Monday, April 19
St. Cloud, MN
4:00 p.m.
St. Cloud State
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vs
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University of Minnesota Duluth
Photo by: Kylie Macziewski
Huskies fall 5-4 to Minnesota-Duluth
4/19/2021 8:05:00 PM | Baseball
A late-inning crooked number doomed St. Cloud State Baseball (10-10, 8-7 NSIC) in a 5-4 loss to Minnesota-Duluth (8-17, 5-14 NSIC) on Monday evening at Joe Faber Field. The Huskies led 4-2 through seven and a half, but a three-run Duluth eighth gave UMD a come-from-behind victory.
Trevor Koenig gave SCSU another incredible performance, working 7.1 innings of seven-hit, zero-walk baseball while allowing just three earned and striking out seven. The lefthander received a no-decision despite inducing a mind-blowing 20 swinging strikes on 101 pitches (19.8% whiff rate).
John Nett (1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI, 3 SB) led off the game by drawing a walk, stealing second and third then scoring on a wild pitch with two away in the first.
Sparking another run-scoring frame, Nett drew a free pass to open the third. Max Gamm (2-for-4, SAC, SB) laid down a sacrifice bunt to move him to second, then Nett swiped third. Paul Steffensen (1-for-5, R, 2B, RBI) laced an RBI double down the left field line to plate Nett and promptly scampered to third on an errant pickoff attempt. Two batters later Matt Quade (2-for-3, BB, 2B) watched four balls go by to put runners on the corners, then took off for second on a designed rundown play. The Bulldogs' first baseman threw too low for the shortstop to handle, allowing Steffensen to cross home and give SCSU a 3-0 lead.
UMD scored a pair in the fifth, trimming the lead to one.
In the Huskies' sixth, Drew Bulson (1-for-3, BB, R) poked a one-out single to right. Following a flyout, Tate Wallat (0-for-1, BB) pinch hit and drew a walk, then Nett smacked a single to center, plating Bulson, although Wallat was thrown out at third to end the frame with SCSU leading 4-2.
Four wild pitches and a passed ball contributed to a three-run Bulldog eighth inning.
St. Cloud State returns to action on Wednesday, April 21 with a 1:30 pm midweek doubleheader at Joe Faber Field against Bemidji State. The series will be broadcast on the NSIC Network with Live Stats provided by SCSU.
Trevor Koenig gave SCSU another incredible performance, working 7.1 innings of seven-hit, zero-walk baseball while allowing just three earned and striking out seven. The lefthander received a no-decision despite inducing a mind-blowing 20 swinging strikes on 101 pitches (19.8% whiff rate).
John Nett (1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI, 3 SB) led off the game by drawing a walk, stealing second and third then scoring on a wild pitch with two away in the first.
Sparking another run-scoring frame, Nett drew a free pass to open the third. Max Gamm (2-for-4, SAC, SB) laid down a sacrifice bunt to move him to second, then Nett swiped third. Paul Steffensen (1-for-5, R, 2B, RBI) laced an RBI double down the left field line to plate Nett and promptly scampered to third on an errant pickoff attempt. Two batters later Matt Quade (2-for-3, BB, 2B) watched four balls go by to put runners on the corners, then took off for second on a designed rundown play. The Bulldogs' first baseman threw too low for the shortstop to handle, allowing Steffensen to cross home and give SCSU a 3-0 lead.
UMD scored a pair in the fifth, trimming the lead to one.
In the Huskies' sixth, Drew Bulson (1-for-3, BB, R) poked a one-out single to right. Following a flyout, Tate Wallat (0-for-1, BB) pinch hit and drew a walk, then Nett smacked a single to center, plating Bulson, although Wallat was thrown out at third to end the frame with SCSU leading 4-2.
Four wild pitches and a passed ball contributed to a three-run Bulldog eighth inning.
St. Cloud State returns to action on Wednesday, April 21 with a 1:30 pm midweek doubleheader at Joe Faber Field against Bemidji State. The series will be broadcast on the NSIC Network with Live Stats provided by SCSU.
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