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Baseball v South Dakota State
Bill Barrett
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SJU SJU 6-12, 1-2 A10
8
Winner Saint Louis SLU 10-9, 2-1 A10
SJU SJU
6-12, 1-2 A10
4
Final
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Saint Louis SLU
10-9, 2-1 A10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SJU SJU 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 0
Saint Louis SLU 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 X 8 10 1

W: Cunningham, Josh (2-1) L: WELLS, Micah (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Billikens Earn Conference Opening Series with 8-4 Win Over The Hawks

ST. LOUIS — The Billikens baseball team defeated Saint Joseph's, 8-4, to win the series in their first conference matchup of the season.

The Hawks took an early lead with runs in the first and third innings, leading 2-0.

Saint Louis answered with five runs in the fifth inning. Riley Iffrig drove in the first SLU run with an RBI double, and Ethan Sitzman scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at 2-2. Brenden Stressler then hit a three-run homer to give the Billikens a 5-2 lead.

The Billikens added to their lead when Kamaehu Sanchez hit his first home run as a Billiken, and Sitzman hit a sacrifice fly to score Ian Halverson.

Chase Beattie capped the scoring with a home run in the seventh, extending the Billikens' lead to 8-2.

The Hawks scored two more runs in the ninth to cut the lead to 8-4 but were unable to complete the comeback.

Josh Cunningham earned the win, pitching 7.0 innings and striking out seven.

The Billikens return to action Wednesday, March 19, against Bradley at 3 p.m.

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