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State baseball: St. Thomas Academy downs Delano in 3A quarters

Jace Frederick, Pioneer PressFri, June 12, 2026 at 4:44 AM UTC·1 min read

St. Thomas Academy downed Delano in the Class 3A state quarterfinals Thursday in Chaska by virtue of simply being the cleaner team.

The fifth-seeded Cadets surrendered three earned runs to Delano’s two, yet St Thomas Academy moved into Friday’s state semifinals via a 7-3 victory largely thanks to four Delano errors.

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St. Thomas Academy will meet top seeded Totino-Grace at 2:30 p.m. Friday back in Chaska.

The Cadets trailed 1-0 through three innings Thursday, but took the lead in the fourth on a single from Brody Cashill that plated a pair.

St. Thomas Academy broke the game open with four runs, all unearned, in the fifth frame. The inning was highlighted by a bases-clearing double off the bat of Elliot Olsen.

The contest wrapped around 11:30 p.m. after rain delayed the Class 3A tournament schedule on Thursday.