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(image courtesy of Ryan Coleman, D3photography.com)
2
UW-Stevens Point UWSP 2-3
6
Winner Saint John's Univ. SJU 5-3
UW-Stevens Point UWSP
2-3
2
Final
6
Saint John's Univ. SJU
5-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UW-Stevens Point UWSP 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 3
Saint John's Univ. SJU 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 X 6 10 1

W: Edwards, Max (2-0) L: Schultz, K (0-1) S: Dobesh, Jack (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ryan Klinkner, SJU Director of Athletic Communications

SJU Handles Stevens Point on Day 2 of Spring Trip



Box Score 

DAVENPORT, Fla. – Saint John's baseball started the second day of its spring break trip with a 6-2 win over Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Sunday morning, March 15. 

Freshman Max Edwards (Rockford, Minn.) made his first collegiate start and allowed one run on five hits with 10 strikeouts (to two walks) in seven innings. 

Senior third baseman Reed Marquardt (Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes) broke the scoreless stalemate with a solo home run, his first of the season and fifth of his career, with one out in the fourth inning. 

Junior designated hitter Zach Helfmann (St. Louis Park, Minn.) doubled to start the bottom of the fifth inning. He advanced to third on a groundout by junior center fielder Riley Schwellenbach (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) and scored on an RBI single from freshman shortstop Will Koeppen (Minnetonka, Minn.) with two outs. 

The Pointers (2-3 overall) finally got to Edwards in the top of the seventh inning with a double and single, back-to-back, with one out to cut their deficit to 2-1. 

The Johnnies (5-3 overall) responded, however, with two runs for a 4-1 lead in the bottom half of the inning. Sophomore left fielder Grayson Fuchs (Paynesville, Minn.) walked to start the inning and his pinch runner – senior Owen Amrhein (Waconia, Minn.) – advanced to second on a single from Schwellenbach. Koeppen moved up both runners with a sacrifice bunt. A wild pitch brought in Amrhein and junior second baseman Alex Matchey (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area) made it 4-1 with an RBI single. 

Senior Noah Jensen (St. Cloud, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice) gave up a run in the top of the eighth inning, but classmate Jack Dobesh (Edina, Minn.) entered with runners on the corners and nobody out and shut the door. UWSP's sac-bunt attempt turned into an out at the plate, followed by two-straight Dobesh strikeouts to avoid the threat. 

SJU rode the momentum to two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Senior right fielder Brendan Hemr (Blaine, Minn./Centennial) walked to start the frame and scored when junior first baseman Justin Brooks (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park) singled and the UWSP third baseman made a throwing error. Helfmann followed with a single before Amrhein stroked an RBI single up the middle. 

Dobesh pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his third collegiate save. 

The Johnnies return to Davenport for a 3:30 p.m. ET doubleheader against Worcester State (Mass.) on Monday, March 16. 




 
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