Junior Dylan Thomas earned most outstanding player honors by smashing two home runs and driving in five runs to lead St. Thomas into the NCAA Division III World Series with a 10-6 win over Wisconsin-Whitewater Saturday on the Warhawks’ home field.
The addition of the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex may have something to do with the teams’ successes, but ultimately, great coaches and driven, devoted athletes are what have made Tommie sports so great.
An 11-run fifth inning and sophomore catcher J.D. Dorgan’s team-best five RBIs resulted in the No. 4-ranked St. Thomas baseball team’s 22-2 domination of the College of St. Scholastica Friday afternoon.
Senior first baseman John Means’ two doubles powered the St. Thomas baseball team (36-8) to a 5-3 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (30-16) Thursday in the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional tournament.
Senior left-handed pitcher Bryce Gapinski’s career-best 11 strikeouts helped the top-seeded St. Thomas baseball team (35-8) defeat the eighth-seeded St. Norbert (26-12) 5-1 in the first round of the NCAA Division III regional tournament.
The St. Thomas football team’s 2012 fall recruiting class is highlighted by 15 players invited to play in their respective state’s all-star games.
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, May 8, 2012.
Junior Dylan Thomas and sophomore Steve Maher are the top two pitchers in a rotation that has led the St. Thomas baseball team a No. 2-national ranking and No. 1-ranking in the MIAC.
This is Sports in :60 for Tuesday, April 17, 2012.
The St. Thomas men’s lacrosse team defeated the University of Minnesota 8-3 Sunday afternoon at TCF Bank Stadium. The Tommies used the victory to bounce back from a 7-6 loss to St. John’s in Collegeville on Saturday.
St. Olaf College defeated the St. Thomas men’s tennis team 7-2 Saturday in St. Paul. The Tommies lost two of their initial three doubles matches, which put them in a hole once their singles matches began.
Former St. Thomas pitching ace Matt Schuld’s path to Major League Baseball has taken a slight detour. Schuld was cut by the Minnesota Twins organization in late March but will play his first game as a St. Paul Saint in May.
Three St. Thomas pitchers combined for 20 strikeouts as the baseball team swept the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Tuesday afternoon at the Metrodome. The Tommies held on to win a close 3-1 first game and won second game against the Titans 6-1.
This is News in :90 for Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
The St. Thomas baseball team started the 2012 season with two comeback wins in a doubleheader against St. Scholastica, kick-starting its pursuit for a 10th consecutive MIAC championship. Though the team is young this season, key players from the 2011 season return.
