Tuesday, May 2
St. Cloud, Minn.
2:00 p.m. CT
St. Cloud State
27-15, 19-8
8
vs
2
Northern State
10-29, 5-23
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Northern State
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
5
1
St. Cloud State
0
0
4
1
3
0
X
8
7
1
Photo by: Kaitlyn Zuehl
SCSU sweeps Northern State in key midweek set
5/2/2023 9:00:00 PM | Baseball
Huskies lineup produces 19 runs over two games as Beier throws complete game gem in opener
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Baseball (28-15, 20-8 NSIC) improved to 11-1 over their last 12 games with a midweek sweep of Northern State (10-30, 5-24 NSIC) at Joe Faber Field on Tuesday, dispatching the Wolves 8-2 and 11-3. With the doubleheader sweep and a Minnesota Crookston split on Tuesday, the Huskies move up to third in the NSIC standings and trail Minnesota State for second by just one game.
Game One: St. Cloud State 8, Northern State 2
Junior righthander Drew Beier tossed a complete-game gem to lead St. Cloud State to an 8-2 win in the opener, striking out eight batters while allowing a lone earned run. Beier scattered five hits and walked just two, earning his sixth win of the season.
Sam Riola (1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI) opened the scoring with a two-run double in the third followed by a two-run single off the bat of Sawyer Smith (1-for-2, 2 RBI) to make it 4-0 after three. Kevin Butler (1-for-1, BB, R, 3 RBI, SF) added a run with a sacrifice fly an inning later, then Tyler Schiller (1-for-3, R, RBI) plated another in the fifth with an RBI single. Butler capped off the offensive output with a two-run single back up the middle in the fifth.
Game Two: St. Cloud State 11, Northern State 3
SCSU received another strong start in their 11-3 win in the finale, receiving 4.2 innings of three-run ball from junior southpaw Payton VanBeck. Making a key spot start as the Huskies set their staff up for next week's NSIC Tournament, VanBeck took a no-decision while striking out four, scattering seven hits and a pair of walks.
The Huskies lineup woke up from a slow start in the third as Sam Riola (3-for-5, R, 2B, 2 SB) scored on a wild pitch to tie things at one. Sawyer Smith (1-for-3, BB, HBP, R, HR, 2 RBI) put St. Cloud State in front an inning later with a towering two-run shot out to right.
After Northern chased VanBeck and knotted the game at 3-3 in the fifth, St. Cloud State struck right back with a three-spot in the home half. Ethan Navratil (1-for-3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, SF) gave the Huskies the lead with a sacrifice fly then Noah Dehne (1-for-3, 2B 2 RBI) laced a two-run double down the left field line on a hot shot deflected off the third baseman's glove.
John Nett (1-for-4, 2 BB, 2 RBI) singled in a pair in the seventh while Navratil, Tate Wallat (2-for-2, R, RBI) and Garrett Bevacqua (0-for-0, RBI, SF) tacked on a run each in the eighth with two RBI singles and a sac fly respectively.
Cooper Avery earned his first win of the season with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. Jack Habeck added a scoreless frame with one strikeout while working around a pair of baserunners, giving way to a shutout eighth tossed by Grady Fuchs. Ethan Lanthier closed out the win with two punchouts in the ninth.
Up Next
The Huskies will host Wayne State in their final regular series of the spring this weekend with dates and times to be announced.
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: St. Cloud State 8, Northern State 2
Junior righthander Drew Beier tossed a complete-game gem to lead St. Cloud State to an 8-2 win in the opener, striking out eight batters while allowing a lone earned run. Beier scattered five hits and walked just two, earning his sixth win of the season.
Sam Riola (1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 RBI) opened the scoring with a two-run double in the third followed by a two-run single off the bat of Sawyer Smith (1-for-2, 2 RBI) to make it 4-0 after three. Kevin Butler (1-for-1, BB, R, 3 RBI, SF) added a run with a sacrifice fly an inning later, then Tyler Schiller (1-for-3, R, RBI) plated another in the fifth with an RBI single. Butler capped off the offensive output with a two-run single back up the middle in the fifth.
Game Two: St. Cloud State 11, Northern State 3
SCSU received another strong start in their 11-3 win in the finale, receiving 4.2 innings of three-run ball from junior southpaw Payton VanBeck. Making a key spot start as the Huskies set their staff up for next week's NSIC Tournament, VanBeck took a no-decision while striking out four, scattering seven hits and a pair of walks.
The Huskies lineup woke up from a slow start in the third as Sam Riola (3-for-5, R, 2B, 2 SB) scored on a wild pitch to tie things at one. Sawyer Smith (1-for-3, BB, HBP, R, HR, 2 RBI) put St. Cloud State in front an inning later with a towering two-run shot out to right.
After Northern chased VanBeck and knotted the game at 3-3 in the fifth, St. Cloud State struck right back with a three-spot in the home half. Ethan Navratil (1-for-3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, SF) gave the Huskies the lead with a sacrifice fly then Noah Dehne (1-for-3, 2B 2 RBI) laced a two-run double down the left field line on a hot shot deflected off the third baseman's glove.
John Nett (1-for-4, 2 BB, 2 RBI) singled in a pair in the seventh while Navratil, Tate Wallat (2-for-2, R, RBI) and Garrett Bevacqua (0-for-0, RBI, SF) tacked on a run each in the eighth with two RBI singles and a sac fly respectively.
Cooper Avery earned his first win of the season with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief. Jack Habeck added a scoreless frame with one strikeout while working around a pair of baserunners, giving way to a shutout eighth tossed by Grady Fuchs. Ethan Lanthier closed out the win with two punchouts in the ninth.
Up Next
The Huskies will host Wayne State in their final regular series of the spring this weekend with dates and times to be announced.
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: Beier, Drew (6-2)
L: Carolin, Z. (1-5)
Batting:
2B: Pezonella, N 1 ; Rerick, E. 1
RBI: Pezonella, N 1 ; Knecht, C. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Portner, A. 1 ; Tahsini, M. 1
CS: DeMarce, J. 1
HBP: Brisk, K. 1
Batting:
2B: Riola, Sam 1 ; Clapp, Ben 1
RBI: Riola, Sam 2 ; Smith, Sawyer 2 ; Schiller, Tyler 1 ; Butler, Kevin 3
SF: Butler, Kevin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nett, John 1 ; Riola, Sam 1 ; Gumbko, Mitchell 1 ; Schiller, Tyler 1 ; Navratil, Ethan 1 ; Primus, Mason 1 ; Butler, Kevin 1 ; Wallat, Tate 1
CS: Bevacqua, Garrett 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
RHP
/ Baseball
RHP/IF
/ Baseball
CI/OF
/ Baseball
C
/ Baseball
IF
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
LHP
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
IF
/ Baseball
OF
/ BaseballIF/RHP
/ Baseball
LHP
/ Baseball
IF
/ BaseballSt Cloud State Baseball Vs Southwest Minnesota State Game 4
Sunday, March 16
St Cloud State Baseball Vs Southwest Minnesota State Game 3
Sunday, March 16
St Cloud State Baseball Vs Southwest Minnesota State Game 2
Thursday, March 13
St Cloud State Baseball Vs Southwest Minnesota State Game 1
Thursday, March 13
