Q and A with Charlie Ruud '04, American Association All-Star
WEDNESDAY, JUL 23, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Paul Saint Charlie Ruud '04 added to his pro baseball resume on Tuesday when he pitched two perfect innings in his first American Association All-Star Game. Ruud, who set the Saints' all-time record for wins last month, will have more than baseball to think about in the next year.

Jones, Mathison earn All-Region honors
THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2008 — St. Olaf outfielder Tyler Jones and pitcher/infielder Todd Mathison were named to the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-Midwest Region Baseball Second Team on Wednesday.

Mathison is Co-Player of the Year, four others earn All-MIAC honors
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Pitcher/infielder Todd Mathison was named the MIAC's Co-Player of the Year on Tuesday after hitting .471 in conference play. Four other Oles - outfielder Tyler Jones, infielders Luke Gagnon and Nick Fuerst and pitcher Paul Johnson - were also All-MIAC selections.

UST bats beat Oles
SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2008 — DUNDAS, Minn. - The University of St. Thomas scored 11 times in its first three at bats to defeat St. Olaf 17-4 and win the 2008 MIAC Baseball Playoffs title.

Oles rout Gusties to advance to tournament final; day's second game postponed
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008 — DUNDAS, Minn. - St. Olaf had 24 hits in a 15-6 win over Gustavus in an elimination game at the MIAC Baseball Playoffs to advance to the tournament finals against top-seeded St. Thomas.

Tommies' Robinson stops Oles' streak
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008 — DUNDAS, Minn. - Lonnie Robinson pitched top-seeded St. Thomas past St. Olaf, 6-2, in the winner's bracket final at the MIAC Tournament on Friday night at Memorial Park.

Mathison, Oles get by Hamline in first round
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Todd Mathison allowed two earned in a complete game win on the mound and went 2-for-4 with two RBI as the two seed, St. Olaf, defeated third-seeded Hamline 6-2 in the first round of the MIAC Baseball Playoffs at Sechler Park.

Baseball routs Royals 17-3
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008 — ARDEN HILLS, Minn. - The St. Olaf baseball team won its 12th straight with a 17-3 thumping of Bethel University on Wednesday in the regular season finale for both teams.

Mathison earns MIAC's Athlete of the Week honors
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf junior infielder/pitcher Todd Mathison was named the MIAC's Position Player of the Week on Monday after hitting .576 in the Oles' 5-0 week.

Baseball swings past SJU, streak hits 11
SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2008 — COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - The St. Olaf baseball team swept Saint John's University on Saturday, 3-0 and 11-9, to run its winning streak to 11.

Baseball gets two shutout wins over Mac to extend streak to nine
WEDNESDAY, APR 30, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf baseball team collected 10-0 and 9-0 wins over Macalester College on Wednesday to run its winning streak to nine.

Baseball finishes sweep of Knights
TUESDAY, APR 29, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf baseball team scored an 18-0 win on Tuesday over Carleton to complete a two-game series sweep.

Jones is MIAC's Athlete of the Week
MONDAY, APR 28, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf sophomore outfielder Tyler Jones (Farmington, Minn.) was named the MIAC's position player of the week, assistant director Matt Ten Haken announced Monday.

Mathison hurls Oles to win in game one
SUNDAY, APR 27, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Todd Mathison threw a four-hit complete game to give St. Olaf a 2-1 win over Carleton College in game one of an MIAC doubleheader. Game two was postponed by rain and snow.

Fuerst, Gagnon play hero role in walk off win, sweep over Gusties
WEDNESDAY, APR 23, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Nick Fuerst and Luke Gagnon collected back-to-back two-strike, two-out, run-scoring hits to lead St. Olaf to a 6-5 walk off game two win and baseball sweep of Gustavus on Wednesday afternoon.

Baseball gets lopsided wins over SMU
TUESDAY, APR 22, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf baseball team rolled to a pair of lopsided victories over Saint Mary's University - 21-2 and 9-4 - on Tuesday afternoon.

Cobbers, Oles trade three-hit shutout baseball wins
SUNDAY, APR 20, 2008 — MOORHEAD, Minn. - St. Olaf and Concordia College-Moorhead traded shutout baseball victories, with each winning starter throwing a three-hit shutouts, on Sunday afternoon.

Pipers, Oles play to baseball split at Midway
SATURDAY, APR 19, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Hamline University earned a 4-3 win on a two-out, seventh inning single in game one and St. Olaf pounded 17 hits in a 14-2 rout in game two as the teams split an MIAC baseball doubleheader on Saturday at Midway Stadium.

UST slugs past baseball for sweep
WEDNESDAY, APR 16, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The University of St. Thomas outslugged host St. Olaf 12-9 and 15-13 for an MIAC baseball doubleheader sweep at Mark Almli Field on Wednesday afternoon.

