ARLINGTON, Va. – Ben Cherico delivered a career perfourmance on the mound to help lead the Billikens to a 3-0 win over George Washington on Friday afternoon at Barcroft Park.
 
Saint Louis broke through in the fifth inning to take a 2-0 lead. Austin Neuweg doubled, and Ahmaad Duff followed with a single to move him to third. Drew Kleinheider drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly, and Riley Iffrig added an RBI single later in the inning to score Duff.
 
Joey Canzoni extended the lead in the sixth with a solo home run to account for the final margin.
 
Cherico tossed his first career complete game, matching a career high with 10 strikeouts while allowing just two hits.
 
It marked the first complete-game shutout by a Billiken since 2021.
 
Inside the Box Score

• SLU outhit George Washington 8-2
• The Revolutions went three up-three down in five innings against the Billiken defense 

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The Billikens face GW for game two of the series on Saturday with first pitch scheduled for Noon Central.