---Pat Muth stands at third after his first triple of the season. Muth claimed a pair of multi-hit games in NKU's two wins against Saint Joseph's.

By Mike Anderson, NKU Sports Information

Game 1 box score | Game 2 box score

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University baseball team was firing on all cylinders on Saturday in a doubleheader sweep of Saint Joseph's. The Norse took Game 1 by a 10-3 score before winning the nightcap, 7-1.

NKU's success started with the stellar pitching performance of Sean Munninghoff (2-2), who struck out a career-best 13 Pumas while scattering seven hits in eight innings of work.

Evan McDole's seventh home run of the season capped a two-run first inning and set the tone for the Norse. Kevin Dusold followed suit in the fourth with a solo shot, his fifth of the year.

After the Pumas (14-9, 3-3 Great Lakes Valley Conference) came back with two runs in the top of the fifth the Norse exploded for five runs in the seventh. Jason Cisper got the scoring started with a sacrifice fly to plate Jack Ambrose before Shannon McCormick followed with an RBI-single through the left side. Pat Muth would reach on catcher's interference, scoring Max Colaner. After Brett Hofmann struck out, McDole drove two more runs in on a hard hit single through the right side of the infield.

NKU would get two more runs in the eighth while Saint Joseph's scratched together a run in the ninth to get the final score.

Muth, McDole and Dusold each ended the game with two hits, with McDole driving in four runs. Chris Chojnowski (0-2) gave up seven runs, five of them earned, on five hits in 6 1/3 innings for Saint Joseph's.

The bats got started early for NKU in Game 2 as well, as the Norse put two runs on the board in each of the first two innings followed in the third by an RBI-single by Hofmann, who went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and three runs scored in the game.

Saint Joseph's got on the board in the sixth off of a sacrifice fly by Mike Pericht before NKU put two more across after a single by Dusold plated a pair.

Muth claimed another two-hit performance, including a triple and a run scored in the second inning.

Dave Middendorf (1-1) went the distance for NKU, claiming 11 strikeouts while giving up one run on five hits. Chase Sonen (3-2) was hung with the loss for SJC with seven runs scored on nine hits and eight strikeouts.

With the wins Northern Kentucky improves to 12-9 overall and 2-4 in GLVC play.

The two teams will conclude their four-game series on Sunday in a matinee doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for noon.