Billikens Top Davidson 2-1

Box Score

GAME DETAILS
Saint Louis 2
Davidson 1
April 29, 2016 | St. Louis, Mo. (Billiken Sports Center)

OVERVIEW
Saint Louis starting pitcher Matt Eckelman tallied seven strikeouts to lead the Billikens to a 2-1 lead over visiting Davidson. The win moves SLU to 18-24 overall and 9-4 in Atlantic 10 games. Eckelman rises to 7-3 on the year. SLU third baseman Josh Bunselmeyer hit his 11th home run of the season against the Wildcats.

PITCHER DECISIONS
SLU – Matt Eckelman (W, 7-3), 8.2 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
DAV – Clark Beeker (L, 7-3), 8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
SLU – Brett Shimanovsky (S, 1) 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

SLU SCORING SUMMARY
B3 – Bunselmeyer grounded out to shortstop. Dubet scored.
B8 – Bunselmeyer homers to left center.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES
- Matt Eckelman struck out seven batters in the contest. He has recorded seven or more strikeouts in five of his 11 starts this season.
- Josh Bunselmeyer hit his 11 HR of the season with a deep shot to left center in the eighth inning. He is tied for 14th on SLU's single-season HR list.
- Bunselmeyer reached safely for the 14th consecutive contest. It also was his 13th multi-RBI game this season.
- Cole Dubet was 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored.
- Total game time was one hour and 54 minutes, the quickest game of the season for Saint Louis.