MARION, Ill. – Second-seeded Maryville University won two games on Sunday to secure the 2024 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Baseball Championship, taking down No. 8 Lewis University, 11-9, in the morning and No. 4 Quincy University, 11-1, in the title game at Mtn. Dew Park.
The league crown is the first in the sport for the Saints after making its first-ever appearance in the Championship game. Maryville earns the automatic-qualifying bid to the 2024 NCAA Division II Midwest Regional tournament, which starts on May 16, and will learn its seed in tonight’s selection show at 10:30 p.m. ET.
No. 2 MARYVILLE 11, No. 8 LEWIS 9
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- The day started with the highest-scoring contest of the tournament, as the teams combined for 20 runs and 29 hits.
- After Lewis extended its lead to 8-3 in the top half of the sixth inning, Maryville punched back with six runs in the bottom half.
- MU’s Michael Gould provided a pair of insurance runs in the seventh on a single to center field to extend the lead and eventually secure the win.
- Andy Bunton tallied three RBI for the Saints, including a two-run homer.
- Six Flyers contributed multiple hits, led by Michael Alt’s 4-for-5 performance.
- MU’s Noah Harbin earned the win after tossing the final three innings and allowing one run.
No. 2 MARYVILLE 11, No. 4 QUINCY 1
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- MU dominated QU with three innings of three-plus runs.
- QU’s Austin Simpson started the scoring with a solo shot in the second, but MU responded with three runs of its own in the bottom half.
- The Saints recorded eight runs between the fifth and seventh frames to put the game well out of reach.
- MU freshman Sam Cardwell threw the best outing of his young career, registering a one-run complete game with just four hits allowed and five strikeouts.
- Camden Ruby was a main catalyst for the Saints’ offense, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI.
- Matt Arnold added three RBI and Michael Gould homered, as well.
GLVC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
- Matt Arnold, MU
- Noah Arras, MU
- Andy Bunton, MU
- Sam Cardwell, MU
- Jacob Kroeger, MU
- Jack Zebig, MU
- Dustin Dupont, QU
- Roman Harrison, QU
- JD Ortiz, QU
- Austin Simpson, QU
- Michael Alt, LEWIS
- Jackson Bruno, LEWIS
- Brogan McDougall, WJC
- Jake Wilcox, WJC
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