Saturday, February 17
St. Joseph, MO
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Missouri Western State University
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#21 Huskies Open 2018 Campaign with NCAA Regional Rematch in Missouri
2/17/2018 7:00:00 AM | Baseball
St. Joseph, MO. – The #21 nationally-ranked St. Cloud State baseball team is coming off of a successful 2017 season, where the club finished third in the Central Region, third in the NSIC regular season and second in the NSIC tournament. SCSU opens the season against the Missouri Western State Griffons, (4-3, 0-0 MIAA) on Saturday with a double-header beginning at 12 noon CT, with the second game to follow at 3:00 PM CT. The action continues in St. Joseph on Sunday with a single game being played at 12 noon CT.
St. Cloud State defeated the Griffons, 12-0 in the first round of last year's NCAA Central Region Tournament. In the game, Cal Giese went six shutout innings to record the win while Mitch Mallek recorded four hits and three RBI's as the designated hitter.
INSIDE LOOK
Dominic Austing will be receiving the opening game start while Kyle Boser will be making his first career collegiate start in the second game of the twin-bill on Saturday, Feb. 17. The game three starter for SCSU on Sunday is TBD. Caeden Harris will also be making his debut as a Husky after a redshirt year in 2017. Harris brings an electric blend of speed and power at the plate to the Huskies' line-up. At Allen County CC, Harris was a career .300 hitter who also had a .366 slugging percentage and stole ten bases.
SERIES PREVIEW
Missouri Western State comes into the weekend set with a record of 4-3. The team took 2 out of 3 in their opening series at Harding University, and followed that up with a 2-2 split at Arkansas Tech. The Griffons have been tasked with replacing key aspects of their 2017 roster, including All-MIAA and All-Central Region selections 2B David Glaude, OF Nick Gawley, along with C Logan Marston, 3B Jeremy Alvarado, and DH Alex Heuring.
On the mound, MWSU is led by a pair of standout senior returners in righties Nate Hunter and Dustin Agnew. Hunter has thrown well in his first two outings of 2018, allowing 4 earned rus on 15 hits and 3 walks with 10 strikeouts over 13.1 innings. In his latest start, Hunter went the full seven innings against Arkansas Tech for his first victory of the season, allowing one earned run on seven hits and three walks while striking out three batters.
VETERAN PRESENCE
The Huskies are returning eight of their nine starters in the field. All-NSIC selections, Mathew Meyer, Bo Schmitz and NSIC gold-glove third-baseman, Ethan Ibarra are of notable returners for SCSU in the field. Senior captain, Jackson Goplen returns to the top-half of the Huskies batting order after leading the club in homeruns (7), stolen bases (7) and slugging percentage (.525). Junior outfielder, Mitch Mallek led St. Cloud State in batting average (.350) while driving in 50 runs with 69 hits in 2017. Shortstop, Jordan Joseph also returns after totaling 60 hits, seven doubles and four homeruns in 2017.
Dominic Austing (7-3, 3.36 ERA in 2017) paces a pitching staff that is returning seven of their nine starters from last season. Little Falls, Minn. native, Kyle Boser (2-1, 3.57 ERA in 2017) and Aaron Hammann (3-2, 3.99 ERA in 2017) are also returning for the Huskies. Left-handed starters, Zach Siggelkow (4-1, 4.89 ERA in 2017) and Shannon Ahern (2-3, 5.04 ERA in 2017) will also be returning for SCSU.
NEW FACES, SAME GREAT TALENT
St. Cloud State head coach, Pat Dolan has put together another class of first-year players that are able to contribute early and often for the Huskies in 2018. St. Cloud Tech graduate, Trevor Koenig, who was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2017 MLB Draft will be a key arm to follow for the Huskies as well as freshman pitcher, Matt Osterberg. Osterberg was the Division Three Wisconsin State Player of the Year in 2017 out of Coleman High School. He was 11-1 over 65.1 innings with a 0.75 ERA, while also striking out 122 batters. Riley Ahern maintained a 0.81 ERA in his senior year at the Academy of Holy Angels last spring. Reid Conlee is also looking to provide quality AB's and more depth as a catcher and corner infielder after hitting eight doubles and four homeruns for Blaine High School last spring. Zach Walz (Century CC) will be a dynamic two-way player for SCSU, as he was named a NJCAA All-American in 2017. Ricardo Garcia (St. Cloud Technical CC) and Nathan Strobel (Allen County CC) will each bring depth and quality innings to the Huskies after coming off of successful junior college careers.
EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS
Saturday
Game Time of Game 1 (12 Noon) – 47 Degrees, 41 Real Feel, 14 MPH WNW winds (Out to left field.)
Game Time of Game 2 (3:00 PM) – 52 Degrees, 47 Real Feel, 13 MPH NW winds (Out to left field.)
