Joe Becker Home Run_Graham Miller
Junior third baseman Joe Becker is greeted at home plate following his solo home run - his 100th career hit - in the first inning of game one (image courtesy of Graham Miller).
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Saint John's Univ. SJU 13-11, 4-3 MIAC
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Winner Concordia-Moorhead CC 13-12, 7-2 MIAC
Saint John's Univ. SJU
13-11, 4-3 MIAC
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Final
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Concordia-Moorhead CC
13-12, 7-2 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint John's Univ. SJU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7
Concordia-Moorhead CC 2 7 3 0 0 4 X 16 16 0

W: Alex Rudquist (2-1) L: Dalen, Kody (1-2)

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Winner Saint John's Univ. SJU 14-11, 5-3 MIAC
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Concordia-Moorhead CC 13-13, 7-3 MIAC
Winner
Saint John's Univ. SJU
14-11, 5-3 MIAC
18
Final
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Concordia-Moorhead CC
13-13, 7-3 MIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint John's Univ. SJU 2 1 4 5 1 0 5 18 20 0
Concordia-Moorhead CC 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 2

W: Rudolf, Wyatt (3-1) L: Dylan Erholtz (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

SJU Baseball Settles for Lopsided Split


Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's and Concordia played to a high-scoring split on Tuesday, April 18, in Collegeville.

The Johnnies (14-11, 5-3 MIAC) committed seven errors and Concordia (13-13, 7-3 MIAC) recorded 16 hits, including 15 singles, in a 16-1 loss in game one. 

SJU bounced back, however, and cracked 20 hits with seven error-free innings in an 18-2 route in the nightcap.

A pair of juniors, third baseman Joe Becker (New Prague, Minn.) and left fielder Jack Schleper (Shakopee, Minn.), earned their 100th career hits on the afternoon.

SJU was the "visiting" team in the doubleheader, which was scheduled to be the MIAC opener for both teams on April 1 in Moorhead. The games were postponed and moved to Collegeville - due to the construction of CC's new grandstand - for April 2 and again to Wednesday (April 19), but the weather forecast was more favorable for today.



Game 1
Becker became the 35th Johnnie in program history to reach 100 career hits when he belted a solo home run, his second of the season and eighth of his career, with one out in the top of the first inning.

The Cobbers, however, scored 16 unanswered runs to take game one. Just two of CC's first 12 runs scored were earned, while SJU tallied only three hits – all singles – and did not have a baserunner reach second base.

Junior Kody Dalen (Carver, Minn./Chanhassen) took the loss, allowing nine runs (one earned) on five hits in one inning of work.

Game 2
SJU's offense woke up in game two and scored a run or more in each of the first five innings. Six Johnnies totaled two hits or more in the victory, led by Schleper's 4-for-4 performance with four RBI and three runs scored. He followed Becker and became the 36th Johnnie to reach the 100-hit plateau with his third-consecutive single in the top of the fourth inning.

Senior second baseman Owen Dauk (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview), junior right fielder Rodney Erickson (St. Paul, Minn./Woodbury) and junior first baseman Andrew Mahlke (Victoria, Minn./Chanhassen) collected three hits apiece, while Becker and senior designated hitter Max Nyrop (Alameda, Calif.) each added two. Dauk is now one hit away from joining Becker and Schleper on the 100-hit list. 

Junior center fielder Jordan Amundson (Eden Prairie, Minn.) went 1-for-2 with three walks and four runs scored. 

Senior Wyatt Rudolf (Carver, Minn./Chanhassen) improved to 3-1 with the commanding win. He struck out six and allowed four hits over six innings. 

The Cobbers erased the shutout by scoring a pair of runs on two groundball singles with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning off freshman Evan Soeffker (Buffalo, Minn.).

SJU batted .377 (23-for-61) on the day, including .439 (18-for-41) with runners on base, .435 (10-for-23) with runners in scoring position and .381 (8-for-21) with two outs.

The Johnnies travel to face Macalester for a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, April 22, in St. Paul.


 
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