ST. LOUIS, MO. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis baseball team lost a 6-1 decision to visiting Maryville on Tuesday in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.
 
Records: UMSL (7-25, 6-15 GLVC), Maryville (18-15, 15-6 GLVC)
 
UMSL plated its run in the sixth inning on a sac fly from sophomore John Hilpert, scoring redshirt junior Derrick Freeman.
 
The Tritons tallied eight hits, including three from senior Tom DeCero. It was DeCero's fourth game this season with three hits. Redshirt junior Koltyn Schilly added two hits and a stolen base, while Hilpert stole a pair of bags, moving him to 6-for-6 in that category this year.
 
Freshman Trent Hlafka made his first collegiate start and went three and two-thirds of an inning. He scattered just two hits, walked four and allowed two runs. Senior Brendan Watts tossed two scoreless innings in relief.
 
Up Next: UMSL travels to Missouri S&T for a three-game GLVC series this Saturday and Sunday.