UMSL junior Cooper Blythe smacks his first home run of the season in the Tritons’ win over Walsh University on Sunday. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
DeMarcus Dixon
Staff Writer
O’FALLON, MO — The University of Missouri-St. Louis baseball team enjoyed a dynamic weekend as it swept all four games in its first home series of the season.
The games were played at CarShield Field in St. Charles County — the former home of the River City Rascals independent league baseball team.
UMSL played a four-game set against Walsh University and won both games on Friday — 19-10 and 9-8 — then swept a doubleheader on Sunday as well — 6-5 and 8-7.
The Tritons have now won five games in a row and are 10-5 on the season.
In Friday’s opener, UMSL banged out 19 hits, including five home runs in a 19-10 slugfest victory.
Senior Andrew Buescher had four hits, five RBIs, and scored three runs. Teammate Barrett Rose had three hits, three RBIs, and also scored three runs.
At one point, UMSL led 16-0.
In Friday’s nightcap, Walsh jumped out to the big lead. The Cavaliers led 7-2 after three innings, but the Tritons stormed back with four runs in the fifth and three more in the seventh.
UMSL scored its game-winning runs after three straight batters were hit by pitches with the bases loaded. The Tritons had 17 hits in the game. Jake Isaacs had four and three other players had three each.
On Sunday, UMSL won both games on walkoffs.
In the opener, UMSL led 5-0 going into the final inning, but Walsh scored five runs to tie. The set up UMSL scoring the winning run on a wild pitch with the bases loaded.
The nightcap ended on another wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Next weekend, the Tritons will begin Great Lakes Valley Conference play with a four-game set against Missouri S&T. Those games will be played in Rolla at that school’s Ballpark at S&T.
UMSL will play its first actual home games at the UMSL Baseball Field in two weeks when it hosts a set against Illinois-Springfield.
2025 UMSL TRITONS BASEBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 31, 2025 (Friday) | 4 p.m. | Away | Central Oklahoma | Edmond, Okla. | W, 12-9 (1-0) |
| February 1, 2025 (Saturday) | 9:30 a.m. | Neutral | Oklahoma Baptist | Edmond, Okla. | W, 14-4 (2-0) |
| February 2, 2025 (Sunday) | 12:30 p.m. | Neutral | Northeastern State | Edmond, Okla. | W, 5-4 (3-0) |
| February 7, 2025 (Friday) | 2 p.m. | Away | Alabama – Huntsville | Huntsville, Ala | L, 5-6 (3-1) |
| February 7, 2025 (Friday) | 5 p.m. | Away | Alabama – Huntsville | Huntsville, Ala. | L, 4-10 (3-2) |
| February 8, 2025 (Saturday) | 1 p.m. | Away | Alabama – Huntsville | Huntsville, Ala. | L, 5-9 |
| February 8, 2025 (Saturday) | 4 p.m. | Away | Alabama – Huntsville | Huntsville, Ala. | L, 4-7 |
| February 18, 2025 (Tuesday) | 2 p.m. | Away | Missouri Western | St. Joseph, Mo. | Postponed to April 8 |
| February 23, 2025 (Sunday) | 12 p.m. | Away | McKendree | Edwardsville, Ill. | W, 11-6 10 inn. |
| February 23, 2025 (Sunday) | 3 p.m. | Away | McKendree | Edwardsville, Ill. | W, 9-2 |
| February 24, 2025 (Monday) | 11 a.m. | Home | Davenport | Edwardsville, Ill. | L, 4-10 |
| February 24, 2025 (Monday) | 2 p.m. | Home | Davenport | Edwardsville, Ill. | W, 2-1 |
| February 28, 2025 (Friday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Walsh | O’Fallon, Mo. / CarShield Field | W, 19-10 |
| February 28, 2025 (Friday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Walsh | O’Fallon, Mo. / CarShield Field | W, 9-8 |
| March 2, 2025 (Sunday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Walsh | O’Fallon, Mo. / CarShield Field | W, 6-5 |
| March 2, 2025 (Sunday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Walsh | O’Fallon, Mo. / CarShield Field | W, 8-7 |
| March 7, 2025 (Friday) | 2 p.m. | Away | Missouri S&T | Rolla, Mo. | |
| March 8, 2025 (Saturday) | 12 p.m. | Away | Missouri S&T | Rolla, Mo. | |
| March 8, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Away | Missouri S&T | Rolla, Mo. | |
| March 9, 2025 (Sunday) | 12 p.m. | Away | Missouri S&T | Rolla, Mo. | |
| March 14, 2025 (Friday) | 4 p.m. | Away | Lincoln | Jefferson City, Mo. | |
| March 15, 2025 (Saturday) | 12 p.m. | Away | Lincoln | Jefferson City, Mo. | |
| March 15, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Away | Lincoln | Jefferson City, Mo. | |
| March 16, 2025 (Sunday) | 12 p.m. | Away | Lincoln | Jefferson City, Mo. | |
| March 21, 2025 (Friday) | 2 p.m. | Home | Illinois-Springfield | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| March 22, 2025 (Saturday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Illinois-Springfield | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| March 22, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Illinois-Springfield | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| March 23, 2025 (Sunday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Illinois-Springfield | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| March 25, 2025 (Tuesday) | 1 p.m. | Home | Missouri Western | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| March 28, 2025 (Friday) | 2 p.m. | Away | Lewis | Romeoville, Ill. | |
| March 29, 2025 (Saturday) | 12 p.m. | Away | Lewis | Romeoville, Ill. | |
| March 29, 2025 (Saturday) | 2 p.m. | Away | Lewis | Romeoville, Ill. | |
| March 30, 2025 (Sunday) | 12 p.m. | Away | Lewis | Romeoville, Ill. | |
| April 4, 2025 (Friday) | 5 p.m. | Away | Drury | Springfield, Mo. | |
| April 5, 2025 (Saturday) | 1 p.m. | Away | Drury | Springfield, Mo. | |
| April 5, 2025 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Away | Drury | Springfield, Mo. | |
| April 6, 2025 (Sunday) | 12 p.m. | Away | Drury | Springfield, Mo. | |
| April 8, 2025 (Tuesday) | 3 p.m. | Away | Missouri Western | St. Joseph, Mo. | |
| April 11, 2025 (Friday) | 2 p.m. | Home | Rockhurst | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| April 12, 2025 (Saturday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Rockhurst | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| April 12, 2025 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Rockhurst | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| April 13, 2025 (Sunday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Rockhurst | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| April 17, 2025 (Thursday) | 2 p.m. | Home | Upper Iowa | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| April 18, 2025 (Friday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Upper Iowa | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| April 18, 2025 (Friday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Upper Iowa | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| April 19, 2025 (Saturday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Upper Iowa | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| April 22, 2025 (Tuesday) | 5 p.m. | Away | Lindenwood | St. Charles, Mo. / Lou Brock Sports Complex | |
| May 1, 2025 (Thursday) | 2 p.m. | Home | Maryville | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| May 2, 2025 (Friday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Maryville | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| May 2, 2025 (Friday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Maryville | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| May 3, 2025 (Saturday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Maryville | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| May 7, 2025 (Wednesday) | Neutral | GLVC Tournament | Marion, Ill. / Mtn Dew Park |