ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Maryville University dropped both games of a Saturday doubleheader to William Jewell College. The Saints surrendered a pair of late-inning leads to the Cardinals to drop to 17-10 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
 
Game One Recap
The Cardinals opened the scoring in the top of the second inning on Maryville starting pitcher Ben Gregory. The first-year student from Granger, Ind., found a groove after that, allowing just one run with eight strikeouts and three hits over six innings.
 
Camden Ruby tied the game with a single up the middle in the second inning to bring home Zeb Roos. In the third, Elias Stevens gave his team their first lead of the afternoon with an RBI double before Stephen Randazoo homered in the fourth to make it 3-1.
 
With their backs against the wall in the top of the seventh, Alex Epp singled in a pair of runners to tie the game. He later scored after a wild pitch and a single to right.
 
Maryville gave themselves a chance to win in the bottom half of the seventh with two runners on and one out. Caden Wanless worked out of the jam, however, getting a 5-3 double play to earn his third save of the year.
 
Winning Pitcher: J. MacDonald (2-3)
Losing Pitcher: Ben Prywitch (3-2)
Save: C. Wanless (3)
  
Batting Leaders
Stephen Randazzo: 1-for-3, HR, RBI
Camden Ruby: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI
Elias Stevens: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
 
 
Game Two Recap
Dawson Tweet got William Jewell started in the first inning of game two with a solo home run to right field. Roos tied the game in the bottom half with an RBI single into center to bring in Jack Zebig.
 
In the third, Epp hit a three-run home run to put the Cardinals up 4-1, but the Saints clawed their way back. In the third, Stevens plated Gould with a double and Andy Bunton pushed a runner home with a bunt.
 
Stevens and Jacob Hager started the bottom half of the fifth with consecutive doubles to tie the game at four. Two batters later, Andy Bunton bunted a ball that was misplayed by the first baseman to allow Maryville to jump ahead 5-4.
 
The Cardinals refused to give in, posting two more in the sixth on a Drew Reed double and an insurance run in the seventh. Jack Wells closed out Maryville for his second save of the season with a pair of strikeouts and a pop-out.
 
Winning Pitcher: C. Ashby (8-1)
Losing Pitcher: Jamie Young (5-2)
Save: J. Wells (2)
   
Batting Leaders
Elias Stevens: 3-for-4, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R
Jacob Hager: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI
Michael Gould: 2-for-5, R, SB
 
Records:
Maryville: 28-15, 17-10 GLVC
William Jewell: 27-18, 15-12 GLVC
 
What's Next?
The Saints wrap up the four-game set with William Jewell on Sunday, April 30. The first pitch is set for noon at the Weber Baseball Field.