The William Jewell College baseball team won the opener of its Sunday doubleheader with Missouri S&T 13-3, before falling to the Miners, 11-5, in the nightcap in Great Lakes Valley Conference action on Sunday in Rolla, Mo.   The Cardinals move to 17-19 overall and 10-8 in league play.

In game one, the Miners jumped out to a 2-0 lead before the Cardinal offense kicked in. 

In the top of the third, Zach Saalfeld hit a one out solo homerun and Drew Standifer followed two batters later with a two-run shot to put Jewell up 3-2.

The Cards plated two more runs in fourth and four more runs in the fifth to break the game open.  Garrett McKinzie added a solo homer in the sixth and Jewell would score a single run in the eighth and two more in the ninth for the winning 13-3 margin. 

Tanner Foerschler led the charge offensively going 3-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored. 

Vijay Patel turned in a solid performance on the mound going 8 innings giving up seven hits, and three runs while striking out 8 to earn his third win of the season. 

In game two, Jewell jumped out to a 2-0 lead, only to see the Miners explode for six runs in the bottom of the third.  S&T would tack on one in the fourth and four in the sixth to put the game away. 

Eric Smith took the loss on the mound lasting 4.2 innings giving up seven hits and seven runs (four earned).

The Cardinals and Miners will wrap up their four game series tomorrow (Monday) with a doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m.