St. Louis – Saginaw Valley State pounded out 12 hits as the Cardinals defeated the Maryville University baseball team 7-3 in non-conference action Sunday afternoon at Weber Field.
 
What Happened:
Maryville cracked the score board first as Drake Lubin singled to center field and mover to second on a stolen base. Lubin scored on a Brennan Williams single to right to give the Saints an early 1-0 lead. After the Cardinals knotted the game in the top of the second inning, the Saints grabbed the lead again as Matt Scheible singled and scored on a Derek Renner double in the right center gap to give Maryville a 2-1 advantage. The Cardinals took control of the contest by scoring three runs in the third inning and adding two more in the fourth to take a 6-2 lead. The Saints tacked on a run in the eighth inning as Tyler Catlett reached base on an error and scored on a Louis Neimerg double to make the score 6-3. Saginaw Valley State added an insurance run in the ninth en route to the weekend sweep.
 
Winning Pitcher: Brandon Wise (1-1)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Joey Lodes (1-1)
Hitting leaders: Williams - 2-for-5, RBI
                           Renner – 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
 
Records:
Maryville – 5-8
Saginaw Valley State – 6-2
 
Up Next – The Saints head to Iowa City, Iowa to take on Iowa in a mid-week game on Tuesday afternoon. First pitch is set for 4:05 p.m.