St. Louis – Davenport University pounded out 21 hits and scored 16 times in the middle innings to cruise to a 19-1 victory over the Maryville University baseball team Sunday afternoon at Weber Field.
 
Game One: 
The Panthers opened the scoring with three runs in the first frame to take an early 3-0 lead. The Saints cut into the deficit in the home half of the second as Alex Hoff drilled a one out triple to right center field and scored on a fielder's choice by Nick Hofmann to make the score 3-1. Davenport broke the game wide open as they posted crooked numbers in the third, fourth, and fifth innings to take a 19-1 lead and earn the series sweep over the Saints. 
 
Winning Pitcher: J. Buchberger (2-0)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher:  Tanner Marshall (1-0)
Hitting leader: Ben Hopkins – 2-for-3
                             Hoff – 1-for-2, 3B, run scored
 
Records:
Maryville – 5-8
Davenport – 10-2
 
Up Next: Maryville opens Great Lakes Valley Conference play with a three-game series against McKendree starting Saturday, March 7, at Weber Field. Game time is slated for noon.