SIUE Splits with UMSL

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April 21, 2007

        EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. -- The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville baseball team split its Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader against Missouri-St. Louis Saturday with a 4-3 win in game one and a 3-2 loss in game two.
        The split brought SIUE to 25-13 on the season and 17-10 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference while UMSL went to 16-18 and 12-14 in the GLVC. SIUE is now in third place, just 1 1/2 games out of first place.
        In the first game, Steve Doll's RBI double brought home Daniel Thomson for the win 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh.
        Cody Litteken recorded the win for SIUE in relief and improved his record to 4-0 while UMSL's Mark Sanders recorded the loss.
        In the second half, Matt Tesson doubled home a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning to give UMSL a 3-1 lead. SIUE fought back in the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run by Ben Bartley, but it was not enough and the Cougars lost 3-2.
        The Cougars left 10 men on base in the loss.
        The loss dropped Adam Tallman's record to 3-3 and UMSL's Derek Besonen's win improved his record to 3-1 while Eric Kuntz recorded his third save of the season.
        The Cougars will face UMSL again Sunday at 1 p.m. at Roy Lee Field.
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Players Mentioned

#17 Ben Bartley: Third Base; 6' 0"; Junior

#24 Steve Doll: Outfield; 6' 2"; Junior

#16 Cody Litteken: Pitcher; 6' 4"; Junior

#33 Adam Tallman: Pitcher/ Designated Hitter; 6' 3"; Senior

#18 Daniel Thomson: Outfield; 6' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#17 Ben Bartley
: 6' 0"; Junior
: Third Base

#24 Steve Doll
: 6' 2"; Junior
: Outfield

#16 Cody Litteken
: 6' 4"; Junior
: Pitcher

#33 Adam Tallman
: 6' 3"; Senior
: Pitcher/ Designated Hitter

#18 Daniel Thomson
: 6' 3"; Junior
: Outfield