University of St. Thomas Athletics
Wednesday, April 26
Minneapolis, Minn.
6:00 p.m. Central
5-24
4
at
9
Minnesota
11-28
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
St. Thomas
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
0
Minnesota
2
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
X
9
9
4
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ben Shepard (2-2)
L: Leedle, Bryce (0-1)
S: Connor Wietgrefe (3)
Batting:
2B: Taxdahl, Ben 1
3B: O'Connell, Dylan 1
RBI: O'Connell, Dylan 1 ; Vujovich, Ben 1 ; Enck, Matthew 1 ; Kulesa, Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: O'Connell, Dylan 1 ; Roder, Joe 1 ; Taxdahl, Ben 1 ; Enck, Matthew 1
SB: Vujovich, Ben 2
HBP: Hoeg, Jonah 1
Batting:
2B: Brady Counsell 1 ; Jake Perry 1 ; Kyle Bork 1
HR: Brady Counsell 1
RBI: Boston Merila 1 ; Brady Counsell 4 ; Jake Perry 2 ; Kyle Bork 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brett Bateman 1 ; Boston Merila 2 ; Brady Counsell 2 ; Ike Mezzenga 1 ; Weber Neels 1 ; Kris Hokenson 1 ; Kyle Bork 1
SB: Brett Bateman 1
CS: Kris Hokenson 1
HBP: Boston Merila 1
PO: Brady Jurgella 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Wesley Dean
Early lead slips as Tommie Baseball falls to Gophers, 9-4
4/26/2023 9:34:00 PM | Baseball
MINNEAPOLIS -- A three-run second inning gave St. Thomas Baseball an early lead Wednesday night before a 9-4 loss to Minnesota at Siebert Field.
A one-out walk and Minnesota error in the second inning put two runners on base for the bottom batters in the Tommie lineup. Matthew Enck and Sam Kulesa came up with back-to-back RBI singles to even scoring, 2-2, before Dylan O'Connell started the top of the order with an RBI fielder's choice. A fielding error on the play allowed Enck to score the go-ahead run.
Minnesota followed in the bottom of the second frame with six runs on just two hits, four walks and a hit by pitch to lead for the rest of the way.
O'Connell tripled with two outs in the top of the fourth inning for his lone hit of the game. Ben Vujovich tacked on the final Tommies run of the game on an RBI single to second base, extending his hitting streak to a team-high four games.
Bryce Leedle (0-1) took the loss throwing 1.1 innings while Jeremy Klick, Owen Marsh and Jacob Mrosko each threw in relief. Marsh went 3.1 innings with a career high five strikeouts.
Both teams left eight runners stranded through the game while the Tommies totaled six hits and reached base on three walks.
St. Thomas returns to Summit League play April 28-30 with a three-game series at Koch Diamond against Omaha.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball
-- St. Thomas Athletics --
A one-out walk and Minnesota error in the second inning put two runners on base for the bottom batters in the Tommie lineup. Matthew Enck and Sam Kulesa came up with back-to-back RBI singles to even scoring, 2-2, before Dylan O'Connell started the top of the order with an RBI fielder's choice. A fielding error on the play allowed Enck to score the go-ahead run.
Minnesota followed in the bottom of the second frame with six runs on just two hits, four walks and a hit by pitch to lead for the rest of the way.
O'Connell tripled with two outs in the top of the fourth inning for his lone hit of the game. Ben Vujovich tacked on the final Tommies run of the game on an RBI single to second base, extending his hitting streak to a team-high four games.
Bryce Leedle (0-1) took the loss throwing 1.1 innings while Jeremy Klick, Owen Marsh and Jacob Mrosko each threw in relief. Marsh went 3.1 innings with a career high five strikeouts.
Both teams left eight runners stranded through the game while the Tommies totaled six hits and reached base on three walks.
St. Thomas returns to Summit League play April 28-30 with a three-game series at Koch Diamond against Omaha.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball
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