ST. BONAVENTURE vs. FORDHAM
Thursday - Saturday, May 16-18
Handler Park at McGraw-Jennings Field
TV: ESPN+

LEADING OFF                                     

• The St. Bonaventure baseball team finishes up the 2024 season by welcoming Fordham to Handler Park as part of senior weekend. 
• SBU looks to snap a nine-game losing streak that has put a bit of a halt on what was becoming a true turnaround season for the Bonnies. The Bonnies stood at 15-22 and 5-9 in A-10 play after beating Richmond on April 27, heading into the rubber game of a three-game series with the Spiders before the current losing streak started. Still, the numbers for the Bonnies are much better across the board this year - a win this week would give Bona double its win total from a year ago. Bona's team batting average is up 26 points over 2023 (.276 vs. .250) while the team ERA is down over two full runs (7.43 vs. 9.97).  Bona is averaging almost two more runs per game vs. last year and its walks allowed per nine is down from 6.4 last year to 5.0 this year. Bona's team strikeouts are way down as well - the club has struck out 320 times on the year with only Saint Louis (317) and George Mason (298) posting fewer strikeouts.  
• Fordham (19-30, 10-11 A-10) is a game out of the final spot in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Currently, the Rams are chasing Saint Joseph's and Massachusetts, who are tied for the sixth and seventh positions at 11-10, along with George Washington and Richmond tied for fourth and fifth at 12-9.
• Following Saturday's finale, the Bonnies will honor their nine graduating seniors with a last lap around the Handler Park bases, keeping with a longstanding program tradition.

RANKIE IN THE RECORD BOOKS

• Adam Rankie had a 23-game hitting streak snapped in the first game of the May 3 doubleheader at UMass. His 23-game hitting streak stands as the second-longest in Bonnies program history and the longest hit streak for a Bonnies player since Mike Nayman's 26-game streak during the 1988 season. In his two seasons at SBU, Rankie has hit streaks of 16, 17 and 23 games. Entering this weekend, he has at least one hit in 75 of his 92 career Division I games.
• The longest hitting streak by any Atlantic 10 player this year, Rankie's 23-game stretch of hitting lasted from March 16 until May 3. He collected 39 hits during the streak, hitting .379 with a .436 on-base percentage, eight doubles, two home runs and 21 RBIs. 
• With 65 hits on the season, Rankie has the most hits by a Bonnie since Thad Johnson's 67 in 2015 while currently being tied for 10th all-time for SBU hits in a season along with Jason Radwan who had 65 hits in 2012.
• Rankie has hit both lefties and righties very well, hitting .341 vs. RHP and .302 vs. southpaws.

SITUATIONAL STARS
David Marshall Jr. is hitting a team-best .392 among regulars with runners in scoring position this season (20-51). Robert Mannino has the best overall average with RISP on the team at .406 (13-32).

RACKING UP STATS
Adam Rankie leads the Bonnies this season in multi-hit games with 20. Since 1995, the most multi-hit games in a season by a Bonnies player is 24 by both Jesse Bosnik (2010) and Randy Moley (2008). 

CAPITALIZING ON PLAYING TIME
Sophomore Jayce Tharnish has played an important role for the Bonnies as of late, taking over centerfield duties following a season-ending injury to Paul Vossen. Tharnish, who missed a month due to injury himself, is seeing his first Atlantic 10 action and shining – he's hit .308 with a .386 on-base percentage in 10 A-10 starts thus far.

WHO'S HOT

• Robert Mannino is hitting a team-high .368 in Atlantic 10 games (14-38), including 13 total games and nine starts. He also has a .429 on-base percentage in A-10 contests.
• Harrison Kaufman has gone 10-for-20 at the plate in his last six starts including a grand slam at UMass and a two-run homer Tuesday vs. Niagara. He's slashing .500/.565/.800 in that span. 
• David Marshall has hit .324 in the last 10 games, best among Bonnies who have played in each of those contests.
• Bobby Finn has a 2.53 ERA with 13 strikeouts over his last 10.2 innings of work, holding opponents to a .205 batting average. Finn currently averages 10 strikeouts per nine innings which would be good for seventh in Bonnies single season history. 
• Michael Salina had a career-high 10 strikeouts last time out at Davidson, the most strikeouts in a game by a Bonnies pitcher this season. His 10.29 Ks/9 would be good for fifth in school history for a season and the best since Billy Urban's 10.23 in 2013.
• Salina's 61 strikeouts on the year rank 15th in Bonnies single season history. 
• Freshman Alex Barger has a 2.57 ERA in six Atlantic 10 appearances, holding opponents to a .167 batting average across 7.0 innings of A-10 work.

BONNIES CLASS OF 2024

#3 ARTIN BIAGEYIAN 
Artin has spent the last two years at St. Bonaventure after transferring from his native California. In two seasons with the Bonnies, he has played in 46 games, collecting 22 hits, four doubles and two home runs. Last season, he started all 37 games he played, mostly at shortstop. He is a general business major. 

