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St. Cloud State Baseball Finishes Series Sweep of Bemidji State
4/25/2022 12:51:00 PM | Baseball
Huskies extend win streak to 13 with 11-4 and 14-7 wins over the Beavers
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Baseball (28-10, 20-4 NSIC) extended its win streak to 13 after a doubleheader win and series sweep Sunday afternoon against Bemidji State (5-32, 2-21 NSIC). The Huskies took both games in dominant fashion scoring double digit runs in both contests while holding the Beavers at bay all afternoon. Timely offense and shut down pitching continue to be a theme of this stretch for St. Cloud State, who picked up two more wins by scores of 11-4 and 14-7.
Game One: Huskies 11, Beavers 4
The Huskies struck in the top of the first when senior Paul Steffensen (1-for-4, R, 2-Run HR) homered to left giving a SCSU an early 2-0 advantage. The Beavers would get one back in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to one. Redshirt sophomore Jack Habeck (6.0 IP, 4 H, R, 2 BB, 5 K's) got himself in plenty of trouble but got himself out of jams early. He induced two inning-ending double plays in the first and second to keep the Beavers off the board in critical situations.
That gave enough time for the offense to awaken, as redshirt junior Sam Riola (1-for-1, 3 R, 3B, 3 BB, RBI) smoked a triple off the wall in deep center to score redshirt sophomore Tate Wallat (1-for-2, 2 R, RBI, BB) from first. The 3-1 lead doubled after redshirt sophomore Drew Bulson (2-for-2, R, 2-Run HR) capped off a three run fifth with his sixth home run of season.
St. Cloud State added five more runs in the top of the seventh for insurance and Bemidji State responded with three of their own. However, it wasn't enough and Habeck picked up his fourth win of the season in a 11-4 win for the Huskies.
Game Two: Huskies 14, Beavers 7
The Huskies carried the momentum from the end of game one and continued to put on a show to start the second. Bulson (1-for-4, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB) singled with the bases loaded in the first to put SCSU up 3-0 early. Like game one BSU was able to respond with two runs of their own to cut the lead to one. St. Cloud State punched back with a nine-run inning to take a commanding 12-2 lead. Riola (2-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB) started the scoring with an RBI double. Sophomore Tyler Schiller (2-for-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB) doubled with the bases loaded plating two while redshirt sophomore John Nett (1-for-3, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB) walked with them loaded as well.
Senior Tommy Thompson (4.0 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 3 BB, 4 K's) made his fifth start of the year and was able to fight through four innings before handing the ball to graduate student Shannon Ahern (4.0, H, 0 R, BB, 2 K's). Ahern was deadly out of the bullpen pitching four scoreless innings in efficient fashion earning his first win of the year in a long relief appearance. 14 runs in the first four innings was more than enough to put the Beavers aways in game two completing the weekend sweep of BSU with a 14-7 win.
UP NEXT
The battle of the bone returns to Joe Faber Field in a midweek double header for St. Cloud State facing Minnesota Duluth Wednesday afternoon. The Bulldogs are clinging to the final spot to get into the conference tournament and St. Cloud State will try to continue a winning streak. First pitch for game one is 1:30 p.m. CT in a seven-inning game followed by a nine-inning game two with first pitch around 3:30 p.m. CT.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Baseball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Game One: Huskies 11, Beavers 4
The Huskies struck in the top of the first when senior Paul Steffensen (1-for-4, R, 2-Run HR) homered to left giving a SCSU an early 2-0 advantage. The Beavers would get one back in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to one. Redshirt sophomore Jack Habeck (6.0 IP, 4 H, R, 2 BB, 5 K's) got himself in plenty of trouble but got himself out of jams early. He induced two inning-ending double plays in the first and second to keep the Beavers off the board in critical situations.
That gave enough time for the offense to awaken, as redshirt junior Sam Riola (1-for-1, 3 R, 3B, 3 BB, RBI) smoked a triple off the wall in deep center to score redshirt sophomore Tate Wallat (1-for-2, 2 R, RBI, BB) from first. The 3-1 lead doubled after redshirt sophomore Drew Bulson (2-for-2, R, 2-Run HR) capped off a three run fifth with his sixth home run of season.
St. Cloud State added five more runs in the top of the seventh for insurance and Bemidji State responded with three of their own. However, it wasn't enough and Habeck picked up his fourth win of the season in a 11-4 win for the Huskies.
Game Two: Huskies 14, Beavers 7
The Huskies carried the momentum from the end of game one and continued to put on a show to start the second. Bulson (1-for-4, R, 3 RBI, 2 BB) singled with the bases loaded in the first to put SCSU up 3-0 early. Like game one BSU was able to respond with two runs of their own to cut the lead to one. St. Cloud State punched back with a nine-run inning to take a commanding 12-2 lead. Riola (2-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2 SB) started the scoring with an RBI double. Sophomore Tyler Schiller (2-for-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI, BB) doubled with the bases loaded plating two while redshirt sophomore John Nett (1-for-3, 2 R, RBI, 3 BB) walked with them loaded as well.
Senior Tommy Thompson (4.0 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 3 BB, 4 K's) made his fifth start of the year and was able to fight through four innings before handing the ball to graduate student Shannon Ahern (4.0, H, 0 R, BB, 2 K's). Ahern was deadly out of the bullpen pitching four scoreless innings in efficient fashion earning his first win of the year in a long relief appearance. 14 runs in the first four innings was more than enough to put the Beavers aways in game two completing the weekend sweep of BSU with a 14-7 win.
UP NEXT
The battle of the bone returns to Joe Faber Field in a midweek double header for St. Cloud State facing Minnesota Duluth Wednesday afternoon. The Bulldogs are clinging to the final spot to get into the conference tournament and St. Cloud State will try to continue a winning streak. First pitch for game one is 1:30 p.m. CT in a seven-inning game followed by a nine-inning game two with first pitch around 3:30 p.m. CT.
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: Ahern, Shannon (1-1)
L: Marx, Jacob (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Riola, Sam 1 ; Schiller, Tyler 1
HR: Navratil, Ethan 1
RBI: Nett, John 1 ; Riola, Sam 2 ; Steffensen, Paul 1 ; Bulson, Drew 3 ; Schiller, Tyler 3 ; Navratil, Ethan 1 ; Smith, Sawyer 1
SF: Schiller, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nett, John 2 ; Wallat, Tate 2 ; Riola, Sam 2 ; Steffensen, Paul 2 ; Bulson, Drew 1 ; Schiller, Tyler 1 ; Navratil, Ethan 2 ; Smith, Sawyer 1 ; Gamm, Max 1
SB: Riola, Sam 1 ; Steffensen, Paul 1
CS: Nett, John 1
HBP: Steffensen, Paul 1
Batting:
2B: Kalberer, Sam 1 ; Mortiz, Zach 1
RBI: Munson, Jack 3 ; Wirt, James 2 ; Borg, Parker 1
SF: Wirt, James 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Daymond, Hunter 1 ; Biehn, Isaiah 1 ; Kalberer, Sam 1 ; Munson, Jack 1 ; Perkins, John 1 ; Mortiz, Zach 2
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