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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The St. Bonaventure baseball team built off its recent Atlantic 10 series victory this past weekend by sweeping both games of a non-conference doubleheader from visiting Bucknell on Tuesday afternoon at Fred Handler Park.

The Bonnies overcame a late deficit in the opener to explode for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth for the 7-3 win. The Brown and White then held off a late Bucknell push in the top of the seventh for the 6-5 victory in game two. Both games were seven-inning affairs.

The two wins give St. Bonaventure a three-game win streak and victories in four of its last five games. The Bonnies are now 10-20 on the season heading into this weekend's three-game A-10 series at Duquesne.

Freshman Robert Nalepa got the nod on the mound in game one and despite holding a potent Bison lineup to just three runs over the first six innings, the Bonnies trailed 3-0 going into the bottom of the sixth.

Bucknell starter Russell Siedell retired the first batter of the sixth and then gave up a double to freshman Billy Urban and walked sophomore Nick Brennen before leaving the game. That's when the trouble started for the Bison, as the next five batters recorded hits off the Bucknell bullpen. Sophomore Ryan Skellie doubled home two runs, followed by an RBI double by freshman Austin Ingraham, a pinch-hit RBI single by senior Nick Cunliffe, a single by junior Ryan Mosher and a two-run triple by junior Derek Speaker. In all, the Bonnies scored seven runs on six hits in the inning to take the win.

Nalepa went 6.1 innings en route to evening his record at 2-2. Nalepa scattered nine hits, issued no walks and had five strikeouts. Junior and game two starter Jamie Wallschlaeger recorded the second out of the seventh inning before senior Cory Sudbrook closed the door to earn his second save in his last three appearances.

In game two, Bucknell jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning off Wallschlaeger, who made his first career start.

The Bonnies battled back in the second and third innings, plating five runs to take a 5-3 lead. Ingraham provided all the run production in the second, blasting a three-run home run over the right field wall to knot the game at 3-3. In the third, it was Urban driving in both runs with a double down the left field line to score Speaker and freshman Jason Radwan, who both singled.

With a 5-3 lead in hand, the Bona bullpen took over the next four innings as four different pitchers gave up just one run and two hits from the second inning through the sixth. Sophomore Jordan Crane worked out of a jam in the third by inducing a ground ball double play and a fly out to right field. Crane was the eventual winner on the mound.

St. Bonaventure picked up what looked to be an insurance run at the time, but turned into the eventual game-winning run in the bottom of the fifth when Skellie drove home a run on a groundout to make it 6-4.

After retiring the side in order in the sixth, Urban ran into trouble in the seventh looking to pick up his second career save. Bucknell loaded the bases with no outs to opening the inning and drew within one, 6-5, on a ground out to second. With runners on first and second, Urban intentionally walked the next batter to load the bases and bring a possible game-ending double play back into play. Urban made it easy on his defense, though, striking out the last two batters to end the Bucknell comeback and seal the win.

Urban was the star of the day, reaching base in all seven plate appearances over the two games. Urban went 4-for-5 with a walk and was hit by pitch. His lone blemish on his day at the dish was when he reached on an error in fifth inning of game two. Urban's save was the second of his career and the sixth of the season by a Bonnie.

Over the two games, the Bonnies pounded out 18 hits, including seven of the extra-base variety. Ingraham's third home run of the season in the opener gave the Brown and White 25 home runs on the season, surpassing all of last year's total of 24. Ingraham and Speaker each had three hits on the afternoon. Speaker is 10-for-21 at the plate over the last five games.