INDIANAPOLIS — The University of Indianapolis fell to the University of Missouri-St. Louis 7–5 in a tense matchup at Bill Bright Field on Friday. 

Indianapolis collected 11 hits and launched a home run, but Missouri-St. Louis sealed the victory with two runs in the tenth inning.

Aidan Pearson pitched 6 innings, allowing 5 earned runs on 10 hits with no walks, and he struck out 4 batters on 90 pitches, 60 of which were strikes. Drake Downing followed with 4 innings, giving up 2 earned runs on 2 hits and issuing 2 walks while striking out 1. Downing threw 55 pitches, 29 for strikes, and was charged with the loss, bringing his record to 2-5.

INS & OUTS
Indianapolis took an early lead in the first inning when Gavin Duran walked and then scored on Chase Mason's double to left field, making it 1-0 after the first inning.

UMSL tied the game in the second inning. Cade Grevengoed doubled and scored on Justin Simard's single through the right side. The score was 1-1 after two innings.

In the third inning, Mitch Bonczkowski doubled to drive in a run, followed by Owen Faith's two-run homer, which put the Tritons ahead 4-1. The Greyhounds responded with Austin Bode scoring on Mason's RBI single, bringing the score to 4-2 after three innings.

Indianapolis narrowed the gap in the fourth inning when Bode hit a two-run homer to right field, scoring Luke Smock and tying the game at 4-4. Missouri-St. Louis added a run in the top of the inning, making it 5-4 in favor of the Tritons.

In the fifth inning, the Greyhounds tied the game again at 5-5 when Mason scored on a pinch-hit RBI single by Jack Kerno.

The game remained tied through the ninth inning, sending it into extra innings. In the top of the tenth, UMSL took the lead with Bennett Cagle's RBI double and Grevengoed's RBI single, making it 7-5. Indianapolis was unable to score in the bottom of the tenth, resulting in a final score of Missouri-St. Louis 7, Indianapolis 5.

Bode hit a home run and drove in two runs while also scoring twice. Mason collected three hits, including a double, and added two RBIs with one stolen base. Duran contributed with two hits and drew two walks, scoring one run. Pearson pitched six innings, striking out four batters, despite allowing five earned runs.

UP NEXT
The teams return to Bill Bright Field tomorrow at for a double header on Saturday, April 18 beginning at noon.