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…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor Welcomed by a 90-degree falloff, the Bona’s baseball team returned home after an upsetting 1-8 campaign in Port Charlotte, Fl. for the Snowbird Classic, according to head coach Larry Sudbrook. “We went 3-6 down there last year playing a predominantly senior team, so we knew it was going to…
By Gavin Lindahl Assistant Sports Editor According to Head Coach Larry Sudbrook, last season’s Bonnies baseball campaign was a disappointing one after finishing with a 20-28 overall record and 9-15 in their conference. The team, which boasted a strong senior core featuring two Atlantic 10 all-star players, failed to meet expectations. While the Bonnies lost…
By Emma Zaremba Features Assignment Editor In the Bona Bubble, we support our family through it all. On Sunday, Nov. 3, at noon, a group of students in marketing professor Michael Russell’s Event and Sponsorship Marketing class will host a memorial dodgeball tournament in honor of Bonnies’ baseball pitcher Andrew Revello. Revello graduated in…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor Heroes are born in the frosty nights of October. From the morning dew of spring training, six months of baseball boils down to a mere seven games. Six months of Chris Davis’ coming out party, the Yasiel Puig show in Los Angeles and Max Scherzer’s total domination of the…
By Alicia Maldonado Contributing writer How would you feel if you learned a huge amount of sexism thrived among the sports culture here at St. Bonaventure? St. Bonaventure University students and alumni take pride in the NCAA Division 1 sports teams on campus. These teams include women’s softball, men’s baseball, women and men’s soccer,…
By Harrison Leone Sports Assignment Editor While baseball is often decried as too boring for our stimulus-crazed public, America’s pastime has nevertheless been a constant source of intrigue all summer long. Fans have been treated to historic individual performances from the sport’s top athletes. In the American League, Detroit third baseman Miguel Cabrera is fresh…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor With only five home games under its belt, the baseball team will host Dayton this weekend in a three-game conference series. The Bonnies and the Flyers play today at 3 p.m. followed by 12 p.m. starts on Saturday and Sunday. “Dayton’s a team that’s always competing for the top spot,”…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor It’s hard to believe my time as sports editor has come to an end. Where have the last 12 weeks gone? Before coming to Bona’s, if someone had told me I would be writing for the campus newspaper I would have laughed in his or her face. It’s amazing how…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor After a one-win weekend, the baseball team travels to St. Louis for a three-game series against the Billikens. The series begins tonight at 7:30 and concludes Sunday at 1 p.m. “St. Louis is probably the best team in the conference,” Coach Larry Sudbrook said. “They won 41 out of 42…
By Mackenzie Linehan Staff Writer The movie “42” is a film that will leave you in awe as the credits roll. The film, based on a true story, shows how the well-known baseball player Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman, TV show “Lincoln Heights”) changed the game of baseball forever. The title “42” hearkens back to Robinson’s…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor In the hopes of securing its first conference series sweep of the season, the baseball team (9-15, 2-4) travels to Amherst, Mass., to take on the Massachusetts Minutemen this weekend. The two teams will begin their series tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. and conclude Sunday at 12…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor After a series of scheduling mishaps due to inclement weather, the baseball team hopes to get some field action this weekend in Philadelphia. In a non-conference series against St. Joseph’s, the Bonnies (7-12, 2-4) will take the field for the first time since claiming their first conference series victory over…
By Skye Tulio Sports Editor After playing nine games in 10 days in Port Charlotte, Fla., the baseball team finished its spring training campaign 3-6. The Bonnies lost their first two games to South Dakota State (10-5, 12-7) before earning their first win against Mount St. Mary’s, 6-5. “Just like most Bonaventure baseball teams I’ve…