BINGHAMTON (13-11, 4-2 America East) at ST. BONAVENTURE (9-16, 2-7 A-10)
Tuesday, April 1
Handler Park at McGraw-Jennings Field
TV: ESPN+

FIRST PITCH
St. Bonaventure will look to get back on track after dropping a series to Saint Louis. The Bonnies have posted a 2-2 record in their last four contests. Most recently, the Bonnies fell 7-3 to the Billikens on Saturday after splitting a doubleheader Friday night. The Bonnies tallied eight hits and recorded the last three runs of the game. 

HOME & HOME
This will be the second and final game of the season between the two programs. Binghamton outlasted the Bonnies 7-6 on March 11. The Bearcats won off a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth. Bona's scored three in the ninth to tie the game before the Bearcats walked it off in the home half. David Marshall Jr. posted two hits and two RBIs with Mike Gunning and Gavin Constantine also recording two hits apiece. Freshman Jaxon Ross made his first career collegiate start and worked three innings of three-run ball.

OPENING PITCH
On the opening pitch of the March 11 contest, center fielder Jayce Tharnish went deep to give the Bonnies an early 1-0 lead. 

GOOD EYE
Conner Vercollone leads Bonaventure in walks drawn (16). Harrison Kaufman has also shown off his discipline at the plate with 13 walks drawn. 

BY THE NUMBERS

.398 - Jayce Tharnish ranks eighth in the A-10 and 84th nationally in batting average.

56 - Bonaventure ranks fifth in the A-10 and 43rd nationally in stolen bases.

6 - Harrison Kaufman and Jayce Tharnish have recorded in hits in six consecutive contests.

9 - Conner Vercollone has recorded nine multiple RBI games this season.

ABOUT BINGHAMTON

• The Bearcats are 13-11 on the season with a 4-2 conference record. The team is batting .284 and has an ERA of 6.20.

• Last spring Binghamton finished 21-29 and ranked sixth in the America East with a 10-14 conference record. The Bearcats fell in the America East Championship 5-2 to NJIT.

• Binghamton has won the last three outings against Bonnies and leads the all-time series against Bonaventure 14-5.

• Binghamton was picked to finish second in the America East Preseason Coaches Poll

• The Bearcats starter for Tuesday is Caden Rothbaum. In four appearances this season, Rothbaum has recorded 2.84 ERA and two strikeouts through 6.1 innings. 

 

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