GAME DETAILS
Chicago State 2
Saint Louis 8
March 4, 2016 | St. Louis, Mo. (Billiken Sports Center)

OVERVIEW
Saint Louis senior RHP Matt Eckelman struck out nine batters in seven innings as the Billikens defeated visiting Chicago State 8-2. Eckelman earned the win, moving to 1-2 on the year.

PITCHER DECISIONS
CSU – Jake Perkins (L, 1-1) 5.0 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
SLU – Matt Eckelman (W, 1-2) 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K

SLU SCORING SUMMARY
B1 – Bunselmeyer walks. Dubet scores.
Sniatynski reaches on fielder's choice. Martinez and Leimkuehler score.
B2 – Martinez singles to left field. Bozarth scores.
B5 – Bunselmeyer doubles to right field. Leimkuehler scores.
Sniatynski hits sacrifice fly to center field. Martinez scores.
Robinson singles down third base line. Bunselmeyer scores.
King singles to left center. Robinson scores.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES
- Matt Eckelman threw seven innings, allowing two runs and striking out nine without allowing a walk.
- Trent Leimkuehler led the Billikens at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. It was his sixth double of the season.
- Leimkuehler extended his on-base streak to 13 games dating back to last season.
- Braxton Martinez was 1-for-2 on the day, but also drew a pair of walks and scored twice.
- Josh Bunselmeyer was 1-for-2 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs.
- As a team, the Billikens only struck out three times in the contest.
- Alex King extended his team-leading hit streak to five games.

UP NEXT
The Billikens and Cougars play game two of the three-game series tomorrow with first pitch set for 1 p.m. (CT).