a two-run homerun. St. Bonaventure extended its lead, 8-0, in the top of the second, adding five more runs, which included a three-run homerun.
  • In the bottom of the third, Battaglia sent his third homerun of the day out of the park to leave Niagara trailing by seven, 8-1.
  • An RBI single from the Bonnies in the fourth stanza extended their lead, 9-1.
  • Niagara had a strong fifth inning. RBI singles from Battaglia and Cole O'Connor, as well as a sacrifice fly from Joseph Tevlin, brought the Purple Eagles within five runs of the Bonnies, 9-4.
  • St. Bonaventure added on one more run in the sixth to take a 10-4 lead.
  • In the bottom of the sixth inning, Max Giordano went yard, sending two runs across the plate to cut the St. Bonaventure lead to four, 10-6. It was not enough, however, to overcome the Bonnies as they earned the game two victory.

Eagle's Eye On…
  • Giordano led the Purple Eagles with three hits and two stolen bases and added two RBI and two runs scored.
  • Battaglia had two hits, two RBI and two runs scored.
  • Evan Kiser (0-1) took the loss on the mound. He struck out three and allowed eight hits and eight runs in 1.2 innings pitched.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles play a three-game series at Monmouth April 13-14.

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