ST. LOUIS, MO. – Junior
Jarrett O'Brien drew a bases loaded to walk to bring in the game-winning run en route to an 8-7 win over Drury on Saturday, sending his senior teammates off with a win on Senior Day. The victory also clinched the GLVC series for the Tritons, who lost an 11-10 decision in 11 innings in the opener.
Prior to the games, the Tritons honored their graduating players, including
Tom DeCero,
Matt Graser,
Jon Mahanay,
Koltyn Schilly,
Brian Seymour and
Brendan Watts.
Records: UMSL (9-31, 8-19 GLVC), Drury (23-20, 16-11 GLVC)
Game 1: Drury 11, UMSL 10 (10 inn.)
Drury rallied back from a 9-4 deficit to grab the extra inning win after tying it at 9-9 in the eighth, taking advantage of four walks before a grand slam.
UMSL scored in each of the first five innings for the 9-4 lead, which included two home runs from junior
Jackson Dvorak. He had a two-run shot in the second inning and a solo blast in the fifth.
The two teams combined for 29 hits with Drury tallying 15 to UMSL's 14. Offensive leaders included:
- Freshman Jacob Stoker (4-for-5)
- O'Brien (3-for-4, 2 runs)
- Seymour (2 hits, 3 RBI)
- Dvorak (2 hits, 3 RBI)
- Schilly (2 walks, 3 runs, 2 stolen bases)
Watts tossed three innings in relief, allowing just two hits and one unearned run, while striking out three.
Game 2: UMSL 8, Drury 7
A three-hit, four-run third inning by the Tritons gave them the 6-4 lead. Two-out RBI singles from Dvorak and freshman
Mitchel Becher tied it at 4-4, while O'Brien's two-run single followed for a 6-4 lead.
Two Triton errors in the fourth led to three Drury runs, two of which were unearned and put the guests on top 7-6, but Schilly's RBI fielder's choice in the sixth evened the score.
Graser earned the win in relief. He went four innings, struck out three, walked none and scattered five hits. Graser allowed three runs, although just one was earned.
UMSL outhit the Panthers, 14-8. Offensive leaders included:
- O'Brien (2-for-3, 3 RBI)
- Schilly (2 hits, 2 runs)
- Dvorak (2 hits, 2 runs)
- Becher (2 hits)
- Sophomore John Hilpert (2 hits)
Up Next: UMSL will play a non-conference doubleheader at Illinois Springfield on Tuesday in the start of eight straight games on the road to end the season.
