MIAC Baseball - Saturday, April 8
Game One: Saint John's 5, Concordia-Moorhead 4
at Joe Faber Field, St. Cloud
St. Cloud, Minn. - Saint John's University sophomore Kyle Casey tripled home senior Grady McGovern in the bottom of the seventh inning for the game-winning run in a 5-4 win for SJU over Concordia-Moorhead at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud. McGovern walked with one out in the inning to set up the game-winning run.
The Cobbers tied the game in the top of the seventh inning on a RBI double by senior Clayton Horgen. Horgen's double brought home Tim Miller, who had reached on an error to start the inning.
SJU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second, only to see Concordia score three in the third to take the lead, 3-2. SJU scored single runs in the third and fourth innings to take a 4-3 lead into the last inning.
Tim Miller went 3-for-4 with a RBI double for Concordia. Brent Schloe had two hits, including a home run for the Johnnies. Jamie Louwagie also had two extra base hits in the win.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Concordia-Moorhead 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
Saint John's 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 10 2 (FINAL)
BATTERIES:
Concordia-Moorhead - Derek Dormanen (LP); and Isaac Hjermstad
Saint John's - Tom Spaniol, Brian Johnson (7th, WP); and Jeff Swenson and Jared Horgen (7th)
HOME RUNS:
Concordia-Moorhead - None
Saint John's - Brent Schloe (Solo in 3rd); Jamie Louwagie (Solo in 4th)
MIAC Baseball - Saturday, April 8
Game Two: Saint John's 7, Concordia-Moorhead 5
at Joe Faber Field, St. Cloud
St. Cloud, Minn. - Saint John's University scored four runs in the first inning off of two home runs to take an early lead and held on to win, 7-5, over Concordia-Moorhead at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud. SJU senior Andy Schneider hit a three-run home run in the first while sophomore Damon Laliberte added a solo shot in the first.
With the Johnnies leading 6-1 in the fifth, Concordia scored four times to cut the lead to one run. The Cobbers only had two hits in the fifth inning, but benfited from a SJU error, two walks and a couple wild pitches. SJU scored an insurance wun in the sixth inning to make the score, 7-5. Concordia left runners in scoring postion in the seventh inning.
Isaac Hjermstad had two hits and an RBI for the Cobbers. Brent Schloe went 2-for-3 for the Johnnies.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Concordia-Moorhead 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 7 0
Saint John's 4 0 0 2 0 1 X 7 8 2 (FINAL)
BATTERIES:
Concordia-Moorhead - Bryan Marudas (LP) and Eric Dinger (4th); and Isaac Hjermstad
Saint John's - Adam Brett (WP), Dave Kreft (6th, Save); and Jared Horgen
HOME RUNS:
Concordia-Moorhead - None
Saint John's - Andy Schneider (3-Run HR in 1st); Damon Laliberte (Solo in 1st)
RECORDS:
Concordia-Moorhead - 8-8 Overall and 2-4 in the MIAC
Saint John's - 11-6 Overall and 4-0 in the MIAC