Box Score ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College baseball team got back in the win column with an 8-4 home victory over Elmira on Monday afternoon at Freeman Field. Ithaca levels its record at 13-13 on the season and reached double-digit hits in a contest for the 12th time.

Junior Ryan Contegni earned the start for the Bombers on the mound and was perfect through 3.2 innings before giving up his first hit. Contegni tossed the longest outing of his career with eight innings pitched and struck out a career-best seven batters. He walked just one on the afternoon and scattered five hits.

Ithaca got on the board first with three runs in the bottom of the second inning. Senior Matt Connolly led off with a hit by pitch and later scored on an RBI fielder's choice from freshman Domenic Boresta. The next run scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of sophomore Josh Savacool that plated senior Christian Brown. Boresta scored the final run from third on a failed pick off at first base.

The Bombers increased their lead to 4-0 with a run in the fourth on an RBI single from senior Joey Randazzo. Brown came around to score after a lead-off double. Ithaca had a chance to plate more runs in the frame, but left the bases loaded.

In the bottom of the sixth, sophomore Trevor Thompson drove in Savacool on a base hit to left field to give Ithaca a 5-0 advantage. Thompson then came home on a single through the right side from junior Zach Pidgeon in the next at bat.

Two more runs crossed for Ithaca in the seventh on back-to-back wild pitches. Freshman Brennan McCormack led off with single and advanced to third on a base hit from junior Cameron Oathouht, who moved up to second on a throw. Both runners would score on the errant pitches.

Elmira put together a four-run rally in the ninth on one hit, two walks and two Ithaca errors.

Five different Bombers drove in a run on Monday, while Thompson and Brown both collected two hits.

The Bombers have added Oswego to their schedule and will head up to play the Lakers tomorrow at 4 p.m. Ithaca will then take on St. Lawrence on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Onondaga Community College, which will be a home contest. On Thursday, Ithaca travels to Oneonta for a 4 p.m. game and the regular season concludes with a three-game home series versus Stevens on Saturday and Sunday.