GAME RESULT

Northeastern 5, Saint Louis 4
Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020
Port Charlotte, Fla.

THE BASICS

• Corrigan Bartlett drove in three runs for Saint Louis, but Northeastern came away with the 5-4 win Saturday afternoon in Port Charlotte, Fla.
• The Billikens fall to 6-3 on the season, while NEU moves to 5-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Billikens put themselves on the board first, going up 2-0 in the third inning. Matt Happ and Colten Schild hit back-to-back singles to begin the frame. Cole Smith and Bartlett each drove in one.
• Northeastern got things back to all square in its half of the fifth inning, pushing across two.
• The Huskies added another two in the following inning, taking a 4-2 lead over SLU.
• Bartlett responded for the Billikens in the seventh, driving in Happ and Schild with an RBI single to center, knotting the score at four.
• NEU loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh, scored one and took a 5-4 lead.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES

• Finkelnburg's final line: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO.
• Bartlett finished the afternoon 1-for-2 with three RBIs.
• Happ and Schild each went 1-for-3 with two runs scored.

UP NEXT

• Saint Louis wraps up its games in the Snowbird Classic on Sunday, facing off with Villanova at noon CT.