Box Score GAME DETAILS
Butler 12
Saint Louis 13
March 20, 2016 | St. Louis, Mo. (Billiken Sports Center)
OVERVIEW
Saint Louis senior third baseman Josh Bunselmeyer ripped a pair of home runs to power the Billikens to a 13-12 comeback win over Butler. SLU trailed Butler 10-2 in the bottom of the fourth, but fought back for the victory. Overall, the Billikens had four home runs in the contest, the most for SLU since hitting five HR against Rhode Island almost exactly a year ago (March 21, 2015). Saint Louis is now 9-11 on the season.
PITCHER DECISIONS
BU – Brock Balderson (L, 0-1) 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
SLU – Brett Shimanovsky (W, 1-1) 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 2 K
SLU – Nick Vichio (S, 3) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
SLU SCORING SUMMARY
B1 – Martinez homers to left field. Bozarth also scores.
B4 – Leimkuehler homers to right field.
B5 – Sniatynski grounds out to third base. Dubet scores.
Bunselmeyer hits a home run down the left field line. Bozarth also scores.
B6 – Mannion singles through the right side. Leimkuehler scores.
Robinson scores on a wild pitch.
Bozarth doubles down the left field line. Mannion scores.
Bunselmeyer homers to left field. Bozarth also scores.
B8 – Martinez doubles to right center. Bunselmeyer and Sniatynski score.
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
- Josh Bunselmeyer capped off an impressive week going 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs, three runs scored and four RBIs. In four games, he had four home runs with 11 RBIs.
- Nick Vichio entered the game in relief, earning his third save of the season.
- Brett Shimanovsky picked off a runner at first in the eighth, the 10th pickoff of his career. He tied Damian Rivera for the most pickoffs for a Billiken since 2000.
- Michael Bozarth was 2-for-3 in the game with two doubles, three runs scored, an RBI and two walks.
- Braxton Martinez was 3-for-5 with a home run, double, four RBIs and a run scored.
- Trent Leimkuehler was 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs and an RBI.
- Parker Sniatynski was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI extending his hit streak to six games.
- Bunselmeyer has now reached safely in 12 consecutive games.
- In four games this week, the Billikens are 3-1 with nine home runs (seven in Butler series)
UP NEXT
Saint Louis travels to Edwardsville, Ill. to take on rival SIUE on Tuesday, March 22 at 6 p.m.