The UMSL Tritons are 23-18 and tied for second place in the GLVC baseball standings. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The University of Missouri-St. Louis baseball team continued its hot run through the month of April by winning three of four games in a Great Lakes Valley Conference series against the University of Indianapolis.
With the three wins, UMSL is now 12-5 in April and has improved its overall record to 23-18. The Tritons are also 17-7 in the GLVC, which puts the team in a four-way tie for second place in the league standings.
UMSL junior Dustin Hagens picked up two wins for the Tritons over the weekend. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
UMSL began the series at UIndy by winning 7-5 in 10 innings on Friday. Freshman Bennett Cagle had a pinch hit, RBI double to drive in the winning run, while junior hurler Dustin Hagens pitched a scoreless 4 2/3 innings in relief to get the win.
Game 2 of the series was a 3-0 UIndy shutout. UMSL was held to just four hits and lefthander Eli Cartwright took the loss, after giving up just two runs on one hit, but walking seven.
Game 3 was a seven-inning shootout, which saw both teams put up several big innings.
UMSL won 9-8, with four players posting at least two hits, including GLVC Player of the Year candidate Mitch Bonczkowski, who blasted his league-leading 18th home run of the season and also had three RBIs.
Cagle also homered in the game — his third of the season — while LJ Randle walked three times, scored three times, and stole three bases.
Sophomore Bryce Nicolay (4-5) gave up a season-high 12 hits and all eight runs to the Greyhounds, but managed to go 6 2/3 innings to get the win.
In the series finale, an UMSL 10-7 win, Randle had three more hits, an RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base. Justin Terhaar had a hit and two RBIs, and Justin Simard had two hits.
Hagens got the win in relief again to improve his season record to 3-1.
UMSL’s LJ Randle had three hits, three runs scored, and three stolen bases in the Tritons’ win over UIndy on Saturday. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
The Tritons will be back in town with five games next week. They’ll begin with a non-conference matchup against local Division I foe Lindenwood on Wednesday.
That game will be played on Wednesday, April 22, at the Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, with first pitch set for 5 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Next weekend, UMSL will return to GLVC action with a home series against Lincoln University. The Tritons and Blue Tigers will play one game Friday (2 p.m.), two games on Saturday (12 p.m. and 3 p.m.), and another single game on Sunday (12 p.m.). All of those games will be streamed live on the GLVC Sports Network.
2026 UMSL TRITONS BASEBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2026 (Thursday) | 10 a.m. | Neutral | Pittsburg State | Edmond, Okla. / Wendell Simmons Field | L, 25-1 7 inn. (0-1) |
| February 6, 2026 (Friday) | 4 p.m. | Neutral | Emporia State | Edmond, Okla. / Wendell Simmons Fieild | L, 10-0 7 inn (0-2) |
| February 7, 2026 (Saturday) | 1 p.m. | Away | Central Oklahoma | Edmond, Okla. / Wendell Simmons Fieild | W, 12-1 7 inn. (1-2) |
| February 8, 2026 (Sunday) | 2 p.m. | Away | Oklahoma Baptist | Shawnee, Okla. / Bobby Cox Field at Ford Park | L, 1-2 10 inn. (1-3) |
| February 9, 2026 (Monday) | 1 p.m. | Away | Oklahoma Baptist | Shawnee, Okla. / Bobby Cox Field at Ford Park | W, 16-8 (2-3) |
| February 13, 2026 (Friday) | 11 a.m. | Away | Rogers State | Claremore, Okla. / RCB Bank Sports Complex – Baseball | L, 2-1 10 inn. (2-4) |
| February 13, 2026 (Friday) | 2:30 p.m. | Away | Rogers State | Claremore, Okla. / RCB Bank Sports Complex – Baseball | L, 4-1 (2-5) |
| February 15, 2026 (Sunday) | 1 p.m. | Away | Rogers State | Claremore, Okla. / RCB Bank Sports Complex – Baseball | W, 10-6 (3-5) |
| February 20, 2026 (Friday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Illinois Springfield | O’Fallon, Mo. / CarShield Field | L, 16-4 7 inn. (3-6) |
| February 20, 2026 (Friday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Illinois Springfield | O’Fallon, Mo. / CarShield Field | W, 7-6 10 inn. (4-6) |
| February 21, 2026 (Saturday) | 1 p.m. | Away | Illinois Springfield | Springfield, Ill. / UIS Baseball Field | L, 19-10 (4-7) |
