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Winner Saint Joseph's SJU 27-23, 11-11 A-10
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St. Bonaventure SBU 5-38, 3-20 A-10
Winner
Saint Joseph's SJU
27-23, 11-11 A-10
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Final
6
St. Bonaventure SBU
5-38, 3-20 A-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Joseph's SJU 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 9 15 2
St. Bonaventure SBU 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 1

W: McShane, Matt (5-0) L: CARINGI, Kyle (1-7) S: Devine, Ryan (6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Punches Postseason Ticket with 9-6 Win at St. Bonaventure

OLEAN, N.Y. – The Saint Joseph's baseball team battled back from a four-run deficit to beat St. Bonaventure, 9-6, at Fred Handler Park on Friday afternoon.  With the win, the Hawks clinched a berth in the Atlantic 10 Baseball Championship, to begin on Tuesday at Davidson.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Hawks picked up where they left off yesterday, plating a pair in the first to take an early lead.  Brett Callahan led off with a double and scored on a double by Nate Thomas, who came around himself on a Brendan Hueth single.

• St. Bonaventure (5-38 overall, 3-20 Atlantic 10) stormed back, getting one back in the bottom of the second before hanging five on the board in the third.

• Saint Joseph's (27-23 overall, 11-11 Atlantic 10) began chipping away at the deficit immediately, as an RBI single by Callahan and a bases-loaded walk to Thomas cut the margin in half after four, and a two-out double in the fifth by LIam Bendo was followed by another RBI single from Callahan that tied the game at 6-6.

• The Hawks went ahead for good in the seventh.  A pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases for Bendo, who singled in a pair to put SJU on top, 8-6.  Callahan then added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly.

• The bullpen took over from there, with Sam Davies allowing just a walk in two innings and Ryan Devine tossing a perfect ninth to close out the win and send the Hawks to the postseason.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• Matt McShane tossed three and two-thirds innings of shutout relief to earn the win, while Kyle Caringi allowed three runs in two and a third innings to take the loss.  Neither starter figured into the decision, with SJU's Luke Smith tossing two and a third innings and the Bonnies' Luke Roggenburk going four and two-thirds.

• Bendo and Callahan each had three hits and drove in three runs on the day, with Thomas chipping in with a pair of RBI as well.  Luca Trigiani scored three times, while Bendo crossed the plate twice.

• The win assures the Hawks a place in the top seven of the final Atlantic 10 standings and a berth in the Atlantic 10 Championship.  It will be the second consecutive appearance in the postseason for the Hawks; Saint Joseph's last made back-to-back conference tournament appearances in 1979 and 1980 as a member of the East Coast Conference.

UP NEXT
The Hawks and Bonnies will conclude the regular season on Saturday afternoon.
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