Saint Thomas Aquinas finished their regular season on Monday with a sweep of Blue Valley West 8-1 and 9-1, going undefeated in the East Kansas League and claiming the unblemished EKL crown.

Game 1

Saint Thomas Aquinas scored a run in the bottom of the first inning on a single by Jenna Boutte, a single by Janessa Swinney and an RBI single by Cayce Jacquinot.

The Saints scored another two runs in the second inning on a single by Kellie White, a Sacrifice bunt by Halie Horn, a single by Ellen Drummond and a 2 RBI double by Boutte.

The Jaguars scored a run in the top of the third inning on a single by Bell, a single by Scopp and an RBI single by Buck.

The Saints came right back to score three more runs in the bottom of the third inning on a walk by Dobbie, a single by Thimmesch, an RBI single by White and a 2 RBI double by Drummond.

The Saints scored another two runs in the fourth inning on a two-out single by Jacquinot, a single by Dobbie and a Jaguars error.

 White & Drummond were 2 for 3.

Game 2

The Saints scored a run in the bottom of the first inning on a single by Boutte, a sacrifice bunt by Swinney and an RBI single by Jacquinot.

Saint Thomas Aquinas broke it open in the fourth inning scoring five runs on a walk by Jacquinot (Paige Mason ran for Jacquinot), a bunt by Dobbie, an RBI single by Thimmesch, a 2 RBI double by Halie Horn, a 2 RBI single by Drummond and an RBI single by Swinney.

The Saints added another run in the fifth inning on a single by Dobbie, a sacrifice bunt by Thimmesch and a Jaguars error.

Blue Valley West scored a run in the sixth inning on a single by Oberdorfer and an RBI single by Lybarger.

The Saints responded with two more runs in the bottom of the sixth on a two-out walk by Boutte, a single by Swinney, a Jaguars error and an RBI single by Dobbie.

 Ashley Dobbie was 3 for 4.

Saint Thomas Aquinas - Regular Season Wrap-up

The Saints won the Kansas 5A State Championship in 2008 and look to be a genuine challenger for the title again this year.  They return with last year’s All-State pitcher Kellie White and All-State Outfielder Janessa Swinney.  Add to that, returning starters Cayce Jacquinot, Ashley Dobbie, Ellen Drummond, Lauren Thimmesch, Andrea Piezuch and Katelyn Nill, and a Saints defense that has frustrated team after team throughout the season, and you have a dangerous combination.

White and Nill have proven to be to be a deadly duo from the circle and the Saints defense has made it difficult for even the best hitting teams to find a hole.  Saint Thomas Aquinas has out-scored their opponents 128-39 and they have 9 players hitting above .300 for the season.