St. Bonaventure fell victim to Santa Barbara and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Santa Barbara Dons. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Bonaventure of the 11-5 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2022.
St. Bonaventure got a good showing from Seth Slagiel, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Slagiel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Bonaventure saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Peters, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
St. Bonaventure now has a losing record at 6-7-1. As for Santa Barbara, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Bonaventure will take on Golden Valley at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Bonaventure's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Golden Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Santa Barbara, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Saugus at 3:30 p.m.
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