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Graham Laubscher was a consistent force for the Tommies in April and May to help them win 31 of their last 36 games
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Laubscher makes All-America; Tri, Kulesa get All-Region
6/1/2021 9:06:00 PM | Baseball
D3Baseball.com All-America News Release
ABCA News Release
D3Baseball All-Region News Release
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Senior pitcher Graham Laubscher was selected as a second-team All-America by D3Baseball.com after leading St. Thomas to a conference championship and into this week's eight-team College World Series finals.
Laubscher was voted conference Pitcher of the Year earlier this season and All-Region by the American Baseball Coaches; Association (ABCA) and D3Baseball.com. With the MIAC title at stake, he worked eight innings on May 9 to beat Concordia-Moorhead and let the Toms claim the championship by percentage points over Gustavus.
He's 8-0 with a 1.94 ERA in April and May games with 89 strikeouts and 18 walks over 65 innings. Overall in 2021 Laubscher is 8-2 with a 2.11 ERA and a 5-to-1 K-to-walk ratio.
In 35 career appearances the Stillwater, Minn, native has surpassed 225 strikeouts in 179 innings.
Laubscher is the Tommies' first baseball All-American since Tyler Peterson in 2014, and their first pitching All-America honoree since Dylan Thomas in 2013.
Tommie Baseball was represented by two other players on the All-Region teams announced Tuesday by the ABCA and D3Baseball.com.
Senior pitcher Andrew Tri made second team ABCA. Tri is 6-4 with a 1.96 ERA, and has recorded 89 strikeouts in 60 innings. In three seasons with the Purple the St. Thomas Academy grad has 28 appearances including 16 starts with four complete games and 145 strikeouts in 108 innings.
Redshirt freshman second baseman Sam Kulesa made third team ABCA All-Region. Kulesa has been involved in 23 double plays and has no errors in 153 defensive chances, and as the Tommie leadoff man is batting .391 with 54 hits in 39 contests. The DeLaSalle High grad has 19 multi-hit games.
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