Ahern strikes out 11, Huskies earn series win over Bulldogs

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Ahern strikes out 11, Huskies earn series win over Bulldogs

4/30/2023 3:20:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Riley Ahern punches out 11 batters over 7.0 innings while John Nett records five-hit game in 8-4 win

DULUTH, Minn. – Graduate righthander Riley Ahern struck out 11 over 7.0 innings of work while junior centerfielder John Nett (5-for-6, 3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, SB) sparked the lineup with a five-hit game as St. Cloud State Baseball (26-15, 18-8 NSIC) earned a series win over Minnesota Duluth (17-25, 10-19 NSIC) on Sunday afternoon at Wade Stadium, dropping the Bulldogs 8-4. Ethan Navratil (2-for-4, BB, R, 2 2B) doubled twice as he, Ben Clapp (2-for-4, BB, RBI) and Noah Dehne (2-for-3, BB, 2B) added multi-hit games alongside Nett's monster day.

Riley Ahern fired a gem for his sixth win of the season, logging 7.0 innings of three-run ball while scattering eight hits and three walks. The righthander struck out a season-high 11 while throwing 81 of his 118 pitches for strikes.

Nett led off the game with a double and scored two batters later on a Clapp RBI double, then Sam Riola (0-for-4, 2 BB, R, RBI) scored on a double-play grounder to make it 2-0 SCSU in the first. One inning later, Nett pushed the lead to 3-0 with an RBI single.

After Minnesota Duluth cut their deficit to one with a pair in the third, Nett laced another RBI single in the fifth to add insurance. Brayden Jacobson (0-for-4, BB, R, SB) scored on a passed ball in the sixth, extending the Huskies lead to 5-2, then Nett blasted a solo shot in the seventh for a four run lead.

UMD plated a run each in the seventh and eighth before the Huskies put things away with a pair in the ninth. Eli Emerson earned his first save of the season, striking out three over 2.0 innings of one-run ball.

Up Next
The Huskies return home for a Tuesday midweek series against Northern State at Joe Faber Field.

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