Thursday, February 10
Arkadelphia, AR
3:30 p.m. CST
St. Cloud State
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Henderson State
Huskies Baseball opens season at HSU Invitational
2/9/2022 4:55:00 PM | Baseball
Arkadelphia, Ark. – St. Cloud State Baseball opens its 2022 season at the Henderson State University Invitational this week with Opening Day set for Thursday, February 10 at Clyde Berry Field. The Huskies face Henderson State on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. CT, then play Missouri Western State Friday at 11:00 a.m. and Northwest Missouri State on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT. SCSU will close out the week with a 12:00 p.m. CT start on Sunday at Rab Rodgers Field against Ouachita Baptist. Each of the four contests are Central Region games, providing SCSU fantastic opportunity to begin building a regional bid.
2022 Season Preview
Media Coverage
All four games will have live stats available and are set to be broadcast on the KVSC Sports Stream with Joey Erickson on the call. The Missouri Western State and Ouachita Baptist tilts will feature live video feeds. Links are available on the SCSU Baseball schedule page.
About the Reddies
Henderson State and St. Cloud State have not played since the 2015 NCAA Central Region Tournament held in St. Cloud. The No. 1-seeded Huskies fell to the No. 8 seed in the first game of the tournament and again in the Regional Championship, leaving a stinging rivalry between the two programs. HSU went 27-19 last season and 18-15 in GAC play, winning the Great American Conference Tournament Championship and earning a ticket to the Central Region Tournament held in Warrensburg. This spring Henderson is off to a 3-0 start including a 5-4 win over No. 24 Delta State at the Dugan Collegiate Baseball Invitational last week. Returner Kaden Argenbright slashed .394/.449/.630 last season with 16 doubles, seven home runs and 43 RBI in 43 games while Greyson Stevens added eight doubles, eight home runs and 42 RBI. Ace Spencer Taack returns after starting 14 games last spring, going 7-2 with a 4.03 ERA and a 71:28 K:BB ratio across 73.2 innings.
About the Griffons
The Huskies last faced Missouri Western State in early 2020, with Riley Ahern tossing 5.0 scoreless innings of three-hit, two-walk baseball while striking out seven Griffons as part of a 6-0 Huskies win. John Nett went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the game. The Griffons struggled last season, going 10-29 with an 8-25 record in MIAA play. MWSU opened the season by being no-hit by No. 11 Southern Arkansas hurler Jeremy Adorno (7.0 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 7) then fell 11-4 to No. 19 Arkansas Tech. Alex Crouch is the big name in the Griff's lineup, coming off a season in which he slashed .353/.419/.673 with 10 doubles, 12 home runs and 32 RBI across 39 games. Jared Slater drew the Opening Day Start for Missouri Western after going 3-0 at Consumes River CC last spring with a 4.62 ERA across five starts.
About the Bearcats
St. Cloud State walked off Northwest Missouri State in the spring of 2020 with a two-run John Nett single, part of a two-hit day for the Huskies' centerfielder. Last season the Bearcats went 13-26 (11-22 in the MIAA) and are off to a 1-2 start in 2022. Max Spitzmiller threw a gem in his first start of the year (8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K) after starting seven games last year and going 2-3 with a 5.18 ERA and a 46:16 K:BB ratio across 40.0 innings. Zach Weise returns after serving as the staff ace in 2021, going 2-5 over 10 starts and working to a 5.70 ERA across 71.0 frames.
About the Tigers
The Huskies haven't faced Ouachita Baptist since the 2010 season, beating the Tigers 5-3 as part of an early-season tournament that saw Jordan Smith earn NSIC Player of the Week honors for a stellar showing. Ouachita went 18-22 last season with a 14-19 showing in the GAC, opening this season with a 1-2 mark. The Tigers are led at the plate by Cade Burris, who hit .312 last season with an .861 OPS across 40 starts.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Baseball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
2022 Season Preview
Media Coverage
All four games will have live stats available and are set to be broadcast on the KVSC Sports Stream with Joey Erickson on the call. The Missouri Western State and Ouachita Baptist tilts will feature live video feeds. Links are available on the SCSU Baseball schedule page.
About the Reddies
Henderson State and St. Cloud State have not played since the 2015 NCAA Central Region Tournament held in St. Cloud. The No. 1-seeded Huskies fell to the No. 8 seed in the first game of the tournament and again in the Regional Championship, leaving a stinging rivalry between the two programs. HSU went 27-19 last season and 18-15 in GAC play, winning the Great American Conference Tournament Championship and earning a ticket to the Central Region Tournament held in Warrensburg. This spring Henderson is off to a 3-0 start including a 5-4 win over No. 24 Delta State at the Dugan Collegiate Baseball Invitational last week. Returner Kaden Argenbright slashed .394/.449/.630 last season with 16 doubles, seven home runs and 43 RBI in 43 games while Greyson Stevens added eight doubles, eight home runs and 42 RBI. Ace Spencer Taack returns after starting 14 games last spring, going 7-2 with a 4.03 ERA and a 71:28 K:BB ratio across 73.2 innings.
About the Griffons
The Huskies last faced Missouri Western State in early 2020, with Riley Ahern tossing 5.0 scoreless innings of three-hit, two-walk baseball while striking out seven Griffons as part of a 6-0 Huskies win. John Nett went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored in the game. The Griffons struggled last season, going 10-29 with an 8-25 record in MIAA play. MWSU opened the season by being no-hit by No. 11 Southern Arkansas hurler Jeremy Adorno (7.0 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 7) then fell 11-4 to No. 19 Arkansas Tech. Alex Crouch is the big name in the Griff's lineup, coming off a season in which he slashed .353/.419/.673 with 10 doubles, 12 home runs and 32 RBI across 39 games. Jared Slater drew the Opening Day Start for Missouri Western after going 3-0 at Consumes River CC last spring with a 4.62 ERA across five starts.
About the Bearcats
St. Cloud State walked off Northwest Missouri State in the spring of 2020 with a two-run John Nett single, part of a two-hit day for the Huskies' centerfielder. Last season the Bearcats went 13-26 (11-22 in the MIAA) and are off to a 1-2 start in 2022. Max Spitzmiller threw a gem in his first start of the year (8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 9 K) after starting seven games last year and going 2-3 with a 5.18 ERA and a 46:16 K:BB ratio across 40.0 innings. Zach Weise returns after serving as the staff ace in 2021, going 2-5 over 10 starts and working to a 5.70 ERA across 71.0 frames.
About the Tigers
The Huskies haven't faced Ouachita Baptist since the 2010 season, beating the Tigers 5-3 as part of an early-season tournament that saw Jordan Smith earn NSIC Player of the Week honors for a stellar showing. Ouachita went 18-22 last season with a 14-19 showing in the GAC, opening this season with a 1-2 mark. The Tigers are led at the plate by Cade Burris, who hit .312 last season with an .861 OPS across 40 starts.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Baseball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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