ST. BONAVENTURE (1-7) at GARDNER WEBB (6-6)
Friday, March 10 – Saturday, March 11
Boiling Springs, N.C. – Bill Masters Field at John Henry Moss Stadium
TV: ESPN+
 
The St. Bonaventure University baseball team will travel to North Carolina to take on Gardner-Webb in a four-game series, playing two doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday. Friday's game first pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., while Saturday's action is slated for noon. The schedule was altered due to rain in the forecast later in the weekend.
 
OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION

• The Bonnies earned their first victory of the season, 17-8, in the first game of a twinbill last Saturday at New Mexico.
• Saturday's contest was one of the best all-around offensive performances in recent memory for the Bonnies as they registered 20 hits in the contest.
• The offense delivered 15 or more hits in a single game for the first time since the 2020 season against Mount St. Mary's (16 hits).
• This was the best production at the plate for the Bonnies in a single game since an April 3, 2019 win at Penn State when the Brown and White struck for 18 runs on 21 hits.
• First-year head coach Jason Rathbun picked up his first Division I victory last Saturday after posting 556 wins in the past 17 seasons at Herkimer Community College.

 
MANION MASHES

• Graduate first baseman Danny Manion led the charge for the Bonnies in Saturday's offensive outburst.
• Manion posted a career day of five hits, two homers, and seven RBIs at the plate.
• This was the second multi-home run game of his career with the previous two-homer effort coming on May 21, 2021 against Fordham.
• His performance marked the most hits in a single game by a Bonnie since 2019 when Kevin Higgins registered five hits in an 18-6 triumph over Penn State.
• Also, Manion's New Mexico outing stands as the most RBIs in a game by a St. Bonaventure batter since 2017 when Bona alum and current pro product Bubba Hollins drove in eight runs during a 17-4 win at Davidson, while David Vaccaro recorded a seven RBI game against George Mason during the 2016 season.
• Hollins' effort is to this day one of the best run producing games by a Bonnies player in a single game over the past three decades.
• On Sunday, Manion added an RBI single to finish the series 6-for-8 with two home runs and eight runs batted in.

 
ABOUT GARDNER-WEBB

• The Runnin' Bulldogs enter this weekend's series with a 6-6 overall record, dropping a midweek contest against North Carolina A&T on Tuesday.
• On the bump, starting pitchers Tyler Switalski (16.2 IP) and Bobby Alcock (15.1 IP) have each made three starts and struck out 18 batters. Out of the bullpen, Connor Maggi has made seven appearances, recording 11 innings pitched with an 0.82 ERA and 13 strikeouts.
• Jacob Marcos has a team-high 15 hits with a .349 average in 12 starts. Nate Anderson is hitting .342 average with 10 RBIs to lead the team at the plate, while Humberto Torres has hit four home runs with 12 runs batted in.
• Gardner-Webb was selected to finish fourth in the 2023 Big South Baseball Preseason Poll.

 
UP NEXT
The Bonnies are once again on the road with a trip to Mount St. Mary's for a three-game series, beginning on Friday, March 17. First pitch is set for 3:00 p.m.
 
 
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