Carter Stockert didn’t need a lot of support. He got more than enough quickly.

Alexandria (20-5) scored five times in the first two innings, and rolled to a 7-2 victory over St. Thomas Academy (14-10) behind Stockert’s five shutout innings in the Class 3A quarterfinals Thursday at Siebert Field. Stockert allowed five hits while striking out seven and walking none before departing with a 7-0 lead.

Connor Busse had three of the Cardinals’ nine hits, four of which went for extra bases. Teammates Brock Anderson, Connor Hammerback and Michael Kuhn each drove in two runs.

RON HAGGSTROM