Saint Louis opens the Atlantic 10 Tournament against No. 6 Fordham. The Rams were the only team SLU did not face this season.
The Billikens reached the 30-win mark with a victory over George Washington, securing their third consecutive 30-win season.
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BILLIKEN BASEBALL Â SCHEDULE |
Opponent | Date | Time |
vs. Fordham | Tuesday, May 20 | 6 p.m. CT | Live Stats | ESPN+ |
QUICK HITTERS
- Riley Iffrig continues to lead the Billiken offense batting .347 with 58 RBIs.
- Chase Beattie is batting .369 in conference play with a nine extra base hits.
- Hank Gomric has a .311 average adding nine stolen bases and 37 RBIs.
- Brenden Stressler has a team-high 11 home runs; 13 of 14 Billikens with an at bat have hit a homerun this season.
- Hayden Moore is third in the Atlantic 10 in walks with 43, he is also second on the team in on base percentage at .446 and leads the team with 16 stolen bases.
- Josh Cunningham posts a conference record of 4-1 with an ERA of 4.01
- The Billiken pitching staff has a combined ERA of 5.72, good for third in the A-10.
- Saint Louis has the best fielding percentage of teams that made the tournament at .975.
- Head coach Darin Hendrickson in his 18th season leading the program and 30th year overall as a head coach.
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SCOUTING THE RAMS
- Fordham is coming off a series win at George Mason.
- Andrew Kanellis leads the offence with a .351 average, eight home runs and 50 RBIs.
- Taylor Kirk averages .344 followed by Daniel Bucciero at .237, they have 30 and 34 stolen bases.
- The Rams are second in the Atlantic 10 and 12th nationally with 131 stolen bases.
- Tommy Markey is sixth in the country in sacrifice bunts.
- The projected starter is Aidan Dowd with a conference record of 2-4 in nine appearances.
- Dowd has an ERA of 7.20 with 49 strikeouts and 31 walks in 55 innings of work.
- The Rams finished with a 25-31 record and a 15-15 mark in conference play.