
'Cats Drop Series Opener at Saint Louis
4/12/2024 6:57:00 PM | Baseball
Davidson fell to 14-18 overall and 2-5 in the A-10, while the Billikens improved to 23-8 and 5-2 in the league.
Canon's first career blast provided the Wildcats' first run in the fifth, and Friend's three-run shot, his sixth this year, tied the game at 6-6 in the seventh.
In the two-run fifth, Aidan Rice drove in a run with a single, and Jake Wilhoit's RBI-single was part of the four-run seventh. Friend, Canon and Nick Calero finished with two hits apiece.
Starter Wilson Perkins threw 6.1 innings in the loss.
Up Next
The series continues Saturday at 3 p.m. (EST).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ethan Bell (2-1)
L: Perkins, Wilson (3-3)

Batting:
2B: Anderson, Hunter 1 ; Howard, Jed 1
HR: Friend, Jacob 1 ; Canon, Cider 1
RBI: Friend, Jacob 3 ; Canon, Cider 1 ; Wilhoit, Jake 1 ; Rice, Aidan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Friend, Jacob 1 ; Canon, Cider 1 ; Calero, Nick 2 ; Wilhoit, Jake 1 ; Thomas, Gavin 1
SB: Putnam, Eli 1 ; Calero, Nick 1

Batting:
2B: Patrick Clohisy 1 ; Tyler Fogarty 1
3B: Tyler Fogarty 1
HR: Easton Richter 1 ; Ethan Sitzman 1 ; Drew Winters 1 ; Graham Mastros 1
RBI: Easton Richter 1 ; Chase Beattie 1 ; Ethan Sitzman 4 ; Patrick Clohisy 1 ; Cole Smith 1 ; Drew Winters 3 ; Graham Mastros 2 ; Austin Neuweg 1
SF: Patrick Clohisy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Easton Richter 3 ; Ethan Sitzman 1 ; Cole Smith 1 ; Tyler Fogarty 2 ; Drew Winters 3 ; Graham Mastros 2 ; Knox Preston 2 ; Austin Neuweg 1
SB: Graham Mastros 1
CS: Drew Winters 1
HBP: Drew Winters 1