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BUFFALO, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure's three-run rally in the sixth inning of the opening game helped the Bonnies take game one, 5-4, before falling in the nightcap, 12-2, of a doubleheader against Big 4 foe Buffalo on Tuesday at Amherst Audubon Field.

The split moves St. Bonaventure's record to 6-19 on the season, while the Bulls are now 14-15. The Brown and White will have two days off from game action before hosting Saint Joseph's a three-game Atlantic 10 series beginning on Friday at 3 p.m. at Fred Handler Park.

Game one featured big performances by a group of underclassmen, as eight of the nine starters picked up a hit, including six by freshmen and sophomores. Sophomore Nick Brennen went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and started the sixth-inning rally with his second two-bagger. Making his first collegiate start, freshman Eric Jutca was the other star at the plate, going 2-for-3 with the eventual game-winning RBI.

On the mound, freshman Eddie Gray picked up his second win of the season by going five innings and allowing four runs while striking out three. The Bona bullpen tossed a pair of scoreless inning to close the game as senior Cory Sudbrook and junior Jamie Wallschlaeger pitched the final two innings. Wallschlaeger picked up his first career save by recording the final four outs.

Trailing 3-2 in the top of the sixth, the Bonnies opened the inning by putting runners on the corners without an out. Junior Derek Speaker delivered a pinch-hit groundout that drove in Brennen from third to tie the game at 3-3. Freshman Billy Urban, who singled, came home on the team's second successful pinch-hit opportunity when classmate Jason Radwan delivered a sacrifice fly to give the Bonnies at 4-3 advantage. With two outs, Jutca stepped to the plate and delivered a single to left field, allowing fellow freshman Austin Ingraham to score the eventual game-winning run from second.

Despite getting its first two batters on base, Buffalo came away with just one run in the bottom of the sixth thanks to solid relief pitching. Wallschlaeger closed the door in the sixth and finished over the seventh by retiring the Bulls in order.

Game two belonged to the Buffalo from the start, as the Bulls opened a 5-0 lead by the end of the third inning.

The Bonnies struck back with two runs in the top of the fourth to make it 5-2, but UB put the game away with six runs in its half of the fourth.

For the game, Buffalo out-hit the Bonnies by a commanding 17-3 margin, while three Bona errors led to six unearned runs. Radwan had two of the team's three hits, while Speaker had the other.