Siena found out the hard way that Binghamton’s pitching staff has a lot more weapons than just Zach Groh and Mike Van Gorder.

The baseball team won its third straight game Wednesday, defeating Siena 9-4 in a non-conference matchup in Loudonville. The Bearcats (22-16, 8-6 AE) scored runs in six of the nine innings, and five BU pitchers combined to hold the Saints to just five hits.

“Pitching really did their job,” said junior catcher Pat Haughie. “Offensively and defensively, everyone came alive and strung some hits together. I think we did overall a good job, a nice non-conference win.”

The pitching staff came out in a pre-determined rotation, designed to give everyone some work. Senior Seth Redemacker allowed two earned runs in two innings, and was credited with the win.

Senior Tom Gaube was the most dominant pitcher, as he held the Saints (19-25, 9-9 MAAC) to one hit over three innings. Senior David Lind and freshman Jeff Dennis pitched the first two innings, and neither allowed a base hit.

“Tom Gaube had a really good outing,” Haughie said. “Jeff Dennis also pitched really well. He looked like he got some confidence after Maine. He was really throwing pretty well out there.”

The Bearcat pitching staff lowered its ERA to a conference-best 4.25.

Solid pitching wasn’t the only story in this game however, as the Bearcats’ lineup exploded for 12 hits. BU took the lead for good in the fifth inning after freshman Ryan James singled home classmate Ken Jacobi to make the score 4-3. Jacobi doubled to get on base and advanced to third on a throwing error.

BU would then add two runs in the sixth, one run in the seventh and two more in the eighth to complete the victory.

Reigning America East batting champ Brendon Hitchcock raised his team-high batting average to .370 with a 3-for-5 performance, including an RBI single in the sixth and two runs scored. He currently ranks fourth in the conference in hitting. Junior right fielder Jeff Monaco went 2-for-3 with a triple and a pair of RBI, and Jacobi went 2-4 with two RBI.

The Bearcats will look to keep their winning streak alive this weekend, with a four-game set at struggling Hartford (8-32, 5-11 AE). The Hawks currently sit in sixth place in the seven-team conference.

Groh, who has the lowest ERA in the nation, will take the hill Saturday. He looks to rebound from his first loss of the year this past weekend against Maine.

“This weekend everyone just has to have the mindset to win,” Groh said. “I can shake off the loss. The only earned runs I’ve given up have been against pretty much the two better teams I’ve played this year, Fresno and then Maine, and they have really good lineups.”

After the way the team bounced back against Maine, Hartford shouldn’t give them too much trouble, but the Bearcats know the dangers of overlooking any conference foe.

“We can’t look past it,” Haughie said. “We really gotta focus on winning each game separately and taking one game at a time. If we win out on these games, we have a real shot at hosting [the conference] tournament. That would be really special.”