North Dakota State 5, Saint Louis 4
North Dakota State 6, Saint Louis 5
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 | 1 p.m. CT
Billiken Sports Center | St. Louis, Mo.

GAME ONE
Scoring Details
• NDSU jumped on top early, scoring three runs in the first inning.
• Jake Garella got one back for the Billikens in their half of the first, bringing home Cole Smith on a groundout.
• Matt Happ's two-RBI double to right tied up the game at 3-3.
• The Bison took the advantage back in the fourth, scoring one to make it 4-3.
• NDSU tacked on another with an RBI single in the seventh.
• Kyle Fitzgerald's two-out RBI single in the final frame scored Matt Turnio, bringing SLU within one at 5-4.

Billiken Notables
• Colten Schild went 2-2 with one run and a walk.
• Happ drove in two runs, while Garella and Fitzgerald each posted one RBI.
• Mark Finkelnburg struck out three batters in 5.0 innings.

GAME TWO
Scoring Details
• The Bison got the scoring started in the top of the third inning, going up 1-0.
• Fitzgerald singled home Turino in SLU's half of the frame, knotting the game back at one.
• A two-run home run by NDSU gave the Bison a 3-1 edge in the fourth.
• NDSU picked up two more in the fifth, increasing its advantage to four.
• Cam Redding and Fitzgerald combined to bring in three runs with back-to-back singles in the home half of the fifth, cutting the NDSU lead back to one.
• The Bison added an insurance run in the top of the seventh, increasing the lead to 6-4.
• Cole Smith made it 6-5 with a two-out RBI single in the seventh.

Billiken Notables
• Fitzgerald finished 3-3 with three RBIs.
• Turino scored two runs.
• George Sutherland, Smith and Redding each recorded two hits.
• Ryan Patel entered in relief with runners on and struck out the only two batters he faced.

Up Next
The Billikens will wrap up their series with North Dakota State Sunday with a 1 p.m. first pitch.