University of St. Thomas Athletics
31-7
Concordia-Moorhead
24-17
Baseball wins two on Sat. to force Sunday rematch
5/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Senior Tom Wippler hit the game-winning homer in the first game, then drove in six runs with two homers and a double in the second game as No. 5-ranked St. Thomas stayed alive with a pair of elimination-game wins Saturday at the MIAC baseball playoffs in Dundas.
Brady Field homered twice and Matt Olson also hit a home run to lead a 17-hit attack for the Tommies (32-7), who raced to a 10-0 lead in the first two innings. Charles Bruchu had three hits.
Sophomore lefty Bryce Gapinski allowed a solo homer and five other hits over eight innings to silence the Auggies (21-21). UST (32-7) earlier sidelined Concordia-Moorhead 7-6 in 11 innings as Wippler led off the top of the 11th with a home run.
The teams play a 1 p.m. rematch Sunday for the title and the automatic berth into the NCAA playoffs.
UST lost 3-2 to the Auggies on Friday. The Toms are trying to become the first team in the 11-year history of the playoffs to win four elimination games.
St. Thomas earlier sidelined Concordia-Moorhead 7-6 in 11 innings as Wippler led off the top of the 11th with a home run.
Click here for UST-Augsburg box score:
http://www.tommiesports.com/bsbl/stats/augustg1.htm
UST 7, Concordia 6 (11 inn.)
Tom Wippler's leadoff home run in the top of the 11th inning propelled St. Thomas to a 7-6 win over Concordia in Saturday's elimination game at the MIAC baseball playoffs in Dundas.
The Tommies advance to play Augsburg in a 5 p.m. game and need to win to force a Sunday rematch foor the title.
The Cobbers rallied from deficits of 5-1, 6-3 and 6-4 deficits, the latter with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.
UST freshman Mark Dominik, in his first career postseason game, earned the win as he pitched the final two innings. Dominik starnded a runner in scoring position in the 10th and 11th innings.
Starter Matt Nelson worked into the eighth inning in his longest career outing and allowed three earned runs.
Matt McQuillan had three hits and reached base five times. Drew Cremisinio hit a solo home run.
Click here to follow a live blog the Toms' 5 p.m. game today with Augsburg.
www.stthomas.edu/magazine/2010/spring/baseball
Click here to access live audio webcast by Augsburg:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/sports/2009/3/17/webcasts.aspx?id=76
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: M. Dominik (1-0)
L: RJohnson (0-2)
Batting:
2B: M. McQuillan 1 ; M. Olson 1
HR: T. Wippler 1 ; D. Cremisino 1
RBI: M. Olson 2 ; R. Larson 3 ; T. Wippler 1 ; D. Cremisino 1
SH: M. Olson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: M. McQuillan 3 ; M. Olson 1 ; T. Wippler 1 ; D. Cremisino 1 ; J. Bauer 1
SB: M. McQuillan 1 ; R. Larson 1 ; J. Bauer 1
CS: M. McQuillan 1
HBP: C. Bruchu 1 ; A. Kappers 1
PO: R. Larson 1
Batting:
2B: Krause 1 ; Wackler 1 ; MCarlson 2
HR: Krause 1 ; Genereux 1
RBI: Krause 2 ; Wackler 2 ; AJohnson 1 ; Genereux 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Krause 3 ; MCarlson 1 ; Genereux 1 ; Dahlke 1
SB: Krause 1
HBP: Wackler 1 ; Dahlke 1
