St. Louis – Davenport scored a run in every inning and pounded out 18 hits, including six extra-base hits, to defeat the Maryville University baseball team in the opener of a four-game series Friday afternoon at Weber Field.
 
Game One: 
After the Panthers scored a run in the first three innings to grab an early 3-0, the Saints answered with a pair of runs in the home half of the frame. Dominic Connolly drove in Nick Hofmann to put Maryville on the scoreboard. Wyatt Elbe then ripped a home run over the right field wall to cut the deficit to 3-2. 
 
Davenport added eight more runs over the next four innings to extend the lead to 11-2 before Maryville scratched across two more runs in the seventh. Desmond Woods opened the inning with a single and moved to second on a stolen base. After an Alex Hoff single put runners at the corners, Elias Stevens lifted a sacrifice fly to center to score Woods push the score to 11-3. Hoff moved to third on a ground out and scored on a wild pitch to make the score 11-4. The Panthers pushed across four runs over the last two frames to secure the win.
 
Winning Pitcher: D. O'Boyle (3-0)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher:  Drake Kanallakan (0-1)
Hitting leader: Connolly – 2-for-4, RBI
                         Elbe – 1-for-4, HR, RBI, run scored
 
Records:
Maryville – 5-5
Davenport – 7-2
 
Up Next: Maryville continues its series against Davenport with a doubleheader Saturday at Weber Field. Game time is slated for 11 a.m.