Five Tommie pitchers combined to allow just two earned runs while striking out 14 over 15 innings in Tuesday's 2-1, 3-2 baseball sweep of Gustavus at UST's Koch Diamond. Game one went eight innings.

St. Thomas (14-5 overall, 5-0 MIAC) extended its home-field win streak to 44.

The No. 14-ranked Tommies won the scheduled seven-inning contest with a walk-off bases-loaded wild pitch with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Cory Quinlan had an RBI single in the sixth inning to tie the game, but the Toms hit into inning-ending double plays in the sixth and seventh innings to keep the score tied 1-1. Quinlan ripped a two-out single in the eighth inning, and after two walks loaded the bases, a wild pitch scored pinch runner Logan Borg to snap a 1-1 tie.

UST starter Eric Veglahn worked into the sixth inning and allowed one run, four hits and no walks with six strikeouts. Tommy Danczyk relieved in the seventh inning and set down five of the six batters he faced for the win. 

By the new MIAC rule, the extra-inning opener reduced game two to a seven-inning contest. Steve Maher came in with the tying run on base and threw 4 2-3 innings of no-hit, no-run relief. Maher retired 14 of 17 he faced to take the victory. Ben Podobinski doubled and Tyler Peterson and Mac Tobin had RBI singles in the second inning to erase a 2-1 Gusties lead. Tim Kuzniar drove in the game's first run with a single in the first inning.

Kuzniar went 3-for-5 with two walks on the day.

The Gusties got two strong pitching performances. Grant Soderberg started and worked six innings of game one and allowed one run, seven hits and three walks with three strikeouts. In game two, freshman Sam Carlson pitched all six innings and gave up three runs, five hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

St. Thomas has a Friday 5 p.m. game with Macalester at home to resume last week's suspended nine-inning game -- UST leads 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh and has runners at first and second base. The Toms are home Sunday for two against UW-Stout.