Baseball defeats Omaha, 4-3

OMAHA, Neb. – St. Thomas baseball continued its opening conference series at Omaha, facing the Mavericks in game two of the three-game series. Scoring early, the Tommies (8-6 overall, 2-0 Summit) held their lead through the entirety of the game, defeating Omaha (5-12 overall, 0-2 Summit) at Tal Anderson Field.

St. Thomas was the first on the board once again in game two, adding a run in both the first and second inning. Omaha tallied its first run in the third, cutting the Purple's lead in half.

After a scoreless fourth frame, the Tommies posted a run in the fifth and sixth to extend their lead to 4-1.

Omaha added two runs in the bottom of the eighth frame, once again making it a one-run game.

Holding onto the lead in the bottom of the ninth, St. Thomas picked up its second win of the weekend, defeating the Mavericks 4-3.

Zan Von Schlegell recorded two hits and two runs against Omaha.

Walker Retz (1-0) totaled four scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one run, posting five strikeouts over 5.0 innings on Saturday.

Zak Endres and Max Skilbeck combined for five strikeouts against the Mavericks.

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St. Thomas completes its series at Omaha with first pitch set for 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 16. For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball.

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Team Stats

Zan Von Schlegell

Tanner Recchio

Joe Roder

Brigs Richartz

Players Mentioned

Zak Endres

Walker Retz

Max Skilbeck

Zan Von Schlegell

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