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Billikens Top GW 9-4 on Senior Day

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Billikens Top GW 9-4 on Senior Day

Box Score

GAME DETAILS
Saint Louis 9
George Washington 4
May 20, 2016 | St. Louis, Mo. (Billiken Sports Center)

OVERVIEW
Saint Louis baseball clinched the fourth seed in next week's Atlantic 10 Conference championship with a 9-4 win over George Washington. The win moves SLU to 24-29 overall and 14-9 in Atlantic 10 games.

PITCHER DECISIONS
SLU – Devin Mahoney (W, 4-2) 6.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
GW – Jacob Williams (L, 4-5) 1.1 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K

SLU SCORING SUMMARY
B2 – King singles to center field. Leimkuehler scores.
Robinson triples to center field. Morisano, King and Dubet score.
Sniatynski hits a sacrifice fly to left field. Robinson scores.
B4 – Sniatynski singles to right field. King scores.
B5 – King singles through the left side. Leimkuehler scores.
B7 – Leimkuehler doubles to right center. Bunselmeyer scores.
Morisano grounds out to third. Leimkuehler scores.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES
- Trent Leimkuehler was the top SLU hitter of the day, going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three runs scored.
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Alex King also was hot at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBIs and a walk.
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Michael Bozarth stole his 26th bag of the season in the contest, matching J.D. Dunn on SLU's single season list.
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Devin Mahoney did not allow a run in his six innings of work. He lowered his ERA against conference opponents to 2.30.
- As a team, the Billikens turned four double plays in the game, one away from the Billiken single-game mark set in 2006 at Xavier

UP NEXT
The Billikens and Colonials wrap up their three-game series at the Billiken Sports Center tomorrow. First pitch is scheduled for Noon. Senior RHP Nick Bates will get the start in the regular season finale. 

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Players Mentioned

Nick Bates

#29 Nick Bates

RHP
6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
Michael Bozarth

#17 Michael Bozarth

OF
6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
Alex King

#9 Alex King

SS
6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
Trent Leimkuehler

#19 Trent Leimkuehler

OF
6' 1"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Nick Bates

#29 Nick Bates

6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
RHP
Michael Bozarth

#17 Michael Bozarth

6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
OF
Alex King

#9 Alex King

6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
SS
Trent Leimkuehler

#19 Trent Leimkuehler

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
OF