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Pete Wolf went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run Saturday in Bucknell's loss to Vermont.

Bison Homers Not Enough To Hold Off Vermont

Catamounts Come From Behind to Knock Off Bison 8-5

March 15, 2003

Box Score

SARASOTA, Fla. - On the final day of their spring break trip, Bucknell jumped out to a 5-1 lead but did not score a run after the second inning and fell to the University of Vermont 8-5. The five-run Bison second included two-run home runs from both Pete Wolf and Phil Bunting. Senior Zack Allen took the loss in relief of starter Kevin Miller. Bucknell will return north with a 4-3 record, while Vermont improved to 1-1.

Vermont pushed across a run in the top of the second after Jason Carey led off with single then moved to second on a wild pitch. Carey then stole third and raced home on Nick Roberts's RBI ground out.

Bucknell's five-run second got started with a leadoff walk to Brian Day. Wolf stepped to the plate and blasted a home run to straight away centerfield. Brian Hirschberg singled but was forced out at second on Kyle Walter's fielder's choice. Bunting came up next and crushed a towering home run to left field. Senior B.J. Batterson followed with a double and advanced to third on Ben Stoll's ground out. A walk to Sam Moss put runners on first and third. With Ben Krentzman at the plate, Moss and Batterson successfully pulled off a double steal to extend Bucknell's lead to 5-1.

Vermont added a run in both the both the fourth and fifth innings. In the fourth it was Carey again doubling off the wall in right and scoring on Barry Chamberland's base hit. In the fifth Jay Iannoni ripped one of his four singles on the day and scored on Ryan Montanez's base hit two batters later. Allen entered the game with two outs in the fifth and induced a ground out from the first batter he faced.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Bison loaded the bases thanks to walks to Day and Bunting and a Wolf base hit through the right side. However, a ground out to third with two outs squandered the threat.

The Catamounts took the lead for good in their half of the seventh. Kyle Brault led off the inning with a solo home run to cut the lead to one. Iannoni singled again with one out before Bobby Tewksbary reached on an error. Both runners moved into scoring position on Montanez's sacrifice bunt. Jeff Barry then singled through the left side to knock in both runners and put Vermont up 6-5.

Cumberland's solo home run in the eighth put Vermont up 7-5. In the ninth, Montanez singled to knock in Iannoni and make the score 8-5.

Wolf's two hits led the Bison, while he and Bunting both drove in two runs. For Vermont, Iannoni finished 4-for-4 and scored three runs while Carey scored twice and collected three hits.

The Bison are scheduled to play next at Temple University Tuesday, March 18. First pitch is at 3:00 p.m.