RENSSELAER, Ind. -- The score resembled something that harkened from games that the Miner baseball team played with aluminum bats, but the end result was a loss for UMR Sunday afternoon.

Saint Joseph's -- which used big innings to win both games of Saturday's doubleheader over UMR -- had three innings with at least four runs Sunday and came away with an 18-11 victory in a see-saw Great Lakes Valley Conference contest at Gil Hodges Field.

The teams traded the lead throughout the afternoon, but the Pumas scored 10 times off four Miner pitchers in the sixth and seventh innings to pull away for the win.

After spotting the Pumas a run in the first, the Miners tied the game in the second when Matt Campbell singled home Brandon Cogan. UMR then took the lead in the third when Cogan delivered a two-run single to give the Miners a 3-1 lead.

Saint Joseph's tied the contest with a two-run third, but UMR regained the advantage in the fifth by scoring a pair. Robbie Martin's one-out triple scored Cody Bass to put the Miners back in front, then Martin scored on a hit by Cogan.

The lead was shortlived, however, as the Pumas plated five runs in the bottom half of the inning to knock out starter Stephen Read. Kevin Diete's RBI single tied the score, then Ryan Murray greeted reliever Matt Campbell with a two-run double to put SJC in the lead.

UMR caught up again by scoring three in the seventh. Consecutive hits by Eaf Redden, Martin and Cogan to begin the inning loaded the bases, then Thomas McCormick knocked in Redden with the Miners' fourth straight single. UMR closed to within 8-7 on a fielder's choice, then Yaimel Javier-Cury singled to the opposite field to even the score at eight.

The Miner bullpen, however, struggled in the seventh as three pitchers were used in an inning in which the Pumas scored four to take the lead for good. A leadoff triple off the bat of Matt Wille was followed by a run-scoring hit by Diete, then a two-run single by Pat Luehring pushed the lead to three.

UMR got one run back in the eighth on an RBI single by Martin, but the Pumas put the game away by scoring six times in the bottom half. The inning was highlighted by a two-run triple by Luerhing and a two-run homer by Mike Pericht.

The Miners did get two more runs across in the ninth as Bass and Redden drove in runs with hits.

Cogan and McCormick had four hits each for the Miners Sunday while Redden and Martin had three apiece. UMR had a season-high 19 hits in the game.

Andrew Page, who entered the game at the start of the seventh inning, took the loss for UMR.

UMR (16-22, 9-19 GLVC) will play a doubleheader Wednesday at Rockhurst starting at 3 p.m.