ST. LOUIS – The Saints extended their winning streak to eight games on Saturday afternoon behind five strong innings from Jamie Young on the mound and 17 runs from the offense. Maryville opened the game with a trio of runs in the top of the first and proceeded to score in every inning but the third.  
 
Recap
McKendree walked Jack Zebig and Michael Gould but struck out the next two hitters. Matt Schuler then came up with two outs and tripled down the right-field line for two RBI. Jacob Hager singled to left to bring in the third run of the frame.
 
Maryville added another in the second before a solo home run from Andy Bunton in the fourth, his second home run of the season. In the fifth, Michael Gould came around to score on two Bearcat errors, Zeb Roos walked, and Elias Stevens doubled him home to make the lead 7-0.
 
The Saints continued to pile it on with eight runs in the sixth and one in the seventh before reliever Drake Downing closed the short-game victory with two scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
 
Maryville starting pitcher Jamie Young picked up his second win of 2023 with five innings of work, allowing no runs with three strikeouts.
 
Winning Pitcher: Jamie Young (2-1)
Losing Pitcher: O. Gross (2-2)
  
Batting Leaders
Andy Bunton: 2-for-3, HR, 3 R, BB
Matt Schuler: 1-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI, R
Stephen Randazzo: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, R
 
Records:
Maryville: 10-5, 3-0 GLVC
McKendree: 6-11, 0-3 GLVC

What's Next?
The Saints will play their series finale against McKendree on Sunday, March 12. The first pitch is set for 1 p.m. at Weber Baseball Field.