Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's baseball opened its conference schedule with a doubleheader sweep of Concordia-Moorhead, 9-8 in eight innings and 6-0, on Saturday, April 2, in Collegeville.

The Johnnies (10-10, 2-0 MIAC) clubbed nine extra-base hits, including three home runs, on the afternoon and held the Cobbers (5-6, 0-2 MIAC) scoreless in the day's final 10 innings.

Junior lefty Casey Trapp (Blaine, Minn./Centennial) struck out a career-high 13 batters in game two's complete-game shutout. The 13 strikeouts were the most by a Johnnie since another southpaw, Michael Crees '09, struck out 13 against Bethany Lutheran on April 24, 2006, in Collegeville. 

Saint John's 9, Concordia 8 (8 inn.)
SJU built a 6-0 lead through the first two innings of game one. Senior catcher Ethan Roe (Golden Valley, Minn./Blake) roped a two-run double for his 100th career hit, becoming the 33rd Johnnie in program history to reach the milestone, and junior first baseman Zach Selchow (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) made it 3-0 with a sacrifice fly in the first inning.



Senior right fielder Soren Roe (Golden Valley, Minn./Blake) ripped a two-run triple off the center-field fence with two outs in the second inning and Ethan followed with his second double of the game to give SJU a 6-0 lead.

The Cobbers were held scoreless, and to two hits, through the first four innings of play before they erupted for eight runs on six hits in the fifth inning off senior pitcher Nathan Brandecker (South St. Paul, Minn.).

The lead did not last long, however, as sophomore left fielder Jack Schleper (Shakopee, Minn.) followed Selchow's leadoff single in the bottom of the fifth with a two-run blast – his third homer of the season and sixth of his career – to tie the game at 8-8.

Soren Roe walked to start the bottom of the eighth and advanced to third base on a sacrifice bunt from Ethan, after he collided with the first baseman on the bag. CC elected to intentionally walk sophomore center fielder Jordan Amundson (Eden Prairie, Minn.) before Selchow ended the game with a walk-off single over the right fielder's head.

Sophomore Griffin Larson (Edina, Minn.) earned the win, allowing two hits with two strikeouts in three scoreless innings of relief.

Ethan Roe, Schleper, Selchow and sophomore third baseman Joe Becker (New Prague, Minn.) all had two hits apiece. Soren Roe went 1-for-1, thanks to three walks, and scored three runs with two RBI in the victory.

SJU's defense turned three double plays but the offense left 10 men on base.

Saint John's 6, Concordia 0
The early runs continued for SJU in the game two as the home team plated four in the first inning. Junior designated hitter Max Nyrop (Alameda, Calif.) stroked an RBI double and scored when Ethan Roe's groundball to shortstop was misplayed. Amundson made the Cobbers pay by blasting his second home run of the season in the next at-bat.

Ethan Roe ended the game's scoring with a two-run shot, his fourth homer of the season, in the third inning. He is now tied with Brent Schloe '00 and former teammate Joey Stock '20 for third in program history with 17 career home runs.

Trapp took care of the rest, allowing two hits and two walks in the 112-pitch shutout. He had a no-hitter through the first 4.2 innings. A Concordia baserunner reached second base twice in the game. The first was a leadoff walk in the sixth inning, which advanced to second on the second out (a groundout), and the other was a one-out double in the seventh.

Amundson and junior second baseman Owen Dauk (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) led the Johnnies' bats with two hits each in the nightcap.

The Johnnies travel to face Bethel for a 2:30 p.m. doubleheader on Tuesday, April 5, in Arden Hills.