Tom Whip­pler (25) cel­e­brates with team­mates af­ter hit­ting the first of three home runs on the day — this one a game-winning two-run shot in the first game — dur­ing a 7–6 11-inning win over Concordia-Moorhead in the fi­nal elim­i­na­tion round game of the MIAC base­ball tour­na­ment on May 15, 2010 in Dun­das, Minn. St. Thomas ad­vanced to face Augs­burg in the cham­pi­onship round. The Aug­gies won a 3–2 game the pre­vi­ous day, but St. Thomas crushed the Aug­gies 17–1.