Saturday, April 24
St. Cloud, MN
1:30 p.m.
St. Cloud State
vs
University of Minnesota Crookston
Huskies battle No. 24 Golden Eagles at Joe Faber Field this weekend
4/23/2021 12:05:00 PM | Baseball
St. Cloud State Baseball (12-10, 10-7 NSIC) welcomes No. 24 Minnesota-Crookston (17-3, 12-3 NSIC) to Joe Faber Field for a three-game midweek series this weekend, concluding a lengthy homestand that has seen the Huskies play the entire month of April at home in St. Cloud. The series opens Saturday, April 24 with a doubleheader beginning at 1:30 p.m. CST and is scheduled to close with a Sunday, April 25 finale at noon CST.
Attendance information for the 2021 season can be found HERE. 2021 Huskies home baseball games will be limited to 625 fans per game.
Huskies head coach Pat Dolan will be going for his 500th career win at the helm of St. Cloud State Baseball, reaching his 499th victory over the course of the Huskies' midweek sweep of Bemidji State.
The meeting will be the 39th between SCSU and Minnesota-Crookston, with the Huskies owning a 34-4 advantage in the all-time series. St. Cloud State played UMC in a pair of nonconference tilts in Fort Scott, Kansas this season, falling 10-9 in extra innings and 15-11 on March 7 and 8. The Huskies have not played the Golden Eagles at Joe Faber Field since the 2012 season, a doubleheader sweep for SCSU that saw Kyle Fischer toss a four-hit shutout in a 7-0 game one win while the lineup pounded out 17 hits and scored 18 runs in an 18-0 game two final. Travis Cariveau had a three-hit day in the finale while Phil Imholte, Brian Hansen and Zac Sather all homered.
Scouting the Huskies
St. Cloud State enters the series sixth in the NSIC standings at 10-7 with just over two weeks left to play. The Huskies picked up a much-needed midweek sweep of Bemidji State on Wednesday, dispatching the Beavers 9-4 and 8-1 behind excellent starting pitching and strong offensive performances.
Jake Shusterich (.390/.479/.712, 7 2B, 4 HR, 17 RBI) returned to the lineup on Wednesday with aplomb, going 5-for-7 with three doubles, a home run and five RBI. Matt Quade (.389/.451/.625, 3 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 24 RBI), Tyler Schiller (.361/.465/.583, 2 2B, 2 HR, 10 R) and John Nett (.346/.460/.556, 6 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 28 R, 19 RBI) join Shusterich as the four Huskies OPS'ing over 1.000, while Nett and Max Gamm (.329/.415/.415, 18 R, 4 2B, HR, 12 RBI) each have 12 steals on 14 tries. Tate Wallat (.303/.382/.515, 19 R, 3 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 12 RBI) has found a home in the three-hole, picking up a hit in nine of his last 11 games.Â
The Huskies' weekend trio of Matt Osterberg (3.22 ERA, 22.1 IP, 26:B K:BB, .220 BAA), Fabian Villegas (3.72 ERA, 9.2 IP, 7:1 K:BB) and Trevor Koenig (2.63 ERA, 27.1 IP, 31:4 K:BB, .200 BAA) have been outstanding in conference play. Jack Habeck owns the role of SCSU's fireman, owning a 5-1 record in eight appearances and one start with a 1.61 ERA and a 0.72 WHIP across 21.2 innings. The southpaw has allowed just 11 hits for a .138 opponent average with 20 strikeouts to just five walks. In conference play, the bullpen has been anchored by Mack Larson (13.1 IP, 2.70 ERA) Eli Emerson (6.1 IP, 1.42 ERA, 8 K), Nick Brauns (4 APP, 2.70 ERA), Jacob Bradley (2 APP, 0.00 ERA) and Tommy Thompson (19.0 IP, 4.74 ERA).
Scouting the Golden Eagles
No. 24 Minnesota-Crookston stands comfortably in second place in the conference standings with a 12-3 record. Following a midweek with Minnesota State and a weekend against U-Mary wiped out by COVID-19 protocols, the Golden Eagles split with Southwest Minnesota State in a Thursday midweek, winning 5-3 then falling 8-7 in the finale.
The vaunted Golden Eagles lineup features five qualifiers boasting OPS marks north of 1.000, and two more in the .900s. Brock Reller (.368/.490/.842, 5 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 29 RBI) leads the NSIC in home runs, protected in the order by Jake Hjelle (.347/.451/.693, 5 2B, 7 HR, 23 RBI) and Scott Finberg (.265/.494/.565, 6 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 21 RBI).
Minnesota-Crookston ace Jake Dykhoff threw a 7.0-inning complete game against SMSU and fellow weekend arm Conner Richardson tossed 19 pitches over 2.0 innings on Thursday, leaving the weekend rotation as a question mark. Matt Nelson has made four starts and worked 18.2 innings to the tune of a 6.27 ERA with an 18:11 K:BB ratio, while Jayden Grover owns a 9.95 ERA across five appearances and three starts with 14 K's and 12 walks over 12.2 frames. The bullpen is anchored by closer Brody Sorenson (6 APP, 4 SV, 1-0, 12.0 IP, 2.25 ERA, 6:3 K:BB, .152 BAA), Garrett Hohn (5 APP, 1-0, 6.0 IP, 1.50 ERA, 4:4 K:BB, .105 BAA) and Jake Osowski (7 APP/1 GS, 3-0, 13.2 IP, 3.29 ERA, 16:5 K:BB, .173 BAA).
