MIAC champion St. Thomas received eight 2013 Midwest Region awards on the d3baseball.com honor team that was announced on Monday.

St. Thomas track and field swept the men's and women's team titles at the May 10-11 MIAC Championships. (Mike Ekern photo)

There was the poorest spring weather anyone can recall. It affected qualifying and preparation.

For St. Thomas, there was pressure withanother big purple target as the team to beat at MIACs. At least two opposing teams rode a wave of momentum into the meet.

Tommie women's track and field will sendseven athletes in five events to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, May 23-25 in LaCrosse, Wis.

Tommie men's track and field will send four athletes in five events to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, May 23-25 in LaCrosse, Wis.

UW-Stevens Point scored a 1-0 victory over Case Western on Saturday to a cap a 4-0 run through the NCAA baseball regional tournament in Whitewater, Wis.

Congratulations to the St. Thomas men's club lacrosse team, which won the program's fourth national title in five seasons with Saturday's 9-7 victory over Westminster (Va.) in the MCLA Division II championship in Greenville, S.C.

By DOUG HENNES

WHITEWATER, Wis. -– More struggles at the plate and an opportunistic opponent led to a 7-3 loss to Case Western Reserve on Friday and the end of St. Thomas’ baseball season.

Tommie junior Doyle O'Brien shot 77 on Friday andfinished in a tie for 10thplace out of 111 women's golfersafter 72 holes at the NCAA Division III Women's Golf Championships in Destin, Fla.

Alex Kapraun and Brian Parkhurst closed strong and placed in the top 40 at the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships in Destin, Fla.

Kimmy Hassel batted .400 over 170 career games with 187 hits. (Mike Ekern photo)

St. Thomas senior second baseman Kimmy Hassel repeated as All-America, one of 45 athletes in Division III honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association (NFCA). She's one of just eight repeat All-America in D-III softball.

Hassel (SR-Bloomington, Ill.) helped Tommie softball to a 41-7 final record, a region runner-up finish, and a top-10 national ranking. The season included a 25-0 run against conference opponents, a 28-game winning streak and the program’s 10th consecutive NCAA playoff trip.