| February 25, 2026 (Wednesday) | 2 p.m. | Home | Missouri S&T | UMSL Baseball Field | L, 8-2 (4-8) |
| March 5, 2026 (Thursday) | 2 p.m. | Home | Davenport | Edwardsville, Ill. / Simmons Baseball Complex | L, 12-7 (4-9) |
| March 6, 2026 (Friday) | 5:30 p.m. | Home | Hillsdale | Edwardsville, Ill. / Simmons Baseball Complex | L, 10-3 (4-10) |
| March 7, 2026 (Saturday) | 7 p.m. | Home | Hillsdale | Edwardsville, Ill. / Simmons Baseball Complex | W, 5-2 (5-10) |
| March 8, 2026 (Sunday) | 4 p.m. | Home | Hillsdale | Edwardsville, Ill. / Simmons Baseball Complex | W, 10-7 (6-10) |
| March 13, 2026 (Friday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Truman State* | UMSL Baseball Field | W, 12-11 (7-10) |
| March 13, 2026 (Friday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Truman State* | UMSL Baseball Field | W, 5-1 (8-10) |
| March 14, 2026 (Saturday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Truman State* | UMSL Baseball Field | L, 6-4 (8-11) |
| March 14, 2026 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Truman State* | UMSL Baseball Field | W, 14-4 8 inn. (9-11) |
| March 20, 2026 (Friday) | 2 p.m. | Away | Quincy* | Quincy, Ill. / QU Stadium | L, 12-5 (9-12) |
| March 21, 2026 (Saturday) | 12 p.m. | Away | Quincy* | Quincy, Ill. / QU Stadium | W, 5-3 (10-12) |
| March 21, 2026 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Away | Quincy* | Quincy, Ill. / QU Stadium | W, 7-3 (11-12) |
| March 22, 2026 (Sunday) | 12 p.m. | Away | Quincy* | Quincy, Ill. / QU Stadium | L, 15-16 (11-13) |
| March 27, 2026 (Friday) | 7:15 p.m. | Home | Southwest Baptist* | O’Fallon, Mo. / CarShield Field | W, 13-12 (12-13) |
| March 28, 2026 (Saturday) | 1 p.m. | Home | Southwest Baptist* | UMSL Baseball Field | L, 9-2 (12-14) |
| March 28, 2026 (Saturday) | 4 p.m. | Home | Southwest Baptist* | UMSL Baseball Field | W, 4-0 (13-14) |
| March 29, 2026 (Sunday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Southwest Baptist* | UMSL Baseball Field | W, 9-1 (14-14) |
| April 2, 2026 (Thursday) | 5 p.m. | Away | William Jewell* | Liberty, Mo. / Talley Stadium | W, 10-3 (15-14) |
| April 3, 2026 (Friday) | 11 a.m. | Away | William Jewell* | Liberty, Mo. / Talley Stadium | W, 9-2 (16-14) |
| April 3, 2026 (Friday) | 2 p.m. | Away | William Jewell* | Liberty, Mo. / Talley Stadium | W, 6-2 (17-14) |
| April 4, 2026 (Saturday) | 1 p.m. | Away | William Jewell* | Liberty, Mo. / Talley Stadium | W, 6-1 (18-14) |
| April 7, 2026 (Tuesday) | 2 p.m. | Home | #17 Illinois Springfield | UMSL Baseball Field | L, 7-2 (18-15) |
| April 10, 2026 (Friday) | 2 p.m. | Home | McKendree* | UMSL Baseball Field | W, 10-4 (19-15) |
| April 11, 2026 (Saturday) | 12 p.m. | Home | McKendree* | UMSL Baseball Field | L, 10-4 (19-16) |
| April 11, 2026 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Home | McKendree* | UMSL Baseball Field | L, 4-1 (19-17) |
| April 12, 2026 (Sunday) | 12 p.m. | Home | McKendree* | UMSL Baseball Field | W, 17-2 (20-17) |
| April 17, 2026 (Friday) | 2 p.m. | Away | Indianapolis* | Indianapolis, Ind. / Greyhound Park | W, 7-5 (21-17) |
| April 18, 2026 (Saturday) | 11 a.m. | Away | Indianapolis* | Indianapolis, Ind. / Greyhound Park | L, 3-0 (21-18) |
| April 18, 2026 (Saturday) | 2 p.m. | Away | Indianapolis* | Indianapolis, Ind. / Greyhound Park | W, 9-8 (22-18) |
| April 19, 2026 (Sunday) | 11 a.m. | Away | Indianapolis* | Indianapolis, Ind. / Greyhound Park | W, 10-7 (23-18) |
| April 22, 2026 (Wednesday) | 5 p.m. | Away | Lindenwood | St. Charles, Mo. / Lou Brock Sports Complex | |
| April 24, 2026 (Friday) | 2 p.m. | Home | Lincoln* | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| April 25, 2026 (Saturday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Lincoln* | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| April 25, 2026 (Saturday) | 3 p.m. | Home | Lincoln* | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| April 26, 2026 (Sunday) | 12 p.m. | Home | Lincoln* | UMSL Baseball Field | |
| April 30, 2026 (Thursday) | 2 p.m. | Away | Maryville* | Chesterfield, Mo. / Weber Field | |
| May 1, 2026 (Friday) | 1 p.m. | Away | Maryville* | Chesterfield, Mo. / Weber Field | |
| May 1, 2026 (Friday) | 4 p.m. | Away | Maryville* | Chesterfield, Mo. / Weber Field | |
| May 2, 2026 (Saturday) | 2 p.m. | Away | Maryville* | Chesterfield, Mo. / Weber Field |
* denotes Great Lakes Valley Conference game