St. Louis –  The Maryville baseball team fell behind early and could not recover as the Saints fell to nationally ranked University of Indianapolis 11-4 Tuesday afternoon at Weber Field. The Greyhounds are ranked 14th in the latest NCBWA rankings.
 
What Happened:
The Greyhounds opened the scoring in the top of the first with a three-run blast to take an early 3-0 lead, but the Saints cut the lead in the home half of the inning. Drake Lubin singled and stole second before Dalton Schumer hit an infield single to put runners at the corners. Lubin then scored on a wild pitch and Schumer came around to score on a throwing error to cut the UIndy lead to 3-2. The Greyhounds added to their lead in the fourth with a pair of runs and then a run in the fifth to extend their lead to 6-2. UIndy added insurance runs in the eighth on a pair of home runs and two more runs in the ninth to push the lead to 11-2. The Saints stayed alive in the home half of the ninth as Lubin hit a single to the right side and Schumer then hit a two-run shot over the left field wall to cut the Greyhound lead to 11-4.
 
Winning Pitcher: Reid Werner (1-0)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Louis Niemerg (0-1)
Hitting leaders: Lubin – 3-for-5, two runs scored
                          Schumer – 2-for-5, HR (7), 2 RBIs, two runs scored
                          Daniel Covert - 2-for-4
 
Records:
Maryville – 8-10
Indianapolis – 11-2
 
Up Next – The Saints and Greyhounds wrap-up their brief two-game series tomorrow afternoon with a single game starting at noon at Weber Field.