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Photo by: Alisa Mitchell
Baseball Earns Pair of Wins at Lafayette
5/3/2025 4:51:00 PM | Baseball
EASTON, Pa. – The Bucknell baseball team got the job done with 5-3 and 4-3 wins over Lafayette at Kamine Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Pitching was the story for the Bucknell as seniors Tyler O'Neill and Ben Magovern each earned a win with quality starts.
O'Neill went all seven innings in a complete-game effort for his third complete game and fourth win of the season. Magovern tossed six innings in his start, allowing three earned runs on five hits for his fourth win of the year.
Sophomore Jonathan Adelmann earned his fifth save of the season with 2.1 scoreless innings in relief to shut the door with a one-run lead in Game 2.
Junior Ryan Facinelli had a big day for the Bison with four hits. Facinelli had two RBI-hits in Game 1, and tied Game 2 at 3-3 with a big RBI double in the fifth inning. Facinelli then scored the winning run later on in the frame.
Senior Billy Kender had two hits in each game to lead the Bison with four hits on the day. Kender doubled in both games, subsequently scoring after both hits.
Sophomore Chris Morabito launched his fourth home run of the year with a two-run shot in the third inning of Game 1. Morabito had three hits on the day, going for two in the first game.
Senior Brady Karp smashed his third home run on the season. Karp went opposite field to tie Game 2 up 2-2 in the third inning. Karp finished his day with three hits, going 2-for-5 in Game 2.
Senior Tyler Dunn extended his on-base streak to 37 games. Dunn had a hit in both games, and drew three walks on the day. Dunn has drawn 40 walks and is one away from tying Luke Hartman's '18 single-season record in program history.
Game 1: Bucknell 5, Lafayette 3 (7 inn.)
Facinelli's two RBIs and Morabito's two-run homer powered the Bison to a 5-3 win behind O'Neill's complete-game effort.
Kender doubled to lead off the third inning, and Facinelli came up with an RBI single to open the scoring. Morabito then smashed a no-doubter to left field in the next at-bat to give the Bison and early 3-0 lead.
Bucknell got back to work in the fifth, adding two more runs. It was Facinelli again, tripling to score senior Tyler Dunn. Sophomore Billy Fluharty attempted a squeeze bunt, successfully getting Facinelli home for the 5-0 lead.
Jack Mislan got Lafayette back in the ballgame with his seventh home run of the season in the bottom half of the inning. Mislan launched a two-run homer, making it a 5-2 game.
Despite the home run, O'Neill cruised through six innings until getting into trouble in the seventh. Two singles to lead off the seventh put runners on the corner for the Leopards, and Liam Ebbs brought the run home with an RBI single to make it 5-3.
With runners at second and third and one out, O'Neill worked a punch out and then a fly ball to strand the runners and end the game. O'Neill finished the game with three earned runs on seven hits, striking out seven batters with no walks.
Kender, Facinelli and Morabito all had two hits in the ballgame. Dunn and freshman John Calabrese each picked up a knock to round out Bucknell's eight hits in the game.
Game 2: Bucknell 4, Lafayette 3
Bucknell and Lafayette went back-and-forth early on in Game 2. Kender and Dunn traded places with consecutive doubles in the first to give the Bison a quick 1-0 lead. Lafayette answered in the second inning, taking a 2-1 lead on Ryan Ulisse's two-run home run.
Karp's solo blast came in the top of the third to tie the Game 2-2, but Jack Mislan hit his second homer of the day in the fourth inning to retake the lead 3-2 for Lafayette.
Bucknell responded with two runs in the top of the fifth to take a 4-3 lead, which would end up as the final score line. The Bison put runners on the corners with one out as Karp doubled and Dunn drew a walk.
Facinelli came up with a big double down the right field line to score Karp and get two runners in scoring position. Fluharty came up big for the Bison, beating out an infield single to third with two outs to bring home the winning run.
Lafayette put the pressure on in the seventh inning, loading the bases with two outs. Adelmann stepped in, inducing a ground ball to end the inning with no damage. Adelmann was lights out over the next two innings, allowing a hit and a walk with three strikeouts to close out the game.
The pair of wins keeps Bucknell's playoff hopes alive, pending the result of Lehigh's second game of a doubleheader at Holy Cross. Lehigh dropped its first game to Holy Cross on Saturday and continue with Game 2 Saturday afternoon. Bucknell needs to finish off the sweep over Lafayette and have Lehigh drop its final two games to Holy Cross to clinch a postseason berth.
Bucknell finishes the series with Lafayette at 12 p.m. on Sunday at Kamine Stadium.
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O'Neill went all seven innings in a complete-game effort for his third complete game and fourth win of the season. Magovern tossed six innings in his start, allowing three earned runs on five hits for his fourth win of the year.
Sophomore Jonathan Adelmann earned his fifth save of the season with 2.1 scoreless innings in relief to shut the door with a one-run lead in Game 2.
Junior Ryan Facinelli had a big day for the Bison with four hits. Facinelli had two RBI-hits in Game 1, and tied Game 2 at 3-3 with a big RBI double in the fifth inning. Facinelli then scored the winning run later on in the frame.
