Going down took the St. Joseph Flyers up.

Pitcher Tanner Riley reverted back to his usual control as he pitched a 4-hitter with 15 strikeouts as the Flyers beat the Maysville (Ky.) St. Patrick Saints 10-1 Saturday.

“Riley kept the ball down today. His last game he threw it belt high and got hurt,” said Flyers’ coach Greg Bryant.

Besides his pitching, Riley and Justin Mahlmeister each went 2-4 as the Flyers collected 10 hits.

After a scoreless first inning, the Flyers got two runs in the second.

T.J. Young and Cody Blackburn walked and Spencer Schwab had an RBI single. Levi Hopkins reached on a fielder’s choice as Blackburn scored.

The lead went to 4-0 in the fourth.

With two outs, Payton Blair was safe on an error and stole second and third. Anthony Whaley was hit by a pitch, stole second and Riley had a two-run single.

St. Joseph got two more runs in the fifth to lead 6-0.

Blackburn singled, stole second and scored on Mark Boykin’s base hit. Boykin stole second and Joseph Unger had an RBI single.

St. Patrick got an unearned run in the sixth only to have the Flyers answer with four runs in the bottom of the inning.

Mahlmeister singled, Young and Blackburn were hit by a pitch, Boykin hit into a force out at home but a throwing error on the play scored a run. Lane Johnson singled in a run and Blair singled in two more.

The Flyers (12-3) visits Green on Monday.

St. Patrick 000 001 0 = 1 4 5

St. Joseph 020 224 x = 10 10 1

Stephen Mason, Patton Kern (6) and Ryan Iery. Tanner Riley and Justin Mahlmeister. W-Riley (15-K, 1-BB, 0-ER). L-Mason (3-BB, 6-K, 3-ER). Hitting-St. Patrick: Ryan Swolsky 1-3, Stephen Mason 1-2, Ryan Iery 1-3, Jonathan Litzinger 1-3; St. Joseph: Payton Blair 1-4, Tanner Riley 2-4, Justin Mahlmeister 2-4, Cody Blackburn 1-2, Spencer Schwab 1-2, Mark Boykin 1-2, Lane Johnson 1-1, Joseph Unger 1-3.