University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, April 9
St. Paul, Minn.
12:00 p.m.
8-25, 3-4
2
vs
10
South Dakota
19-16, 4-3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
South Dakota
1
2
0
2
0
0
5
10
13
1
St. Thomas
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
5
3
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Clara Edwards (11-8)
L: Crawford, Christina (4-7)
Batting:
2B: Aleesia Sainz 1
3B: Rylee Nicholson 1
HR: Gabby Moser 2
RBI: Rylee Nicholson 1 ; Jordyn Pender 1 ; Aleesia Sainz 2 ; Jadyn DeWitte 1 ; Gabby Moser 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Tatum Villotta 1 ; Courtney Wilson 1 ; Rylee Nicholson 2 ; Jordyn Pender 1 ; Aleesia Sainz 1 ; Jadyn DeWitte 1 ; Lauren Eamiguel 1 ; Gabby Moser 2
SB: Tatum Villotta 1 ; Aleesia Sainz 1
Batting:
2B: Baniecke, Megan 1
HR: Baniecke, Megan 1
RBI: Hudson, Sarah 1 ; Baniecke, Megan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Raymond, Kaitlyn 1 ; Baniecke, Megan 1
SB: Goelz, Katie 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
P
/ Softball
P
/ SoftballSS
/ Softball1B/OF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
3B
/ Softball
INF
/ SoftballOF
/ Softball
P
/ Softball
Photo by: Nick Wosika
Softball swept in home opener against South Dakota
4/9/2022 5:17:00 PM | Softball
St. Paul, Minn. - St. Thomas softball (8-26, 3-5 Summit League) was swept by South Dakota (20-16, 5-3 Summit League) on Saturday in the Tommies' hope opener.
St. Thomas totaled two runs in game one, featuring a Megan Baniecke home run, the first home homer of the Division I era for the Toms. Baniecke enjoyed a two-hit day for the team, finishing as the only Tommie hitter to amass multiple hits. Kaitlyn Raymond, Brooke Ellestad, and Katie Goelz also had knocks for the team, while Goelz reached base on a walk in addition to her hit.
Christina Crawford was hit around for five runs in the loss while striking out two batters. Kendall Hopkins tossed three innings in relief, giving up five runs, and striking out two Coyotes.
With one out, Raymond and Ellestad put together back-to-back base hits, placing runners on second and third for St. Thomas. Sarah Hudson would ground out to the pitcher, allowing Raymond to score, and giving the team its first run. The other run would come in the bottom of the seventh on Baniecke's long ball.
The Tommies were held to just three base hits in a 9-0 shutout loss in game two. Nicole Pieper was 2-2 at the plate and Hudson collected the team's other base hit.
Baniecke was tagged with the loss, allowing all nine earned runs, and failed to record a strikeout. Isabelle True pitched a pristine 0.2 innings of relief. The Toms did not commit an error in game two.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas softball, follow along on Twitter at @USTSoftball, on Instagram at @tommiesoftball, and on Facebook at St. Thomas Softball.
Up Next
St. Thomas finishes the series against South Dakota on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
St. Thomas totaled two runs in game one, featuring a Megan Baniecke home run, the first home homer of the Division I era for the Toms. Baniecke enjoyed a two-hit day for the team, finishing as the only Tommie hitter to amass multiple hits. Kaitlyn Raymond, Brooke Ellestad, and Katie Goelz also had knocks for the team, while Goelz reached base on a walk in addition to her hit.
Christina Crawford was hit around for five runs in the loss while striking out two batters. Kendall Hopkins tossed three innings in relief, giving up five runs, and striking out two Coyotes.
With one out, Raymond and Ellestad put together back-to-back base hits, placing runners on second and third for St. Thomas. Sarah Hudson would ground out to the pitcher, allowing Raymond to score, and giving the team its first run. The other run would come in the bottom of the seventh on Baniecke's long ball.
The Tommies were held to just three base hits in a 9-0 shutout loss in game two. Nicole Pieper was 2-2 at the plate and Hudson collected the team's other base hit.
Baniecke was tagged with the loss, allowing all nine earned runs, and failed to record a strikeout. Isabelle True pitched a pristine 0.2 innings of relief. The Toms did not commit an error in game two.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas softball, follow along on Twitter at @USTSoftball, on Instagram at @tommiesoftball, and on Facebook at St. Thomas Softball.
Up Next
St. Thomas finishes the series against South Dakota on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
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