BOLIVAR, MO. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis baseball team lost a 16-10 decision at Southwest Baptist on Tuesday in a game that featured a combined 33 hits.
 
The host Bearcats tallied 19 of those, including five home runs, while the Tritons finished with 14 hits and delivered two long balls of their own.
 
UMSL falls to 0-3, while Southwest Baptist improves to 9-3.
 
By the Numbers
-Junior Cooper Vinz went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and a home run and finished with four RBI.
-Junior Jake Morsch tallied a single and two doubles, drew two walks, recorded two RBI and scored three runs.
-Senior Tanner Hudson and Jake Beckwith and freshman Derrick Freeman all added two hits.
-Of UMSL's 14 hits, six were for extra base.
-Junior Jon Shanker tossed the final inning from the mound, striking out two of the three batters he faced.
 
How it Happened
-A two-out sac fly from senior Nick Ulrey, followed by an RBI double from Vinz gave UMSL a 2-0 lead in the top of the first before the home team plated five runs, including two on home runs in the bottom of the frame for a 5-2 lead.
 
-UMSL used a five-hit second inning to knot the score at 5-5, including an RBI double from Morsch and an RBI single from Hudson.
 
-Vinz drove in his second run in the fourth with a two-out single to trim the deficit to 8-6.
 
-After eight unanswered runs by the Bearcats, junior Chris Mathes delivered UMSL's first home run of the year with a solo shot, while Vinz followed with a two-run homer later in the inning to bring the Tritons within 16-10.
 
UP NEXT
UMSL will play its next two contests in Cartersville, Ga. The Tritons face Wayne State (Mich.) on Friday and Illinois Springfield on Saturday.