Final: Iowa 2 (4-1), St. Bonaventure 0 (0-1)

St. Bonaventure Starters: Diaz (LF), T. Johnson (SS), Dunn (C), Brozick (1B), Rosencrance (P/DH), Heath (RF), Bell (CF), Delanoy (3B),  Styn (2B)

Iowa Starters: Toole (CF), Mangler (2B), Yacinich (SS), Zeutenhorst (RF), Hickman (DH), Goodman (LF), Peyton (1B), Kenyon (C), Riffice (3B), Hedrick (P)

The Short Story:
The St. Bonaventure baseball team dropped their season-opener against the Iowa Hawkeyes in Port Charlotte, Fla., 2-0. The Hawkeyes found themselves on the board in the bottom third inning after St. Bonaventure starting pitcher Joel Rosencrance hit Blake Hickman causing a run to come across the plate. In the fifth inning the Bonnies applied pressure to Iowa as Bret Heath doubled to left center and later advancing to third on an error. With no outs, Bonaventure had runners on the corners but failed to convert on its opportunity as the next three batters struck out. Iowa increased their lead in the sixth after Jake Riffice dropped a sac bunt to pitcher that allowed Kris Goodman to score. The Bonnies attempted a late push in the top of the eighth but faltered as they left the bases loaded.  

Inside The Box Score:
- Designated hitter Joel Rosencrance tallied three of the five Bonnies hits on the day including a double to right field in the eighth. He has now recorded four three-hit games in his SBU career.
- Bret Heath and Jonathan Diaz posted the other two hits for the Brown and White.
- Drew Teller threw two scoreless innings in relief and only allowed one hit for the Hawkeyes.
- Andy LaLonde, Justin Brozick and Danny Urban were among six players hit by pitches in the contest.
- Starting pitcher Rosencrance recorded seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings pitched and allowed seven hits.
- The Iowa pitching staff posted 12 strikeouts against the Brown and White.
- St. Bonaventure and Iowa each left 11 runners on base, combining for 22 total runners left on base.

Stat of the Day:
1,305 – St. Bonaventure's head coach Larry Sudbrook and Iowa's head coach Rick Heller have combined for 1,305 victories in their careers.

On Deck:
The Bonnies look to bounce back on Sunday, February 23 as they take on the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers at 12 p.m. in Port Charlotte, Fla.