Tommies journey to Minnesota earlier than internet hosting Omaha

ST. PAUL, MINN.- The St. Thomas baseball staff will head throughout the river to face for a midweek matchup with Minnesota earlier than taking part in the primary house collection of the 12 months in opposition to Omaha. 

Game one: Wednesday, March twenty fifth at Minnesota (6 p.m. first pitch) 

Game two: Friday, March twenty seventh vs. Omaha (3 p.m. first pitch) 

Game three: Saturday, March twenty eighth vs. Omaha (1 p.m. first pitch) 

Game 4: Sunday, March twenty ninth vs. Omaha (1 p.m. first pitch) 

Be positive to observe alongside for dwell stats and radio by way of hyperlinks discovered at tommiesports.com/sports activities/baseball/schedule – and on Twitter @TommieBase and Instagram at @TommieBaseball. 

History with Minnesota: 

The Tommies maintain a 3-13 all-time report in opposition to the Golden Gophers with the three wins coming in 2009, 2011, and 2022. 

Last seasons the Purple and Maroon and Gold met three occasions; the Tommies fell in all three conferences. 

History with Omaha: 

St. Thomas is very acquainted with Summit League foes the Omaha Mavericks and maintain a 13-8 report over the Mavericks.  

Most just lately, the Mavericks took the collection in St. Paul in May of 2025 once they gained two of the three video games. 

Scouting the Golden Gophers 

The Gophers are off to a 16-8 begin to the season and most just lately picked up a run-rule victory over Big Ten opponent Indiana. 

Senior catcher Weber Neels leads the offense hitting .337 however the Gophers have 5 different hitters hitting over .250. 

As a pitching workers, Minnesota holds a 3.55 ERA and holds opponents to a .230 batting common in opposition to. 

Scouting the Mavericks 

Omaha presently holds a 8-13 report and is tied for second within the Summit League with a 4-2 convention report. 

Offensively, the Mavericks are led by graduate scholar Jackson Trout how is hitting .410. 

On the bump, the Omaha workers holds a 5.79 ERA and .283 batting common in opposition to. 

Last day trip 

The Tommies dropped all three video games of the street collection to league main Oral Roberts. Adam Puder led the best way offensively hitting .417 with a house run.  

On the mound, freshman Owen Marsolek had an impressive efficiency in his begin on Saturday, hanging out a profession excessive 9 batters. 

Recchio off and working 

Junior utility Tanner Recchio has been off to a quick begin by way of the primary 22 video games of the 12 months. Recchio is hitting .341, with seven doubles, a triple and a house run. He additionally leads the Summit League with 15 stolen bases; the following closest is Adam Puder with seven.  

Recchio was named the Summit League Peak Performer of the Week March tenth. 

2026 Roster 

The Tommies welcomed 17 newcomers to the 2026 roster.

Roster make-up 

Class: 

Freshman/Red-shirt freshman: 15 

Sophomores: 13  

Juniors: 7 

Seniors: 4 

Graduate Students: 2 

 

State: 

Minnestoa: 25 

Wisconsin: 8 

Colorado: 3 

Illinois:  2 

Iowa: 2 

Nebraska: 1 

Leader of the pack 

Head Coach Chris Olean enters his seventeenth season on the helm of the Tommie baseball program in 2026. Olean has totaled a 414-256-1 general report (338-148-1 in NCAA Division III) since being named head coach previous to the 2010 season.  

Olean is a three-time NCAA DIII Region Coach of the Year and closed out its DIII period by successful championships within the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and area en path to a nationwide runner-up end and 37-10 report. 

 

During the final 12 DIII seasons, the Purple gained eight MIAC Championships, capped by third-place nationwide finishes in each 2012 and 2014, along with the runner-up end in 2021. 

 

Olean mentored seven DIII All-American pitchers. He was voted MIAC and Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2012, 2013, and 2021. In addition, Olean works with the Tommie pitching workers, which was a perennial top-10 group in DIII baseball. 

Follow Along 

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