GAME RESULT
Saint Louis 5, George Mason 4 (15 innings)
Friday, April 9, 2021
George Mason Softball Complex | Fairfax, Va.
 
THE BASICS
•Allie Herron drove in the go-ahead run with a 15th-inning triple and Aubrey Hacke tossed 11 innings of scoreless relief as Saint Louis outlasted George Mason 5-4 Friday night.
•The 15-inning marathon tied SLU's longest-game record. The Billikens defeated Southeast Missouri State 3-2 in 15 innings on April 8, 1993.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
•Saint Louis took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on Sadie Wise's RBI triple.
•George Mason scored four runs, three of which were unearned, in the second.
•The Billikens answered right away, plating three 2-out runs in the third. Alyssa Chavez drove in the first two with a single, and Kelsey Etling's single brought home the tying run.
•In the 15th, Kristi Stevenson singled with one out, stole second and scored on Herron's triple.
 
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
•Hacke collected her team-leading fifth win of the season. She struck out a career-high 11 batters, allowed eight hits and walked only two.
•Wise added two singles for a three-hit game.
•Herron tacked on a single for a two-hit night.
•Kat Lane registered two hits and two walks.
•Etling had two hits.
•Maria Connell picked up a single.
 
UP NEXT
The Billikens and Patriots play a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. CDT.