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Baseball secures 5-4 victory over North Dakota State in series opener
5/9/2025 5:53:00 PM | Baseball
Four-run seventh frame lifts the Tommies over North Dakota State
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Thomas baseball welcome the North Dakota State Bison for game one of a Summit League series. Gaining the lead early in the series opener, North Dakota State (16-29 overall, 12-13 Summit) held the advantage until the seventh inning. Scoring four runs in the seventh frame, St. Thomas (25-20 overall, 17-8 Summit) earned a comeback victory to defeat the Bison 5-4 on Friday afternoon.
North Dakota State gained the early lead in the series opener, tallying a pair of runs in the first inning. The Bison recorded three runs before the Tommies scored their first of the game in the bottom of the fifth.
A four-run seventh inning then gave St. Thomas its first lead of the contest. Holding the 5-4 lead, the Tommies earned the comeback victory over the Bison.
Marcus Kruzan (8-1) totaled eight strikeouts over 7.0 innings of work on Friday. Zak Endres allowed one hit, shutting down the North Dakota State offense over the final two frames.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas hosts North Dakota State for the final two games of the conference series from May 10-11 at Koch Diamond. For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
North Dakota State gained the early lead in the series opener, tallying a pair of runs in the first inning. The Bison recorded three runs before the Tommies scored their first of the game in the bottom of the fifth.
A four-run seventh inning then gave St. Thomas its first lead of the contest. Holding the 5-4 lead, the Tommies earned the comeback victory over the Bison.
Marcus Kruzan (8-1) totaled eight strikeouts over 7.0 innings of work on Friday. Zak Endres allowed one hit, shutting down the North Dakota State offense over the final two frames.
UP NEXT
St. Thomas hosts North Dakota State for the final two games of the conference series from May 10-11 at Koch Diamond. For more information on St. Thomas Baseball, follow along on Twitter at @tommiebase and on Instagram at @TommieBaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kruzan, Marcus (8-1)
L: N. Johnson (4-5)
S: Endres, Zak (3)
Batting:
HR: Gordon 1 ; Urlaub 1
RBI: Hamilton 1 ; Martin 1 ; Gordon 1 ; Urlaub 1
SF: Martin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Schaffner 1 ; Timmons 1 ; Gordon 1 ; Urlaub 1
HBP: Canton 1
PO: Canton 1

Batting:
2B: Recchio, Tanner 1 ; Vujovich, Ben 1 ; McNellis, Lucas 1 ; Richartz, Brigs 1
3B: Vos, Joe 1
RBI: Moris, Max 1 ; Roder, Joe 1 ; Maulik, Matthew 1 ; Puder, Adam 1
SF: Puder, Adam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McNellis, Lucas 1 ; Vos, Joe 2 ; Maulik, Matthew 1 ; Richartz, Brigs 1
SB: Vos, Joe 1
HBP: Recchio, Tanner 1
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