UMSL Splits with Indianapolis; Extends Conference Lead

Tiefenauer Gets Complete Game Win in Conference Contest

Indianapolis, Ind. – The UMSL baseball team got its 16th complete game performance of the season from its pitching staff, notching an 8-4 win over Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon in a conference game. Bobby Tiefenauer (Desloge, Mo./St. Francois County) went the distance for UMSL, going 9.0 innings and giving up four runs on just six hits, while striking out seven and walking none. In the second game of the doubleheader, UMSL fell 1-0 to the Greyhounds in a non-conference game.

In the opener, each team scored single runs in the first inning. UMSL got their run with a leadoff triple by Tony Grana (Ballwin, Mo./Lafayette) followed by a sacrifice fly from Jim Reiter (Troy, Mo./Troy Buchanan). With the scored tied at 1-1, the Rivermen then tacked on single runs again in the fourth and fifth innings. In the fourth, UMSL got a two out rally going with a base hit by Scott Davis (High Ridge, Mo./Northwest), followed by a fielding error and a hit by pitch to load the bases and Davis then scored on a wild pitch. The Rivermen again got a two-out rally going in the fifth inning, this time started by a base hit by Jason Barron (St. Louis, Mo./Hazelwood East) who would later score on a double by Aaron Brown (Florissant, Mo./McCluer North) for a 3-1 UMSL lead after five.

The Rivermen then exploded in the sixth with four big runs to put the game out of reach. Doug Wiles (Farmington, Mo./Farmington) led off the inning with a base hit and scored on an RBI single by Jim Reiter. A base hit by Bryan Weiss (St. Peters, Mo./Francis Howell North) moved Reiter to third and he then scored on a sacrifice fly by Logan Hughes (Walnut Shade, Mo./Branson). Jason Barron followed with a two-run home run, his team-best fifth of the season. UMSL would increase their lead again in the eighth on an RBI double by Logan Hughes to lead 8-1. Indianapolis would try a late inning comeback, scoring one run in the eighth and two more in the bottom of the ninth before falling 8-4.

Jason Barron went 3-for-5 on the day with two runs scored and two RBIs in the game. Scott Davis went 2-for-5 with one run scored and Logan Huhges went 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Bobby Tiefenauer picked up the complete game win and improved his record to 5-0 on the season.

In the second game, which counts as a non-conference game in the records, Indianapolis pitcher Nolan Bastien pitched a complete-game one-hitter, getting the shutout in a 1-0 win. UMSL’s lone hit of the game was off the bat of Colby Hughes (Walnut Shade, Mo./Branson) to lead off the top of the third inning, but that was all the Rivermen offense could produce. The only run of the game came in the bottom half of the last inning, as Indianapolis scored on a bases loaded sacrifice fly for the 1-0 victory. Matt Kueny (Boonville, Mo./Boonville) suffered the loss, going 6.1 innings and giving up one run on eight hits, striking out three and walking three as he suffered his first loss of the year and drops to 6-1 on the season.

UMSL improved to 28-10 on the season and is in first place in the conference with a 16-4 record in the GLVC. With the win, the Rivermen also extend their hold on first place in the GLVC, leading the second place team by five games in the loss column.