For Immediate Release: May 3, 2006
Contact: John Hartrick (hartrick@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6800

Binghamton baseball wins third straight with 9-4 victory at Siena

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LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - Binghamton (22-16-1) snapped a 3-3 tie with runs in four consecutive innings and the visiting Bearcats posted a 9-4 win over Siena Wednesday afternoon.

Binghamton scored runs in six of the nine innings and five BU pitchers limited the host Saints to five hits over nine innings as the Bearcats won their third straight game.

With the score knotted at 3-3, BU scored once in the fifth, twice in the sixth, once in the seventh and twice more in the eighth inning.

Junior first baseman Brendon Hitchcock (Laceyville, Pa.) lifted his team-high batting average to .370 with a 3-for-5 performance. Hitchcock stroked an RBI single in the two-run sixth inning. Junior right fielder Jeff Monaco (Binghamton, N.Y.) went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Freshman left fielder Ken Jacobi (Milford, Conn.) went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Senior Seth Rademacker (Marilla, N.Y.) (2-0) was credited with the win after pitching two innings in a predetermined rotation. Senior Tom Gaube (Vestal, N.Y.) enjoyed the most success of the pitching quintet, tossing three innings of one-hit ball.

Binghamton's pitching staff lowered its season earned run average to 4.25.

The Bearcats return to conference play with a four-game set at Hartford beginning on Friday.