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Photo by: Kylie Macziewski
Huskies Comeback Falls Short Against Sioux Falls, 8-6
3/13/2022 10:21:00 PM | Baseball
Steffensen hits three doubles in loss
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – In its final contest of a six-game Florida road trip, St. Cloud State (8-6) dropped its first game of the trip to Sioux Falls 8-6, on Sunday afternoon in Winter Haven, Fla. Errors and defensive miscues came back to haunt the Huskies as six out of the eight runs for the Cougars were unearned. St. Cloud put together a five-run inning in the fourth to pull within one, but USF responded with one of their own to extend the lead 8-6.
The Huskies had the tying run on the bases in the final inning but could not scratch any run across. USF's relief pitchers held St. Cloud State scoreless in the final five innings to hand the Huskies their first loss of the week.
KEY MOMENT
In the top of the second inning, the Huskies had bases loaded and nobody out but were unable to get a run across. The next half inning, the Cougars put up five runs to take a commanding 5-0 lead.
TOP HUSKIES
Senior outfielder Paul Steffensen
"I was really just trying to stick to my approach at the plate. Get something over the plate and put a good swing on it. Tonight, was a bump in the road, but we look to learn to get better from it. I think heading into conference play we are all ready to play our best baseball. Should be a fun conference opener this weekend."
UP NEXT
With the third and final non-conference road trip ending, the new season begins in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. St. Cloud State stays on the road to start conference play, first up the second-ranked team in the preseason coaches' poll, Augustana.
The Huskies and Vikings will play a three-game series on Mar. 19 and 20 in Sioux Falls at Ronken Field. Saturday will consist of a doubleheader with start times at 1:00 p.m. CT and 3:30 p.m. CT, followed by the finale at noon on Sunday. Coverage can be heard on the KVSC Sports Stream or watched on the NSIC network, with links available on the SCSU Baseball schedule page.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Baseball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The Huskies had the tying run on the bases in the final inning but could not scratch any run across. USF's relief pitchers held St. Cloud State scoreless in the final five innings to hand the Huskies their first loss of the week.
KEY MOMENT
In the top of the second inning, the Huskies had bases loaded and nobody out but were unable to get a run across. The next half inning, the Cougars put up five runs to take a commanding 5-0 lead.
TOP HUSKIES
- Redshirt sophomore John Nett (1-for-4, 3B, RBI, BB, R) hit his team-leading third triple of the season.
- Redshirt junior Drew Bulson (1-for-3, 2 RBI, SB) picked up a hit in all six games on the road trip.
- Senior Paul Steffensen (3-for-4, 3 2B, RBI) laced three doubles in the game, ending the road trip with five an upping his season total to 11.
- Redshirt sophomore Jack Habeck (3.2, 4 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 4 K) made his second appearance on the week in relief.
- Redshirt junior Sam Riola (1-for-4, R) and redshirt sophomore Tate Wallat (0-for-3, R, BB) both reached on base to extend their on-base streak to 14 games.
- Despite the loss, the Huskies end their road trip with a 5-1 mark after wins against West Virginia Wesleyan (March 7, 4-1), Ashland (March 8, 12-2), Malone (March 9, 8-3), Bentley (March 11, 7-2) and Saginaw Valley State (March 12, 5-2).
Senior outfielder Paul Steffensen
"I was really just trying to stick to my approach at the plate. Get something over the plate and put a good swing on it. Tonight, was a bump in the road, but we look to learn to get better from it. I think heading into conference play we are all ready to play our best baseball. Should be a fun conference opener this weekend."
UP NEXT
With the third and final non-conference road trip ending, the new season begins in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. St. Cloud State stays on the road to start conference play, first up the second-ranked team in the preseason coaches' poll, Augustana.
The Huskies and Vikings will play a three-game series on Mar. 19 and 20 in Sioux Falls at Ronken Field. Saturday will consist of a doubleheader with start times at 1:00 p.m. CT and 3:30 p.m. CT, followed by the finale at noon on Sunday. Coverage can be heard on the KVSC Sports Stream or watched on the NSIC network, with links available on the SCSU Baseball schedule page.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Baseball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McGonigal, C (2-0)
L: Duffy, Ryan (1-3)
S: Graham, M (1)
Batting:
2B: Steffensen, Paul 3 ; Gamm, Max 1
3B: Nett, John 1
RBI: Nett, John 1 ; Steffensen, Paul 1 ; Bulson, Drew 2
SH: Gamm, Max 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nett, John 1 ; Wallat, Tate 1 ; Riola, Sam 1 ; Navratil, Ethan 2 ; Schiller, Tyler 1
SB: Riola, Sam 1 ; Bulson, Drew 1 ; Gumbko, Mitchell 1
CS: Nett, John 1
HBP: Schiller, Tyler 3
PO: Wallat, Tate 1
Batting:
RBI: Cate, T 2 ; ChristensonN 1 ; King, C 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cate, T 1 ; Hubers, T 1 ; Klehr, B 1 ; Blackburn, T 1 ; Andreasen, Z 2 ; King, C 2
HBP: Cate, T 1 ; Blackburn, T 1
Game Leaders
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