Completed Event: Baseball at Omaha on May 22, 2025 , Loss , 6, to, 7 , 10 inn.
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South Dakota State University Athletics
Friday, March 21
Brookings, S.D.
3 p.m.
South Dakota State University
2-15, 1-3
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St. Thomas
10-7, 4-0
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Photo by: Jenna Batka
ONE BAD INNING SENDS JACKS TO HOME LOSS
3/21/2025 8:14:00 PM | Baseball
Summit League-leading St. Thomas put up eight runs in the fourth inning and held off a furious comeback attempt by South Dakota State, winning the opening game of a three-game baseball series by a 13-9 count Friday afternoon at a newly renovated Erv Huether Field.
The Tommies improved to 10-7 overall and stayed unbeaten in league play at 4-0. SDSU, which was playing its home opener, dropped to 2-15 overall and 1-3 in The Summit League.
After scoring an unearned run in top of the first inning, St. Thomas sent 13 men to the plate against four SDSU pitchers in the fateful fourth inning. Max Moris led off with a single and Brigs Richartz followed with a run-scoring triple to the right-center gap to chase Jackrabbit starter Owen Bishop. The second Jackrabbit error up to that point of the game allowed another run to score and the Tommies strung together and a bases-loaded walk to lead to another run before the first out of the inning was recorded.
Moris drew another bases-loaded walk, with Matthew Maulik capping the St. Thomas outburst with a two-run single.
SDSU got on the board in the home half of the fourth on a two-run home run by Luke Luskey. It was his team-leading fifth home run of the season and came with Bryce Ronken aboard after the Jackrabbit right fielder reached on a leadoff walk.
St. Thomas was on the verge of ending the game early via the 10-run rule on a couple occasions, but the Jackrabbits rallied each time to extend the contest. The Tommies scored once in the top of the fifth and added two more unearned runs in the seventh to build their advantage to 12-2.
However, pinch hitter Tyson Kogel and freshman Owen Siegert each doubled for a run in the bottom of the seventh and Jess Bellows plated two with a two out single in the eighth to keep the Jackrabbits alive at 13-4.
After Jake Goble closed a solid relief effort with another scoreless frame in the top of the ninth, SDSU again put together a big inning. Siegert walked and Carter Sintek singled before Luskey plated two more with a double to left field and reserve infielder Adam Benes followed two batters later with his second hit in as many innings, a two-run double to right-center.
However, St. Thomas reliever Zak Endres struck out both batters he faced to end the game.
UST starter Marcus Kruzan worked the first six innings, allowing only two runs on three hits. He struck out six and walked two in improving to 3-0 on the season.
Goble logged 5 2/3 innings for his second appearance in a row, striking out four and walking three. Only two of the four runs the senior right-hander allowed were earned.
Bishop tossed three-plus innings in his second start of the season. He fanned four batters and walked only one.
Hits were even at 11 apiece. Maulik drove in three runs and was one of four for UST with two hits. Luskey, Benes, Bellows and Sintek each notched a pair of hits for the Jackrabbits.
UP NEXT
Due to inclement weather in the forecast for Sunday, the two squads are now slated to play a doubleheader starting at noon Saturday to close out the series.
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The Tommies improved to 10-7 overall and stayed unbeaten in league play at 4-0. SDSU, which was playing its home opener, dropped to 2-15 overall and 1-3 in The Summit League.
After scoring an unearned run in top of the first inning, St. Thomas sent 13 men to the plate against four SDSU pitchers in the fateful fourth inning. Max Moris led off with a single and Brigs Richartz followed with a run-scoring triple to the right-center gap to chase Jackrabbit starter Owen Bishop. The second Jackrabbit error up to that point of the game allowed another run to score and the Tommies strung together and a bases-loaded walk to lead to another run before the first out of the inning was recorded.
Moris drew another bases-loaded walk, with Matthew Maulik capping the St. Thomas outburst with a two-run single.
SDSU got on the board in the home half of the fourth on a two-run home run by Luke Luskey. It was his team-leading fifth home run of the season and came with Bryce Ronken aboard after the Jackrabbit right fielder reached on a leadoff walk.
St. Thomas was on the verge of ending the game early via the 10-run rule on a couple occasions, but the Jackrabbits rallied each time to extend the contest. The Tommies scored once in the top of the fifth and added two more unearned runs in the seventh to build their advantage to 12-2.
However, pinch hitter Tyson Kogel and freshman Owen Siegert each doubled for a run in the bottom of the seventh and Jess Bellows plated two with a two out single in the eighth to keep the Jackrabbits alive at 13-4.
After Jake Goble closed a solid relief effort with another scoreless frame in the top of the ninth, SDSU again put together a big inning. Siegert walked and Carter Sintek singled before Luskey plated two more with a double to left field and reserve infielder Adam Benes followed two batters later with his second hit in as many innings, a two-run double to right-center.
However, St. Thomas reliever Zak Endres struck out both batters he faced to end the game.
UST starter Marcus Kruzan worked the first six innings, allowing only two runs on three hits. He struck out six and walked two in improving to 3-0 on the season.
Goble logged 5 2/3 innings for his second appearance in a row, striking out four and walking three. Only two of the four runs the senior right-hander allowed were earned.
Bishop tossed three-plus innings in his second start of the season. He fanned four batters and walked only one.
Hits were even at 11 apiece. Maulik drove in three runs and was one of four for UST with two hits. Luskey, Benes, Bellows and Sintek each notched a pair of hits for the Jackrabbits.
UP NEXT
Due to inclement weather in the forecast for Sunday, the two squads are now slated to play a doubleheader starting at noon Saturday to close out the series.
NOTES
- SDSU leads the all-time series, 12-3
- Jackrabbit third baseman Nolan Grawe singled in the eighth inning to extend his hitting streak to 14 games, which is the second-longest hitting streak by a Jackrabbit freshman in the Division I era (since 2005)
- Luskey recorded his team-leading eighth multi-hit game of the season and fifth multi-RBI game in 2025
- Kogel is 3-for-7 (.429 batting average) as a pinch hitter this season
- SDSU tied a season high with four doubles
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Marcus Kruzan (3-0)
L: Bishop, Owen (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Brigs Richartz 1 ; Joe Vos 1
3B: Brigs Richartz 1
RBI: Tanner Recchio 2 ; Ben Vujovich 1 ; Joe Roder 1 ; Max Moris 1 ; Brigs Richartz 2 ; Matthew Maulik 3 ; Adam Puder 1
SF: Tanner Recchio 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tanner Recchio 1 ; Ben Vujovich 1 ; Joe Roder 2 ; Max Moris 1 ; Brigs Richartz 1 ; Matthew Maulik 2 ; Zan Von Schlegell 2 ; Joe Vos 2 ; Adam Puder 1
SB: Tanner Recchio 1 ; Ben Vujovich 2
CS: Tanner Recchio 1
Batting:
2B: Luskey, Luke 1 ; Benes, Adam 1 ; Kogel, Tyson 1 ; Siegert, Owen 1
HR: Luskey, Luke 1
RBI: Luskey, Luke 4 ; Benes, Adam 2 ; Bellows, Jess 2 ; Siegert, Owen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sintek, Carter 1 ; Ronken, Bryce 2 ; Luskey, Luke 2 ; Grawe, Nolan 1 ; Benes, Adam 1 ; Kogel, Tyson 1 ; Siegert, Owen 1
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