SCSU welcomes Bemidji State to Joe Faber Field for midweek set

Wednesday, April 21

St. Cloud, MN

1:30 p.m.

St. Cloud State

Bemidji State University

Photo by: Kylie Macziewski

SCSU welcomes Bemidji State to Joe Faber Field for midweek set

4/20/2021 12:45:00 PM | Baseball

St. Cloud State Baseball (10-10, 8-7 NSIC) begins a five-game true homestand on Wednesday, April 21 with a two-game midweek series against Bemidji State (4-21, 3-17 NSIC) beginning at 1:30 p.m. CST at Joe Faber Field with game two to follow. The Huskies are opening a critical stretch of games with a trip to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championships on their minds.

Attendance information for the 2021 season can be found HERE. 2021 Huskies home baseball games will be limited to 625 fans per game.

SCSU and BSU have met 177 times since the all-time series began in 1933, with the Huskies owning a 134-42-1 advantage. In a pair of nonconference meetings at the beginning of the 2021 season in Fort Scott, Kansas, the Huskies thumped Bemidji State 21-3 and 15-3 on March 9 and 10.

Scouting the Huskies

St. Cloud State enters the series with an 8-7 record in conference play following a 5-4 loss to Minnesota-Duluth on Monday, seating them seventh in the NSIC standings with six series to go. Following their homestand that concludes with a series against ranked Minnesota-Crookston this weekend, SCSU will begin a daunting Dakotas trip with midweek visits to Minot State and U-Mary bookending a weekend date at Northern State.

The Huskies rank second in the NSIC batting race at .324 with eleven total players carrying at least a .300 average. Matt Quade (1.047 OPS, 2 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 20 RBI) paces the team's qualifiers with a .369 average. John Nett (.361/.484/.583, 5 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 26 R, 17 RBI) and Max Gamm (.338/.424/.432. 4 2B, HR, 16 RBI) terrorize opposing batteries on the basepaths as they have stolen 10 and 12 bases respectively and have been thrown out just a combined three times. Tyler Schiller (.379/.500/.655, 2 2B, 2 HR) has enjoyed an incredible freshman campaign, while Jake Shusterich (.346/.446/.596, 4 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI) joins the frosh, Nett and Quade in the 1.000 OPS club.

SCSU's pitching staff still leads the NSIC in ERA in conference play, holding a 3.26 mark. Luke Tupy (1-1, 5/4 G/GS, 17.0 IP, 2.65 ERA, 21 K, .179 BAA) and Tommy Thompson (2-0, 6/2 G/GS, 16.2 IP, 5.94 ERA, 16:4 K:BB) are the Huskies' probables for the series. In conference play, the bullpen has been anchored by Jack Habeck (18.1 IP, 0.49 ERA, .095 BAA, 16:3 K:BB), Eli Emerson (5.1 IP, 1.69 ERA, 7 K), Nick Brauns (4 APP, 2.70 ERA), Jacob Bradley (2 APP, 0.00 ERA) and Mack Larson (4 APP, 4.26 ERA, 1 SV).

Scouting the Beavers

Bemidji State resides in the basement of the NSIC standings with a 3-17 conference record coming off a two-games-to-one series defeat at Southwest Minnesota State. At the plate, Parker Borg (.333/.389/.424, 6 2B, 13 R, 5-6 SB) and Sam Kalberer (.308/.421/.346, 3 2B, 13 R) are the leading hitters, while Tom Keohen paces the team in home runs (3) and RBI (17).

Pitching has been the Beavers' biggest struggle in 2021, carrying a staff ERA of 12.30 with a .381 opponent average and 55 home runs allowed in 25 games played. Just one BSU pitcher has an ERA below 8.10, that being lefthanded reliever Hunter Haggenmiller (12 APP, 2-2, 18.1 IP, 7.85 ERA, 15:9 K:BB). Travis Carruth leads the staff with two saves.

Broadcast Information

The series will be broadcast on the NSIC Network with Live Stats provided by SCSU.