ST. LOUIS EXPRESS MEN'S BASEBALL CLUB

After facing off in the Show Me State Games Championship Game in 2018, the St. Louis Express and Gateway Indians joined forces for the 2019 tournament.  The team breezed through pool play before advancing to the Semi-Finals.  Heavy rain on Sunday morning forced a field change, but the team advanced to the finals again behind a team record 14K performance by Shawn Spainhoward.  

Unfortunately, the magic ended there as the St. Louis club fell 8-3 to the William Woods Owls in the Finals.  The Owls avenged a 2017 pool play loss to the Express by winning their first Show Me State Games gold.  The Express/Indians fell behind early, and despite HR's by Matt Jayne and Josh Street, couldn't overcome the deficit.  

With both the Express and Indians falling short of their 2nd gold, and each collecting a 2nd Silver in the process, the stage will be set for both clubs to find a way to complete the task in 2020.