Baseball

UB 5, Binghamton University 2;
UB 4, Binghamton 0
Duquesne 3, UB 0;
Duquesne 3, UB 0
Pittsburgh 8, UB 3;
UB 3, Pittsburgh 2

With a doubleheader sweep at Binghamton, UB extended its winning streak to three games. UB defeated Binghamton 5-2 and 4-0 on Sunday, behind some great pitching.

In the first game, Tyler Balentine pitched a complete game and improved his record to a perfect 3-0 on the season. Balentine went 7.0 innings, giving up two runs-one earned-and just four hits.

In the second game, UB senior Tom Januchowski almost made history as he pitched a complete game, one-hit shutout and carried a no-hitter into the final inning. Januchowski went 7.0 innings, giving up no runs and one hit while striking out seven. He took a no-hitter into the top of the seventh before giving up a lead-off single in that final inning.

The previous week, the Bulls had traveled to Pittsburgh for a couple of doubleheaders, dropping both games with Duquesne by a score of 3-0, and splitting with Pittsburgh.

At Duquesne on March 29, Jeff Robertson took a loss to fall to 0-3 on the year and Pete Selden fell to 1-1.

Against Pittsburgh on March 30, UB lost the first game 8-3 as Matt Rogan took the loss. In the second game, Brandon DiCesare led the team to a 3-2 win as he went 2-for-3 from the plate with two runs scored. Scott Mruczek knocked in the winning run in the last inning as Januchowski picked up the win in relief.

Softball

Athletes of the Week

Tom Januchowski pitched a complete-game one-hitter at Binghamton University Sunday to propel the Bulls to a doubleheader sweep over the Colonials. Januchowski had a no-hitter going until giving up the lone hit to the first batter of the seventh inning. He also finished with seven strike-outs. Januchowski also picked up a win in relief earlier in the week as the Bulls downed Pittsburgh 3-2. Biaunca McFarland won the triple jump at the Ohio University Invitational. McFarland's jump of 38' 11 1/2" also set a new school record in the event, breaking Alycia Croak's 1999 mark of 38' 9 3/4." McFarland helped earned the Bulls a third-place team finish in the seven-team meet

Canisius 6, UB 1;
Canisius 8, UB 0
St. Bonaventure 12, UB 5;
Colgate 5, UB 3;
Columbia 9, UB 4
Stony Brook 3, UB 2;
Dartmouth 14, UB 3;
Manhattan 9, UB 3

The Bulls played their first games in Buffalo in 14 years on March 30, traveling down Main Street to Canisius for a doubleheader. UB dropped both games to the Griffins, 6-1 and 8-0. Stacee Madden had the Bulls lone RBI in game one.

The Bulls then headed to Hamilton on Friday for the Colgate Invitational. UB dropped all six games and are now 4-22 on the season.

In the opener against St. Bonaventure, the Bulls jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first inning when Kim Lawrence coaxed a bases-loaded walk to start the rally. However, the Bonnies erupted for six runs in the fourth off starter Andrea Sage to take the 12-5 win.

Against the host Red Raiders, UB dropped a 5-3 decision, with Madden knocking in a pair of runs and Jennifer Moore also picking up an RBI.

The Bulls collected just four hits in their 9-4 loss to Columbia on Saturday. Moore was 2-for-3 at the plate and scored a run. Madden, Lawrence and Jessica Kensy each had an RBI.

An extra-inning contest against Stony Brook was UB's best shot at snapping its losing streak. In the international tiebreaker system that is used in college softball to determine a winner, a runner is placed at second base to begin the inning. After UB failed to push the run across in the top of the eighth, Stony Brook scored the game winner for the 3-2 decision.

Eight errors turned out to be the Bulls' downfall in their 14-3 loss to Dartmouth.

The tournament ended with a 9-3 loss to Manhattan, as the fielding bug bit the Bulls again with seven errors in the contest.

Track

Women

Placed third in McDonald's Invitational

Men

Placed fourth in McDonald's Invitational

The men's and women's track-and-field teams faced Mid-American Conference competitors in the McDonald's Invitational Track Meet hosted by Ohio University this past weekend. The women placed third out of seven teams with 143 points. Ohio won with 199 points.

The men placed fourth out of field of eight with 94 points. Eastern Michigan had 218 points to claim the invitational.

UB set new school records for the fourth consecutive week of competition.

For the women's team, senior Udo Okeke set a new school mark in the 400 meters (:55.89) and placed second in that event. Freshman Biaunca McFarland set a new UB record in the triple jump, placing first with a leap of 38' 11-1/2."

From the men's squad, Kamau Halim set a new triple-jump record for the second week in a row with his first-place jump of 50' 3-3/4."

Tennis

Women

Ball State 7, UB 0
Bowling Green 7, UB 0

The Bulls suffered a pair of Mid-American Conference losses at home Friday and Saturday. UB is now 5-10 overall and 0-4 in league contests.

On Friday, Ball State defeated the Bulls 7-0. UB was buoyed by the play of sophomores Shani Amarasinghe and Karen Maynard. Amarasinghe held her own before falling to Shelly Brizendine 6-4, 6-2. Maynard took three first-set games from Darcy Poulos, but lost her match 6-3, 6-0.

On Saturday, Bowling Green dealt UB another 7-0 loss on a breezy afternoon that saw many shots on both sides of the net knocked down by the gusty winds.