St. Charles, Mo. - Louis Niemerg closed out the final home game of the 2016 Maryville baseball season in memorable fashion. The third baseman hit a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to boost the Saints to a 4-3 win in game two of the Senior Day doubleheader over Drury. The Panthers held off Maryville 6-5 to take game one but the Saints won the weekend series with three victories.
 
In game one, the Panthers struck for two runs in the top of the first to snare the early lead. The Saints responded by pulling one run back. Mitch Carriger walked and scored on Dalton Schumer's double to the gap. Both starting pitchers did not allow a run until each team again scored in the fourth inning. Drury used a two-run single by Ryan Wadkins for a 4-1 advantage. Schumer struck again for Maryville as he drilled a solo homer over the fence in left center to cut the gap to 4-2.
 
The Saints tied the game in the bottom of the fifth. Carriger singled and reached second on a wild pitch. Zack Ruckman drove in the run with a single. After a Schumer walk, Evan Reister was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Tyler Catlett singled to forge a 4-4 tie. Drury took another lead with a bases-loaded batter, and the Panthers scored a crucial run in the top of the seventh on Devan O'Bryan's double for a 6-4 lead. Troy Payton singled in the bottom of the seventh and took second on a balk. Ruckman singled in Payton as Maryville pulled to within 6-5. Schumer walked to put the potential game-winning run aboard but the Saints saw their rally end.
 
In game two, the Saints took advantage of three wild pitches and notched two hits to score three times in the bottom of the first. Carriger walked and took second on a DU error. He reached third on a groundout and scored on a wild pitch. Ruckman skied a ball in front of the plate but the ball fell in fair territory and he hustled all the way to second. He took third on a wild pitch and scored on another errant throw for a 2-0 lead. Murphy, who had reached on a wild pitch, stole second base and moved to third on Tyler Catlett's single. Niemerg plated Murphy for a three-run Maryville lead.

The Panthers answered with a two-run single in the top of the second to pull to within 3-2. Drury tied the game in the top of the fifth but then the pitching staffs dominated as neither team scored until the dramatic walk-off blast by Niemerg over the fence in left. The homer was his fourth of the season. Josh Bonds worked out of trouble in both the top of the eighth and ninth innings to pick up the victory.
 
The Saints are now 21-23 overall, 12-12 in the GLVC. The Panthers stand at 15-31 overall, 6-18 in the conference. Maryville closes the regular season with a four-game series at Missouri S&T.