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St. Cloud State Baseball Drops Series Opener to Missouri Western
2/9/2024 10:31:00 PM | Baseball
Fuchs pitches five scoreless frames, Gumbko extends hit streak to four to open season
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – St. Cloud State Baseball (1-3, 0-0 NSIC) fell to Missouri Western (3-2, 0-0 MIAA), 5-0, in the series opener on Friday afternoon in St. Joseph, Mo. The Huskies gave up runs in the first and third inning before senior Grady Fuchs (Paynesville, Minn.) came in and pitched five scoreless innings in relief.
The Griffons scored a pair of runs in the first and three runs in the third inning, both on home runs, for the only scoring in the game. Fuchs came on in the fourth inning and allowed only two hits with five strike outs in five inning, shutting down the Grifs to give SCSU a shot.
The Huskies had threats going in the third and fourth innings but left two runners on in each inning while failing to plate any runs.
TOP HUSKIES
St. Cloud State and Missouri Western continue game two of the three-game set on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CT from Griffon Baseball Field in St. Joseph, Mo.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Baseball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The Griffons scored a pair of runs in the first and three runs in the third inning, both on home runs, for the only scoring in the game. Fuchs came on in the fourth inning and allowed only two hits with five strike outs in five inning, shutting down the Grifs to give SCSU a shot.
The Huskies had threats going in the third and fourth innings but left two runners on in each inning while failing to plate any runs.
TOP HUSKIES
- Fuchs – 5.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 5 K
- Senior Mitchell Gumbko (Ada, Mich.) – 1-3, extends four-game hit streak
- Senior Drew Beier (Foley, Minn.) – 1-4
- Redshirt freshman Archer Ogbourne (Carlisle, Iowa) – SB
- With the loss, SCSU is now 11-13 all-time against Missouri Western. This is the Huskies second straight loss to the Griffons.
- Fuchs recorded a career-best five strike outs in the game, surpassing his previously best mark of three, set five times last season, most recently at Winona State on April 2, 2023.
- Fuchs has yet to allow a run in two appearances this season, pitching 6.1 IP with six strike outs and a .136 opponent batting average.
- Gumbko has hit safely in all four games to start the 2024 season and is now hitting .400 on the season with six hits, a double and RBI.
- Ogbourne recorded his first career stolen base in the game.
St. Cloud State and Missouri Western continue game two of the three-game set on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CT from Griffon Baseball Field in St. Joseph, Mo.
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: Brayden Haug (1-0)
L: Kolacia, Cael (1-1)
Batting:
SH: Gumbko, Mitchell 1
Base Running:
SB: Ogbourne, Archer 1
HBP: Schiller, Tyler 1 ; Clapp, Ben 1
Batting:
2B: Ryan Koval 1
3B: Tyson Gerdes 1
HR: Noah Cook 1 ; Jackson Bryant 1
RBI: Noah Cook 2 ; Jackson Bryant 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Blake Anderson 1 ; Noah Cook 1 ; Kaden Doan 1 ; Ryan Koval 1 ; Jackson Bryant 1
SB: Quinton Robertson 1
HBP: Anthony Taggart 1
Game Leaders
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