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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Redshirt freshman
Eddie
Gray gave up just one run over seven innings of work
to earn his third straight win on the mound and lead St.
Bonaventure to a 4-1 win at Atlantic 10 foe Duquesne on
Saturday.
The victory is the fifth in a row for the Bonnies, who clinch
their second straight A-10 series en route to improving to 5-9 in
conference play.
The reigning A-10 Rookie of the Week, Gray gave up just five
hits over seven innings and struck out a season-best seven batters.
Gray improved to 4-3 on the season with the win. The Pulaski, N.Y.
native has gone a combined 15 innings over his last two A-10
starts, striking out 11 and giving up just two earned runs in the
two victories.
Each team plated a run in the first inning, but failed to get
back on the scoreboard until the top of the seventh. Sophomore
Nick
Brennen ripped a two-out RBI single in the seventh to
break the 1-1 tie and plate freshman, who led off the inning with
by working his team-best 27th walk.
St. Bonaventure expanded on its 2-1 lead in the top of the eighth
inning when Radwan delivered a double to right center that scored
junior Derek
Speaker from third and senior Nick
Cunliffe all the way from first to make it 4-1.
The Bonnies turned to senior Cory
Sudbrook to close the door, as the program's all-time
leader in pitching appearances tossed a scoreless eighth and got
two outs in the ninth before leaving the game with runners on first
and second. Freshman Billy
Urban replaced Sudbrook, walking his first batter to
load the bases before getting a game-ending ground out. The save
was the third of the year for Urban.
A day after pounding out 16 hits, the Bonnies turned in their
20th double-digit hit performance with 10 hits.
Brennen's 3-for-5 day at the plate was his team-leading seventh
multi-hit game in A-10 play. Junior Jesse
Bosnik followed Friday's five RBI performance with a
pair of singles. Bosnik now has three straight seasons of 50 or
more hits. Cunliffe had the other multi-hit afternoon from the
leadoff spot, going 2-for-4 with a run scored.
The third and final game of the series will begin at noon on
Sunday.
