Charleston, Ill. – The Maryville baseball team could not hold on to their early lead against Eastern Illinois on Tuesday afternoon. Michael Gould was a homerun shy of the cycle, but it was not enough as the Panthers used two four-run innings to claim the 10-3 win.
 
Game One: 
The Saints wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in this non-conference matchup as Gould knocked a leadoff triple to right center field to open the game. Matt Schuler drove him in with a sacrifice fly, making it a 1-0 ballgame in the first frame. The Panthers added a run of their own in the third inning to tie things up at 1-1. 
 
In the fourth, Elias Stevens launched his second homerun of the season to give the Saints a 2-1 advantage. Maryville added another run in the fifth as Alex Hoff got on base via a walk and then turned on the jets to score from first on an RBI-double by Gould. Eastern Illinois answered by rattling off four runs in the bottom half of the fifth to give them a 5-3 lead. 
 
The Panthers added a solo home run in the seventh inning and a grand slam in the eighth to extend the lead to 10-3 and claim the mid-week non-conference contest. 
 
Winning Pitcher: Ryan Ignoffo (2-0)
Save: None
Losing Pitcher: Ben Prywitch (0-2)
Hitting leaders: Gould – 3-for-4, RBI, 3B, 2B
                            Stevens – 2-for-4, HR, RBI
                                                 
Records:
Maryville – 10-14, 8-8 GLVC
Eastern Illinois – 17-14
 
Up Next: The Saints return home Friday afternoon for a four-game series with UMSL. First pitch of game one against the Tritons is scheduled for 2 p.m.