The 7th ranked Saints hosted the 5th ranked Linn-Benton Roadrunners on Thursday afternoon and came up with a split against the top hitting team in the NWAC. The Saints out hit the Roadrunners in the first game but left too many runners on base and dropped the first game, 11-8. Brian Rice ripped a home while Dawson Day and Adam Stevens added doubles to lead the Saints at the plate. In the second game, Day struck-out 14 batters on his way to the 6-0 win on the mound while only giving up one hit. Hokkanen came up big again at the plate with his second home run in as many days and Rice and Matt Niebergall hit doubles.

The Saints will travel to Linn-Benton on Saturday for games three and four.

Earlier in the week, the Saints faced the Southwestern Oregon Lakers in the first two games of their four games series. Trace Hokkanen was outstanding in the first game picking up the win on the mound and ripping a home run to earn the 9-2 victory. The bats continued to be hot for the Saints in the second game as the Saints picked up the 15-5 victory in five innings behind doubles from Hokkanen, Day, Kevin Miser and Matt Niebergall. Zach Richards earned the win on the mound for the Saints striking out six in five innings. Games three and four of this series will be rescheduled for a later date.