University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, April 26
St. Paul, Minn.
12:00 p.m. Central
vs
Northern Colorado
Photo by: Patrick Hart
Baseball welcomes Northern Colorado for weekend series, Valley City State for single game
4/25/2024 3:08:00 PM | Baseball
The Tommies are set to host the Bears and Vikings in St. Paul
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Thomas baseball team welcomes Northern Colorado and Valley City State to Koch Diamond. The Tommies will play Northern Colorado in a three-game series from April 26-28, and Valley City State on Monday, April 29.
Be sure to follow along for live streams through links found at tommiesports.com/sports/baseball/schedule – and on Twitter @TommieBase and Instagram at @TommieBaseball
Last Time Out
The Tommies traveled across the river to play Minnesota in a two-game midweek series.
Game One – L, 7-6 (11 inn.)
• Brigs Richartz tallied a two-run homer, his fourth of the season.
• Bryce Leedle entered the game in the ninth, throwing three strikeouts to send the game into extra innings. Leedle (0-2) totaled four strikeouts in 2.0 innings of work.
•Ben Vujovich went 2-for-4 and recorded two runs on Tuesday night. Joe Vos tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the season against Minnesota.
Game Two – L, 8-0
• Starting in his first game of the season, Sean Marlow recorded his first collegiate hit in the top of the seventh inning.
• Six different Tommies recorded a hit on Wednesday night led by Mikey Gottschalk who recorded his 10th multi-hit game.
Next up for the Tommies
• St. Thomas Baseball hosts Northern Colorado and Valley City State from April 26-29.
• Northern Colorado (8-30-1, 7-10-1 Summit) is led by head coach Mike Anderson in his second season.
• In March of this season, the Tommies swept Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo. Since then, Northern Colorado has won seven of its last 15 Summit League games.
• Valley City State (18-27, 10-10 NSAA) is led by head coach Alec DeMaria in his first season.
• Jamel Chabot paces the Vikings, posting a .345 batting avg., .859 OPS, and .454 OB%.
•In 66.2 innings, Hunter Magnuson has recorded a 3.64 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and leads the Vikings with 88 strikeouts.
Tommie Offense
•The St. Thomas offense has exploded in the first half of the season, totaling 213 runs in 32 games played. In 2023, the Tommies recorded 186 runs through 44 games.
•Nine Tommies have combined for 23 home runs to start the season. The Tommies totaled 14 home runs a season ago.
•Matthew Maulik (.376), Brigs Richartz (.351), and Ben Vujovich (.331) all rank in the top-10 spots in the Summit League in batting average.
Look back at 2023
•St. Thomas wrapped up the 2023 season with an overall record of 10-34, winning its final three of six games.
• The Tommies were 4-8 at Koch Diamond and 6-26 on the road last year.
•The Tommies earned their second Power 5 win over Kansas State on March 22, 2023 – defeating the Wildcats 2-1
•Last season, Brigs Richartz recorded the first Tommie cycle since 1996 against Northern Colorado.
