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Tommies comeback falls short in 7-4 loss to the Bison
5/4/2024 5:01:00 PM | Baseball
Endres and Kruzan toss 6.0 scoreless innings, combining for five Ks on Saturday afternoon
FARGO, N.D. – After falling behind early in game two, the comeback bid was not enough as St. Thomas baseball (18-20, 12-7 Summit) fell to North Dakota State (15-25-1, 10-9-1 Summit) on Saturday afternoon.
North Dakota State earned an early 7-0 lead on Saturday at Newman Outdoor Field. After a scoreless third inning, Ben Vujovich recorded a 2-RBI single to put the Tommies on the board for the first time in the game.
St. Thomas scored four runs over three consecutive innings, coming within three runs of the Bison at the end of six frames. However, the comeback bid was not enough as North Dakota State defeated the Tommies 7-4.
Joe Vos and Tanner Recchio tallied multi-hit games, each recording a double in game two.
Walker Retz (2-3), Zak Endres and Marcus Kruzan combined for seven strikeouts in this afternoon's contest. Through the final 6.0 innings, Endres and Kruzan kept the Bison off the board, allowing just four hits.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas wraps up its series against North Dakota State on Sunday, May 5 at 1:00 p.m. at Newman Outdoor Field. For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
North Dakota State earned an early 7-0 lead on Saturday at Newman Outdoor Field. After a scoreless third inning, Ben Vujovich recorded a 2-RBI single to put the Tommies on the board for the first time in the game.
St. Thomas scored four runs over three consecutive innings, coming within three runs of the Bison at the end of six frames. However, the comeback bid was not enough as North Dakota State defeated the Tommies 7-4.
Joe Vos and Tanner Recchio tallied multi-hit games, each recording a double in game two.
Walker Retz (2-3), Zak Endres and Marcus Kruzan combined for seven strikeouts in this afternoon's contest. Through the final 6.0 innings, Endres and Kruzan kept the Bison off the board, allowing just four hits.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas wraps up its series against North Dakota State on Sunday, May 5 at 1:00 p.m. at Newman Outdoor Field. For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Logan Knight (4-3)
L: Retz, Walker (2-3)
S: Joey Danielson (9)

Batting:
2B: Gottschalk, Mikey 1 ; Vos, Joe 1 ; Recchio, Tanner 1
RBI: Roder, Joe 1 ; Vujovich, Ben 2 ; Recchio, Tanner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gottschalk, Mikey 1 ; Maulik, Matthew 1 ; Nyrop, Max 1 ; Vos, Joe 1
SB: Gottschalk, Mikey 1

Batting:
2B: James Dunlap 1 ; Garret Hill 1
RBI: James Dunlap 1 ; Garret Hill 2 ; Colten Becker 2 ; Sam Canton 1 ; Kyle Law 1
SH: Jake Schaffner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jake Schaffner 1 ; Cadyn Schwabe 2 ; James Dunlap 1 ; Garret Hill 1 ; Colten Becker 1 ; Will Busch 1
CS: James Dunlap 1
HBP: Davis Hamilton 1
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