GAME DETAILS
Saint Louis 7
Fordham 9
May 25, 2016 | Bronx, N.Y. (Houlihan Park)

OVERVIEW
The Billikens were not able to overcome a six-run eighth inning from Fordham and fell to the Rams 9-7. Nick Vichio was hit with the loss. Saint Louis will take on George Washington in the consolation bracket of the Atlantic 10 Championship later tonight.

PITCHER DECISIONS
FOR – Jimmy Murphy (W, 3-2) 3.1 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 BB, 0 K
SLU – Nick Vichio (L, 1-4), 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

SLU SCORING SUMMARY
B6 – Sniatynski singles to shortstop. Morisano scores .
Martinez doubles to right center. Sniatynski and Bozarth score.
Leimkuehler singles to center field. Martinez scores.
B7 – Dubet scores on a failed pickoff attempt.
B9 – Bozarth hits a single to right field.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES
- Alex King robbed the Fordham hitter with a diving snag in the top of the fifth inning.
- Parker Sniatynski opened the scoring for SLU with a seeing eye single to the shortstop.
- Braxton Martinez followed suit with a two-run double off the wall to score a pair and give SLU the lead 3-2.
- Martinez later scored on an RBI single to center from Trent Leimkuehler.
- Cole Dubet scrambled around the bases in the seventh on a three-base throwing error from the Fordham pitcher.
- PitcherMatt Eckelman threw 130 pitches in the game, a season-high for SLU.

UP NEXT
The Billikens play GW in tonight's Atlantic 10 elimination game. First pitch is slated for 7:45 p.m. (CT). Devin Mahoney will start for the Billikens.