St. Louis –
Clayton Stephens scattered four hits with a pair of home runs and drove in seven runs as the University of Missouri – St. Louis baseball team swept Lindenwood Friday afternoon at the UMSL Baseball Field in St. Louis. Stephens had a round-tripper and three runs in the opener as the Tritons won 5-4. Stephens then had three hits including a walk-off two-run double to give UMSL a 4-3 victory and a conference doubleheader sweep.
Game One – The Tritons opened the scoring in the bottom of the second as
Logan Mantz launched a home run over the center-field wall to put UMSL on top 1-0. The long ball for Mantz was his third of the season.
The Lions took the lead in the top of the third with a two-run blast down the right-field line to grab a 2-1 advantage. That did not last for long as
Clayton Stephens launched a three-run shot over the left-field wall to put the Tritons out in front 4-2.
The Tritons added to the lead in the bottom of the fifth as
Jared Bryant lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to score
Mitchell Green, who reached base after being hit by a pitch to open the inning, to push the advantage to 5-2.
The Lions cut into the UMSL lead in the sixth with an RBI single with two outs to make the score 5-3. Lindenwood continued to rally in the sixth as they pushed another run on a passed ball to cut the Tritons lead to 5-4.
The Lions tried to even the game in the seventh, but
Isaac Powers slammed the door shut with a scoreless frame to earn his first save of the season as starter
Brady Krile tossed five solid innings with six strikeouts to garner his first win this season.
Winning Pitcher: Krile (1-3)
Losing Pitcher: Brayden Haug (0-1)
Save: Powers (1)
Hitting Leaders:
Stephens – 1-for-3, HR (5), 3 RBI, run scored
Mantz – 1-for-3, HR (4), RBI, run scored
Game Two – The Lions wasted no time in the nightcap as Lindenwood scored a run on a long home run to left field to take an early 1-0 lead and extended the lead in the third with another solo blast over the left-field wall to push the advantage to 2-0.
The Tritons evened the game in the bottom of the third as
Brandon Olion opened the inning with a single and scored on Stephens second home run of the day to draw UMSL even at 2-2.
The Lions regained the lead in the top of the seventh with their third home run of the day to grab a 3-2 advantage. But the Tritons rallied in the bottom of the frame as
Kameron Laskowski singled and moved to third on a throwing error to put runners at the corners. Stephens stepped in and laced a double down the left-field line to clear the bases to give the Tritons the walk-off victory.
Adam Rose tossed a complete-game four-hitter as he struck out 10 batters to earn his second win of the year.
Winning Pitcher: Rose (2-3)
Losing Pitcher: Jacob Thompson (3-1)
Save: None
Hitting Leaders:
Stephens – 3-for-3, HR (6), 2B, 4 RBI, run scored
Green – 1-for-3, 2B
Records:
UMSL: 9-21, 8-7 GLVC
Lindenwood: 20-16, 9-6 GLVC
Up Next:
The Tritons and Lions wrap up their four-game series Saturday afternoon with the first pitch set for noon.