Sunday
Game Time (12 Noon) – 50 Degrees, 42 Real Feel, 24 MPH S winds (In from center field.)
FOLLOW LIVE
All St. Cloud State Baseball games may be found on the KVSC Sports Stream where Thomas Breach will be covering all of the action.
Live Stats may be found here.
St. Cloud State defeated the Griffons, 12-0 in the first round of last year's NCAA Central Region Tournament. In the game, Cal Giese went six shutout innings to record the win while Mitch Mallek recorded four hits and three RBI's as the designated hitter.
INSIDE LOOK
Dominic Austing will be receiving the opening game start while Kyle Boser will be making his first career collegiate start in the second game of the twin-bill on Saturday, Feb. 17. The game three starter for SCSU on Sunday is TBD. Caeden Harris will also be making his debut as a Husky after a redshirt year in 2017. Harris brings an electric blend of speed and power at the plate to the Huskies' line-up. At Allen County CC, Harris was a career .300 hitter who also had a .366 slugging percentage and stole ten bases.
SERIES PREVIEW
Missouri Western State comes into the weekend set with a record of 4-3. The team took 2 out of 3 in their opening series at Harding University, and followed that up with a 2-2 split at Arkansas Tech. The Griffons have been tasked with replacing key aspects of their 2017 roster, including All-MIAA and All-Central Region selections 2B David Glaude, OF Nick Gawley, along with C Logan Marston, 3B Jeremy Alvarado, and DH Alex Heuring.
On the mound, MWSU is led by a pair of standout senior returners in righties Nate Hunter and Dustin Agnew. Hunter has thrown well in his first two outings of 2018, allowing 4 earned rus on 15 hits and 3 walks with 10 strikeouts over 13.1 innings. In his latest start, Hunter went the full seven innings against Arkansas Tech for his first victory of the season, allowing one earned run on seven hits and three walks while striking out three batters.
VETERAN PRESENCE
The Huskies are returning eight of their nine starters in the field. All-NSIC selections, Mathew Meyer, Bo Schmitz and NSIC gold-glove third-baseman, Ethan Ibarra are of notable returners for SCSU in the field. Senior captain, Jackson Goplen returns to the top-half of the Huskies batting order after leading the club in homeruns (7), stolen bases (7) and slugging percentage (.525). Junior outfielder, Mitch Mallek led St. Cloud State in batting average (.350) while driving in 50 runs with 69 hits in 2017. Shortstop, Jordan Joseph also returns after totaling 60 hits, seven doubles and four homeruns in 2017.
Dominic Austing (7-3, 3.36 ERA in 2017) paces a pitching staff that is returning seven of their nine starters from last season. Little Falls, Minn. native, Kyle Boser (2-1, 3.57 ERA in 2017) and Aaron Hammann (3-2, 3.99 ERA in 2017) are also returning for the Huskies. Left-handed starters, Zach Siggelkow (4-1, 4.89 ERA in 2017) and Shannon Ahern (2-3, 5.04 ERA in 2017) will also be returning for SCSU.
NEW FACES, SAME GREAT TALENT
St. Cloud State head coach, Pat Dolan has put together another class of first-year players that are able to contribute early and often for the Huskies in 2018. St. Cloud Tech graduate, Trevor Koenig, who was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2017 MLB Draft will be a key arm to follow for the Huskies as well as freshman pitcher, Matt Osterberg. Osterberg was the Division Three Wisconsin State Player of the Year in 2017 out of Coleman High School. He was 11-1 over 65.1 innings with a 0.75 ERA, while also striking out 122 batters. Riley Ahern maintained a 0.81 ERA in his senior year at the Academy of Holy Angels last spring. Reid Conlee is also looking to provide quality AB's and more depth as a catcher and corner infielder after hitting eight doubles and four homeruns for Blaine High School last spring. Zach Walz (Century CC) will be a dynamic two-way player for SCSU, as he was named a NJCAA All-American in 2017. Ricardo Garcia (St. Cloud Technical CC) and Nathan Strobel (Allen County CC) will each bring depth and quality innings to the Huskies after coming off of successful junior college careers.
EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS
Saturday
Game Time of Game 1 (12 Noon) – 47 Degrees, 41 Real Feel, 14 MPH WNW winds (Out to left field.)
Game Time of Game 2 (3:00 PM) – 52 Degrees, 47 Real Feel, 13 MPH NW winds (Out to left field.)
Sunday
Game Time (12 Noon) – 50 Degrees, 42 Real Feel, 24 MPH S winds (In from center field.)
FOLLOW LIVE
All St. Cloud State Baseball games may be found on the KVSC Sports Stream where Thomas Breach will be covering all of the action.
Live Stats may be found here.
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