#6 JAGGER NUCCI
Jagger is a four-year member of the St. Bonaventure baseball program from Greece, N.Y. He made his debut during the 2021 season, then started 27 of 30 games played in 2022. A true utility player, he made starts that season at second base, third base, shortstop, left and right field. He missed last season due to a preseason injury but served as a first base coach for the team during the season. This year, he has played in 11 games including four starts. In the classroom, he is a finance major and a member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

#7 JACKSON DEJOHN
Jackson is a five-year member of the Bonnies baseball program and has been a team captain for the last two years. Over his career, ranks among the program's all-time leaders in games played and started by starting 152 of his 159 career games in a Bonaventure uniform, nearly all of those coming behind the plate. One of the Atlantic 10's top defensive catchers during his career, he became the first Bonnies backstop to be named to the Buster Posey Award Watch List last year. He enjoyed his best season at the plate last spring, hitting .262 with seven doubles and seven home runs as well as a .364 on-base percentage. Jackson owns 123 hits and 24 doubles over his career. The Rochester native has also thrown out nearly 60 attempted base stealers from behind the plate. Upon graduation, he was named the athletic department's Ray Dee Leadership Award winner. A member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll, he earned his undergraduate degree in sports studies and is taking graduate courses in sport administration. His father played baseball and lacrosse at SBU. 

#12 JACK PUTNEY
Jack is a five-year member of the Bonnies baseball program and also is a graduate captain this year. Putney has played in 135 career games including 121 starts during his Bonnies career, nearly all at third base. A career .277 hitter, he owns 126 hits, 21 doubles, 10 home runs and 63 RBIs with a .360 on-base percentage during his Bonaventure career. The Clarence, N.Y. native enjoyed his best season last year when he led the Bonnies in nearly every offensive category, hitting .320 with 12 doubles and 26 RBIs. This year, he has started all 42 games he has played with career-highs in home runs with six and RBIs with 28. An Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection, he earned his undergraduate degree in finance and has worked on his MBA this year. 

#13 RYAN O'CONNELL
O'Connell has spent the past three years with the Bonnies baseball program. The right-handed pitcher from Waterford, Conn., has made 46 career appearances on the mound, earning two wins and two saves while striking out 66 batters in 65.1 innings. Last year, he picked up a win and a save in 17 appearances, striking out 30 batters in 26 innings of work including a 2.76 ERA in Atlantic 10 games. This year, he has held opponents to a .167 batting average against. A marketing major, he is a member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

#22 KYLE CACCAMISE
Kyle is a two-year member of the Bonnies baseball program from Hopewell Junction, N.Y. He transferred to St. Bonaventure prior to last season after being named the 2022 NJCAA Division III Defensive Player of the Year while helping Herkimer to a national junior college championship. He has played 65 games including 55 starts at second base as a Bonnie, hitting .297 overall and .308 in Atlantic 10 games as a junior. He made just one error at second base last year and has a fielding percentage of well over 97 percent in two years at the Division I level. His father also attended SBU. In the classroom, he earned his degree in health science. 

#23 MARK DARAKJY
Mark has spent the last two years at St. Bonaventure after transferring from Northeastern where he began his Division I career. He has played in 44 games including 33 starts with the Bonnies, posting eight doubles, two home runs and 17 RBIs. Last season the Randolph, N.J. native recorded a .376 on-base percentage in 29 games, playing right field, first base and DH. He is earning his degree as a management major. 

#26 TRISTAN CIAMPA
Tristan joined the Bonnies this past fall from Wilmington, Mass., after being named an All-American at the junior college level with a 10-0 record last year at Northern Essex Community College, helping his team to the NJCAA Division III World Series. He has been the team's top relief option most of this season, leading the team with 17 appearances including three saves. He has struck out 37 in 43.2 innings of work this spring. In Atlantic 10 play, he has gone 2-1 with a 4.70 ERA and a save in eight appearances while holding opponents to a .250 batting average against. 

#28 ADAM RANKIE
Adam has spent the last two years with the Bonnies after transferring from Erie Community College. He has been one of the top Bonnies hitters in recent memory, compiling hitting streaks of 16, 17 and 23 games the past two years. His 23-game hitting streak earlier this year is the second-longest in the history of the program and the longest by an Atlantic 10 player this season. He leads the team and ranks top-10 in the Atlantic 10 this season with a .328 batting average, 65 hits and 15 doubles while also posting three home runs and a team-best 37 RBIs. The Lockport, N.Y. native also has registered 20 multi-hit games this year. His 65 hits this year are tied for 10th in Bona single-season history. He has started 90 of 92 games the last two years, hitting .317 overall with 122 total hits. He is a sport studies major. 

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