University of St. Thomas Athletics
Friday, April 11
Fargo, N.D. / Newman Outdoor Field
6:30 p.m. Central
17-11, 11-1
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North Dakota State
10-19, 7-5
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North Dakota State
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Photo by: Kylie Macziewski
Baseball defeats North Dakota State in series opener, 7-1
4/11/2025 9:20:00 PM | Baseball
Moris records four hits, two RBI in Friday’s win over the Bison
FARGO, N.D.– St. Thomas baseball traveled to North Dakota State for a Summit League series against the Bison. In game one, St. Thomas (17-11 overall, 11-1 Summit) gained the early lead. Holding the advantage the entirety of the game, the Tommies defeated North Dakota State (10-19 overall, 7-5 Summit) on Friday evening.
St. Thomas was the first on the board, scoring two runs in the opening inning.
After two scoreless frames, each team posted a run in the fourth inning. The Tommies added one in the fifth, holding the 4-1 lead through five.
Back-to-back RBI doubles by Ben Vujovich and Max Moris extended St. Thomas' lead to 7-1 in the top of the ninth. Keeping the Bison off the board, the Tommies earned the series-opening win.
Three Tommies recorded multi-hit games led by Max Moris. Moris went 4-5 with two RBIs in game one.
Marcus Kruzan (6-0) posted five scoreless innings and four strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work on Friday. Zak Endres tallied four strikeouts, allowing two hits over 2.0 innings. In the ninth, Max Skilbeck struck out two Bison to help secure the Tommies' Friday night victory.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas continues its series against North Dakota State with a game on Saturday, April 12 at 2:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m. For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
St. Thomas was the first on the board, scoring two runs in the opening inning.
After two scoreless frames, each team posted a run in the fourth inning. The Tommies added one in the fifth, holding the 4-1 lead through five.
Back-to-back RBI doubles by Ben Vujovich and Max Moris extended St. Thomas' lead to 7-1 in the top of the ninth. Keeping the Bison off the board, the Tommies earned the series-opening win.
Three Tommies recorded multi-hit games led by Max Moris. Moris went 4-5 with two RBIs in game one.
Marcus Kruzan (6-0) posted five scoreless innings and four strikeouts in 6.0 innings of work on Friday. Zak Endres tallied four strikeouts, allowing two hits over 2.0 innings. In the ninth, Max Skilbeck struck out two Bison to help secure the Tommies' Friday night victory.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas continues its series against North Dakota State with a game on Saturday, April 12 at 2:00 p.m., and Sunday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m. For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kruzan, Marcus (6-0)
L: Nolan Johnson (3-4)
Batting:
2B: Vujovich, Ben 1 ; Moris, Max 1
HR: Vos, Joe 1
RBI: Vujovich, Ben 1 ; Moris, Max 2 ; Roder, Joe 1 ; Nyrop, Max 1 ; Vos, Joe 1
SH: Vos, Joe 1
SF: Nyrop, Max 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Recchio, Tanner 1 ; Vujovich, Ben 3 ; Moris, Max 1 ; Vos, Joe 1 ; Puder, Adam 1
SB: Recchio, Tanner 1 ; Moris, Max 1
CS: Maulik, Matthew 1
Batting:
2B: Sam Canton 1
RBI: Alex Urlaub 1
SH: Tommy Simon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dante Smith 1
SB: Colten Becker 1
HBP: Jake Schaffner 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
3
H
2
RBI
1
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