Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's baseball extended its win streak to 10 games with a doubleheader sweep of Macalester, 8-7 and 5-4, on Wednesday, April 28, at Becker Park.

There were six lead changes in game one, with the sixth serving as a walk-off single by sophomore second baseman Owen Dauk (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) in the bottom of the seventh, and the Johnnies (22-8, 12-7 MIAC) led throughout the nightcap for the narrow 5-4 victory.

Junior outfielder Soren Roe (Golden Valley, Minn./Blake) went for 5-for-7 with two doubles, three runs scored and two outfield assists in his first games against his former team. Roe was an All-MIAC honoree for the Scots (6-14, 6-14 MIAC) as a freshman in 2019.

Game 1
Each time SJU crossed the plate in game one, Macalester answered in the next half-inning. That is, until the bottom of the seventh.

The Johnnies gained a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning on a ground-rule, RBI double from sophomore designated hitter Max Nyrop (Alameda, Calif.) and a balk. The Scots answered with three runs, one earned, in the top of the fourth and SJU re-tied the game at 3-3 with a two-out, RBI single from freshman outfielder Jack Schleper (Shakopee, Minn.) in the bottom of the fifth.

Mac scored a run in the top of the sixth, but SJU responded with three two-out runs in the bottom half for a 6-4 lead. Two runs came across on wild pitches during sophomore third baseman Zach Selchow's (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) at-bat and junior catcher Ethan Roe (Golden Valley, Minn./Blake) brought in the other with an RBI single to left.

The Scots, however, tallied three runs off sophomore Alex Otto (Monticello, Minn.) in the top of the seventh.

Soren Roe started the bottom of the seventh with a single, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch. Pinch-hitter Pete Schroeder (Minneapolis, Minn./Providence Academy) walked and sophomore shortstop Matt Hayford (Rochester, Minn./Lourdes) scored Roe with an RBI single to tie the game. Freshman outfielder Rodney Erickson (St. Paul, Minn./Woodbury) reached on a fielder's choice – the third baseman fielded the groundball and attempted to get Schroeder leaning off third – to load the bases. With the outfield in, Dauk blasted a deep single over the right-fielder's head for the walk-off win.

Senior Nick Penick (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) allowed four runs (two earned) on seven hits in the no-decision. He struck out seven in six innings of work. Otto picked up the win to improve to 5-0 this season.

Game 2
SJU replicated game one with two runs in the bottom of the third inning, thanks to a two-out, two-run triple by Dauk. Soren Roe increased the lead to 3-0 with a two-out, RBI double off the right-field fence in the bottom of the fourth.

The visitors cut their deficit to 3-2 with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth, but SJU answered with two runs of its own (one earned) in the bottom half. Mac added two more in the top of the eighth.

Sophomore southpaw Casey Trapp (Blaine, Minn./Centennial) moved his record to 2-4 with the win, allowing two runs on three hits in six innings. He struck out four and walked two.

Sophomore Matt Herold (North Oaks, Minn./Mounds View) gave up two runs in two innings of relief and sophomore Hunter Ault (North Oaks, Minn./Mounds View) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his first collegiate save.

Dauk and Nyrop both went 3-for-6 with two walks on the day, while Schleper and Ethan Roe joined them in the three-hit club. Nyrop is batting .395 (15-for-38) with 18 RBI, nine runs scored and nine extra-base hits (five doubles, one triple and three home runs) during a current 10-game hit streak, while Soren Roe is raking at .517 (15-for-29) with 11 RBI, 13 runs scored and seven extra-base knocks (five doubles and two home runs) in his current nine-game hit streak. Soren has scored a run or more in each of the last 11 games.

The Johnnies continue their homestand with a 1 p.m. doubleheader against Hamline this Saturday, May 1, in Collegeville. The two teams conclude the three-game series with a nine-inning game at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 2, at CHS Field in St. Paul.