In what turned out to be another pitcher's duel, Bonner was able to come back from a 1-0 deficit and defeat Archbishop Ryan 2-1 in nine innings in the second game of the series. They did so in the most exciting way to end the game: a walk-off walk. Okay, not exactly that exciting a way to finish a game, but a win is a win, and Bonner certainly needed it. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Bonner led off with a single. The runner stole second on a failed pick off attempt to first base. The ball went over the first baseman. That continued the inning. Bonner loaded the bases, and was able to force a walk, forcing in the winning run. Jimmy Bonner, coming in relief for Joe Nestor, earned the win. Nestor allowed the one run in the first inning. He walked the lead off man, and the next batter singled, putting runners on first and second. A double to left center scored Ryan's only run of the game. Nestor ended the threat by getting a pop out and a strikeout. From there on out, he was sharp. He finished with 5 K's over 6 innings of work. Lead-off man Rick Reigner and Matt Mullen had a good game at the plate, with both going 2-4. Mullen also singled in the tying run in the bottom of the 7th to force the two extra innings. Bonner's defense played extremely well on the day. Josh Van Horn snagged a line drive at short stop, and then tagged second to force an inning ending double play in the fifth. First baseman Alex Libretore made two unbelievable plays at first, keeping Ryan off base. With the win, Bonner improves to 3-1 (1-1 PCL). They'll play again on Monday, April 12th, when they open up a two game series versus LaSalle at LaSalle. The Explorers are 3-0, and are coming off a sweep of Roman. First pitch is set for 3:45 on Monday.
In other news, Bonner Rugby keeps winning. They defeated Unionville in a tough game today 20-12. They'll play this Sunday at 2:00pm, when they play West Cheseter Rustin at Bonner.
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