University of St. Thomas Athletics
18-3
UW-Stout
10-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| UW-Stout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Baseball climbs in poll, adds road sweep
4/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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Sophomore lefty Drew Molin threw a three-hit shutout in Tuesday's opener for his first collegiate complete-game victory in St. Thomas' 2-0 baseball win at UW-Stout.
Game-two starter Ty Feyereisen allowed one run in five innings to aid UST's 6-1 victory that completed a sweep of the two seven-inning, non-conference games.
St. Thomas (19-3), which ran its winning streak to 12, scored all eight runs on the day in two innings. Sophomore Jake Smith made it 19 games in a row reaching base with a hit or walk.
Molin struck out eight and allowed two walks and three singles. Stout didn't advance a runner past second base.
Keller Knoll's two-run single in the second inning plated UST's lone runs. Knoll's single scored Ben Waltz, who singled, and Brady Johnson, who reached second when his sac bunt attempt turned into a two-base throwing error.
In game-two, a six-run third inning provided the UST offense. The Toms had six one-out hits in a row plus an error and a sacrifice fly. Feyereisen struck out four and walked two in his first win of the season. Kasey Ralston pitched two scoreless innings to get the final six outs for St. Thomas.
UST has outscored opponents 84-22 during its 12-game winning streak.
St. Thomas is home Wednesday for a 1 p.m. twinbill against No. 9-ranked UW-LaCrosse, which brings an eight-game winning streak of its own.
Toms claim in poll
Riding a 10-game winning streak, St. Thomas has climbed five spots to No. 10 in this week's D3Baseball.com national poll, its highest ranking of the season.
The Tommies (17-3), who swept Bethel and Macalester last week, received one first-place vote.
Senior OF Waylon Bemboom on Monday was named to the 13-player D3Baseball.com Team of the Week.
Bemboom hit .643 (9-of-14) to lead the Tommies' 4-0 week that kept them atop the conference baseball standings. The senior has hit safely in 14 consecutive games and ranks second in the MIAC with a .472 average, well above his career average of .275 through his junior season. Last week he reached base in 10 of 17 plate appearances with nine hits, six RBI, eight runs scored, two sac flies and three stolen bases to help UST win a pair of two-run road games at Bethel and add two more wins at home against Macalester.
St. Thomas is home Wednesday for two No. 9-ranked UW-LaCrosse (1 p.m.). The Toms are home again Saturday to face Carleton in an MIAC twinbill (1 p.m.).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Molin, Drew (4-0)
L: Max Sires (1-1)
Batting:
RBI: Knoll, Keller 2
SH: Johnson, Brady 1 ; Knoll, Keller 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Waltz, Ben 1 ; Johnson, Brady 1
SB: Smith, Jake 1
HBP: Quinlan, Cory 1
