St. Bonaventure will honor the winningest coach in school history as the Bonnies welcome back legendary baseball coach Larry Sudbrook Friday, May 20 inside Handler Park at McGraw-Jennings Field.

All of Sudbrook's former players and St. Bonaventure alumni are encouraged to attend. The game is free and open to the public.

Sudbrook, who announced his retirement in October after 36 seasons at the helm, will be recognized in the style familiar to his players for over three decades – with a "last lap" around the base paths.

A revered tradition installed by Sudbrook to honor the graduating seniors of his teams following their final home games, Bona's longtime leader will take to the field one last time following the Bonnies' battle vs. Saint Joseph's in the penultimate game of the 2022 season. Game time is set for noon.

Sudbrook led the Bonnies to 725 victories, the most wins by any Atlantic 10 baseball coach in conference history. His 321 conference triumphs stand among the all-time Atlantic 10 leaders as well. His win totals also easily represent the most victories by any coach in the history of St. Bonaventure Athletics.

A three-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (2000, 2006, 2017), Sudbrook's athletes have consistently found success both on and off the field. His players earned All-Conference accolades 44 times while on 43 occasions, Bona's players received A-10 Academic All-Conference selection. He was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.

Sudbrook's squads won 20 or more games in 22 of his seasons while winning two Atlantic 10 divisional crowns and reaching the A-10 Championship nine times. One of his crowning achievements came in 2004 when Sudbrook guided the Bonnies to their only baseball Atlantic 10 championship in school history on the way to a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Between 1993 and 2013, the Bonnies won at least 17 games every year with an average of nearly 24 wins per season.

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