Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's forced Augsburg to pull both of its starting pitchers after two innings but settled for a split, the Johnnies' fourth consecutive, on Sunday, April 25, in Collegeville.

The Auggies scored eight unanswered runs in the final three innings to pull out a 12-6 win in game one, but the Johnnies were able to snatch game two, 9-5.

SJU (16-15, 9-5 MIAC) built leads of 4-1 and 6-4 in game one but could not hang on as Augsburg (15-18, 8-6 MIAC) pounded out 17 hits in the contest. Senior Matt Johnson (Eagan, Minn.) was tagged with the loss, allowing eight runs on 12 hits thru 4.2 innings.

Senior first baseman Kyle Henkemeyer (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice) was a home run short of a cycle, going 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBI. Senior outfielder Andrew Gurbada (Royalton, Minn.) went 2-for-4 and senior second baseman Joe Eiden (Maple Grove, Minn./Totino-Grace) tallied one hit in four at-bats with two RBI and two runs scored.

Game two, like the previous three doubleheaders, proved to be in the Johnnies' favor. SJU jumped out to a 9-1 lead after three innings, thanks to a six-run third. Henkemeyer went 3-for-4, while Gurbada posted a 2-for-4 performance with a three-run homer in the second inning. Eiden added two more hits with three RBI. The three combined to go 13-for-23 with eight runs scored, 12 RBI and 22 total bases on the day.

Sophomore Hayden Zimmerman (New Richmond, Wis.) improved to 7-1 on the season, allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits with five strikeouts and no walks in a complete-game effort.

The Johnnies travel to face Macalester this Tuesday, April 27. The doubleheader is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on the Macalester campus in St. Paul.