ST. LOUIS ? Bradley first baseman Grant Escue went 2-for-4 with a double and his second home run of the year, but host Saint Louis (14-15) got three runs from the bottom two hitters in its lineup to pull out a 3-2 college baseball victory versus the Braves (13-15) Wednesday afternoon at the Billiken Sports Complex.

Bradley starter Chris Wright fell to 1-4 on the season, despite tossing 6.0 effective innings Wednesday.  Wright allowed three runs on six hits in his 6.0 innings of work. 

The Billikens grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning after the bottom two hitters in the order reached on a one-out walk and a single to put runners at the corners.  Dunn followed with a sacrifice fly to plate the game's first run, and after Yacoub drew a two-out walk, Pinnell delivered a run-scoring single to left center.

Escue cut Bradley's deficit in half, 2-1, in the third inning by cranking a two-out, solo homer to right field.  Saint Louis grabbed a necessary insurance run in the fourth inning, however, when No. 9 hitter Bennett led off with a double to right field and scored on Dunn's single to right center.

Wright retired the next eight Saint Louis hitters, though, before giving way to senior right-hander Eitan Barbalat to start the seventh.  Barbalat allowed only one runner on a two-out walk in the seventh and he struck out four of the seven batters he faced in his two innings of scoreless relief.

Saint Louis starter Herbert (1-0) picked up his first win of the season by limiting the Braves to one run on three hits and four walks in his 6.0 innings.

Escue keyed Bradley's attempt to rally in the eighth inning against Billikens reliever Z. Moore by lacing a one-out double down the left field line.  Escue went to third on a passed ball, then scored the game's final run on Colby Luttrell's ground out.  Jim Clayton fouled out to end the eighth and the third Saint Louis pitcher, Perkins, earned his second save of the year by retiring the Braves in order in the ninth.

Bradley will return to action with a three-game Missouri Valley Conference series this weekend at Southern Illinois.  The Valley rivals will play Friday at 3 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at one o'clock.