ST. LOUIS – The Maryville baseball team dropped a narrow 4-3 decision to Missouri-St. Louis Tritons in Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) action Friday afternoon at Weber Field.
The Saints outhit the Tritons 9-8 but were unable to overcome a pair of unearned runs early that proved to be the difference.
Maryville finish the regular season 26-23 overall and 20-12 in GLVC play.
Before the contest, the Saints celebrated six seniors in
Nick Daugherty,
Daniel Geiss,
Ryan Hoshaw,
Noah Leingang,
Jack Meyer and
Nolan Miller.Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
Missouri-St. Louis struck first in the opening frame, capitalizing on a defensive miscue to plate two unearned runs and take an early 2-0 lead.
The Saints answered right back in the second.
Aaris Stolte started the rally with a single before
Nick Daugherty worked a walk.
Zane Timon delivered with an RBI double down the line, and
Justin Gorski followed with a sacrifice fly to even things at 2-2.
The game remained deadlocked until the fourth, when the Tritons again used an error to their advantage. Two more unearned runs crossed the plate to push the visitors ahead 4-2.
Maryville chipped away in the seventh.
Matthew Rauser singled and later came around to score on an RBI knock from
Jack Meyer, trimming the deficit to 4-3.
The Saints threatened to tie things late, putting the tying run on base in the ninth, but were unable to push it across as Missouri-St. Louis closed the door.
UP NEXT
The Saints' have finished the regular season and will be seeded seventh for the GLVC Tournament his coming week. Matchup details and time to be announced on social media soon.Â
