ST. LOUIS, Mo. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball dropped its road trip opener at Saint Louis, 3-1, Wednesday afternoon at the Billikens Sports Center in St. Louis, Missouri. USI is 6-3 after the first two weeks of the season, while SLU goes to 1-8.
The Screaming Eagles got on the scoreboard first with a tally in the second inning when senior shortstop
Clayton Slack scored on a squeeze play by junior designated hitter
Collin Senior. Slack had moved into scoring position after singling and moving to third on a single by senior catcher
Micajah Wall. The Billikens would even the score, 1-1, with a tally in the bottom of the fourth.
Following a scoreless fifth and sixth, the Billikens jumped into the lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh. The Screaming Eagles left seven runners on in the final five innings and had a runner thrown out at the plate in the sixth.
On the mound, freshman righthander
Levin East took the loss in relief. East (1-1) allowed two runs on four hits in 2.1 innings of work.
USI sophomore right-hander
Ean DiPasquale started and got a no-decision for the Screaming Eagles. DiPasquale went three innings, blanking the Billikens on two hits and a walk. He also struck out four batters.
Up Next for the Screaming Eagles:
North Alabama is 6-3 after losing at Samford Tuesday on the road. The Lions took the only meeting from the Screaming Eagles, 13-7, in a neutral site game in Mobile, Alabama, during the 2024 season.