Summit League Ranks (As of 4/25/24)
Team
Batting Avg (1st/.297)
Triples (1st/16)
OB%(1st/.390)
SLG% (2nd/.427)
Runs (4th/213)
Hits (4th/343)
RBIs (4th/199)
ERA - Pitching (3rd/6.84)
Opp. Batting Average (3rd/.281)
Individual – Pitching
Opp. Batting Average (J. Mrosko – 1st/.160)
Opp. Batting Average (K. Gartner – 4th/.243)
Strikeouts (J. Mrosko – 4th/57)
Earned Run Average (J. Mrosko – 2nd/3.91)
Individual – Hitting
Batting Average (M. Maulik – 3rd/.376)
OPS (M. Maulik –t-6th/.980)
OPS (B. Richartz –t-6th/.980)
OB% (M. Maulik – 4th/.441)
OB% (B. Vujovich – 5th/.437)
Hits (M. Maulik – t-5th/47)
Runs (B. Vujovich – 2nd/36)
Doubles (B. Richartz – t-3rd/11)
Triples (Z. Von Schlegell – t-3rd/3)
SLG% (B. Richartz – 6th/.557)
RBI (M. Maulik – t-4th/33)
Stolen bases (B. Vujovich – 1st/13)
Individual - Fielding
CSB (M. Moris – t-3rd/ 6)
Putouts (M. Moris – 3rd/ 249)
Assists (M. Gottschalk – 6th/65)
Tommie Baseball DI Record Holders
•Brigs Richartz – RBI (73), At Bats (478), Hits (140), Games played (120)
• Ben Vujovich -- Runs (88), Batting Avg. (0.308), SLG% (.460)
• Kolby Gartner – Games started pitching (19), Innings pitched (131.0)
Summit League Weekly Honors
Jacob Mrsoko earned the Summit League Baseball Peak Pitcher of the week honor on Feb. 26 after his performance against SEMO:
• Earned first career win after a seven-inning, complete-game outing
• Allowed two earned runs on three hits while striking out a career-high 12 Redhawks
• Surrendered just one hit and fanned 11 through the first six innings
• Earned the first weekly award of his career
Summit League Preseason Poll
•Juniors Ben Vujovich (OF) and Evan Esch (LHP) were named the St. Thomas Player and Pitcher to Watch, as released in the 2024 Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• St. Thomas was selected to finish sixth in the Summit Preseason Poll.
Leading the Pack
• Chris Olean begins his 15th season with St. Thomas in 2024. He has totaled an overall record of 378-229-1 (338-148-1 in NCAA Division III) since being named the head coach prior to the 2010 season.
• Olean is a three-time NCAA DIII Region Coach of the Year and closed out its DIII era by winning championships in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and region en route to a national runner-up finish and 37-10 record.
• During the last 12 DIII seasons the Purple won eight MIAC Championships, capped by third-place national finishes in both 2012 and 2014, in addition to the runner-up finish in 2021.
• Olean mentored seven DIII All-American pitchers. He was voted MIAC and Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2012, 2013, and 2021. In addition, Olean works with the Tommie pitching staff, which was a perennial top-10 group in DIII baseball.
Follow Along
Any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas baseball team can be found at tommiesports.com and on Twitter @TommieBase and Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
Be sure to follow along for live streams through links found at tommiesports.com/sports/baseball/schedule – and on Twitter @TommieBase and Instagram at @TommieBaseball
Last Time Out
The Tommies traveled across the river to play Minnesota in a two-game midweek series.
Game One – L, 7-6 (11 inn.)
• Brigs Richartz tallied a two-run homer, his fourth of the season.
• Bryce Leedle entered the game in the ninth, throwing three strikeouts to send the game into extra innings. Leedle (0-2) totaled four strikeouts in 2.0 innings of work.
•Ben Vujovich went 2-for-4 and recorded two runs on Tuesday night. Joe Vos tallied his seventh multi-hit game of the season against Minnesota.
Game Two – L, 8-0
• Starting in his first game of the season, Sean Marlow recorded his first collegiate hit in the top of the seventh inning.
• Six different Tommies recorded a hit on Wednesday night led by Mikey Gottschalk who recorded his 10th multi-hit game.
Next up for the Tommies
• St. Thomas Baseball hosts Northern Colorado and Valley City State from April 26-29.
• Northern Colorado (8-30-1, 7-10-1 Summit) is led by head coach Mike Anderson in his second season.
• In March of this season, the Tommies swept Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colo. Since then, Northern Colorado has won seven of its last 15 Summit League games.
• Valley City State (18-27, 10-10 NSAA) is led by head coach Alec DeMaria in his first season.
• Jamel Chabot paces the Vikings, posting a .345 batting avg., .859 OPS, and .454 OB%.
•In 66.2 innings, Hunter Magnuson has recorded a 3.64 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and leads the Vikings with 88 strikeouts.
Tommie Offense
•The St. Thomas offense has exploded in the first half of the season, totaling 213 runs in 32 games played. In 2023, the Tommies recorded 186 runs through 44 games.
