Saint Louis 7, Western Illinois 6 (11 innings)
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | 3 p.m.
Billiken Sports Center | St. Louis, Mo.

GAME DETAILS
• Nolan Bowser's walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning pushed Saint Louis past Western Illinois 7-6 Tuesday afternoon at Billiken Sports Center in St. Louis, Mo.
• The Billikens improved to 5-6 on the season, while WIU went to 1-10.

SCORING
• Mark Vierling's RBI single in the bottom of the third gave SLU a 1-0 lead.
• The Billikens crossed the plate twice in the fourth on wild pitches.
• Kyle Fitzgerald and Cam Redding connected on RBI singles in the fifth to increase SLU's edge to 5-0.
• WIU tallied two runs in the sixth, including a solo home run over the right field wall.
• The Leathernecks brought home another run on a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh.
• Cameron Swanger launched a solo shot in the Billikens' half of the seventh.
• WIU scored two more times in the eighth with an RBI single and a wild pitch.
• Western Illinois tied the game in the ninth on a squeeze bunt.
• Bowser brought home Fitzgerald with an RBI single down the left field line in the bottom of the 11th.

BILLIKEN NOTABLES
• Cameron Pferrer picked up his first win with the Billikens, tossing 2.2 inning with no runs and five punch outs.
• Jackson Holmes went 5.0 frames in his first collegiate start. He scattered four hits and struck out three, while allowing just two runs.
• Fitzgerald and Redding each posted two-hit days.
• Eight Billikens recorded a hit in the contest.