University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, March 28
St. Paul, Minn.
12:00 p.m. Central
vs
Oral Roberts
Baseball hosts Oral Roberts in 2025 Home Opener
3/27/2025 10:46:00 AM | Baseball
Tommies welcome the Golden Eagles to Koch Diamond
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Thomas baseball team is set for its home opening weekend from March 28-29, hosting Oral Roberts in a Summit League series. Game time is set for a doubleheader beginning at noon on Friday, March 28. First pitch on Saturday, March 29 is to be determined.
Be sure to follow along for live stats and stream through links found at tommiesports.com/sports/baseball/schedule – and on Twitter @TommieBase and Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
Last Time Out
The Tommies traveled to Kansas to face the Jayhawks for the first time in program history. St. Thomas fell by scores of 7-6 and 16-5 in the midweek series.
Next up for the Tommies
• The St. Thomas baseball team is set to host Oral Roberts in a Summit League series.
• The Tommies hold a 6-9 record, including a 2-4 home record against the Golden Eagles.
• St. Thomas won five of six contests against Oral Roberts a season ago.
2025 Schedule
The Tommies are slated to play 18 games at Koch Diamond, beginning with a three-game series against Oral Roberts from March 28-29. The Tommies will play 21 non-conference games and a full 30-game Summit League schedule.
Throughout March, the Purple are scheduled to play 20 games, beginning at Tarleton State. The Tommies opened conference play at Omaha against the Mavericks from March 14-16. St. Thomas will wrap up the month of March at home, hosting Oral Roberts.
The Purple open the month of April in St. Paul, welcoming Summit League opponent Northern Colorado. The Tommies are set to play seven games at home and eight on the road throughout April.
St. Thomas will play nine of its final 12 games at Koch Diamond. The nine-game home stretch includes opponents from three conferences: the Big Ten, Horizon League and Summit League.
The Tommies will be on the road in Greeley, Colo. for the final series of the 2025 season, playing Northern Colorado.
Tommie Leaders
• Through 21 games played, graduate student Max Moris leads the Tommies in batting avg. (.395), OPS (1.046), total bases (49), and SLG% (.570).
• Sophomore Tanner Recchio paces the Tommies in runs (29) and stolen bases (14).
• In 19.0 innings of work, Riane Ritter has posted 28 strikeouts. Walker Retz leads the Tommies with a 3.67 ERA, totaling 27 strikeouts in 27.0 innings.
Tommie Offense
•The St. Thomas offense has exploded this spring, totaling 186 runs in 21 games played. In 2024, the Tommies recorded 307 runs through 46 games.
• Nine Tommies have combined for 16 home runs to start the season.
• With a .328 team batting average, the Purple leads the conference. Three Tommies rank in the top-10 in the Summit League in batting average.
Look Back at 2024
Last season, St. Thomas won its first Summit League championship in the DI-era. The Tommies finished with a 22-24 overall record (16-10 Summit League).
St. Thomas Baseball earned eight honors on the 2024 All-Summit League Teams, including seven returners: Max Moris (First Team), Brigs Richartz (First Team), Jacob Mrosko (Second Team) Evan Esch (Second Team), Matthew Maulik (Second Team) Tanner Recchio (Second Team), and Joe Roder (Honorable Mention).
Summit League Ranks (As of 3/26/25)
Team
Batting Avg (1st/.328)
SLG% (1st/.469)
OB% (1st/.420)
Hits (1st/252)
RBI (1st/176)
Runs (1st/186)
Strikeouts (1st/177)
ERA (2nd/8.06)
Individual – Pitching
Wins (M. Kruzan– t-1st/ 3)
Strikeouts (W. Retz – 3rd/ 27)
Earned Run Average (W. Retz – 2nd/ 3.67)
Opp. Batting Average (W. Retz – 3rd/ .255)
Individual – Hitting
Batting Average (M. Moris – 1st/.395)
OB% (M. Moris– 2nd/.476)
OB% (T. Recchio– 4th/.468)
SLG% (M. Moris – 4th/.570)
OPS (M. Moris– 3rd/1.046)
Hits (T. Recchio– t-2nd/34)
Hits (M. Moris– t-2nd/34)
Runs (T. Recchio – 1st/27)
Individual - Fielding
Putouts (M. Moris – 1st/ 172)
CSB (M. Moris – 3rd/ 7)
Assists (A. Puder – 6th/46)
Summit League Weekly Honors
• Zak Endres - Peak Pitcher of the Week (3/3/25)
• Joe Roder – Peak Performer of the Week (3/3/25)
•Max Moris – Peak Performer of the Week (3/10/25)
• Ben Vujovich - Peak Performer of the Week (3/17/25)
Summit League Preseason Poll
•Seniors Brigs Richartz (OF) and Evan Esch (LHP) were named the St. Thomas Player and Pitcher to Watch, as released in the 2025 Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• St. Thomas was selected to finish second in the Summit Preseason Poll.
Leading the Pack
• Chris Olean begins his 16th season with St. Thomas in 2025. He has totaled an overall record of 396-244-1 (338-148-1 in NCAA Division III) since being named the head coach prior to the 2010 season.
• Olean is a three-time NCAA DIII Region Coach of the Year and closed out its DIII era by winning championships in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and region en route to a national runner-up finish and 37-10 record.
• During the last 12 DIII seasons the Purple won eight MIAC Championships, capped by third-place national finishes in both 2012 and 2014, in addition to the runner-up finish in 2021.
