Junior catcher Ethan Roe hit for the cycle, going 4-for-4 with five RBI in  St. John's program record with its 14th consecutive win St, John's (Minn.) athletics photo by Nick Gilman

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's baseball set a program record with its 14th consecutive win with a 16-3 non-conference victory over Minnesota-Morris on Tuesday, May 4, at Becker Park.

Junior catcher Ethan Roe (Golden Valley, Minn./Blake) hit for the cycle and drove in five runs as SJU (26-8, 15-7 MIAC) totaled 19 hits in six innings at the plate. The Johnnies batted around in the first two innings and posted 14 runs on 14 hits through the first three frames. The game was called in the seventh inning due to the 10-run rule.

Roe started his day with a two-run triple in the first inning, followed by an RBI double in the second and a two-run homer in the third. The home run, his 12th of the season, tied SJU's single-season record set by former teammate Joey Stock '20 in 2019. Roe completed the cycle with a single in his final at-bat in the fourth inning. He is batting .481 (13-for-27) with 12 runs scored, nine RBI and six extra-base hits during his current seven-game hit streak.

SJU changed over its entire lineup in the bottom of the fifth (pinch hitters) and top of the sixth (in the field).

Junior outfielder Soren Roe (Golden Valley, Minn./Blake) went 3-for-3 with a double, RBI and four runs scored, while sophomore third baseman Zach Selchow (Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) went 3-for-3 with three RBI.

Sophomore designated hitter Max Nyrop (Alameda, Calif.) extended his hit streak to 14 games with a solo home run, his eighth of the season, in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Freshman outfielder Jack Schleper (Shakopee, Minn.) moved his hit streak to 10 games by going 2-for-3 with three runs scored. Freshman outfielder Rodney Erickson (St. Paul, Minn./Woodbury) and sophomore shortstop Matt Hayford (Rochester, Minn./Lourdes) each added two singles.

The Cougars (5-18, 3-9 UMAC) mustered only four hits, though three came in the top of the first inning off sophomore Jack Haring (Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine). The third hit was a three-run, inside-the-park home run by UMM's Joe Pelle. Erickson slid in an attempt to catch Pelle's bloop, but the ball skipped past him and rolled to the center-field fence. Haring made his first collegiate start and gave up the three runs with three strikeouts in two innings of work.

Sophomore southpaw Sam Hanson (Sartell, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral) struck out six in three innings of hitless relief to earn the win. Junior Peyton Yurek (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) allowed one hit in the game's final two innings.

The Johnnies wrap up their conference schedule with a three-game series vs. St. Olaf this weekend, beginning with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday, May 8, in Northfield. SJU hosts its Senior Day, the nine-inning series finale, at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 9, in Collegeville.