Redshirt freshman Tyson Stritesky threw six shutout innings and the visiting Tommies ran their winning streak to 10 with Sunday's 7-2 MIAC baseball victory over St. John's in a nine-inning contest played in Collegeville.

Charlie Bartholomew added a solo homer and had a sac fly for the Tommies (13-3 overall, 8-0 MIAC), who completed a three-game weekend sweep of SJU.

The Toms opened a two-game lead on second-place Bethel (5-1) and a 2 1-2 game lead on third-place Gustavus (4-1). They are scheduled to face Bethel for two in the road this Tuesday.

Sunday's play marked the final regular-season MIAC baseball game between the arch rivals after 100 seasons in a diamond rivalry that began in 1907. St. Thomas is moving to Division I and the Summit League starting with the 2022 season.

St. Thomas scored four runs in the top of the first inning without a hit. It loaded the bases with three walks, and scored four times on a one-out hit by pitch, two more walks and a sacrifice fly.

That set up Stritesky, an Eden Prairie, Minn., native, who was making his first college pitching start. He allowed thee hits and two walks and struck out four over six innings. Freshman Max Moris had two of the Toms' seven hits including an RBI single in the sixth.

Tommie starting pitchers allowed just two runs (one earned) in 22 innings in the 3-0 weekend sweep. Over 16 games thus far, Tommie coach Chris Olean's starters have a 1.09 ERA with 130 strikeouts in 90 innings.

SJU (11-7, 1-6) scored twice in the seventh inning off the Tommie bullpen.

St. Thomas pitching ranks in the top two in Division III in ERA (1.22) and strikeouts per nine innings (12).