Richmond 2, at Saint Louis 0

ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Dominic Ruggiero and Jackson Hinchliffe combined for 8 2/3 innings of no-hit relief, and Richmond scored both of its runs in the eighth inning to blank Saint Louis 2-0 on Friday afternoon at Billiken Sports Center. The Spiders improved to 32-22 overall and 16-7 in the Atlantic 10, while the Billikens fell to 20-33 and 7-16. Richmond won the opener of the three-game series one day earlier, 4-1. Friday’s contest was a pitchers’ duel from the outset. Saint Louis starter Ben Cherico worked eight innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs while striking out eight… Read more...