Wednesday, April 3
St. Cloud, Minn.
1:00 PM CT
St. Cloud State
vs
Wayne State College
Lenny Walker
#4 St. Cloud State to Host Wayne State for Midweek Series
4/2/2019 5:43:00 PM | Baseball
SCSU looks to bounce back after suffering consecutive losses for the first time this season.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Continuing on their first homestand of the season, the #4 St. Cloud State baseball team (21-5, 9-3 NSIC) hosts Wayne State College (Neb.) (19-7, 10-3 NSIC) on April 3 at Dick Putz Field. SCSU and Wayne State will play a double-header with the first game slotted to start at 1:00 PM CT.Â
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The Huskies are coming off of a 2-2 week that included two wins over Upper Iowa, then two losses against Augustana University. SCSUÂ received a #4 national rank with two first place votes from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association (NCBWA) and a #1 rank with 11 first place votes in the Central Region poll. SCSU also earned a #6 national rank from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Wayne State also entered the NCBWA central region ranks at #10 with 11 points.Â
NCBWA National NCAA DII Poll
NCBWA Regional Rankings
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Rankings
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
The Wildcats are enjoying a ten game winning streak entering Wednesday's NSIC twinbill, including a trio of series sweeps against Minnesota Duluth, U-Mary and Northern State. WSC's three NSIC losses came against the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles in their first conference series of the season. WSC currently sits third in the NSIC standings after sweeping U-Mary and Northern State last week. As a team, WSC ranks sixth in the NSIC for batting average (.291) and fifth for ERA (4.15). The Wildcats pace the conference in homeruns with 26 along while only trailing Augustana with 61 doubles.
SERIES HISTORY
SCSU leads the all-time series 26-7 in games dating back to 1960. The Huskies swept WSC last season, with Shannon Ahern and Aaron Hammann each notching victories on the hill. Earning road victories of 3-2 and 12-4 in Wayne, Neb. in 2018, this season marks the first time since 2015 the teams have met in St. Cloud. Of note, Sheldon Miks fired an 84 pitch complete game against the Wildcats in their last road trip to St. Cloud.
WINNING WAYS
SCSU's eight game winning streak was snapped by Augustana on Monday, but SCSUÂ has held winning streaks of five and seven while owning a conference high of 21 overall wins. The Huskies look to bounce back against Wayne State after dropping back-to-back games for the first time this season. St. Cloud State has won four of their five series thus far, including three sweeps.Â
TOP OF THE CHARTS
#1, NCAA DII - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (5.02)
#1, NCAA DII - Walks Allowed per Nine Innings (2.19)
#1, NSIC, #2 NCAA DII - Team Batting Average (.346)
#1, NSIC, #8 NCAA DII - Team Earned Run Average (3.19)
#2, NCAA DII - WHIP (1.12)
#1, NSIC - Runs Scored (231)
#1, NSIC - Strikeouts Issued (258)
#1, NSIC - Hits (309)
#2, NSIC - Saves (6)
#2, NSIC - Walks (131)
#4, NSIC - Homeruns (18)
#4, NSIC - Doubles (55)
FOLLOW LIVE
STATS
LISTEN
WATCH
The Huskies are coming off of a 2-2 week that included two wins over Upper Iowa, then two losses against Augustana University. SCSUÂ received a #4 national rank with two first place votes from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association (NCBWA) and a #1 rank with 11 first place votes in the Central Region poll. SCSU also earned a #6 national rank from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Wayne State also entered the NCBWA central region ranks at #10 with 11 points.Â
NCBWA National NCAA DII Poll
NCBWA Regional Rankings
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Rankings
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
The Wildcats are enjoying a ten game winning streak entering Wednesday's NSIC twinbill, including a trio of series sweeps against Minnesota Duluth, U-Mary and Northern State. WSC's three NSIC losses came against the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles in their first conference series of the season. WSC currently sits third in the NSIC standings after sweeping U-Mary and Northern State last week. As a team, WSC ranks sixth in the NSIC for batting average (.291) and fifth for ERA (4.15). The Wildcats pace the conference in homeruns with 26 along while only trailing Augustana with 61 doubles.
SERIES HISTORY
SCSU leads the all-time series 26-7 in games dating back to 1960. The Huskies swept WSC last season, with Shannon Ahern and Aaron Hammann each notching victories on the hill. Earning road victories of 3-2 and 12-4 in Wayne, Neb. in 2018, this season marks the first time since 2015 the teams have met in St. Cloud. Of note, Sheldon Miks fired an 84 pitch complete game against the Wildcats in their last road trip to St. Cloud.
WINNING WAYS
SCSU's eight game winning streak was snapped by Augustana on Monday, but SCSUÂ has held winning streaks of five and seven while owning a conference high of 21 overall wins. The Huskies look to bounce back against Wayne State after dropping back-to-back games for the first time this season. St. Cloud State has won four of their five series thus far, including three sweeps.Â
TOP OF THE CHARTS
#1, NCAA DII - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (5.02)
#1, NCAA DII - Walks Allowed per Nine Innings (2.19)
#1, NSIC, #2 NCAA DII - Team Batting Average (.346)
#1, NSIC, #8 NCAA DII - Team Earned Run Average (3.19)
#2, NCAA DII - WHIP (1.12)
#1, NSIC - Runs Scored (231)
#1, NSIC - Strikeouts Issued (258)
#1, NSIC - Hits (309)
#2, NSIC - Saves (6)
#2, NSIC - Walks (131)
#4, NSIC - Homeruns (18)
#4, NSIC - Doubles (55)
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