Just give Ben Etzell the ball. That’s all he wants. Oh, and no more Minnesota snow. (Libby Auger photo)
With the snow receding, they’re rolling once again.
Saint John’s University baseball, and former Coupeville diamond star Ben Etzell, were slowed by the non-stop white stuff which hammered Minnesota.
After starting the season in Florida and Arizona, once the Johnnies returned home they found nothing but games being backed up, and then backed up some more.
That has begun to change, and SJU is once again playing, running its record to 19-5 after a doubleheader sweep Monday of Hamline University.
Etzell, a senior, tossed a perfect inning, including a pair of strike-outs, to slam the door in the nightcap, a 6-1 win.
He’s tied for the team lead among pitchers with seven appearances and is 1-2 with a 2.35 ERA this season.
For his career, Etzell is 9-4 with seven saves and he crossed the 100-inning barrier against Hamline. He has 84 K’s in 100.2 innings all-time.
Saint John’s has 13 regular-season games left on its schedule and will be playing a ton of doubleheaders over the next two weeks.
The league tourney is scheduled for May 10-13.
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