Thomas Meland_Libby Auger
Senior second baseman Thomas Meland and assistant coach Thom Woodward are all smiles after Meland's two-run single (courtesy of Libby Auger).
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Saint John's Univ. SJU 32-14
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Winner Buena Vista Univ. BVU 26-18
Saint John's Univ. SJU
32-14
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Final
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Buena Vista Univ. BVU
26-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint John's Univ. SJU 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 4 2
Buena Vista Univ. BVU 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 X 7 12 0

W: Tyler Tennyson (5-2) L: Budde, Alex (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

SJU Ends Season With 7-3 Loss in NCAA Regional


Box Score

RIVER FOREST, Ill. – Saint John's baseball ended its 2019 season with a 7-3 loss to Buena Vista (Iowa) at the NCAA Regional on Saturday, May 18, on the campus of Concordia University-Chicago in River Forest, Ill.

Buena Vista (26-18 overall) broke open a 3-3 tie with four runs on five hits, including four consecutive to start the frame, in the bottom of the seventh inning.

SJU (32-14 overall) tied the game with three two-out runs in the top of the sixth inning. Junior right fielder Wyatt Ulrich (Indus, Minn./International Falls) led off with a four-pitch walk and junior designated hitter Joey Stock (Cold Spring, Minn./Saint John's Prep) was hit by a pitch with one out. A fielder's choice off the bat of junior third baseman Jack Schramel (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) put runners on the corners before senior left fielder Jack Wingerd (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) was plunked to load the bases. Junior first baseman Aaron Kloeppner (Dayton, Minn./Champlin Park) coaxed a full-count walk to bring in the first run before senior second baseman Thomas Meland (Northfield, Minn.) jumped on the first pitch for a two-run single to the right-center gap.

Meland previously ended Nick Henrichs' no-hit attempt with a one-out single in the top of the fifth inning and finished with two of the Johnnies' four hits.

The Beavers gained a 2-0 lead on a two-out, two run double in the fourth inning and tacked on another with back-to-back doubles in the fifth. 

Senior Bennett Wiggins (St. Anthony, Minn.) allowed three runs on six hits in five innings for the no-decision.

Senior Danny Kuhn (Alexandria, Minn.) ended his collegiate career with 1.2 hitless innings.

The Johnnies batted 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position, 2-for-15 with runners on base and 2-for-11 with two outs in the loss. 

SJU batted only .176 (12-for-68), including .136 (3-for-22) with two outs, with one extra-base hit in the two NCAA Regional games. The Johnnies entered the postseason batting .297 overall, .309 with runners on base and .282 with two outs.



 
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