Cincinnati 8, Saint Louis 5
Saturday, March 27, 2021 | 1 p.m. CT
UC Baseball Stadium | Cincinnati, Ohio

GAME DETAILS
• Four Billikens recorded a multi-hit game, but Saint Louis fell 8-5 to Cincinnati Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati, Ohio.
• The Billikens moved to 6-16 on the season, while Cincinnati went to 10-9.
• SLU loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the ninth but was unable to bring a run home.

SCORING
• Wyatt Stapp put the Bearcats up 1-0 in the first with an opposite-field solo home run.
• The Billikens scored two in the top half of the third frame, scoring on a Cam Redding RBI single and a Kyle Fitzgerald sacrifice fly.
• Cole Harting's solo shot in the bottom of the third tied the game back at 2-2.
• SLU took advantage of a Bearcats' miscue in the field and tacked on a run in the top of the fourth, regaining the lead at 3-2.
• Griffin Merritt hit Cincinnati's third home run of the day in the fourth inning, tying the game at 3-3.
• Cincinnati tallied three runs in the sixth, scoring on Merritt's second solo shot of the day and a two-RBI single.
• Two RBI singles made it 8-3 Cincinnati in the seventh inning.
• The Billikens added two more runs in the top of the eighth, both coming on bases-loaded walks.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES
• Ryan Hernandez finished 3-3 with a double and one run scored.
• Colten Schild (2-5), Redding (2-4) and Matt Happ (2-5) each recorded two hits in the ballgame. Redding added two RBIs.
• Tyler Fogarty went 1-3 with two runs scored.
• Charlie Sheehan tossed one scoreless inning of relief.
• Jake Garella had his nine-game hitting streak snapped.