ST. BONAVENTURE (4-17, 1-2 A-10) at BINGHAMTON (13-10, 5-1 AEC)
Tuesday, April 4 – 4:00 p.m.
Vestal, N.Y. – Bearcats Baseball Complex
TV: ESPN+
 
ST. BONAVENTURE vs SAINT LOUIS (15-10, 3-0 A-10)
Thursday, April 6 – Saturday, April 8
St. Bonaventure, N.Y. – Handler Park at McGraw-Jennings Field
 
The St. Bonaventure University baseball team will travel to Binghamton on Tuesday for midweek non-conference action before returning to A-10 play. The Bonnies will return home to host Saint Louis for a three-game series, beginning on Thursday in the A-10 home opener. First pitch on Thursday is set for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday's games will be available live on ESPN+.

PROBABLE PITCHERS
Game 1: RHP Luke Roggenburk (SBU) v. RHP Henry Litman (SLU)
Game 2: LHP Gabe Watts (SBU) v. RHP Jackson Holmes (SLU)
Game 3: RHP Tripp Breen (SBU) v. RHP Owen Chaffin (SLU)

 OPENING A-10 RECAP LOOK BACK

• The Bonnies picked up their first conference win of the season this past Saturday at VCU, 7-6.
• St. Bonaventure led 6-3 going into the bottom of the eighth inning, but the Rams would not go away as they tied the games with three runs on three hits.
• Pinch-hitter Jake Biscailuz had the biggest at-bat of the game, coming off the bench in the top of the ninth and working a seven-pitch walk to give the Bonnies what turned out to be the winning run.
• Ryan O'Connell came in to close the game out in the bottom of the ninth, but VCU hitters would not make it easy on him as they loaded the bases with three base hits. O'Connell struck out VCU's Nic Ericsson with the bases loaded for his first save of the season.
• Sophomore Gabe Watts started and tossed four innings and scattering four hits on three runs.
• Left-hander Liam Devine earned the win on the bump for the Bonnies, holding the Rams to two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts in four innings pitched out of the bullpen.
• At the plate, Jack Putney led the Bonnies with two runs batted in.
• VCU took the rubber game on Sunday, 13-1, to win the series. The Bonnies stand 1-2 in the A-10 standings after one weekend of conference play.

 
DEJOHN DOING IT ALL

• Senior catcher Jackson DeJohn finished with a team-high five RBIs and two home runs at VCU this past weekend.
• On the season, DeJohn has been a workhorse behind the plate, starting 18 of 21 games.
• The Rochester, N.Y. native leads the team in hits (22) and runs batted (14). He is also tied for first with four home runs with Christian Szablewski.
• The fourth-year catcher is third on the team in slugging percentage (.521) and fourth in batting average (.310) and on-base percentage (.372).

 
ABOUT BINGHAMTON

• The Bearcats have begun the season with a 13-10 overall record and a conference record of 5-1, securing a 6-4 victory against Bryant on Saturday.
• Last season, Binghamton won the American East Tournament as a five-seed, clinching a berth in the NCAA Regional. The team fell to Stanford and UC Santa Barbara in their regional games.
• Tommy Reifler has started all 22 games and recorded a .407 batting average, while Kevin Gsell has a .371 batting average with a team-high eight doubles.
• On the mound, starter Thomas Babalis has made seven starts, pitching 37.1 innings with a team-high 32 strikeouts. Out of the bullpen, Tommy Snyder has notched a 2.35 ERA in seven appearances this season.
• Binghamton was selected as the league favorite in the 2023 American East Baseball Preseason Poll with 31 points and four first-place votes.

 
ABOUT SAINT LOUIS

• The Billikens hold a 15-10 overall record and started conference play with a three-game sweep of UMass this past weekend.
• At the plate, Patrick Clohisy leads the team with a .340 batting average, seven home runs, and 18 runs batted in. Cole Smith has a team-high .340 batting average with 18 RBIs.
• Starter Henry Litman has a 2.94 ERA in 33.2 innings pitched with 21 strikeouts. Ethan Bell has made seven appearances out of the bullpen, striking out a team-high 22 batters.
• Saint Louis was tabbed to finish third in the 2023 A-10 Baseball Preseason Poll. SLU returns five starters from a team that finished last season 29-24 overall and 14-9 in A-10 games. Cam Redding hit .360 at the plate last year while Tyler Fogarty smacked 11 homers. The pitching rotation, though, is entirely new from a year ago. SLU remains under the leadership of head coach Darin Henderickson who has guided the program for 24 seasons with over 450 victories.
• St. Bonaventure's probable starter on Thursday Luke Roggenburk had a strong start at Saint Louis last year, not allowing any earned in six innings of work. He scattered five hits and struck out three. Jackson DeJohn also had five hits in last year's series at SLU, while Thomas Grilli went 3-for-7 at the plate.

 
UP NEXT
The Bonnies will welcome Little Three rival Canisius for a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 11. Game one is set to begin at 2:00 p.m.
 
 
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