ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Saint Joseph's baseball team wrapped up its weekend series at Saint Louis on Sunday, falling to the Billikens, 14-8, at the Billiken Sports Center.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Louis (22-11 overall, 8-1 Atlantic 10) jumped out to a big early lead, scoring three times in the second and seven times in the third for a 10-0 advantage.  The Billikens would then press the lead to 13-0 after five.
 
• Saint Joseph's (12-19 overall, 4-5 Atlantic 10) started to claw back in the seventh as Ryan Weingartner hit a solo home run to get on the board.  Luke Zimmerman and Ryan Picollo would reach on two-out singles before a walk to Luca Trigiani loaded the bases for Brett Callahan, who cleared them with a double to right.  Callahan would then score on an error to make it a 13-5 game.
 
• After the Billikens added one more in the bottom of the seventh, the Hawks loaded the bases with nobody out for Zimmerman, who singled home Nate Thomas; Max Hitman would also score on an error on the play to cut the margin to 14-7.
 
• Conlan Wall and Ryan Cesarini hit consecutive singles to lead off the ninth before Thomas singled in Wall to set the final score.
 
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Jackson Holmes tossed six and two-thirds innings on the day for SLU, allowing three runs on three hits to earn the win.  Domenic Picone took the loss after being charged with eight runs in two and two-thirds innings.
 
• Each Hawk in the starting lineup recorded at least one hit on the day, led by Zimmerman's 3-for-5 performance.
 
• Eight difference Hawks scored a run, while Callahan led the way with three driven in.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks return to the diamond on Friday for the first of a three-game set against UMass.  Saint Joseph's is set to play its next eight games at home at Smithson Field.