By: Luke Kotcher, Assistant Athletics Communication Director
ROLLA, Mo. – Missouri S&T Baseball is at Maryville this weekend with first pitch scheduled for Mar. 14 at 3 p.m.
Series History
S&T is 35-26 all-time against Maryville going back to the 1977 season. These two teams last faced each other in the 2023 season at Maryville, where the Saints won the series 3-1. Missouri S&T dominated the early years of this matchup, while Maryville has won eight of the last nine games against the Miners.
About the Saints
Maryville is 7-7 this season with no games played in the GLVC yet. This past Tuesday, they defeated Missouri Western 8-7 at home. They are in the middle of an 18-game homestand as they have only played in one road game in 2025. In that 8-7 victory over Missouri Western, Camden Ruby was a triple shy of the cycle with two RBI and two runs.
Ambrose Russo is batting .347 this season with a 1.146 OPS and four home runs to lead Maryville. Braden Smith has a 1.74 ERA and 25 strikeouts in three starts. Ty Rauser has fanned 26 batters in three starts for his 2.93 ERA. The Saints were picked to finish in second place in the GLVC this season after they won the GLVC last year.
About the Miners
Missouri S&T is 8-6 this season with a 2-2 GLVC record. They are coming off a 22-10 loss against #12 Harding on Tuesday. Before that game, the Miners split with Missouri-St. Louis last weekend as they put up 10 or more runs in games one and four.
Tyler Prince (Mexico, MO/Mexico) went 3-for-6 against with two RBI and three runs scored against the Bisons.
Drew Baugus (Kirkwood, MO/Kirkwood) collected two hits.
Baugus has a .438 batting average to lead S&T in 11 games played.
Garrett Meyer (Jacksonville, IL/Jacksonville) has a .362 batting average with his team-leading 12 RBI. On the pitching side,
Dylan Bates (O'Fallon, MO/Fort Zumwalt West) has a 2.25 ERA to lead the Miners in three starts.
Jake Schisler (Quincy, IL/Quincy Notre Dame) has a 2.60 ERA and
Ethan Morrow's (Lenexa, KS/Shawnee Mission West) 18 punchouts in his three starts lead S&T.
Series Schedule
Friday, Mar. 14, 2025: Missouri S&T at Maryville at 3 p.m.
Saturday, Mar. 15, 2025: Missouri S&T at Maryville at 12 p.m. (Game 1) and 3 p.m. (Game 2)
Sunday, Mar. 16, 2025: Missouri S&T at Maryville at 12 p.m.
What's Next
Missouri S&T will be back at home next weekend to face McKendree on Mar. 21-23 at home. Following that series, they will begin a 10-game road trip, first at Harding on Mar. 25.
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