TUCSON, Ariz.: Saint John's pounded out 16 hits and took advantage of 12 walks by three UW-Superior pitchers in a 18-3 win over the Yellowjackets at Kino Sports Complex Monday.
The Johnnies (13-2), who are receiving votes in the latest D3baseball.com Top 25 Poll, scored five runs in the second inning, three in the third, nine in the fourth and one in the fifth before the game was halted after seven innings.
Six players registered multiple hits and six more scored multiple runs for SJU, which lost its first game of the day to Marian (Wis.), 13-7.
The 'Jackets collected two of Superior's seven hits on the day and came around to score their first run in the second inning on a
Travis Miller (Whittier, Calif./La Serna) double to left-center field.
Cory Albertson's (Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater Area) RBI single through the left side in the third inning made it 8-2.
Mike Rodriguez (Chicago, Ill./Gordon Tech) doubled to left center, plating Nick Zexulka to close the scoring in the fifth.
Elliot Danhoff (Gladstone, Mich./Gladstone) (0-1) started on the mound for the 'Jackets, going 2.2 innings and surrendering eight runs (six earned) and six walks. He gave way to
Drake Gran (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View), who allowed nine runs, recording just two outs.
Harrison Leet (Palmer, Alaska/Portage) was the most effective of the UWS pitchers limiting the high-powered Johnnies to four hits and one run in 3.2 frames.
Mason Miller (2-0) pitched the first five innings for the Johnnies to get the win on the mound.
Superior has an off day Tuesday and will return to the field Wednesday for two games against Concordia Wisconsin beginning at 11 a.m., CT.