Senior Billy Kender had two hits in each game to lead the Bison with four hits on the day. Kender doubled in both games, subsequently scoring after both hits.
Sophomore Chris Morabito launched his fourth home run of the year with a two-run shot in the third inning of Game 1. Morabito had three hits on the day, going for two in the first game.
Senior Brady Karp smashed his third home run on the season. Karp went opposite field to tie Game 2 up 2-2 in the third inning. Karp finished his day with three hits, going 2-for-5 in Game 2.
Senior Tyler Dunn extended his on-base streak to 37 games. Dunn had a hit in both games, and drew three walks on the day. Dunn has drawn 40 walks and is one away from tying Luke Hartman's '18 single-season record in program history.
Game 1: Bucknell 5, Lafayette 3 (7 inn.)
Facinelli's two RBIs and Morabito's two-run homer powered the Bison to a 5-3 win behind O'Neill's complete-game effort.
Kender doubled to lead off the third inning, and Facinelli came up with an RBI single to open the scoring. Morabito then smashed a no-doubter to left field in the next at-bat to give the Bison and early 3-0 lead.
No doubt about this one!!! Morabito crushes his fourth homer of the year! #rayBucknell
— Bucknell Baseball ⚾️ (@Bucknell_BB) May 3, 2025
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Bucknell got back to work in the fifth, adding two more runs. It was Facinelli again, tripling to score senior Tyler Dunn. Sophomore Billy Fluharty attempted a squeeze bunt, successfully getting Facinelli home for the 5-0 lead.
Jack Mislan got Lafayette back in the ballgame with his seventh home run of the season in the bottom half of the inning. Mislan launched a two-run homer, making it a 5-2 game.
Despite the home run, O'Neill cruised through six innings until getting into trouble in the seventh. Two singles to lead off the seventh put runners on the corner for the Leopards, and Liam Ebbs brought the run home with an RBI single to make it 5-3.
With runners at second and third and one out, O'Neill worked a punch out and then a fly ball to strand the runners and end the game. O'Neill finished the game with three earned runs on seven hits, striking out seven batters with no walks.
BISON WIN! O'Neill strands two in the ninth for his second complete-game of the season as BU takes Game 1! #rayBucknell
— Bucknell Baseball ⚾️ (@Bucknell_BB) May 3, 2025
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Kender, Facinelli and Morabito all had two hits in the ballgame. Dunn and freshman John Calabrese each picked up a knock to round out Bucknell's eight hits in the game.
Game 2: Bucknell 4, Lafayette 3
Bucknell and Lafayette went back-and-forth early on in Game 2. Kender and Dunn traded places with consecutive doubles in the first to give the Bison a quick 1-0 lead. Lafayette answered in the second inning, taking a 2-1 lead on Ryan Ulisse's two-run home run.
Karp's solo blast came in the top of the third to tie the Game 2-2, but Jack Mislan hit his second homer of the day in the fourth inning to retake the lead 3-2 for Lafayette.
Karp's solo shot to tie it up! #rayBucknell
— Bucknell Baseball ⚾️ (@Bucknell_BB) May 3, 2025
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Bucknell responded with two runs in the top of the fifth to take a 4-3 lead, which would end up as the final score line. The Bison put runners on the corners with one out as Karp doubled and Dunn drew a walk.
Facinelli came up with a big double down the right field line to score Karp and get two runners in scoring position. Fluharty came up big for the Bison, beating out an infield single to third with two outs to bring home the winning run.
Lafayette put the pressure on in the seventh inning, loading the bases with two outs. Adelmann stepped in, inducing a ground ball to end the inning with no damage. Adelmann was lights out over the next two innings, allowing a hit and a walk with three strikeouts to close out the game.
BISON WIN! Alexander makes the tough play at third and BU takes a tight Game 2! Adelmann earns his fifth save of the year with 2.1 scoreless innings to close it out! #rayBucknell
— Bucknell Baseball ⚾️ (@Bucknell_BB) May 3, 2025
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The pair of wins keeps Bucknell's playoff hopes alive, pending the result of Lehigh's second game of a doubleheader at Holy Cross. Lehigh dropped its first game to Holy Cross on Saturday and continue with Game 2 Saturday afternoon. Bucknell needs to finish off the sweep over Lafayette and have Lehigh drop its final two games to Holy Cross to clinch a postseason berth.
Bucknell finishes the series with Lafayette at 12 p.m. on Sunday at Kamine Stadium.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: O'Neill, Tyler (4-4)
L: Joe Skapinetz (1-7)
Batting:
2B: Kender, Billy 1
3B: Facinelli, Ryan 1
HR: Morabito, Chris 1
RBI: Facinelli, Ryan 2 ; Morabito, Chris 2 ; Fluharty, Billy 1
SH: Fluharty, Billy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kender, Billy 1 ; Dunn, Tyler 1 ; Facinelli, Ryan 2 ; Morabito, Chris 1
SB: Fluharty, Billy 1
HBP: Dunn, Tyler 1 ; Facinelli, Ryan 1
Batting:
HR: Jack Mislan 1
RBI: Jack Mislan 2 ; Liam Ebbs 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Michael Zarrillo 2 ; Jack Mislan 1
SB: Jack Mislan 1
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