Box Score GAME DETAILS
Saint Louis 15
George Mason 0
April 1, 2016 | St. Louis, Mo. (Billiken Sports Center)
OVERVIEW
Saint Louis ripped five home runs and Billiken starting pitcher Matt Eckelman threw seven shutout innings as SLU topped Mason 15-0. Saint Louis set season-highs in runs (15), hits (17) and RBIs (15). The win move SLU to 13-13 overall and 4-0 in Atlantic 10 games.
PITCHER DECISIONS
SLU – Matt Eckelman (W, 5-2) 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 7 K
MASON – Tyler Zombro (L, 1-5) 0.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
SLU SCORING SUMMARY
B1 – Bunselmeyer homers to left center. Bozarth and Sniatynski also score.
Maritnez homers to left field.
Mahoney homers to center field.
Snaitynski walks. King scores.
B2 – Mahoney singles through right side. Leimkuehler scores.
B4 – Morisano homers to left field.
Mahoney homers to left center.
B6 – Mahoney singles through the right side. Leimkuehler scores.
Dubet reaches on a fielder's choice. Morisano scores.
B8 – Whitten walks. Robinson scores.
Bunselmeyer singles to center field. Dubet and Cusenza score.
Martinez doubles down the right field line. Whitten scores.
BILLIKEN NOTABLES
- The Billikens hit five home runs, one away from the SLU record of six, last achieved on March 30, 2004 against Eastern Illinois.
- Devin Mahoney led the Billikens with two home runs in four at bats. On the day, he was 4-for-4 with two home runs, two runs scored and four RBIs.
- Josh Bunselmeyer was 2-for-5 with a home run, a run scored and five RBIs.
- Braxton Martinez was 2-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored. It is his team-leading 13th multi-hit game of the season.
- Martinez extended his on-base and hitting streaks to 11 games.
- Matt Eckelman picked up the win after throwing seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. It was his first shutout of the season.
- Eckelman has allowed two or fewer runs in each of his last five starts.
- Sean Frontzak entered in relief, throwing two innings, striking out three. 20 of his 26 pitches were for strikes.
UP NEXT
Saint Louis and Mason continue the three-game series with a 2 p.m. game tomorrow. Reigning A-10 Freshman of the Week Miller Hogan gets the start for SLU.