Bison to Play Three-Game Series Against Saint Joseph's

3/5/2026 1:53:00 PM | Baseball

*Bucknell will host Saint Joseph's in Lewisburg on Friday and Saturday, then Saint Joseph's will host the Bison in Philadelphia on Sunday.*

Saint Joseph's (3-7) at Bucknell (3-7)
When: Friday 2 p.m.; Saturday 12 p.m.
Where: Depew Field at Marren Park | Lewisburg, Pa.
Watch: ESPN+ (Friday)
Stats: BucknellBison.com

Bucknell (3-7) at Saint Joseph's (3-7)
When: Sunday 1 p.m.
Where: Philadelphia, Pa.
Stats: SJUHawks.com

The Bucknell baseball team hosts Saint Joseph's on Friday at 2 p.m. and Saturday at 12 p.m. at Depew Field at Marren Park. The Bison then head to Philadelphia for a single game on Sunday at Smithson Field.

The Bison are coming off of a series win over Merrimack last weekend. The Bison fell big in game one on Friday but bounced back to win both games of a doubleheader on Saturday behind good pitching and defense.

Bucknell and Saint Joseph's are both 3-7 coming into this weekend's contests. The Hawks took the final game of a three-game series at Wofford last weekend. Sunday's contest will be The Hawks' home-opener.

Last Time Out

After falling 24-2 with seven errors in game one against Merrimack, the Bison bounced back to take the series with a 3-2 win in game two and a 6-5 walk-off win in game three.
Everett Garber gave the Bison a quality start in game two, allowing two runs on seven hits. Michael Trommer's two-run shot in the fifth gave the Bison the lead to give Garber his first career win. Hadley Maxwell shut down the seventh inning to earn the save.
Brady Hoar gave the Bison a strong start in game three, allowing one run on three hits through five innings. The Bison trailed 3-0 until a five-run sixth inning flipped the script. Merrimack tied the game in the ninth, but a bases-loaded walk in the bottom half by John Calabrese brought the winning run home.
Trommer was 4-for-8 with three walks, two RBIs and three runs scored in the series.
Billy Fluharty was 4-for-9 in the series with a double and a triple. He drew a walk and drove in a run.
Garrison Bullock went 2-for-5 in game three with an RBI. He went for a double and a triple in the game.
Garrett Mathias was 3-for-11 at the plate with two RBIs.

Bucknell at a Glance

Bucknell is hitting .217 through seven games and pitchers have posted a 7.44 team ERA. Opponents are hitting .299 against the Bison and pitchers have a 3.51 ERA.
Outfielder Michael Trommer is hitting .389/.476/.750 for a 1.226 OPS. He has three homers and four RBIs along with five multi-hit games. He also has four doubles on the year.
Freshman DH and first baseman Garrett Mathias is hitting .304 to begin his collegiate career. He is 7-for-23 at the plate and is second on the team with five RBIs.
Outfielder Michael Chiaravallo is hitting .300/.360/.600 in six starts. The junior has two home runs and six RBIs this season.
Third baseman Zach Selfon is second on the team with nine hits and has four runs scored and two RBIs.
The Bison have hit 10 home runs this season. Ty Lagoni, Andrew Swenson, Ryan Facinelli, Bullock and Mathias have all homered. Trommer, Chiaravallo and Mathias all homered in their first at-bats of the season. Bullock homered in his second at-bat of the year.
Freshman Brady Hoar leads the Bison with a 3.95 ERA with three starts on the mound. He's allowed just two runs on four hits over 11 innings in his last two starts. He's struck out nine batters and surrendered eight walks. Hoar earned the PL Pitcher of the Week after a quality start in Bucknell's win over Radford. Opponents are hitting .159 against the freshman.
Jonathan Adelmann has a 4.15 ERA in three starts. He's allowed 12 runs, six unearned, in 13.0 innings.
Everett Garber has a 5.11 ERA in 12.1 innings over three starts. In his last start against Merrimack, he allowed just two runs on seven hits to earn his first career win.
Hadley Maxwell is 2-for-2 in save opportunities this season for the Bison. He's allowed just two hits and struck out four batters over 3.1 innings and three appearances.
Senior Ryan Facinelli was named to the Preseason All-Patriot League Team and was a Second Team All-Patriot League selection in 2025.
Bucknell posted an 18-27 overall record with a 10-15 mark in the Patriot League. The Bison finished fifth in the PL missed the playoffs after making the postseason the previous three seasons.
Holy Cross won the 2025 Patriot League Championship, ending Army's three-year run as champions.
Head coach Scott Heather is in his 14th season at the helm, and he is the third-longest tenured coach in program history. Heather's 242 career wins are second-most in team history, trailing only Hall-of-Famer Gene Depew (591).
Coach Heather is assisted by Jason Neitz (16th season), Brett Smith '17 (6th season) and Josh Kieffer (5th season).

Saint Joseph's at a Glance/Series History

Saint Joseph's is 3-7 to start the 2026 season. The Hawks took a game in each of their first three series at High Point, Sacramento State and Wofford.
The Hawks are hitting .240 through 10 games and pitchers have posted a 6.54 team ERA. Opponents are hitting .276 and have posted a 2.74 team ERA.
Joey Gale leads the team with a .323 average in eight games. He has 10 hits, and five RBIs.
Alex Kelsey is hitting .302 and leads the team with 13 hits. Jason Janesko is batting .275 with 11 hits. Both Kelsey and Janesko have five RBIs.
Blake Primrose is 9-for-33 at the plate with three RBIs.
Chirstian Coppola has a 0.71 ERA in 12.2 innings with one start on the mound. He's allowed just one earned run on eight hits and has racked up 25 strikeouts.
Cole Fehrman has a 5.11 ERA over 12.1 innings with three starts. Luke Parise has an 8.44 ERA in three starts and Duke McCarron has an 11.45 ERA in three starts.
Andrew Gaines yet to allow an earned run in 6.2 innings over four appearances in relief. He's allowed just three hits and struck out 10 batters.
Sam Green has a 2.70 ERA over 6.2 innings in relief. He's allowed two earned runs on four hits.
Saint Joseph's leads the all-time series with the Bison 12-6-1 dating back to 1963 where the Bison won 10-0. The Bison and Hawks tied 7-7 in 2023 as the game was called short in six innings.
The Bison and Hawks split a doubleheader last season. Bucknell won the first game 2-1 in seven innings before the Hawks won 11-0 in game two.

Looking Ahead

Bucknell is set to take on nationally ranked North Carolina on Tuesday for a single game at 4 p.m.
The Bison then begin Patriot League action as Lafayette comes to town for a three-game series at Depew Field at Marren Park beginning on Friday at 2 p.m.