Oles sweep Auggies 18-1, 4-1
MONDAY, APR 14, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - St. Olaf exploded for six- and nine-run innings in game one and Andy Dimick hurled a complete game one-hitter in game two as the host Oles swept an MIAC baseball doubleheader from Augsburg College on Monday.

Wadzinski single, relievers lead Oles past BU in 13
WEDNESDAY, APR 9, 2008 — ARDEN HILLS, Minn. - Pat Wadzinski's two-out single in the top of the 13th and six scoreless innings by relievers led the St. Olaf baseball team past Bethel University, 4-3, in 13 innings on Wednesday afternoon.

Baseball beats Keuka, falls in late innings to Otterbein
THURSDAY, MAR 27, 2008 — PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - The St. Olaf baseball team thumped Keuka College 20-7 before falling to Otterbein College 10-9 in the day and Florida trip finale.

Otterbein hurlers halt Oles
WEDNESDAY, MAR 26, 2008 — PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Otterbein College's Dan Remenowsky and Doug Stevens hurled complete game shutouts to sweep the St. Olaf baseball team 6-0 and 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon.

Baseball sweeps Mighty Oaks
TUESDAY, MAR 25, 2008 — PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - St. Olaf swept a baseball doubleheader from Oakland City University on Tuesday, 5-4 in game one and 14-6 in game two.

Baseball splits with Warhawks
MONDAY, MAR 24, 2008 — NORTH PORT, Fla. - Todd Mathison hurled a complete game, three-hit shutout in game one to give the St. Olaf baseball team a 5-0 win and split with UW-Whitewater on Monday morning. The Warhawks collected a two-out, three-run seventh inning rally to defeat the Oles in game two, 8-7.

Baseball rallies to beat Union, routs Keuka in Florida openers
SUNDAY, MAR 23, 2008 — PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - The St. Olaf baseball team rallied for a 11-9 win over Union College before routing Keuka College 17-2 on Sunday in a pair of non-conference games to open its ten-game series in Southwest Florida. The Oles (6-2) collected a combined 37 hits in the wins.

Oles split twinbill with Mayville State
WEDNESDAY, MAR 19, 2008 — MINNEAPOLIS - Mayville State and St. Olaf split a doubleheader on Tuesday night. The Oles rallied to a 3-2 victory in game one and the Comets bounced back to shutout the Oles 4-0 in game two.

Strong Pitching Helps St. Olaf Sweep Grinnell
WEDNESDAY, MAR 5, 2008 — MINNEAPOLIS - The St. Olaf pitching staff held the Grinnell offense to 10 hits and three runs in 14 innings of play as the Oles swept Grinnell with victories of 3-1 and 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Wartburg, Oles Split Baseball Opener
WEDNESDAY, FEB 27, 2008 — MINNEAPOLIS - St. Olaf rallied to a 4-3 victory in game one and the Knights earned an 8-4 victory in game two on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams.

2008 St. Olaf Baseball Preview
MONDAY, FEB 25, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The 2008 St. Olaf baseball will try for its second straight and fifth conference title since 2000 under 14th-year head coach Matt McDonald.

Baseball ranked 28th in ABCA's preseason poll
TUESDAY, JAN 8, 2008 — The St. Olaf baseball team was ranked 28th in the ABCA's Preseason Poll, released late last month. The Oles, who advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season last spring, open on Feb. 26 against Wartburg College at the Metrodome.

Schmiesing signs; departs for Fort Meyers
MONDAY, JUN 11, 2007 — STILLWATER, Minn. - The Minnesota Twins and 11th-round draftee Andrew Schmiesing agreed to terms late Saturday night on a minor league contract, one that will allow the junior to return to St. Olaf for his senior football season.

Twins take Schmiesing in 11th round
FRIDAY, JUN 8, 2007 — ORLANDO - The Minnesota Twins selected St. Olaf junior outfielder Andrew Schmiesing (Stillwater, Minn.) in the 11th round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft on Friday morning.

Schmiesing earns second All-America nod; Terrazas, Mathison, Jones are All-Region
MONDAY, JUN 4, 2007 — Andrew Schmiesing (Jr., Stillwater, Minn.) was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-America second team last week, while teammates Chris Terrazas (Sr., Prescott, Wis. - 1st Team), Todd Mathison (Soph., Northfield, Minn. - 2nd Team) and Carson Jones (Fy, Farmington, Minn. - 3rd Team) were ABCA All-Midwest Region selections.

Schmiesing named to D3baseball.com All-America 2nd Team
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2007 — St. Olaf junior outfielder Andrew Schmiesing was named to the D3baseball.com All-America Baseball Second Team on Tuesday.

Pitching Preacher: St. Olaf's Charlie Ruud - by Tom Powers, Pioneer Press
MONDAY, MAY 21, 2007 — Read Feature Here

Oles strand 14 in 5-4 loss to Titans, eliminated
FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2007 — WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. - UW-Oshkosh raced to a 5-1 lead and held on for a 5-4 decision to eliminate St. Olaf, which stranded 14 runners, in the third round of the NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament on Friday.