Score: VCU 5, St. Bonaventure 0
Location: St. Bonaventure, N.Y. (Handler Park)
Records: VCU 23-12 (6-2 Atlantic 10), St. Bonaventure 11-18 (2-6)
 
The short story: Senior lefthander Christian Gordon dazzled in his best start of season, and sophomore right fielder Aden Hill homered for the second straight day Saturday in a win at St. Bonaventure.
 
LEADING OFF

• Gordon struck out 10, while scattering four hits and two walks in seven shutout innings – his longest outing of the season
• Junior lefty Cade Dressler completed the VCU shutout with two innings of scoreless relief. He struck out one
• Hill launched his sixth home run of the season and finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs for the Black and Gold
• Senior third baseman Brandon Eike singled, doubled and drove in a run for VCU, while senior catcher Nic Ericsson was 2-for-2 with an RBI single and a stolen base. He scored twice 

THE STRETCH

• VCU pitching limited the Bonnies to just five singles on the day
• Hill broke a scoreless tie with an opposite field solo homer in the top of the fourth
• RBI singles by Eike in the fifth and Ericsson in the sixth, respectively, staked the Rams to a 3-0 advantage. Hill tacked on an RBI single in the eighth
• VCU racked up 12 base hits on the day

NEXT UP
VCU and St. Bonaventure will wrap up their weekend series Sunday at 11 a.m. at Handler Park.