University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, February 25
Sacramento, Calif.
3:00 p.m. Central
1-4
0
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Sacramento State
4-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
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| St. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sacramento State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Photo by: Collin Boyles
2/25/2023 10:23:00β―PM | Baseball
Sacramento, Calif. -- St. Thomas Baseball was handed losses of 2-0 and 10-1 Saturday to open a three-game series at Sacramento State at John Smith Field. Kolby Gartner threw a complete game in the opener while the Tommies (1-5) faced an early deficit in game two.
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Game One β L, 2-0
For the third time this season, Brigs Richartz led off the game with a hit, his first double of the season, before being stranded on base to end the first inning.
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The Tommies put on another baserunner in the second inning but didn't reach base again until the sixth. Max Moris drew a walk with two outs in the top of the sixth inning and Sam Kulesa singled with one out in the eighth for the final Tommie base runner.
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Kolby Gartner (0-2) threw a complete game of 8.0 innings and allowed just five baserunners. He left three Hornets stranded through the game, all coming within the first two innings. A lead-off single by SSU in the fifth inning set up an unearned run that moved to second on a balk, third on a ground out, and scored on a passed ball. The final Hornet run crossed on a lead-off home run in the sixth inning.
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Gartner recorded his third career complete game along with four strikeouts, four hits, one walk and one earned run allowed.
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Game Two β L, 10-1
Sacramento State led off game two with a double down the left field line before scoring on the next at-bat, an RBI double again down the left field line. A wild pitch moved the runner to third while an RBI single gave SSU a 2-0 lead after the first inning.
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Ben Vujovich recorded the first Tommie hit of the game, a single up the middle in the top of the second inning, before a double play ended the top half. The Hornets put on its first four batters in the bottom of the second inning, including a three-run home run to extend the lead to 5-0.
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Joe Vos led off the top of the third inning with a solo home run, the Tommies' first home run of the season and the first of Vos' career. The Tommies threatened with back-to-back singles with one out in the top of the sixth inning, but a strikeout and fly out ended the visitor half.
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The Hornets came back in the bottom of the sixth to add four runs on three hits, including a lead-off triple that crossed on a wild pitch. A two-out, two-RBI single and RBI single gave SSU a 9-1 lead.
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The Tommies came back to lead off the seventh inning with a single and a walk before leading off the eighth with a walk and a one-out single. St. Thomas left two runners on in the seventh while a double play kept one stranded in the eighth.
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The final Sacramento State run crossed in the bottom of the eighth inning as three walks set up a sac fly.
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The Tommies left six runners stranded while the pitching staff kept 12 Hornets baserunners stranded through the game.
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Four pitchers combined to finish the game for St. Thomas as the staff combined to throw 12 strikeouts and allowed nine hits and 12 walks.
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St. Thomas and Sacramento State wrap up the three-game series at 1Β p.m. Sunday from John Smith Field.
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Game One β L, 2-0
For the third time this season, Brigs Richartz led off the game with a hit, his first double of the season, before being stranded on base to end the first inning.
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The Tommies put on another baserunner in the second inning but didn't reach base again until the sixth. Max Moris drew a walk with two outs in the top of the sixth inning and Sam Kulesa singled with one out in the eighth for the final Tommie base runner.
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Kolby Gartner (0-2) threw a complete game of 8.0 innings and allowed just five baserunners. He left three Hornets stranded through the game, all coming within the first two innings. A lead-off single by SSU in the fifth inning set up an unearned run that moved to second on a balk, third on a ground out, and scored on a passed ball. The final Hornet run crossed on a lead-off home run in the sixth inning.
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Gartner recorded his third career complete game along with four strikeouts, four hits, one walk and one earned run allowed.
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Game Two β L, 10-1
Sacramento State led off game two with a double down the left field line before scoring on the next at-bat, an RBI double again down the left field line. A wild pitch moved the runner to third while an RBI single gave SSU a 2-0 lead after the first inning.
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Ben Vujovich recorded the first Tommie hit of the game, a single up the middle in the top of the second inning, before a double play ended the top half. The Hornets put on its first four batters in the bottom of the second inning, including a three-run home run to extend the lead to 5-0.
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Joe Vos led off the top of the third inning with a solo home run, the Tommies' first home run of the season and the first of Vos' career. The Tommies threatened with back-to-back singles with one out in the top of the sixth inning, but a strikeout and fly out ended the visitor half.
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The Hornets came back in the bottom of the sixth to add four runs on three hits, including a lead-off triple that crossed on a wild pitch. A two-out, two-RBI single and RBI single gave SSU a 9-1 lead.
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The Tommies came back to lead off the seventh inning with a single and a walk before leading off the eighth with a walk and a one-out single. St. Thomas left two runners on in the seventh while a double play kept one stranded in the eighth.
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The final Sacramento State run crossed in the bottom of the eighth inning as three walks set up a sac fly.
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The Tommies left six runners stranded while the pitching staff kept 12 Hornets baserunners stranded through the game.
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Four pitchers combined to finish the game for St. Thomas as the staff combined to throw 12 strikeouts and allowed nine hits and 12 walks.
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St. Thomas and Sacramento State wrap up the three-game series at 1Β p.m. Sunday from John Smith Field.
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Pitching:
W: Takacs, Noah (2-0)
L: Gartner, Kolby (0-2)
S: Zalasky, Jack (3)
Batting:
2B: Richartz, Brigs 1
Base Running:
CS: Kulesa, Sam 1
Batting:
HR: Aloy, Wehiwa 1
RBI: Aloy, Wehiwa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Aloy, Wehiwa 1 ; Crenshaw, Garet 1
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