Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score

ST. PETER, Minn. – Saint John's baseball had its win streak snapped in a series split with Gustavus Adolphus on Wednesday, April 15, in St. Peter. 

The Johnnies (14-11, 5-5 MIAC) held Gustavus to three hits and no runs in a 4-0 shutout in game one before the two teams combined for 25 hits in a 9-6 game-two loss to the Gusties (12-14, 5-7 MIAC).

SJU left 15 on base and hit .250 (5-for-20) with runners in scoring position on the day, while the home team batted .318 (7-for-22) with runners in scoring position, including a 7-for-17 showing (.411) in game two.  

Game 1 – Saint John's 4, at Gustavus Adolphus 0 
Freshman pitcher Max Edwards (Rockford, Minn.) drove the Johnnies to victory with a complete-game shutout, allowing just three hits for his fifth win of the season (5-0 record). He struck out seven batters to just one walk and held the Gusties hitless in five of the seven innings. 

Senior right fielder Brendan Hemr (Blaine, Minn./Centennial) got on base in the second inning with a tricky single to the Gustie pitcher after SJU stranded two runners on base in the previous inning. Senior left fielder Owen Amrhein (Waconia, Minn.) brought in his teammate, who stole second during the at-bat, for a 1-0 lead.  

Back-to-back bunts from junior center fielder Riley Schwellenbach (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) and freshman shortstop Will Koeppen (Minnetonka, Minn.) loaded the bases before junior Justin Brooks (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park) walked in the Johnnies' second run of the day. SJU left the bases loaded in the top of the second. 

The bottom of the lineup delivered again in the top of the sixth, as Hemr delivered a one-out single to right center, followed by an Amrhein double to the left-field fence. Schwellenbach singled down the right-field line to score both for the 4-0 final. 

Amrhein finished 3-for-3 with two runs and an RBI, while four other Johnnies had two hits in game one. 

Game 2 – at Gustavus Adolphus 9, Saint John's 6 
The Johnnies and Gusties were tied at two runs apiece before the wheels came off for SJU in the bottom of the sixth.  

Brooks walked to get on base in the first inning and was sent home by a groundout from junior designated hitter Will Wareham (Lakeville, Minn./North) after junior second baseman Alex Matchey (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area) doubled down the left-field line. SJU added another solo run in the top of the second thanks to a Hemr homer to center, his fifth of the season. 

GAC took its first lead of the game after a triple, walk and a double for two runs to start the bottom of the sixth. An RBI single forced a pitching change and a 5-2 lead for the Gusties. 

SJU loaded the bases in the top of the seventh and scored two on two walks. Brooks tied the game at 5-5 on a wild pitch to the short backstop. 

Gustavus took the lead for good after back-to-back singles and a two-RBI double in the bottom of the seventh. Koeppen laced an RBI single to center in the top of the eighth but SJU struck out to end the inning and went down 1-2-3 in the top of the ninth. 

Junior pitcher Hunter Hoen (Belle Plaine, Minn.) allowed five earned runs on eight hits with a pair of strikeouts in 5.2 innings of work. Senior Jack Dobesh (Edina, Minn.) closed out Hoen's final inning and sophomore Dylan Marciulionis (Esko, Minn.) was credited with the loss after allowing three Gustie runs in the seventh. Senior Vinny Schleper (Shakopee, Minn.) dealt the final five outs with a pair of strikeouts. 

The Johnnies return to Collegeville to host St. Olaf at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at Haugen Field at Becker Park. Based on the weather forecast, the date of this doubleheader is likely to change.