The Brock Badgers baseball team capped off their doubleheader against St. Bonaventure University with a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
St. Bonaventure narrowly defeated the Badgers by scores of 6-4 and 6-5 in Olean, New York on Sept. 14.
The team wrapped up their trip to New York with a visit to Cooperstown to visit the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
"We remained competitive during both games with a team from a very good NCAA Division 1 program," said head coach Marc LePage. "Unfortunately, we made a few mistakes, and they made us pay for them. We continue to improve and will work at eliminating some of our mistakes as we prepare for the OUA tournament in October."
In Game 1, the Badgers roared out of the gate with three runs in the first inning before the Bonnies took the lead in the third.
Ashton Feijo recorded two hits and two RBI.
Feijo, Tyler Giancos, Nate Laird and Connor Humphrey each added a run. Ryan Bench and Bryn Sanford each collected an RBI.
On the mound, pitcher Brandon Underhill struck out three batters in five innings. He allowed seven hits and walked three batters.
In the second contest, Feijo continued swinging a hot bat as he racked up two hits and scored a pair of runs to help Brock keep the game close.
Bench tallied three hits and two RBI, including a run, while hitting fourth in the lineup. Laird secured two hits and contributed a run, while David Polson and Humphrey each added an RBI.
Connor Ambrogio struck out four in three innings and allowed only three hits. Ben Tiw, Tyler Stoltz and Andrew Raponi combined for four strikeouts.
Up next, the Badgers (5-4) return to George Taylor Field in Merritton, Ont to host Hometown Baseball versus the Ontario Blue Jays on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 1 p.m.
Admission to the Hometown Baseball game is free and the first 100 kids through the gates will receive a free Badgers baseball hat. The event includes food, face paint and a family zone.
Brock also welcomes the Guelph Gryphons for a doubleheader on Saturday, Sept. 21 at George Taylor Field beginning at noon.
