NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The St. Olaf College baseball team dropped both ends of its non-conference doubleheader against No. 25-ranked UW-La Crosse on Thursday, falling by scores of 20-5 and 11-5 in six innings at Mark Almli Field.

UW-La Crosse (18-5) pounded 22 hits and scored multiple runs in six of the seven innings in game one and had three multi-run innings in game two to sweep St. Olaf (6-11) in the first meetings between the two programs since 2017. Game two was called after six innings due to darkness.

St. Olaf is next in action in a twin bill at Saint John's University on Monday, April 17 at 2:30 and 5 p.m.

No. 25 UW-La Crosse 20, St. Olaf 5 | Box Score

UW-La Crosse scored four times in each of the first three innings, three times in the fourth, and two more in the fifth to build a 17-2 lead. St. Olaf recorded 13 hits in the opener but left 13 runners on base.

The top-three spots in the Eagles' lineup combined to go 11-for-15 with nine runs scored and 11 RBI. First year Brendan Goldman, junior Joey Glampe, and first year Mason Buck all had two-hit games for the Oles.

A two-out RBI single by Glampe got St. Olaf on the board in the bottom of the first after UW-La Crosse scored four times in the top of the frame. The Oles scored again in the second on a fielder's choice off the bat of sophomore Jack Alley that scored junior Brian Nevin.

The visitors scored the next nine runs to open up a 17-2 lead before St. Olaf got a pair of runs in the fifth. Senior Avery von Herrmann provided a pinch-hit RBI single for the first run of the inning and the second run scored on a balk.

First year Christopher Woodside added a run-scoring single in the sixth for his first-career RBI and the Oles' final run of the game. Junior Owen Manning struck out a career-high seven batters over his 2.1 relief innings for St. Olaf, far surpassing his previous career-high total of two strikeouts.

No. 25 UW-La Crosse 11, St. Olaf 5 (6 inn.) | Box Score

After falling in a 4-0 hole in the top of the first, St. Olaf climbed to within a run with a three-run bottom of the first. The Eagles pushed their lead back to three at 6-3, but the Oles again got within one at 6-5 through five innings. UW-La Crosse pulled away again with a five-run sixth before the game was called due to darkness.

Junior Sam Lavin was the lone St. Olaf hitter with a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a run, as the Eagles limited the Oles to four hits in game two. Sophomore Evan Hammonds was 1-for-2 with a double, two walks, and two runs scored, while Glampe drove in a pair of runs.

UW-La Crosse hit a pair of two-run homers in the top of the first, but St. Olaf answered with three runs in the next half inning. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Glampe reached on a dropped fly ball that allowed two runs to score. Later in the inning, Woodside plated the third run with a sacrifice fly.

Trailing 6-3, the Oles cut their deficit to one with two runs in the bottom of the fifth. After the first three hitters reached to load the bases with nobody out, Glampe drew a bases-loaded walk for the first run. UW-La Crosse turned a double play to keep the score at 6-4 before a passed ball allowed first year Frank Lavin to score to make it 6-5. The visitors finished off the scoring with a five-run sixth.