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VESTAL, N.Y. – A seven-run fourth inning for the St. Bonaventure softball team pushed the Bonnies past Binghamton, 8-6, in game two of a doubleheader on a chilly Wednesday afternoon at East Gym Field.

In game one, three Bonnies hit home runs, but Binghamton's Jessica Phillips hit two home runs on her way to tallying four RBI to lead Binghamton to a 7-5 win. 

With the split the Bonnies head into their final home conference series with a 10-23 record when they host Saint Louis on Saturday.  Game one of the doubleheader begins at noon.  Binghamton moves to 22-16 on the year.

Phillips tallied the lone run of the first inning off Stephanie DeLuca's single. The Bearcats then tacked on three runs in the second and one more in the third while pitcher Rhoda Marsteller and the Bearcat defense held the Bonnies scoreless for three innings.

Home runs from junior Maureen Wells in the fourth and freshman Hali Enderby (pictured) in the fifth brought the Bonnies within two, 5-3 heading into the sixth.

Phillips again came up big for Binghamton, hammering out a two-run long ball to give the Bearcats the final go head as they led 7-2 going into the final frame.

St. Bonaventure seventh inning rally was short lived as sophomore Brooke Frey's three-run homer to right field was not enough to overcome the early deficit.

Binghamton opened game two with a 5-0 lead through the third inning in part to two home runs and seven hits. The Bonnies offense was able to find their rhythm and rallied seven runs in the fourth as they batted around the lineup.

Junior Kara Morenus got things started with a double to right center before Frey singled to the same side.  Wells hit another single, plating the first run of the inning.  Pinch hitter, freshman Danielle Frye, hit her first double of the season to score two more runners.  The Bonnies took a walk before freshman Jessenia Andujar loaded the bases on a single down the left field line.  Senior Stephanie Narde hit a one-bagger to center field to tally three RBI and give St. Bonaventure its first lead of the series, 7-5, heading into the bottom of the fourth.

The Bonnies added another run in the fifth and sophomore pitcher Diana Phalon allowed only one more Binghamton run to pick up her first win of the season.  Phalon went five innings allowing just five hits and giving up two runs.

Five different Bonnies finished the games with two or more hits while both Frey and Narde led with three RBI each.