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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Canisius' two multi-run home runs pushed the Golden Griffins past the Bonnies, as the St. Bonaventure softball team fell in both games of their doubleheader 6-4 and 7-3, respectively on a clear Wednesday afternoon at McGraw-Jennings Field.

St. Bonaventure falls to 8-21 on the season while Big 4 rival Canisius improves to 24-14. Now on a four-game skid, the Bonnies look to rebound as they travel to Dayton this weekend.  The A-10 doubleheader is set for Saturday, beginning at noon.

The Griffs jumped on the board first with a three-run first inning. The Bonnies countered with a run of their own on when senior Stephanie Narde scored on junior Kara Morenus' double to left field. Griffs' pitcher Caroline Main struck out the last batter to end the threat.

In the second inning, junior Maureen Wells reached base on a fielder's choice while sophomore Katie Taylor got to first on an error, advancing Wells to third.  With only one out, Kristin Sullivan jetted down the first base line to outrun the throw from the pitcher and score Wells. Sullivan stole second before a strikeout and then with two outs, Narde hit a single to right field to plate both Taylor and Sullivan, giving the Bonnies a 4-3 advantage.

Sophomore Erin Nargi held Canisius scoreless through the sixth inning until Canisius' Lizzy Gatto hit a three-run long shot to come from behind in the seventh and take the game.  St. Bonaventure loaded the bases in the final frame, but was unable to convert as Main picked up the win.

Game two began the same way as the first with the Griffs scoring first, 1-0, heading into the bottom of the first.  The Bonnies responded as the first two batters walked and Morenus hit a single to the left side to load the bases.  Freshman Hali Enderby then took a good luck and picked up a walk for an RBI, giving the Bonnies a 2-1 lead.

Both teams put zeroes up for two innings before the inning's leadoff batter, Paige Freiberger, hit a solo home run to tie the score.  A Canisius walk sandwiched between two outs seemed to give the Griffs the chance to pull ahead, but the Bonnies ended the threat as Brooke Frey picked off Canisius' runner to end the inning.

Freshman Danielle Frye opened the fourth inning with a single to shortstop followed by Sullivan's single, advancing Whitney Schlimm, who pinch ran for Frye, to third.  Freshman Jessenia Andujar hit a short ball to the short stop, who hesitated to throw to home, and Schlimm slid in for the run, giving the Bonnies a 3-2 advantage.

However, the lead was short lived, as Michelle Fridey hit a two-run homer in the second spot of the sixth inning. That was all of the momentum Canisius needed as they plated one more in the sixth and added two insurance runs in the seventh.

Thompson went eight innings through the two games, giving up nine hits and eight runs while striking out nine.  Nargi pitched six innings in game one allowing six hits and five runs and tossed three strike outs.

Sullivan picked up her first multi-hit games of the season, going 5-of-6 with one RBI and one run.