University of St. Thomas Athletics
Wednesday, March 26
Lawrence, Kan. / Hoglund Ballpark
3:00 p.m. Central
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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
LAWRENCE, Kan. – St. Thomas baseball traveled to Kansas for its first ever series against the Jayhawks. In the series finale, St. Thomas (11-10 overall, 5-1 Summit) fell to Kansas (20-6 overall, 3-3 Big 12) on Wednesday afternoon.
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.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas returns to Koch Diamond for its home opener against Oral Roberts from March 28-29. For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
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.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas returns to Koch Diamond for its home opener against Oral Roberts from March 28-29. For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
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