BECKLEY, W. Va –The St. Bonaventure baseball lost the final game of a three-game series at Marshall 6-3 Sunday afternoon.

The Bonnies began the scoring in the top of the first inning as sophomore first baseman Justin Brozick scored on a fly out by junior third baseman Billy Urban. Marshall took the lead in the bottom of the second with two runs and added two more runs in the bottom of the third.

The Brown and White responded with homeruns by Urban and senior right fielder Ryan Skellie in the top of the fourth, making the score 4-3.

However, the Thundering Herd added runs in the bottom of the fifth and the bottom of the eighth as St. Bonaventure failed to score for the rest of the game.

Urban lead the Bonnies at the plate, going one for three with two RBI and hit his first homerun of the season.

Starting pitcher redshirt senior right-hander Cael Johnson threw four and a third innings, recording five strikeouts while allowing four earned runs, five hits and six walks. Sophomore righty Asa Johnson struck out and hit a batter and allowed a hit in one and two thirds innings. Urban and left-handed senior Nick Brennen each pitched an inning, giving up one hit and one hit, one run, one walk and recording one strikeout respectively.

Now 7-6 on the season, St. Bonaventure will host Big 4 rival Niagara Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Fred Handler Park at McGraw-Jennings Field in the team's home opener.