ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The University of Indianapolis baseball team stepped out of divisional play on Tuesday for a cross-division showdown against GLVC West member Missouri-St. Louis.
 
Joe Trennepohl and Storm Joop both connected for two-run home runs, but the Hounds succumbed to a pair of Triton home runs late in an 8-6 loss.
 
Trennepohl and Brady Thomas each went 2-for-3 and scored once on the afternoon. Anthony Asalong and Colin Hawk each drove in a run for the Hounds, who fell to 25-11 on the year. UMSL got home runs from Matt Foster, Nick Ulrey and Tom DeCero, improving to 23-13 overall.
 
Trennepohl opened the scoring with one out in the top of the second inning, belting his fourth round tripper of the year that put the Hounds in front. UMSL answered with a solo shot from Ulrey in the second and three more runs in the fourth to seize a 4-2 lead.
 
After squandering a bases loaded opportunity in the fourth, the Greyhounds got back to even in their half of the fifth when Joop crushed his third home run of the year over the wall in left center field.
 
After James Frascella worked his way out a jam in the bottom of the inning, the Greyhounds jumped back in front in the top of the sixth. Macy Holdsworth opened up the inning with a double and scored two batters later on Asalon's RBI single to left. Hawk made it a 6-4 Greyhound lead with an RBI double to center, brining Asalon home from first base.
 
But the lead was short lived as the Tritons finally got to Frascella in the bottom of the seventh with two outs. After a couple hit batters earlier in the inning, Foster put UMSL back in front with a long home run over the center field wall to make it 7-6.
 
UMSL added an insurance run in the eighth on a solo shot from DeCero before turning the ball over to Austin Simokaitis, who worked a scoreless ninth for his 13^th save.
 
Frascella (2-1) suffered the defeat after surrendering three runs on four hits with one walk and five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings in relief of Adam Cornwell. Andrew Bicklein picked up the win for UMSL, striking out three in 2 2/3 innings of relief.
 
Following a 10-game road swing, the Greyhounds will be back on their home turf this weekend for a four-game set against Bellarmine. The series opens with a pair of games on Saturday (Apr. 23) with Senior Day festivities held prior to the start of the double header.
 
First pitch from Greyhound Park is set for noon.