By John Pullano, Associate Editor Senior pitcher Donovan Moffat has three goals for the 2021 St. Bonaventure University men’s baseball season opener: Have no active cases of COVID-19 among his teammates, have the full roster traveling to the game and to win. In March, Moffat’s goals could become a reality thanks to some creative scheduling…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor The 9/11 Memorial in New York City is like no other. Nearly 3,000 names of the victims who were killed on Sept. 11, 2001 are engraved at the site, as exhibits fill up the emotional memorial. From New York Mets comebacks to George Bush’s emotional first pitch in the World…
By Tom Seipp, Sports Editor The Bonnies don’t play in western New York until April 1, but the baseball team is making the trip to Emmittsburg, Maryland, to take on Mount St. Mary’s this weekend to kick off its 2020 season. It has been three seasons since the Bonnies last qualified for the Atlantic 10…
By Mikael DeSanto Sports Assignment Editor St. Bonaventure University will begin fielding a club baseball team in the spring, according to Rob DeFazio, the director for the Center for Activities, Recreation and Leadership, found in the Richter Center on campus. DeFazio said the idea for the team is not one that originated this year, but…
Bonnies start season 3-1 in Savannah series By Dominic LoVallo Assistant Sports Editor St.Bonaventure’s baseball team officially started its season last weekend when it traveled to Savannah, Georgia, to face the Savannah State University Tigers. The team is off to a winning start, going 3-1 in its opening series of the year against the Tigers.…
In 2013, it was the Pittsburgh Pirates that were the major story of the playoffs. A season ago it was the Kansas City Royals that captivated most of the baseball audience by making it to the World Series. So the question is: Which team has the biggest story going into October? The great thing about…
By Pat Tintle Sport Editor Remember those annoying growing pains everyone got as a kid? That is exactly what the baseball team is experiencing right now. Coach Larry Sudbrook has stated that his team is in the first year a rebuilding phase in the 2015 season, and the addition of 19 ballplayers has caused some…
By. Pat Tintle Sports Editor As the end of the spring semester approaches, another year of St. Bonaventure athletics has nearly come to a close. Bonnies have competed on the court, field and ice over the past eight months, and it’s about that time the Bonaventure community takes a step back and reflects on a…
By Garret Pasono Contributing Writer Optimism and progression are important things to have in sports. Junior third baseman Thad Johnson of the baseball team has that, and then some. “The main focus for every year is what it has always been; make the playoffs,” Johnson said. “I want to help turn this program around.” Throughout…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor The baseball team kept true to its up-and-down season as it split a doubleheader against Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Tuesday. The Bonnies took game one by a score of 6-3. Junior pitcher Steve Klimek earned the win by going five innings and giving up three runs. Klimek improved to a…
By Pat Tintle Sports Editor With great pitching comes a great team. After a 2-2 start to the 2015 season, the baseball team has put together a seven-game winning streak. Now with a 9-2 record (.818 winning percentage), the Bonnies continued their early season surge last weekend as they swept a two-game series at Mount St.…
By. Pat Tintle Sports Editor Coming off a losing 2014 campaign, the baseball team began the 2015 season with a winning record. In their first three games of the season, the Bonnies took two of three games from Maine in the Russ Matt Invitational in Winter Haven, Florida. The Bonnies started the series with a…
By Gavin Lindahl Sports Assignment Editor With snow drifts and skin-numbing wind gusts, the first sport that comes to mind probably is not the one that is debuting this weekend. All the same, the baseball team will play its first game today at 2:30 p.m. Luckily for the Bonnies, it won’t be played at home.…
By Pat Tintle Assistant Sports Editor The 2014 MLB playoffs are taking form, and what better way to celebrate than to speculate? Let’s start with the American League. As of today, with just a little more than ten games to play, the Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals and Oakland…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor After dropping Wednesday’s game to Binghamton University, the baseball team is now winless in its last five games. That streak includes a three-game series against Atlantic 10 opponent Fordham University in which the Bonnies were outscored by 20 runs. The Bonnies current streak of losses came after what appeared…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor After the Bonnies split their weekend series at home against Saint Louis University – the top team in the Atlantic 10 – the baseball team went on to split their doubleheader against Niagara University Wednesday. The Bonnies dropped their first game against Saint Louis in a 3-2 contest that…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor The baseball team played two of its three scheduled games against Atlantic 10 opponent St. Joseph’s this past weekend, dropping both games. The Bonnies lost by a collective 25 runs over the span of the two games. Coach Larry Sudbrook said Saint Joe’s recent success, as well as the Bonnies’…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor The baseball team suffered a sweep in its three-game series against Atlantic 10 opponent Virginia Commonwealth University this past weekend. Perhaps the most glaring loss of the series was Saturday’s lopsided 17-5 defeat. According to Coach Larry Sudbrook, the score was a result of the Bonnies’ lack of scoring…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure baseball team swept Ohio University this past weekend in its series. The Bonnies, who have been struggling to score so far this season, outscored Ohio by 31 runs over three games. Coming off their wins against Ohio, the Bonnies struggled in their home-opener Tuesday, losing a…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor The St. Bonaventure baseball team left for Ohio University yesterday to kick off a four-game series against the Bobcats beginning today and ending Sunday. According to Coach Larry Sudbrook, the Bonnies have been working on “small ball” during the past week in preparation for this weekend. Progress has been…