University of St. Thomas Athletics
Macalester
Baseball rides Cremisino's blast to sweep of Mac
4/3/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Drew Cremisino's three-run homer snapped a 5-5 tie and propelled No. 20-ranked St. Thomas to an 11-5 win over Macalester and a sweep of Friday's MIAC baseball doubleheader at UST's Koch Diamond. The Toms won the first game 5-2.
Fourteen different Tommies (14-5 overall, 3-1 MIAC) had at least one hit on the day. Twelve Toms combned for 16 hits in game two.
In game one, freshmen Bryce Gapinski (6.1 innings) and John Licht combined on a five-hitter. Tom Wippler went 3-for-3 and joined John Means, Louie Salmen and Tim Kahle with RBI singles as the home team built a 5-0 lead.
In game two, junior Matt Schuld allowed 10 hits and five runs through four innings but retired 11 of the last 12 batters. Mac escaped a one-out bases-loaded jam in the fourth inning with no runs, then started to work out of a jame in the fifth with two runners on as it got the lead runner at third on a bunt. But Cremisino's drive over the fence in left field put the Toms ahead 8-5, and they added three more runs in the sixth inning.
UST is off this weekend and is home Tuesday to face Concordia-Moorhead in a 2:30 p.m. conference twinbill.
Click here for Game 1 box scorer:
http://www.tommiesports.com/bsbl/stats/4-3-bb1.htm
Click here for Game 2 box scorer:
http://www.tommiesports.com/bsbl/stats/4-3-bb2.htm
Freshman Bryce Gapinski (11) allowed five hits in game one. (Mike Ekern photo)
Dan Leslie had two hits in game two. (Mike Ekern photo)
Brady Field singled and walked in game two. (Mike Ekern photo)
