ST. BONAVENTURE vs. FORDHAM
Thursday – Saturday
May 14 – 16
Handler Park at McGraw-Jennings Field

FIRST PITCH
The St. Bonaventure baseball team wraps up the 2026 season by hosting Fordham this week. The Bonnies will close out the year by honoring their graduating senior class with the longstanding program tradition of the senior last lap ceremony following Saturday's game. Thursday's game will stream on ESPN+ while Friday and Saturday's game will be available through the Bonnies Online Network for free.

ON A STREAK
Junior centerfielder Anthony Fernandez enters this week on a 13-game hitting streak, longest by any Bonnies player this season. He previously had an 18-game streak of reaching base safely earlier this year, also a season-best on the squad.

Fernandez leads the team in nearly every offensive category in his first Division I season. The junior college transfer Rhode Island native had started every game this year while pacing the club in average (.344), runs (42), hits (65), total bases (95), on-base percentage (.425) and stolen bases (21).

If Fernandez starts all three games this week, he would become the first Bonnies player to make 50 starts in a season since current associate head coach B.J. Salerno started all 52 games in 2007.

On the base paths, his 21 stolen bases this season tie for 13^th in single-season program history.

DAVID THE ACE
Senior David James will make his final start with the Bonnies this week and he has looked every bit the part of an ace this season. He enters this weekend with 70 strikeouts over 72.1 innings along with a 3.86 ERA in his 13 starts, including two complete games. His 70 strikeouts so far this year are tied with Eddie Gray's 2012 season for eighth in single-season Bona history and are the most by any Bonnies pitcher since Braydon Nelson fanned 73 batters in 2019. The all-time record of 95 Ks belongs to Connor Grey '16.

JOEY BOMBS
Junior Joey Calabretti continues his late season power surge and after another impressive series at the plate last weekend at La Salle, he now owns 11 home runs on the year. That total is the most by any Bonnies player since St. Bonaventure Athletics Hall of Fame member Brian Pellegrini slugged a program record 17 homers in 2007. Calabretti enters this week tied for fourth in single-season program history along with Jesse Bosnik (2010), Joe Rizzo (2005 and 2006), Pellegrini (2005), Dan Dennison (2002) and Jonathan Myler (2000, 2001).

TAKE TWO, MANNY
Manuel Castro comes into the week with a team-best 16 doubles this season to power his .540 slugging percentage which is tied with Calabretti for the highest on the roster. Those 16 doubles are the most by a Bonnies player since Cole Peterson also finished with that number in 2017, and are tied for seventh in Bonnies single-season history. Pellegrini owns the record of 24 in 2007.

ABOUT FORDHAM

•  Fordham enters this week alive in the A-10 playoff race at 13-14 in the conference and seventh in the standings. The Rams are trailing Rhode Island (15-12) for the final playoff spot in next week's Atlantic 10 Tournament as this year's playoff bracket scales down to just six teams.
• The Rams lead the Atlantic 10 in doubles (110) as well as fielding percentage (.974) while standing eighth in runs per game (6.4) and 11^th in team ERA (7.38). Fordham is traditionally a team that likes to run and this year is no different as the Rams are third in the A-10 for stolen bases with 120
• Fordham is trying to break a five-game losing skid following a costly home sweep at the hands of Saint Louis last weekend. Rhode Island also took two of three May 1-3 from Fordham to jump into the league's final playoff spot.

BONNIES SENIOR CLASS

#99 DEREK DUVAL: Derek spent his senior season with the Bonnies this year and became a key part of the pitching staff. He spent two years at Florence Darlington Technical College and started his Division I career at College of Charleston last year. This season he has appeared in 15 games including three starts, striking out 26 batters over 31 innings of work. He earned a win in Atlantic 10 play with three innings of relief to help lock in a series sweep of Rhode Island. He is a Philosophy major.  

#3 RYAN KUCY: Ryan has been a valuable two-way player for the Bonnies over his two seasons with the program. He came to the Bonnies as a third baseman, making seven starts last season, but transitioned to a relief pitching role and became one of the team's more effective relievers for much of the year. The junior college transfer has appeared in 14 games out of the Bona bullpen this year, tossing 16 innings. He picked up his first collegiate victory on the mound in a win over Canisius in April. In the classroom, he is a psychology major and a member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

#12 ALEX HEBENSTREIT: Alex is a two-year member of the Bonnies baseball program, starting 21 games last season with two homers, eight RBIs and a .360 on-base percentage as a junior. This year, he has started 33 of 38 games played, hitting .259 with five doubles, two home runs and 14 RBIs along with .383 in a starting outfield role. Earlier this month, he recorded five hits in a game at Saint Joseph's and also drove in three runs in a victory over Rhode Island. A First Team NJCAA All-Academic honoree in junior college, he is also a member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll as a finance major.

#29 CONOR WOLF: Conor is a two-year member of the Bonnies after joining the program last year as a junior college transfer. He has made 15 relief appearances on the hill for the Bonnies, striking out 12 batters in 15.2 innings of work. He was credited with the win with two innings of one-run ball during a victory last spring at rival Canisius. An Accounting major, he has received Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll accolades.

#41 TOM WILKIE: Tom joined the Bonnies as a transfer from Drew University last season and has spent two years with St. Bonaventure. He has logged innings in 11 games during that time. A marketing major in the classroom, he is a member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

#50 GILBERT SAUNDERS III: Gilbert is a two-year member of the Bonnies Baseball program, appearing in 21 games as a reliever during that time. Last season, he posted a perfect 4-0 record including a save with the lowest ERA on the team while striking out 13 batters in 17.2 innings of work. He was credited with Atlantic 10 victories over Dayton, VCU, and Rhode Island. A management major, he has been recognized on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

#35 ANDREW AYERS: A four-year member of the Bonnies, Andrew has appeared in 23 games on the mound including three starts. He struck out 21 batters across 24 innings of work during his freshman campaign. As a sophomore, he struck out nine in 10.2 innings while appearing in nine contests. A sport studies major, he is a member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for success in the classroom.

#40 RYAN KLEMENTOWSKI: Ryan is a four-year member of the Bonnies Baseball program. He has battled injuries to appear in six games over the past two seasons. He is a political science major who has been part of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll in every year of his college career.

#32 DAVID JAMES: David joined the Bonnies prior to his junior season as a transfer from USC Upstate. In his first year with the program, he appeared in 13 games including 10 starts with 47 strikeouts over 50 innings. This season, he became Bona's Friday starter while posting a 3.86 ERA with 70 strikeouts in 72 innings of work. He earned Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week honors following a complete game shutout win over George Washington, and later threw another complete game win vs. Rhode Island. He struck out a career-high 10 batters in six innings earlier this spring against Saint Louis. His 70 strikeouts this year rank eighth in single-season Bonnies history while he has fanned 117 over the past two years with the program. A Marketing major, he is also a member of the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

#2 CHRIS HOALCRAFT: Chris is a four-year member of the Bonnies Baseball program and constant in the team's lineup over that time, starting 140 of 155 career games while appearing at every position around the diamond except catcher entering this weekend. He boasts 142 career hits along with 11 home runs and 39 extra-base hits. Last year, he hit .284 with seven home runs and 47 RBIs and this season he has compiled a .283 average along with a .366 on-base percentage and 25 RBIs. He also ranks seventh in school history with 48 stolen bases and 17^th in career games. A sport studies major, he is on the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

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