MARION, Ill. – Top two seeds, No. 1 Missouri S&T, and No.2 Missouri-St. Louis remian undefeated heading to Friday’s Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Baseball semifinals at Mtn. Dew Park. Third-seeded Indianapolis awaits in the loser’s bracket.
The Miners and the Tritons will start the day at 2 p.m. CT, with the loser facing off against Indianapolis in an elimination game at 5:30 p.m.
No. 1 MISSOURI S&T 8, No. 4 DRURY 4
BOX | RECAPS:
S&T,
DU
- S&T used patient small ball to their advantage, scoring a first inning sacrifice fly from Garrett Meyer.
- S&T added three runs in the fifth inning via three bases loaded walks.
- DU answered in the sixth with Colin McClure smashing a two-run homerun to end Dylan Bates no-hit bid.
- S&T Drew Baugus hit an RBI single in the eighth, with Bricen Smith adding a three-run single that led to Smith scoring on a fielding error.
- S&T’s Bates went 6.2 innings striking out eight and taking a perfect game into the sixth inning
- S&T Dylan Wipf picked up his fifth save of the year
- DU’s Trayce Mercer threw 3.1 innings of relief, only allowing two earned runs.
No. 2 MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 6, No. 3 INDIANAPOLIS 4
BOX | RECAPS:
UMSL,
UINDY
- UINDY started the scoring with a Joey Humphrey RBI bunt single in the second.
- UMSL responded in the bottom half of the inning with a Justin Simard RBI ground-rule double.
- UINDY’s Brayton Bowen smashed a two-run homerun in the third
- UMSL’s Mitch Bonczkowski answered with a two-run shot in bottom of the third
- Gavin Duran of UINDY hit a sacrifice fly to give the Greyhounds the lead in the top of the seventh
- UMSL rallied and scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth off a throwing error and a Justin Terhaar single.
- UMSL Dustin Hagens pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless ball, striking out five, recording the win.
- UINDY’s Griffin Hallahan pitched 4.1 innings in relief.
No. 3 INDIANAPOLIS 12, No. 4 DRURY 2 (7 inn.)
BOX | RECAPS:
UINDY,
DU
- UINDY scored early and often, flying out to a 6-0 lead with Brayton Bowen grabbing two RBIs
- DU’s Jackson Crider hit a sacrifice fly in the top of third to get the Panthers on the board
- UINDY’s Bret Perry responded in the bottom of the third with an RBI single to keep the six run cushion
- DU’s Xander Schmitt hit a triple into left field to get the Panthers their second run of the game
- UINDY finished off the run-rule with one run in the sixth, and four in the bottom of the seventh when Luke Smock hit a bases clearing triple to end the game.
- UINDY’s Ryan O’Born went 7.0 innings of two-run ball
- DU’s Joey Funk pitched 3.1 innings in relief
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