Final Score: UMass 5 – St. Bonaventure 1
Location: Amherst, Mass.
Records: St. Bonaventure 12-10-2 (1-7) | UMass 7-11 (6-5)

Short Story:

The St. Bonaventure baseball team fell Sunday afternoon at Earl Lorden Field in the rubber game of the series between the Bonnies and the UMass Minutemen. On the strength of eight hits, including four doubles, UMass was able to defeat the Brown and White by a score of 5-1.

The game would remain scoreless until the bottom of the third inning when Rob McLam, the UMass second baseman, drilled one into right field giving the Minutemen a 1-0 lead. UMass would strike again in the bottom of fifth as Mike Geannelis plated three Minutemen on a double to right field, increasing the Bonnies deficit to four.

The Brown and White would get on the board in the top of the seventh inning thanks to a John Novenche groundout to the second baseman scoring Ted Dilts from third.

UMass would strike right away in the bottom the inning much in part to another McLam drive into right field, increasing the Minutemen lead to 5-1.

Freshman Brandon Schlimm started the game on the mound for the Bonnies, suffering the second loss of his young career. Brandon Walsh went seven strong innings for UMass, totaling seven strikeouts.

Beyond the Boxscore:

• Cole Peterson, Dylan Dunn, and Tyler Bell tallied the Bonnies only hits for the day, one a piece.
• All three St. Bonaventure pitchers are freshmen, with Schlimm totaling six innings on the mound and Petit and Grant each throwing one inning.

Up Next:
The Bonnies come back home for a mid-week doubleheader, Tuesday, April 14, against the University of Buffalo Bulls. Both games will take place at Fred Handler Park with the first game beginning at 2 p.m. After that, the Brown and White will head back on the road for an Atlantic 10 weekend series at La Salle.