Sat., Mar. 4, 2023
 

	R	H	E
#21 PANTHERS (9-3)	2	3	0
Maryville (3-5)	3	7	1
	R	H	E
#21 PANTHERS (9-4)	6	5	0
Maryville (4-5)	14	13	1

 
ST. LOUIS, Mo.— The number 21 ranked Drury Panthers dropped the first two games of a non-conference series against the Maryville Saints at Weber Baseball Field in St. Louis.
 
Drury's record fell to 9-4 while Maryville jumped to 4-5.
 
In game one, Maryville's Elias Stevens homered off Cody Bahl in the first inning. The Panthers responded back with a homerun by Luke Burk in the third, and a sacrifice fly by Wes Collins in the fourth. The Saints tied the ballgame at two a piece in the fifth with an Andy Bunton homerun. A walk-off fielders choice by Michael Long gave the Saints the game-one victory.
 
Cody Bahl went 7.1 with seven strikeouts and two runs given up. Maryville's Ben Prywich was awarded the win for the Saints.
 
Game two did not start in favor of the visitors as Maryville burst out to a 12-3. Seven runs in the first, four in the second, and one in the third. A Burk home run in the second inning was the consolation for the Panthers in the first third. In the fourth inning, Max Elmer drove Collins home with a double down the right-field line. An error by Maryville's Jacob Hager allowed Elmer and Burk to score to make the score 12-6. The Drury bats then fell quiet again as Maryville tacked on two more runs in the fifth inning.
 
The final score was 14-6 with Cade Waits taking the loss. Ben Gregory got the win for the hosts.
 
The Panthers face the Saints in another doubleheader tomorrow with first pitch scheduled for 12 pm.
 
 
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