Jack Wingerd_Libby Auger
Senior left fielder Jack Wingerd (courtesy of Libby Auger)
5
Winner Buena Vista Univ. BVU 6-7
4
Saint John's Univ. SJU 13-3
Winner
Buena Vista Univ. BVU
6-7
5
Final
4
Saint John's Univ. SJU
13-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buena Vista Univ. BVU 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 15 1
Saint John's Univ. SJU 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 7 1

W: Egan Bonde (2-0) L: Brandecker, Nathan (1-1) S: Bryce Rheault (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Johnnies Close Tucson Trip With 5-4 Loss


Box Score

TUCSON, Ariz. – No. 20 Saint John's baseball ended its four-day trip with a 5-4 loss to Buena Vista (Iowa) on Tuesday, March 19, in Tucson, Ariz.

The Johnnies (13-3 overall) moved up 13 spots to No. 20 in the latest American Baseball Coaches' Association (ABCA)/Collegiate Baseball poll released earlier in the day.

SJU surrendered 15 hits and batted .143 (2-for-14) with runners in scoring position, leaving 12 men on base.

The Beavers (6-7 overall) registered two runs in both the second and third innings off freshman Nathan Brandecker (South St. Paul, Minn.), who made his first collegiate start and suffered the loss.

Senior center fielder Max Jackson (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) led off the third inning with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly from junior designated hitter Joey Stock (Cold Spring, Minn./Saint John's Prep).

A leadoff double in the fourth inning came around to score for BVU off sophomore Nick Penick (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) and SJU matched the run on an RBI groundout from junior Aaron Kloeppner (Dayton, Minn./Champlin Park) in the sixth.

Junior third baseman Jack Schramel (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) cut the Johnnies' deficit to one with a two-run double in the seventh inning. He batted .385 (10-for-26) with 12 RBI, five runs scored and four doubles in the trip's seven games (5-2 record).

Senior left fielder Jack Wingerd (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) led SJU Tuesday at the plate with three hits, including his team-leading seventh double of the season, and two RBI. He batted .500 (12-for-24) with 10 RBI, eight runs scored and four doubles on the trip.

Junior Taylor Fourre (Albany, Minn.) allowed five hits in three scoreless innings of relief, while senior Jake Dickmeyer (Woodbury, Minn.) made his first relief appearance of the season and clocked two hitless innings. He struck out four, including the side in the ninth inning.

The Johnnies continue non-conference action with three nine-inning games at Luther this Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24, in Decorah, Iowa. The two teams are scheduled to play a noon doubleheader Saturday, followed by a single, nine-inning contest Sunday.



 
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