St. Charles, Mo. - In its first home games of the season at the Maryville Classic, the Saints baseball team saw the offense held to just five hits as Winona State recorded a 5-0 victory in games played at the Lou Brock Complex in St. Charles, Mo.
 
The Warriors had a double and single for all the offense they would need in the top of the first for a 1-0 lead. Yoonjae Nam walked and stole second but was stranded there to end the bottom of the first. Another double and single sequence in the second grew the WSU lead to two runs in the second inning. The Warriors tacked on a single run in the fourth with an RBI ground out.
 
The Saints had perhaps their best chance to score in the bottom of the fourth. Nam singled and Mitch Carrier walked to put two runners aboard. The duo pulled off a double steal to push two runners into scoring position. Evan Reister walked to load the bases with one out. However, the Saints were unable to bring home a run. The Saints threatened with two more runners in the fifth inning but stranded both on the basepaths. The Warriors (2-2) sealed the win with two runs in the top of the ninth. Zack Ruckman recorded two of Maryville's hits on the day.
 
The Saints are now 6-6 on the season. The tournament begins again at 11 a.m. Saturday, and the Saints face Grand Valley State at 2:30 p.m.