OLEAN, N.Y. – The George Mason baseball team dropped the final game of the series at St. Bonaventure 16-3 Sunday afternoon at Fred Handler Park.

St. Bonaventure (23-19-1, 9-9 A-10) took the lead in the bottom of the first against Mason starter Brian Marconi.  After an infield single and a throwing error allowed the leadoff batter to reach third base for the Bonnies, sophomore Cole Peterson drove in the first run of the game with a RBI ground out to make the score 1-0.

Mason (16-31, 5-13 A-10) answered in the top of the second.  After a double by freshman Tim Quinn, freshman Alejandro Aponte lined a single to right-center field, with Quinn crossing the plate to tie the score 1-1.

St. Bonaventure scored two runs in both the second and third inning to jump out to a 5-1 lead.  In the top of the fourth, after freshman Ryan Tassone reached on a fielder's choice and Quinn doubled, Aponte drove in two more runs for the Patriots to cut the advantage to 5-3.

In the fifth inning, the Bonnies sent 13 batters to the plate and scored nine runs on four hits.  Junior Dave Vaccaro drove in six runs in the inning with a three-run home run and a three-run double.  He finished the day with two home runs and seven RBIs.  Mason allowed 15 runs in the first five innings.  St. Bonaventure tacked on another run in the seventh for the 16-3 final. 

Marconi (1-4) allowed five runs (four earned) on three hits in 2.1 innings and suffered the loss.  Mason used six pitchers in the game.  Senior Drew Teller (5-1) allowed one hit in 2.0 innings in relief for the Bonnies and earned the win

Aponte went 3-for-4 with two singles and his first triple of the season and drove in all three runs for Mason.  Tassone finished 2-for-4 with a single and a double, Quinn was 2-for-4 with two doubles, and freshman Caleb Walls went 2-for-3 and reached base four times.

The Patriots begin a three game series against La Salle Friday afternoon at Spuhler Field.