University of St. Thomas Athletics
Saturday, March 8
Kansas City, Mo. / Urban Youth Academy
12:00 p.m. Central
vs
Drake
Photo by: Maddie Kranz
Tommie Softball takes on the Drake Bulldogs in Kansas City
3/7/2025 10:25:00 AM | Softball
St. Thomas will play Drake three times in two days at the home of the Kansas City Roos
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Riding the wave of confidence and positivity that a win over a crosstown rival and a 5-0 weekend brings, Tommie Softball (11-7) is geared up to play three games against the Drake Bulldogs (4-10) on a neutral site in Kansas City.
The Tommies are off to their best start in program history with an early-season run differential of +34 and are currently riding a program-best six-game win streak. They have three qualified hitters with an OPS over 1.000 (Ella Cook, Cassidy Carby, and Avery Wukawitz) and do not have a qualified hitter with an OPS below .883. As a whole, the offense is slashing .321/.423/.506, all three numbers would be program records if the season ended today.
St. Thomas' pitching staff has been considerably better as well to start the 2025 campaign. The four-pitcher staff has combined for a program-best (by two whole runs) 3.35 ERA, and each has pitched one complete game shutout. Keira Murphy recorded the program's first no-hitter in five innings of work against Wagner last weekend.
The Matchups
St. Thomas vs. Drake – 12:00 PM – Saturday
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Softball follow along on Instagram and Twitter at @TommieSoftball.
The Tommies are off to their best start in program history with an early-season run differential of +34 and are currently riding a program-best six-game win streak. They have three qualified hitters with an OPS over 1.000 (Ella Cook, Cassidy Carby, and Avery Wukawitz) and do not have a qualified hitter with an OPS below .883. As a whole, the offense is slashing .321/.423/.506, all three numbers would be program records if the season ended today.
St. Thomas' pitching staff has been considerably better as well to start the 2025 campaign. The four-pitcher staff has combined for a program-best (by two whole runs) 3.35 ERA, and each has pitched one complete game shutout. Keira Murphy recorded the program's first no-hitter in five innings of work against Wagner last weekend.
The Matchups
St. Thomas vs. Drake – 12:00 PM – Saturday
- Live Stats
- Drake holds the all-time series lead, albeit just a 1-0 record. The Bulldogs took down the Toms 14-5 in five innings back in 2023 at the Gopher Indoor Classic.
- The Bulldogs are 4-10 to start the 2025 season and are 1-3 against Summit League opponents. They have lost to Omaha and North Dakota (twice) and took down the Kansas City Roos last weekend. They were 2-3 at their last tournament and have won three of their last six. Senior, Emma Dighton leads the team with a 1.128 OPS, she has 11 hits (5 XBH) and 12 walks. Frankie Rita and Ava Curry are also players to watch with the bat in their hands. Senior pitcher, Paige Bedsworth, has been the most effective in the circle for Drake with a 2.83 ERA in 17.1 innings pitched and a .242 batting average against, Molly Hoekstra is the team's leader with 20 strikeouts in 22.1 innings.
Follow Along
For more information on St. Thomas Softball follow along on Instagram and Twitter at @TommieSoftball.
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