Broadcast Information
The series will be broadcast on the NSIC Network with Live Stats provided by SCSU.
Attendance information for the 2021 season can be found HERE. 2021 Huskies home baseball games will be limited to 625 fans per game.
Huskies head coach Pat Dolan will be going for his 500th career win at the helm of St. Cloud State Baseball, reaching his 499th victory over the course of the Huskies' midweek sweep of Bemidji State.
The meeting will be the 39th between SCSU and Minnesota-Crookston, with the Huskies owning a 34-4 advantage in the all-time series. St. Cloud State played UMC in a pair of nonconference tilts in Fort Scott, Kansas this season, falling 10-9 in extra innings and 15-11 on March 7 and 8. The Huskies have not played the Golden Eagles at Joe Faber Field since the 2012 season, a doubleheader sweep for SCSU that saw Kyle Fischer toss a four-hit shutout in a 7-0 game one win while the lineup pounded out 17 hits and scored 18 runs in an 18-0 game two final. Travis Cariveau had a three-hit day in the finale while Phil Imholte, Brian Hansen and Zac Sather all homered.
Scouting the Huskies
St. Cloud State enters the series sixth in the NSIC standings at 10-7 with just over two weeks left to play. The Huskies picked up a much-needed midweek sweep of Bemidji State on Wednesday, dispatching the Beavers 9-4 and 8-1 behind excellent starting pitching and strong offensive performances.
Jake Shusterich (.390/.479/.712, 7 2B, 4 HR, 17 RBI) returned to the lineup on Wednesday with aplomb, going 5-for-7 with three doubles, a home run and five RBI. Matt Quade (.389/.451/.625, 3 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 24 RBI), Tyler Schiller (.361/.465/.583, 2 2B, 2 HR, 10 R) and John Nett (.346/.460/.556, 6 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 28 R, 19 RBI) join Shusterich as the four Huskies OPS'ing over 1.000, while Nett and Max Gamm (.329/.415/.415, 18 R, 4 2B, HR, 12 RBI) each have 12 steals on 14 tries. Tate Wallat (.303/.382/.515, 19 R, 3 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 12 RBI) has found a home in the three-hole, picking up a hit in nine of his last 11 games.Â
The Huskies' weekend trio of Matt Osterberg (3.22 ERA, 22.1 IP, 26:B K:BB, .220 BAA), Fabian Villegas (3.72 ERA, 9.2 IP, 7:1 K:BB) and Trevor Koenig (2.63 ERA, 27.1 IP, 31:4 K:BB, .200 BAA) have been outstanding in conference play. Jack Habeck owns the role of SCSU's fireman, owning a 5-1 record in eight appearances and one start with a 1.61 ERA and a 0.72 WHIP across 21.2 innings. The southpaw has allowed just 11 hits for a .138 opponent average with 20 strikeouts to just five walks. In conference play, the bullpen has been anchored by Mack Larson (13.1 IP, 2.70 ERA) Eli Emerson (6.1 IP, 1.42 ERA, 8 K), Nick Brauns (4 APP, 2.70 ERA), Jacob Bradley (2 APP, 0.00 ERA) and Tommy Thompson (19.0 IP, 4.74 ERA).
Scouting the Golden Eagles
No. 24 Minnesota-Crookston stands comfortably in second place in the conference standings with a 12-3 record. Following a midweek with Minnesota State and a weekend against U-Mary wiped out by COVID-19 protocols, the Golden Eagles split with Southwest Minnesota State in a Thursday midweek, winning 5-3 then falling 8-7 in the finale.
The vaunted Golden Eagles lineup features five qualifiers boasting OPS marks north of 1.000, and two more in the .900s. Brock Reller (.368/.490/.842, 5 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 29 RBI) leads the NSIC in home runs, protected in the order by Jake Hjelle (.347/.451/.693, 5 2B, 7 HR, 23 RBI) and Scott Finberg (.265/.494/.565, 6 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 21 RBI).
Minnesota-Crookston ace Jake Dykhoff threw a 7.0-inning complete game against SMSU and fellow weekend arm Conner Richardson tossed 19 pitches over 2.0 innings on Thursday, leaving the weekend rotation as a question mark. Matt Nelson has made four starts and worked 18.2 innings to the tune of a 6.27 ERA with an 18:11 K:BB ratio, while Jayden Grover owns a 9.95 ERA across five appearances and three starts with 14 K's and 12 walks over 12.2 frames. The bullpen is anchored by closer Brody Sorenson (6 APP, 4 SV, 1-0, 12.0 IP, 2.25 ERA, 6:3 K:BB, .152 BAA), Garrett Hohn (5 APP, 1-0, 6.0 IP, 1.50 ERA, 4:4 K:BB, .105 BAA) and Jake Osowski (7 APP/1 GS, 3-0, 13.2 IP, 3.29 ERA, 16:5 K:BB, .173 BAA).
Broadcast Information
The series will be broadcast on the NSIC Network with Live Stats provided by SCSU.
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