ST. LOUIS – A sixth-inning home run from Chase Beattie lifted Saint Louis baseball to a 2-1 victory over Bradley in the series opener Friday evening at the Billiken Sports Center.
 
Bradley struck first with an RBI single in the third inning to take a 1-0 lead.
 
Saint Louis responded in the fourth when Joey Canzoni laid down a sacrifice bunt that scored Beattie to tie the game at 1-1.
 
Beattie then provided the deciding run in the sixth, blasting his fifth home run of the season to give the Billikens a 2-1 advantage. The score held the rest of the way.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Colin Hawkins earned his first win as a Billiken
• Loren Georger recorded the save with 2.0 innings of work, striking out four
• Ben Cherico also tallied four strikeouts
• Ian Blazier went 3-for-4 on the day

 
Up Next
The Billikens face the Braves again Saturday at 2 p.m.