Saint Louis at Missouri
Taylor Stadium | Columbia, Mo.
Saint Louis vs. Morehead State
Billiken Sports Center | St. Louis, Mo.
GAME NOTES: Saint Louis
Saint Louis vs. Austin Peay
Billiken Sports Center | St. Louis, Mo.
GAME 19
GAME 20
GAME 21 |
Friday, March 18 // 3 p.m.
Saturday, March 19 // 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 20 // Noon |
LIVE STATS |
Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
• After playing eight straight on its home turf, Saint Louis will visit Missouri Tuesday before returning home Wednesday to face Morehead State.
• The contest at Missouri is the lone road contest in a 13-game stretch for the Billikens.
• The Billikens have come away victorious in six of the last seven games, including taking two-of-three in last weekend's series with Purdue Fort Wayne.
• SLU pitching combined for 19 strikeouts and zero walks in Sunday's doubleheader split.
• Rookie Jackson Holmes will take the mound on Tuesday against the Tigers. He threw 5.0 innings of two-run ball against Western Illinois last week.
• Scott Youngbrandt is projected to be on the bump Wednesday. He picked up a win in his last outing, tossing 5.0 shutout innings and striking out five against Northern Colorado.
• Kyle Fitzgerald leads the Billikens in nearly every offensive category, including hits (20), runs (12) and batting average (.455). He has six multi-hit contests and is riding a five- game hitting streak.
• Cameron Swanger has reached base safely in a team-best 13 straight games. He leads the squad with 11 RBIs.
• Tyler Fogarty went deep twice in last weekend's series. His three home runs on the year are tied with Fitzgerald for the team lead.
• As a team, the Billikens are 11-for-12 in stolen base attempts on the season. Fogarty leads the way with four (4-4).
• Cameron Pferrer picked up a win and a save in his two appearances last week, recording 10 strikeouts, zero walks and just one unearned run across 5.1 innings.