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BASE Recap
8
Winner Saint Louis SLU 1-0
7
Kennesaw State KSU 0-1
Winner
Saint Louis SLU
1-0
8
Final
7
Kennesaw State KSU
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Louis SLU 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 8 13 2
Kennesaw State KSU 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 7 12 0

W: Sheehan, Charlie (1-0) L: FINNEY, Brison (0-1) S: Hendrickson, Reid (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Billikens Take Opening Day Victory Over Owls

Saint Louis 8, Kennesaw State 7
Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 | 3 p.m. CT
Stillwell Stadium | Kennesaw, Ga.

Game Details
• Seven Billikens recorded at least one RBI as Saint Louis took down Kennesaw State 8-7 on opening day Friday evening at Stillwell Stadium in Kennesaw, Ga.
• SLU moved to 1-0 on the season, while the Owls dropped to 0-1.

Scoring Plays
• Ryan Hernandez led off the second inning with a solo shot to right field, giving the Billikens an early 1-0 lead.
• Tyler Tolve answered for Kennesaw State with a solo home run in its half of the second frame.
• The Owls took a lead 2-1 in the bottom of the third, scoring on an RBI single.
• SLU used four singles in the top of the fourth to regain the scoring edge, 3-2.
• The Owls again answered the Billikens, tying things back up with an RBI single in their half of the fourth.
• Career double No. 56 from Jake Garella in the top of the fifth scored Matt Turino, giving the advantage back to SLU 4-3.
• KSU's Tyler Simon smacked a 2-RBI double down the left field line in the bottom of the fifth, bringing the score back in favor of the Owls at 5-4.
• Cam Redding's 2-RBI single was part of a three-run Billiken sixth, putting SLU back on top 7-5 in the game.
• The Owls tacked one in the bottom of the seventh, pulling them back within one.
• SLU picked up an insurance run in the top of the ninth on an RBI bunt-single from Matt Happ.
• KSU added a run on a solo homer in its half of the ninth.

Billiken Notables
• Redding connected on three hits, finishing 3-5 with two RBIs and one run scored.
• Colten Schild reached base four times and extended his hit streak to 11, dating back to last season. He went 1-2 with two runs, one RBI and three walks.
• Hernandez finished the day 2-5 with two runs, one RBI and one home run.
• Charlie Sheehan picked up the win, allowing just three hits and one unearned run in 2.2 innings of work. He struck out three Owl batters.
• Reid Hendrickson slammed the door for the Billikens, picking up the save by whiffing two of the three batters he faced.

Up Next
The Billikens will play a double-header against Kennesaw State Saturday, beginning at 12 p.m. CT.

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