Baseball Recap: St. Thomas More Triumphs

St. Thomas More won the last time they faced Martin Luther and things went their way on Thursday too. The Cavaliers walked away with an 11-8 victory over the Spartans. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cavaliers.

Manny Sostre

Stolen Base (Career)

05/22/25 @ Martin Luther	3
05/05/25 @ Marquette University	2
05/03/25 vs Greenfield	2
04/14/25 vs Catholic Central	2
05/22/25 @ Dominican	1

Gabe Schmidt and Manny Sostre made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Schmidt pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Sostre struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off four hits. Schmidt has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. At bat, Schmidt went 2-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Sostre went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those three stolen bases gave Sostre a new career-high.

In other batting news, St. Thomas More let Luke Mrazek and Brayden Alivo run wild. Mrazek went 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Alivo went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That's the most stolen bases Alivo has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Weist, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

St. Thomas More kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

St. Thomas More's record is now 15-8. As for Martin Luther, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 13-6 record.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Thomas More will venture away from home to square off against South Milwaukee at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Martin Luther, they will square off against St. Catherine's at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. The Spartans are facing the Angels at the right time seeing as the Angels are stuck on a four-game losing streak.