VESTAL, N.Y. - Visiting St. Bonaventure (10-24) scored the game's lone run in the first inning and it stood up as the Bonnies edged Binghamton baseball (18-18) 1-0 Tuesday at the Bearcats Baseball Complex. The game was broadcast on ESPN3 - the first time BU baseball played at home on the ESPN platform.Â
It marked the second straight 1-0 game BU has played after the Bearcats beat Hartford 1-0 on Sunday. The last time Binghamton played back-to-back 1-0 games was in 2013 when it split decisions with UMBC.Â
Sophomore starter
Luke Dziados (L, 0-3) took the loss despite a strong showing. Dziados went 5.0 innings and limited the Bonnies to one run on five hits. He struck out five and lowered his season ERA to 4.85. Senior
Robert Brown and freshman
Ryan Bryggman each worked two scoreless innings to keep the margin tight but the BU bats couldn't push across a run.
St. Bona scored its run on back-to-back two-out hits in the first inning - a double and RBI single provided the winning margin before the teams put up zeros the rest of the way.
The Bearcats were held to five hits - one each by five different players.
In the ninth inning, freshman pinch hitter
Connor Aoki led off with a single and was sacrificed to second by senior right fielder
Anthony Meduri. But back-to-back groundouts kept Aoki stuck on second and ended the game.
Sophomore center fielder
Shane Marshall went 1-for-2 in his return to the lineup after missing eight games with an injury.Â
Binghamton hosts Cornell at 6:30 p.m. WednesdayÂ