The victories put Capital at 15-18 (7-7 OAC) and into a fourth place tie in the OAC with the Blue Streaks (21-14, 8-8) and kept hope alive the Crusaders chances of claiming a spot in the four-team OAC Tournament.

Capital's offense gave Nick Brown a big lead in the first game. St. John hit a leadoff home run in the first, and senior T.J. Brown (Dublin/Dublin Scioto) scored on a balk for a 2-0 lead. The Crusaders then scored seven runs in the second inning, as St. John hit his second homer, a two-run shot, and sophomore catcher Bill Christian (Poland/Poland Seminary) hit a two-run homer later in the inning.

The Blue Streaks scored three runs in the top of the third, but Capital responded with two more runs in the bottom half for an 11-3 lead. The Crusaders tacked on two more runs in the fifth, while John Carroll added solo runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings.

Nick Brown (3-1, 3.35 ERA) threw his first complete game of the season, giving up eight hits and four earned runs. St. John went 4-for-4 from the plate with four RBI and four runs scored, and T.J. Brown and junior Jake Butler (Newark/Licking Valley) had two hits apiece.

In game two, junior third baseman Graham Holmberg (Newark/Newark) hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to break a 4-4 tie.

The Crusaders led 4-2 in the top of the fifth, but the Blue Streaks tied it on an RBI single by Sean McCarthy and an unearned run. In the bottom half, sophomore second baseman Ryan Hutchison (Columbus/Whitehall-Yearling) doubled, and Holmberg hit the second pitch he saw from relief pitcher Matt McKinnon over the left field fence.

Capital's offense had struck early again in the first inning, as St. John scored on an error by Blue Streaks second baseman Doug Snider. The Crusaders scored two more runs in the third, starting the inning with four straight singles, with shortstop Andy Daggett (Springfield/Springfield-Shawnee) scoring on Butler's RBI base-hit. Hutchison added a sac fly to score St. John for a 3-0 Crusaders lead.

Hurney (3-4, 4.19) threw a complete game for the Crusaders, giving up seven hits and two earned runs while striking out five. Brown and Hurney's complete games were the first two thrown by Capital pitchers on the season.

St. John went 3-for-3 with a sac fly, an RBI and two runs scored, making him 7-for-7 on the day with two home runs, six runs scored and five RBI. He is now batting .483 this season.

Capital hosts Wilmington College for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Clowson Field.