• Olean mentored seven DIII All-American pitchers. He was voted MIAC and Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2012, 2013, and 2021. In addition, Olean works with the Tommie pitching staff, which was a perennial top-10 group in DIII baseball.
Follow Along
Any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas baseball team can be found at tommiesports.com and on Twitter @TommieBase and Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
Be sure to follow along for live stats and stream through links found at tommiesports.com/sports/baseball/schedule – and on Twitter @TommieBase and Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
Last Time Out
The Tommies traveled to Kansas to face the Jayhawks for the first time in program history. St. Thomas fell by scores of 7-6 and 16-5 in the midweek series.
Next up for the Tommies
• The St. Thomas baseball team is set to host Oral Roberts in a Summit League series.
• The Tommies hold a 6-9 record, including a 2-4 home record against the Golden Eagles.
• St. Thomas won five of six contests against Oral Roberts a season ago.
2025 Schedule
The Tommies are slated to play 18 games at Koch Diamond, beginning with a three-game series against Oral Roberts from March 28-29. The Tommies will play 21 non-conference games and a full 30-game Summit League schedule.
Throughout March, the Purple are scheduled to play 20 games, beginning at Tarleton State. The Tommies opened conference play at Omaha against the Mavericks from March 14-16. St. Thomas will wrap up the month of March at home, hosting Oral Roberts.
The Purple open the month of April in St. Paul, welcoming Summit League opponent Northern Colorado. The Tommies are set to play seven games at home and eight on the road throughout April.
St. Thomas will play nine of its final 12 games at Koch Diamond. The nine-game home stretch includes opponents from three conferences: the Big Ten, Horizon League and Summit League.
The Tommies will be on the road in Greeley, Colo. for the final series of the 2025 season, playing Northern Colorado.
Tommie Leaders
• Through 21 games played, graduate student Max Moris leads the Tommies in batting avg. (.395), OPS (1.046), total bases (49), and SLG% (.570).
• Sophomore Tanner Recchio paces the Tommies in runs (29) and stolen bases (14).
• In 19.0 innings of work, Riane Ritter has posted 28 strikeouts. Walker Retz leads the Tommies with a 3.67 ERA, totaling 27 strikeouts in 27.0 innings.
Tommie Offense
•The St. Thomas offense has exploded this spring, totaling 186 runs in 21 games played. In 2024, the Tommies recorded 307 runs through 46 games.
• Nine Tommies have combined for 16 home runs to start the season.
• With a .328 team batting average, the Purple leads the conference. Three Tommies rank in the top-10 in the Summit League in batting average.
Look Back at 2024
Last season, St. Thomas won its first Summit League championship in the DI-era. The Tommies finished with a 22-24 overall record (16-10 Summit League).
St. Thomas Baseball earned eight honors on the 2024 All-Summit League Teams, including seven returners: Max Moris (First Team), Brigs Richartz (First Team), Jacob Mrosko (Second Team) Evan Esch (Second Team), Matthew Maulik (Second Team) Tanner Recchio (Second Team), and Joe Roder (Honorable Mention).
Summit League Ranks (As of 3/26/25)
Team
Batting Avg (1st/.328)
SLG% (1st/.469)
OB% (1st/.420)
Hits (1st/252)
RBI (1st/176)
Runs (1st/186)
Strikeouts (1st/177)
ERA (2nd/8.06)
Individual – Pitching
Wins (M. Kruzan– t-1st/ 3)
Strikeouts (W. Retz – 3rd/ 27)
Earned Run Average (W. Retz – 2nd/ 3.67)
Opp. Batting Average (W. Retz – 3rd/ .255)
Individual – Hitting
Batting Average (M. Moris – 1st/.395)
OB% (M. Moris– 2nd/.476)
OB% (T. Recchio– 4th/.468)
SLG% (M. Moris – 4th/.570)
OPS (M. Moris– 3rd/1.046)
Hits (T. Recchio– t-2nd/34)
Hits (M. Moris– t-2nd/34)
Runs (T. Recchio – 1st/27)
Individual - Fielding
Putouts (M. Moris – 1st/ 172)
CSB (M. Moris – 3rd/ 7)
Assists (A. Puder – 6th/46)
Summit League Weekly Honors
• Zak Endres - Peak Pitcher of the Week (3/3/25)
• Joe Roder – Peak Performer of the Week (3/3/25)
•Max Moris – Peak Performer of the Week (3/10/25)
• Ben Vujovich - Peak Performer of the Week (3/17/25)
Summit League Preseason Poll
•Seniors Brigs Richartz (OF) and Evan Esch (LHP) were named the St. Thomas Player and Pitcher to Watch, as released in the 2025 Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• St. Thomas was selected to finish second in the Summit Preseason Poll.
Leading the Pack
• Chris Olean begins his 16th season with St. Thomas in 2025. He has totaled an overall record of 396-244-1 (338-148-1 in NCAA Division III) since being named the head coach prior to the 2010 season.
• Olean is a three-time NCAA DIII Region Coach of the Year and closed out its DIII era by winning championships in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and region en route to a national runner-up finish and 37-10 record.
• During the last 12 DIII seasons the Purple won eight MIAC Championships, capped by third-place national finishes in both 2012 and 2014, in addition to the runner-up finish in 2021.
• Olean mentored seven DIII All-American pitchers. He was voted MIAC and Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2012, 2013, and 2021. In addition, Olean works with the Tommie pitching staff, which was a perennial top-10 group in DIII baseball.
Follow Along
Any and all information pertaining to the St. Thomas baseball team can be found at tommiesports.com and on Twitter @TommieBase and Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
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