ERIE, Pa. – Saint Louis used a five-run fifth inning to take control and held on late for a 7-5 win over St. Bonaventure on Friday afternoon at Mercyhurst Field.
After being held scoreless through the first four innings, the Billikens broke through in the fifth, plating five runs on a series of timely hits to flip a 3-0 deficit into a 5-3 lead.
Saint Louis added insurance in the eighth and ninth innings, which proved crucial as St. Bonaventure pushed across two runs in the seventh to cut into the lead…