ST. LOUIS – Freshman Leighton Keller recorded a one-out RBI single to help the University of Missouri-St. Louis baseball team walk off with a 3-2 victory over Minnesota State on Saturday in the first of two games.
 
The Tritons dropped the nightcap, 10-2.
 
Records: UMSL (1-2), Minnesota State (2-1)
 
GAME 1
Keller's knock to left field drove home junior Clayton Stephens, who led off with a double. Stephens finished 3-for-3 at the plate.
 
The UMSL pitching staff recorded nine strikeouts, including six from starter Holden Mayberry, who went five and one-thirds of an inning, allowing two runs on five hits. Freshman Jack Rhodes earned the win in relief, scattering just two hits in two and two-thirds inning.
 
GAME 2
UMSL was limited to four hits, while the Mavericks tallied 10 and took advantage of seven walks and five Triton errors.
 
Up Next
UMSL and Minnesota State close out their four game series tomorrow with a single game at 12 p.m.