JOPLIN, MO. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis baseball team came up short twice on Thursday as they closed out play at the MIAA-GLVC Challenge, hosted by Missouri Southern. The Tritons suffered a 10-7 loss to the hosts and were edged by Washburn, 7-6, in the finale.
Missouri Southern 10, UMSL 7
Junior Andrew Hayden went 3-for-4 at the plate and scored three runs to lead the Tritons offense, which had 10 hits.
Hayden delivered a solo home run and also reached base on a walk.
Missouri Southern (6-3) used a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning to build a 7-1 lead after they had scored two runs each in the second and fourth frames.
UMSL got on the board in the fourth inning, trimming the 2-0 deficit in half, courtesy of a two-out Lions error.
A two-out RBI triple from redshirt senior Brian Seymour in the top of the sixth made it 7-4 before another MSSU error made it 7-5.
However, the Lions countered in the bottom of that frame with a two-run homer and a two-out error by the Tritons to stretch the advantage to 10-5.
After Hayden's homer in the seventh, senior Tom DeCero drove in a run with an RBI single in the eighth for the final score.
Inside the Box Score
- The Tritons had 10 hits and two errors, while MSSU finished with 11 hits and three errors.
- Freshman Holden Mayberry went three innings in his first collegiate start, allowing two runs, including just one earned on four hits, while striking out three and walking none.
- Freshman Nick Torres tossed three scoreless innings in relief, allowing just one hit.
Washburn 7, UMSL 6
Washburn (5-4) rallied for the win, scoring three runs in the top of the eighth, taking advantage four walks and a hit-by-pitch, to pull ahead 7-6.
Four straight one-out walks to the Tritons and a hit-by-pitch tied the game at 2-2 in the third.
UMSL then took a 5-2 lead in the fifth, scoring three runs with two outs, including two on a double from junior Jackson Dvorak.
After the Ichabods pulled within 5-4 in the top of the sixth, Hayden used a two-out RBI single to make it 6-4 in the bottom of the frame.
Inside the Box Score
- Redshirt sophomore Ryan Siverly got the no decision in the start, going six innings, scattering five hits and allowing just two earned runs, while also striking out two.
- Dvorak finished 2-for-3 at the plate with two walks and three RBI.
- Freshman Jacob Stoker added two hits.
- Redshirt freshman Koltyn Schilly scored three runs and stole a pair of bases.
Up Next
UMSL (0-3) travels to Kingsville, Texas, next Friday-Sunday for a four-game series.
