Saint Louis 9, Bradley 6
Saturday, April 24, 2021 | 2 p.m.
Dozier Park | Peoria, Ill.
GAME DETAILS
• Saint Louis' offense connected on 16 hits, and the Billikens took down Bradley 9-6 Saturday afternoon at Dozier Park in Peoria, Ill.
• SLU plated at least one run in five of the first six frames.
• The Billikens improved to 13-21 on the season, while Bradley went to 13-15.
SCORING
• A Cam Redding sacrifice fly, followed by a Jake Garella RBI single, put the Billikens up 2-0 in the top of the first inning.
• Ryan Hernandez extended SLU's lead to 3-0 with an RBI infield single in the second frame.
• Matt Happ's two-run double in the top of the third inning increased the Billiken advantage to 5-0.
• Bradley put its first run on the board with an RBI single in the bottom of the third.
• Garella's second hit and RBI of the day made it 6-1 Billikens in the fourth inning.
• Jackson Chatterton's solo home run in the fifth scored Bradley's second run of the game.
• Hernandez smacked a solo home run and Garella connected on an RBI double in the sixth inning.
• A four-run seventh inning for the Braves brought the score to 8-6.
• Cole Smith drove in Garella with an RBI single in the ninth.
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
• Garella tied a career high with four hits in the game. He finished a home run short of the cycle, going 4-5 with three RBIs and one run scored.
• Hernandez and Smith both also tied career bests in hits, with each grabbing three on the day. Hernandez finished 3-4 with two RBIs and one run scored, while Smith went 3-5 with one RBI and one run scored.
• Ryan Patel tossed just two pitches of relief and earned three outs on his way to picking up the save. He induced a foul out, followed by a double play.
• Ryan Surin threw a scoreless inning of relief, striking out two and walking one.
