University of St. Thomas Athletics

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Baseball earns shutout victory over Northern Colorado
4/4/2025 5:17:00 PM | Baseball
Tommies defeat the Bears, 2-0
ST. PAUL, Minn. – St. Thomas baseball welcomed Northern Colorado to Koch Diamond for game one of a Summit League series. In the competitive conference matchup, St. Thomas (14-10 overall, 8-1 Summit) defeated Northern Colorado (8-19 overall, 3-7 Summit) on Friday afternoon, 2-0.
St. Thomas was the first on the board, opening scoring in the first frame. After a scoreless second, Ben Vujovich posted his fourth home run of the season, putting the Tommies up 2-0 through three.
Both teams saw strong pitching performances, as neither side scored the remainder of the game.
Joe Roder posted a multi-hit game and an RBI on Friday against the Bears.
Marcus Kruzan (5-0) and Zak Endres combined for a shutout performance against Northern Colorado.
In 6.0 innings of work, Kruzan allowed three hits and posted six strikeouts. Endres allowed one hit, totaling two strikeouts.
The last time the Tommies shutout an opponent was March 16, 2024 at Northern Colorado.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas continues its series against Northern Colorado, hosting the Bears at 1:00 p.m. on both Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6. 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, opening scoring in the first frame. After a scoreless second, Ben Vujovich posted his fourth home run of the season, putting the Tommies up 2-0 through three.
Both teams saw strong pitching performances, as neither side scored the remainder of the game.
Joe Roder posted a multi-hit game and an RBI on Friday against the Bears.
Marcus Kruzan (5-0) and Zak Endres combined for a shutout performance against Northern Colorado.
In 6.0 innings of work, Kruzan allowed three hits and posted six strikeouts. Endres allowed one hit, totaling two strikeouts.
The last time the Tommies shutout an opponent was March 16, 2024 at Northern Colorado.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas continues its series against Northern Colorado, hosting the Bears at 1:00 p.m. on both Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6. For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kruzan, Marcus (5-0)
L: M. Gienger (1-2)
S: Endres, Zak (2)
Batting:
2B: B. Sanchez 1
Base Running:
SB: E. Mooser 1 ; B. Barber 1

Batting:
2B: Roder, Joe 1
HR: Vujovich, Ben 1
RBI: Vujovich, Ben 1 ; Roder, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Recchio, Tanner 1 ; Vujovich, Ben 1
SB: Recchio, Tanner 2
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
Press Conference: Tommie Women's Basketball Head Coach Mandy Pearson
Thursday, March 26
Homegrown Tommies: Chase Cheslock
Thursday, March 19
Postgame: Tommie Women's Basketball, Summit League Semifinals v NDSU
Sunday, March 08
Postgame: Tommie Women's Basketball, Summit League Quarterfinals v ORU
Friday, March 06




















