Saint Louis – Saint Louis posted three runs in the first and five in the fourth, while
Cam Redding knocked in six RBIs as the Billikens took out Saint Joseph's 10-6 today inside the Billiken Sports Center.
SLU (21-11, 7-1 A10) was led by Redding's day as he went 3-for-5 with three runs and six RBIs, including a double and two home runs. The six RBIs are just two off the single-game record at SLU. The two home runs were one off the single-game school record.
Tyler Fogarty had a homer and two runs and RBIs, while
Knox Preston and
Dominic Cusumano had an RBI each.
Patrick Clohisy had two hits and two runs scored, while
Ethan Sitzman,
Cole Smith and
Austin Neuweg scored a run each.
Owen Chaffin started and went five innings to move to 4-1 on the season.
Jack Weber threw the final four innings to pick up his first save of the year.
SJU (12-18, 4-4 A10) had a pair of hits each from Ryan Cesarini and Ryan Weingartner.
The Billikens opened the game with a three-run first, getting an RBI double from Redding that scored Clohisy to start the scoring. Fogarty then knocked a two-run bomb to left to score Redding to put the Bills up 3-0 after one.
The Hawks posted a run in the second, but five more came across for SLU in the fourth. Redding started the scoring with a grand slam to score Sitzman, Clohisy and Neuweg and Cusumano followed later drove in Preston with an RBI single.
SJU scored three more in the sixth before an RBI single from Preston, scoring Fogarty made it 9-4 Bills after six.
The Hawks picked up two more in the eighth before Redding's second homer of the day, a solo shot to left, ended the scoring.
The two teams will be back at it tomorrow afternoon with a noon first pitch.