ST. LOUIS, Mo. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball scored seven unanswered runs to defeat Saint Louis University,12-5, Tuesday afternoon at the Billiken Sports Center in St. Louis, Missouri. USI is 18-22 overall, while SLU is 23-17.
USI senior centerfielder Khi Holiday gave the Screaming Eagles the early lead by manufacturing a tally in the first. Holiday walked with one out and stole second before stealing third and scoring on the throw.
SLU would push a tally across in the bottom of the first before USI regained the lead, 2-1, on an RBI single by sophomore third baseman Parker Martin. The score would remain 2-1 until the top of the fifth when USI scored three more times for the 5-1 advantage.
The three-run rally was highlighted by RBI singles by sophomore rightfielder Cameron Boyd and junior leftfielder Hunter Miller that sandwiched junior designated hitter Charlie Marisca scoring on a bases-loaded wild pitch. USI maintained the 5-1 advantage until the Billikens scored four times in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game, 5-5.
USI responded by regaining the lead, 6-5, with a tally in the top of the seventh on an RBI ground out by Miller. The Eagles extended the lead to 7-5 when Martin scored on a wild pitch and 8-5 on an RBI single by junior catcher Micajah Wall in the eighth.
The Eagles sealed the victory with four more runs in the top of the ninth for the 12-5 victory. USI got the four runs on a squeeze bunt, a pair of wild pitches, and a ground out.
On the bump, freshman right-hander Marshall Loch picked up his second win of the season in relief. Loch (2-2) got the Eagles out of a jam in the sixth, going two-thirds of the inning, allowing one run and striking out one.
Senior right-hander Ian Anderson earned his third save of the season, throwing the final two innings. He allowed a pair of hits and struck out two.
