Baseball Game Preview: St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders vs. Ida Baker Bulldogs

For the second straight game, St. Thomas Aquinas will face off against Ida Baker. The Raiders will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

St. Thomas Aquinas is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ida Baker an 11-0 shutout. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 games by six runs or more this season.

Thomas Giltner

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/23/25 vs Ida Baker	8
04/16/25 vs Cooper City	5
04/03/25 vs Nova	4
03/15/25 vs Miami Christian	4
03/08/25 @ Jesuit	4

St. Thomas Aquinas got a great performance from Thomas Giltner as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Giltner a new career-high.

At the plate, Nico Sabatino was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Lopez, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

St. Thomas Aquinas lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now launched at least two home runs in nine consecutive contests.

St. Thomas Aquinas' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-5-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Ida Baker, they now have a losing record of 13-14.