Box Score GAME DETAILS
Saint Louis 13
Richmond 7
April 8, 2016 | Richmond, Va. (Pitt Field)
OVERVIEW
Saint Louis ripped three home runs as the Billikens defeated the Richmond Spiders 13-7. It is the eighth multi-home run game for SLU this season. Matt Eckelman picked up the win to rise to 6-2 on the year. The win moves the Billikens to 16-14 overall and 7-0 in Atlantic 10 games.
PITCHER DECISIONS
SLU – Matt Eckelman (W, 6-2) 7.0 IP, 13 H, 5 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 5 K
UR – Keenan Bartlett (L, 0-4) 3.2 IP, 8 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
SLU SCORING SUMMARY
T1 – Leimkuehler singles to right field. Bunselmeyer scores.
T3 – Bozarth homers to left field.
T4 – Morisano singles up the middle. Mahoney scores.
King doubles to right center. Morisano scores.
Bozarth reaches on an error. King scores.
Sniatynski singles to left field. Dubet scores.
Bozarth steals home.
Martinez singles through the left side. Sniatynski scores.
T6 – Bunselmeyer homers to right field. Bozarth also scores.
Mahoney singles to left field. Martinez scores.
T8 – Morisano homers to left center. Mahoney also scores.
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
- Braxton Martinez hit a single through the left side in the fourth, extending his hitting and on-base streaks to 15 games.
- Michael Bozarth stole home in the fourth, his 16th steal of the season.
- Bozarth also hit his first home run of the season in the third. It is SLU's fifth consecutive game with a home run. Saint Louis has homered in 12 of their past 14 games.
- Bozarth was 3-for-5 with a double, home run and two RBIs.
- Josh Bunselmeyer hit an opposite field home run in the sixth, his ninth homer of the season. He finished the game 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs and two RBIs.
- James Morisano also had a home run in the contest. He finished 3-for-6 with two runs scored, three RBIs.
UP NEXT
Saint Louis and Richmond continue the three-game series tomorrow, April 9, with a noon first pitch. Freshman Miller Hogan will get the start for the Billikens.