University of St. Thomas Athletics
18-13, 12-3
South Dakota State
7-25, 4-10
Baseball opens series with 14-6 victory over South Dakota State
4/18/2025 4:30:00 PM | Baseball
Tommies split Friday games against the Jackrabbits
GAME ONE (W, 14-6)
South Dakota State opened scoring in game one of the Summit League series. After a scoreless second frame, a two-run home run by Joe Roder put the Tommies in the lead through three innings.
The Jackrabbits responded with a three-run top of the fourth, regaining the 4-3 lead after four.
A three-run fifth inning, led by a Joe Roder 2-RBI double, put St. Thomas in the lead once again.
Continuing his dominant performance, Roder recorded his second home run of the afternoon in the bottom of the sixth frame. Matthew Maulik then followed up with a solo home run, putting the Tommies up 10-6 through six.
Adding four runs across the seventh and eighth frames, the Tommies earned the 14-6 victory in the series opener.
Roder finished game one recording four hits, two home runs, and six RBI in the victory over the Jackrabbits.
Marcus Kruzan, Zak Endres (3-1), and Carl Cano combined for 10 strikeouts against South Dakota State.
GAME TWO (L, 3-0)
South Dakota State once again opened scoring in game two. Scoring three runs across the first three innings, the Jackrabbits held the 3-0 lead through the remainder of the contest.
Tanner Recchio and Brigs Richartz posted multi-hit games in game two at Koch Diamond.
Walker Retz (4-1) totaled nine strikeouts, allowing four hits over 6.2 frames on Friday afternoon. Kody Dalen tallied five strikeouts over 2.1 innings of work.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas finishes its series against South Dakota State on April 19 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: Endres, Zak (3-1)
L: Clemons (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Sintek 2
RBI: Sintek 3 ; Grawe 1 ; Luskey 1
SF: Luskey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sintek 1 ; Jirschele 2 ; Schramm 2 ; N. Werk 1
SB: Jirschele 1
HBP: Jirschele 2
Batting:
2B: Roder, Joe 1 ; Maulik, Matthew 1 ; Richartz, Brigs 1
HR: Roder, Joe 2 ; Maulik, Matthew 1
RBI: Recchio, Tanner 1 ; Vos, Joe 1 ; Moris, Max 2 ; Roder, Joe 6 ; Maulik, Matthew 2 ; Richartz, Brigs 1
SH: Von Schlegell, Zan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Recchio, Tanner 3 ; Vujovich, Ben 2 ; Vos, Joe 1 ; Moris, Max 2 ; Roder, Joe 3 ; Maulik, Matthew 1 ; Richartz, Brigs 1 ; Puder, Adam 1
SB: Recchio, Tanner 1 ; Vujovich, Ben 1
HBP: Von Schlegell, Zan 1
