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Baseball falls to Kansas in series finale
3/26/2025 5:46:00 PM | Baseball
Roder posts three RBI in 16-5 defeat
The Jayhawks opened scoring in game two recording a pair of runs in the first inning. After a scoreless second, St. Thomas added three runs in the third to take its first lead of the game. Joe Roder recorded a 2-RBI single, followed by an RBI single from Matthew Maulik.
However, Kansas tied the game once again, evening the score at 3-3 through three.
The Jayhawks added six runs in the fourth inning, taking the 9-3 advantage. After St. Thomas tallied two in the fifth, Kansas posted seven runs across the final two frames to defeat the Tommies, 16-5.
Roder went 1-2, recording three RBI on Wednesday afternoon.
Making his first start, Chris Petersen tallied two strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cubbler, Jake (1-0)
L: Jackson, Evan (0-1)

Batting:
3B: Richartz, Brigs 1
RBI: Moris, Max 1 ; Roder, Joe 3 ; Maulik, Matthew 1
SF: Roder, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Recchio, Tanner 1 ; Vujovich, Ben 2 ; Moris, Max 1 ; Vos, Joe 1
SB: Recchio, Tanner 1
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Batting:
2B: Cerda, Derek 1 ; Osoria, Dariel 1 ; Counsell, Brady 1
HR: Brooks, Michael 1
RBI: Cerda, Derek 3 ; Hauge, Jackson 1 ; Osoria, Dariel 1 ; Counsell, Brady 1 ; Barth, Tommy 1 ; Brooks, Michael 7 ; Smith, Sawyer 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Cerda, Derek 2 ; Hauge, Jackson 2 ; Koszewski, Mike 1 ; Osoria, Dariel 3 ; Counsell, Brady 2 ; Barth, Tommy 2 ; Brooks, Michael 2 ; Diggins, Chase 1 ; Smith, Sawyer 1
SB: Cerda, Derek 2
HBP: Hauge, Jackson 1