ST. LOUIS – Maryville University was lifted to a 10-3 Senior Day win over McKendree University on Saturday afternoon.
Ben Prywitch earned the win on the mound after five no-hit innings while
Matt Schuler,
Elias Stevens, and
Michael Gould combined for eight RBI.Â
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McKendree Recap
Maryville starting pitcher
Ben Prywitch worked around a two-out walk in the top of the first inning while two other seniors did damage in the bottom of the first.
Michael Gould moved runners into scoring position with a double before
Elias Stevens drove in a run with a fielder's choice. In the next at-bat,
Matt Schuler hammered his 12th home run of the season to put the Saints ahead 3-0.Â
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Prywitch took the ball in the second and retired the next 12 batters he faced to end his day. The senior exited his Weber Field finale after five innings, a pair of strikeouts, and no hits allowed.Â
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Stevens drove in another run in the second with an RBI groundout and Schuler plated his third of the day with a double down the right-field line to score
Jack Zebig. Five more came in for the Saints in the third on an error, an RBI single from Gould, and a two-run home run from Stevens to push the lead out to 10-0.Â
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McKendree got its first hit in the top of the sixth off of the Maryville bullpen leading to a two-out, two-run home run from the third baseman Michael Paule. They added a third run in the top of the seventh on a Brody Macak single up the middle to pull within seven runs.Â
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Braden Barnard came out of the bullpen in the eighth and faced the minimum and got a double play to end the inning.
Drake Downing finished a 10-3 win with a scoreless inning in the ninth with one strikeout.Â
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Winning Pitcher:Â Ben Prywitch (5-0)
Losing Pitcher:Â J. Kossina (1-5)
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Batting Leaders
Matt Schuler: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 3 RBI
Elias Stevens: 1-for-4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
Michael Gould: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, R
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Records:
Maryville: 34-16, 26-10 GLVC
McKendree: 17-33, 10-26
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What's Next?
The Saints await the final seeding of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship Tournament. Their opening-round matchup will take place on Wednesday, May 8.Â
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