MARION, Ill. – Maryville University baseball won in 14 innings over William Jewell College on Saturday before getting eliminated from the GLVC Tournament by Quincy University in game two. The Saints defeated the Cardinals 11-9 after a five-run outburst in the 14^th inning to stay alive for an evening match against Quincy. The Hawks ended Maryville's tournament run with a 12-8 win.
 
William Jewell Recap
Jacob Hager put the Saints on top in the first inning with a three-run shot off William Jewell starter Jake MacDonald. Jack Zebig and Zeb Roos both singled in front of him before Hager launched a ball over the left field wall at Mtn Dew Park.
 
A solo home run from Stephen Randazzo in the fourth put the Saints up 4-0. It was the senior's second home run in three games of the GLVC Tournament. Maryville tacked on two more in the top of the ninth to open a 6-2 lead heading into the bottom half of the inning.
 
On the mound, Ryan Louck got the start and went seven innings, allowing two earned on seven hits with seven strikeouts.
 
Trailing 6-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth after a lightning delay, the Cardinals rallied for four runs on four hits against the Maryville bullpen.
 
Ben Gregory came on in relief for the Saints in the 10^th and worked 4.2 innings, picking up four strikeouts. He held the Cardinals quiet through his first few innings, buying time for a five-run top of the 14^th from the offense.
 
Zeb Roos was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to bring in the first run, Hager singled home two more, Jackson Burrell worked a bases-loaded walk, and Andy Bunton brought in the 11^th run with a sacrifice fly.
 
WJC continued to fight, posting three in the bottom of the 14^th, but Gregory finished off his fifth win of the campaign with a groundout to second.
 
Winning Pitcher: Ben Gregory (5-3)
Losing Pitcher: C. Wanless (0-1)
  
Batting Leaders
Jacob Hager: 2-for-5, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 2 R
Jack Zebig: 4-for-7, 2 R, BB
Andy Bunton: 2-for-5, RBI, R
Stephen Randazzo: 1-for-3, HR, RBI
 
Quincy Recap
For the second straight game, Hager kick-started the Maryville offense with a three-run bomb in the first inning to put the Saints up 3-1 in the bottom half. Starter Geo Camfield worked a scoreless second inning for the Saints to hold a 3-1 lead.
 
Quincy came out in the third and piled up six more runs to take a 7-3 lead. A solo home run from Elias Stevens in the bottom of the third brought the Saints within 7-4.
 
Maryville tried to play catch up from that point on. Quincy made it 8-4 in the fourth and the Saints responded with two to make it 8-6. In the fifth, the Hawks added another run before Michael Long and Zebig drove in runs to pull within one.
 
Another run came across for the Hawks in the sixth and two more in the eighth to cap off a 12-8 win over the Saints.
 
Winning Pitcher: C. Endisch (2-1)
Losing Pitcher: Geo Camfield (1-2)
   
Batting Leaders
Jacob Hager: 1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, R, 2 BB
Elias Stevens: 1-for-5, HR, RBI
Jack Zebig: 1-for-4, RBI, R, BB,
 
Records:
Maryville: 34-18
William Jewell: 30-23
Quincy: 43-9
 
What's Next?
The Saints are currently ranked third in the NCAA Midwest Region and will await to see their fate with the NCAA Selection Show on Sunday, May 14. at 10 pm (CT).