Former St. Bonaventure Baseball Player Signs Professional Contract

Former St. Bonaventure baseball player Ryan Skellie has signed a contract with the Florence Freedom, an independent professional baseball team in the Frontier League. Skellie is a native of Erie, Pennsylvania, and led the Bonnies last year in home runs and stolen bases. Skellie, who graduated from St. Bonaventure in May, had a tryout Monday with the Freedom, and was signed the same day by the franchise based in northern Kentucky.