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BONNIES EXTEND DOUBLE FIGURE HIT STREAK TO SIX GAMES

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure pounded out 22 hits and scored 13 runs as it earned a split during Tuesday's Big 4 doubleheader against visiting Canisius at Fred Handler Park.

The Bonnies led from start to finish in the opener, cruising to a 7-2 win before falling in the nightcap, 7-6. The split gives the Brown and White an edge in the season series against the Griffs after picking up a 12-6 win in Buffalo on March. 24.

St. Bonaventure now sports a record of 13-22 entering this weekend's Atlantic 10 series at Saint Louis. Canisius now stands at 28-15 on the season.

Despite playing a pair of seven-inning contests, the Bonnies pounded out 11 hits in each game to extend their double figure hits streak to six games. Highlighting the 22-hit afternoon was junior Jesse Bosnik, who went 4-for-6 with a pair of doubles, a home run and four RBI. Bosnik's big day upped his batting average back over .400 while his two doubles gave him 15 on the year to rank tied for seventh in the single-season record books.

Six different pitchers took the mound in the opener, led by four straight scoreless innings by senior Dennis Sherba, senior Brian Hardner and freshman Andrew Revello to start the game. The Bona defense aided in keeping the Griffs off the board early on, as the Brown and White turned a double-play in each of the first three innings and four in the game.

With the pitching staff and defense holding Canisius scoreless, the Bonnies plated a run in the first and second innings and three more in the third to take a commanding 5-0 lead. Freshman Billy Urban's RBI single and sophomore Michael Grieco's sacrifice fly brought home the first two runs in the first and second inning, respectively. Bosnik got things rolling in the third with his first double of the day to make it 3-0. Playing for the first time in eight games, junior Brad Steinbach brought home the fourth run with a single followed by another RBI from Grieco on a single into centerfield.

The Griffs got on the board in the top of the fifth with two runs to make it 5-2, but a two-run home run by Bosnik, his team-leading ninth home run of the season, pushed the lead back to five, at 7-2.

Revello was credited with the win to improve to 3-2 on the season, while Canisius start Nathan Linseman got the loss after giving up five earned runs on six hits over the first 2.1 innings of the game.

Game two began with Bosnik delivering an RBI double to the opposite field to give the Bonnies 1-0 lead through the first.

After a scoreless second inning, Canisius plated two runs off of starter Michael Pease, who worked 2.1 innings and struck out two.

Trailing 2-1, St. Bonaventure responded with three runs of its own in its half of the third inning to take the lead back, at 4-2. Making just his third career start, freshman Eric Jutca provided the big hit of the inning with a two-run single through the right side. Senior Nick Cunliffe's groundout to first base brought home the third run of the inning.

The Bona lead didn't last long, as the Canisius provided the third and final lead change of the game with a game-changing four-run top of the fourth that gave the visitors a 6-4 edge.

St. Bonaventure's run in the fourth and one more in the seventh sandwiched around a Canisius run provided the 7-6 outcome. The Brown and White did leave the game-tying run on first in the seventh inning.

Canisius reliever Josh Marshall tossed four innings to earn the win. Sophomore Jordan Crane was tabbed with the loss after giving up four earned runs in the fourth inning.

Sophomores Nick Brennen and Ryan Skellie along with Urban and classmate Jason Radwan all finished the two games with three hits. Skellie and Radwan both scored three runs and had two doubles on the afternoon, putting them both over double figure doubles for the season.

Game one of this weekend's A-10 series at Saint Louis will begin on Friday, April 30 at 6 p.m. ET.