University of St. Thomas Athletics

Saturday, February 15
Las Cruces, NM / Presley Askew Field
5:00 p.m. Central

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Max Skilbeck

Baseball secures 11-10 victory over New Mexico State

2/15/2025 8:52:00 PM | Baseball

Tommies pick up first win of the season on Saturday

LAS CRUCES, NM –   St. Thomas baseball continued its series against New Mexico State on Saturday evening. In the back-and-forth ballgame, the Tommies earned their first win of the season with an 11-10 victory over the Aggies.
 
Each team scored a run in the opening frame, as New Mexico State took a 3-1 lead after three innings at Presley Askew Field. It didn't take long for St. Thomas to regain the lead as Zan Von Schlegell recorded a grand slam, putting the Tommies up 5-3 midway through four innings.
 
After seven innings, the two teams were tied once again at 10-10. The Aggies and Tommies had both added five runs over three innings, led by Joe Roder who posted a 3-RBI double to left field in the top of the sixth.
 
After neither team scored in the eighth frame, Maulik recorded an RBI-single, putting the Tommies up by a run. Keeping New Mexico State off the board in the bottom of the final frame, St. Thomas secured its first win of the season against the Aggies.
 
Seven Tommies recorded multi-hit games, as Max Moris went 4-for-5 with two RBI.
 
Bryce Leedle, Tucker Huhn, Riane Ritter and Max Skilbeck (1-0) combined for 12 strikeouts. Ritter made his collegiate debut on the mound tallying three strikeouts.
 
Securing the win, Skilbeck did not allow a hit or a run to score over 2.1 innings, totaling four strikeouts in his season debut.

UP NEXT
St. Thomas continues its series against New Mexico State on Feb. 16-17 at Presley Askew Field. For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball.

Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Skilbeck, Max (1-0)

L: Jake Carvajal (0-1)

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Batting:

2B: Roder, Joe 1

3B: Puder, Adam 1

HR: Von Schlegell, Zan 1

RBI: Roder, Joe 3 ; Moris, Max 2 ; Maulik, Matthew 2 ; Von Schlegell, Zan 4

Base Running:

RUNS: Recchio, Tanner 2 ; Roder, Joe 1 ; Hendrickson, Alex 1 ; Maulik, Matthew 1 ; Vujovich, Ben 1 ; Richartz, Brigs 1 ; Von Schlegell, Zan 2 ; Puder, Adam 2

SB: Recchio, Tanner 1

HBP: Nyrop, Max 1 ; Vujovich, Ben 1

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Batting:

2B: Tariq Freeny 1 ; Kade Benavidez 1 ; Sheehan O'Connor 1

HR: Sheehan O'Connor 1

RBI: Jonatan Clough 1 ; Mitch Namie 1 ; Tariq Freeny 3 ; Kade Benavidez 1 ; Camden Kaufman 1 ; Sheehan O'Connor 3

Base Running:

RUNS: Brandon Forrester 2 ; Mitch Namie 2 ; Tariq Freeny 1 ; Steve Solorzano 1 ; Kade Benavidez 1 ; Sheehan O'Connor 2 ; Joey Craig 1

SB: Jonatan Clough 1 ; Tariq Freeny 1

CS: Camden Kaufman 1

HBP: Steve Solorzano 1

Game Leaders

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