ST. LOUIS – Home runs from Trace Berggren and Elias Stevens helped Maryville baseball to a 4-0 win over Principia College on Wednesday. Berggren, a graduate student from Ottawa, Ill., picked up his first career hit with a towering two-run blast in the sixth.
 
Recap
Maryville starting pitcher Noah Leingang opened the game in the top of the first by working around a one-out single before Principia retired the Saints in order in the bottom of the first. Leingang completed a scoreless two-inning outing with a 1-2-3 top of the second.
 
In the bottom of the second, Jacob Hager reached first on a Panther error and advanced to third on a Matt Schuler double down the left-field line. Stephen Randazzo did his job in the next at-bat with a sacrifice fly to right field to give the Saints a 1-0 lead.
 
Geo Camfield pitched a scoreless frame for his club in the third and Elias Stevens hit a solo home run in the bottom half to double the lead. Later in the sixth inning, still up 2-0, Michael Long led off with a walk to bring up pinch hitter Trace Berggren who drilled a two-run shot over the right field wall.
 
On the mound, Maryville used a combination of scoreless outings from Braden Barnard, Ryan Hoshaw, and Drake Downing to complete a 4-0 shutout victory over Principia. Barnard and Hoshaw each had five strikeouts and Downing struck out the side to slam the door in the top of the ninth.
 
Winning Pitcher: Geo Camfield (1-1)
Losing Pitcher: M. Cook (0-2)
  
Batting Leaders
Trace Berggren: 1-for-1, HR, 2 RBI, BB
Elias Stevens: 1-for-4, HR, RBI
Jacob Hager: 1-for-4, 2B, R
 
Records:
Maryville: 7-5
Principia: 0-6

What's Next?
The Saints open up a home four-game series against McKendree University on Friday, March 10. The first pitch at Weber Baseball Field is set for 2 p.m.