GAME DETAILS
Saint Louis 2
Saint Joseph's 3
April 22, 2016 | St. Louis, Mo. (Billiken Sports Center)

OVERVIEW
Saint Louis made a late rally but fell just short in a 3-2 loss to visiting Saint Joseph's. The game was a pitchers' duel with SJU's Lucas Rollins throwing eight innings and SLU's Matt Eckelman throwing a complete game. Though Eckelman (6-3) took the loss, he recorded 11 strikeouts and only two walks. The Billikens fall to 16-23 overall this year and 7-3 in Atlantic 10 contests.

PITCHER DECISIONS
SJU – Lucas Rollins (W, 2-3) 8.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
SLU – Matt Eckelman (L, 6-3) 9.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 11 K
SJU - Ryan Kelly (S, 4) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

SLU SCORING SUMMARY
B5 – Sniatynski singles to left field. Morisano scores.
Bozarth singles to left field. Mahoney scores.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES
- James Morisano was 2-for-4 in the game with a run.
- Michael Bozarth was 1-for-4 in the contest with an RBI.
- Matt Eckelman recorded 11 strikeouts in the game, matching his career best.
- Total game time was two hours, two minutes, matching the Rockhurst game for the fastest game of the year.

UP NEXT
The Billikens host Saint Joseph's for game two tomorrow at 2 p.m. The game will be Alumni Day for Billikens Baseball with Billiken alumni invited back to the ballpark for a barbecue. Additionally, Saint Louis will host a pregame recognition for our distinguished donors who made the infield turf project possible.