ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Krew Bond’s two-run homer in the fifth inning Monday afternoon lifted the Saint Louis Billikens to a 3-2 victory over the Utah Tech Trailblazers at Billiken Sports Center.

The decisive shot followed an RBI sacrifice fly by A. Neuweg, erasing an early Utah Tech lead. The Trailblazers outhit the Billikens nine to six but stranded key runners. Saint Louis relievers Caden Earing, Andrew DuMont and Drew Welk combined for 7 1/3 scoreless innings after starter Colin Hawkins allowed two runs.

Utah Tech starter Tyler Ray took the loss, yielding three earned runs over five innings. The Trailblazers fell to 18-11. Saint Louis improved to 13-15.