•Nine Tommies have combined for 23 home runs to start the season. The Tommies totaled 14 home runs a season ago.
•Matthew Maulik (.376), Brigs Richartz (.351), and Ben Vujovich (.331) all rank in the top-10 spots in the Summit League in batting average.
Look back at 2023
•St. Thomas wrapped up the 2023 season with an overall record of 10-34, winning its final three of six games.
• The Tommies were 4-8 at Koch Diamond and 6-26 on the road last year.
•The Tommies earned their second Power 5 win over Kansas State on March 22, 2023 – defeating the Wildcats 2-1
•Last season, Brigs Richartz recorded the first Tommie cycle since 1996 against Northern Colorado.
Summit League Ranks (As of 4/25/24)
Team
Batting Avg (1st/.297)
Triples (1st/16)
OB%(1st/.390)
SLG% (2nd/.427)
Runs (4th/213)
Hits (4th/343)
RBIs (4th/199)
ERA - Pitching (3rd/6.84)
Opp. Batting Average (3rd/.281)
Individual – Pitching
Opp. Batting Average (J. Mrosko – 1st/.160)
Opp. Batting Average (K. Gartner – 4th/.243)
Strikeouts (J. Mrosko – 4th/57)
Earned Run Average (J. Mrosko – 2nd/3.91)
Individual – Hitting
Batting Average (M. Maulik – 3rd/.376)
OPS (M. Maulik –t-6th/.980)
OPS (B. Richartz –t-6th/.980)
OB% (M. Maulik – 4th/.441)
OB% (B. Vujovich – 5th/.437)
Hits (M. Maulik – t-5th/47)
Runs (B. Vujovich – 2nd/36)
Doubles (B. Richartz – t-3rd/11)
Triples (Z. Von Schlegell – t-3rd/3)
SLG% (B. Richartz – 6th/.557)
RBI (M. Maulik – t-4th/33)
Stolen bases (B. Vujovich – 1st/13)
Individual - Fielding
CSB (M. Moris – t-3rd/ 6)
Putouts (M. Moris – 3rd/ 249)
Assists (M. Gottschalk – 6th/65)
Tommie Baseball DI Record Holders
•Brigs Richartz – RBI (73), At Bats (478), Hits (140), Games played (120)
• Ben Vujovich -- Runs (88), Batting Avg. (0.308), SLG% (.460)
• Kolby Gartner – Games started pitching (19), Innings pitched (131.0)
Summit League Weekly Honors
Jacob Mrsoko earned the Summit League Baseball Peak Pitcher of the week honor on Feb. 26 after his performance against SEMO:
• Earned first career win after a seven-inning, complete-game outing
• Allowed two earned runs on three hits while striking out a career-high 12 Redhawks
• Surrendered just one hit and fanned 11 through the first six innings
• Earned the first weekly award of his career
Summit League Preseason Poll
•Juniors Ben Vujovich (OF) and Evan Esch (LHP) were named the St. Thomas Player and Pitcher to Watch, as released in the 2024 Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• St. Thomas was selected to finish sixth in the Summit Preseason Poll.
Leading the Pack
• Chris Olean begins his 15th season with St. Thomas in 2024. He has totaled an overall record of 378-229-1 (338-148-1 in NCAA Division III) since being named the head coach prior to the 2010 season.
• Olean is a three-time NCAA DIII Region Coach of the Year and closed out its DIII era by winning championships in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and region en route to a national runner-up finish and 37-10 record.
• During the last 12 DIII seasons the Purple won eight MIAC Championships, capped by third-place national finishes in both 2012 and 2014, in addition to the runner-up finish in 2021.
• Olean mentored seven DIII All-American pitchers. He was voted MIAC and Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2012, 2013, and 2021. In addition, Olean works with the Tommie pitching staff, which was a perennial top-10 group in DIII baseball.
Follow Along
Any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas baseball team can be found at tommiesports.com and on Twitter @TommieBase and Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
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