Thursday, March 14
St. Cloud, Minn.
1:00 P.M. CT
St. Cloud State
vs
Augustana
Photo by: Ryan Roehl
St. Cloud State Baseball Hosts No. 19 Augustana at Joe Faber Field
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ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Baseball (8-6, 4-0 NSIC) welcomes No. 23 Augustana (10-2, 4-0 NSIC) to the Granite City for a four-game set between the only two teams undefeated in conference play this season. The four-game series is scheduled for Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15 at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud, marking the earliest home series for the Huskies in recent history. The two teams are scheduled to play doubleheaders each day of the series.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Game 1 vs. Augustana – Thursday, March 14 / 1:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream / Live Stats
Game 2 vs. Augustana – Thursday, March 14 / 3:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream / Live Stats
Game 3 vs. Augustana – Friday, March 15 / 1:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream / Live Stats
Game 4 vs. Augustana – Friday, March 15 / 3:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream / Live Stats
JAMES NAMED NSIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
St. Cloud State Baseball graduate Cal James (Buffalo, Minn.) was named the NSIC Player of the Week after an impressive weekend in SCSU's road trip to Colorado, helping the Huskies win three out of four against UC Colorado Springs and CSU Pueblo while hitting .500 (9-for-18) over the four-game stand with four home runs, 11 RBI and eight runs.
James slashed .500/.545/1.333 with six extra base hits (4 HRs, 2B, 3B) and two or more hits in all four games. The Husky 3B had a home run in each of the first two games against UC Colorado Springs and recorded six RBI over the series. In SCSU's 11-9 win over CSU Pueblo, James hit two home runs, had five RBI, three hits and three runs scored, all season-highs. James' two blasts mark his fifth career multi-home run game after hitting two home runs four times with UMary, most recently against St. Cloud State on April 23, 2023. His five RBI are the second-most in his career, trailing only his six RBI performance from May 1, 2021.
On the season, James has slashed .396/.522/.792 with five home runs, 20 RBI, 20 runs scored and four doubles. He has hit safely in 12 of 14 games this season with multiple hits in eight contests and currently has a six-game hit-streak. James leads the NSIC in home runs (five), RBI (20) and runs scored (20).
TUPY NAMED NSIC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
St. Cloud State Baseball redshirt junior Luke Tupy (New Prague, Minn.) was named the NSIC Pitcher of the Week after Tupy led the Huskies to a 6-2 win in a series-opener of a four-game sweep over Southwest Minnesota State on Feb. 18.
Tupy pitched six innings while allowing only two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out nine Mustangs. The Husky junior's nine punch outs of SMSU are the second-most of any NSIC pitcher this season, trailing only teammate Payton VanBeck's 10 on Feb. 4. Tupy earned his first win of the season and 12th of his career while reaching nine strike outs for the seventh time in his career.
GAME NOTES FROM COLORADO ROAD TRIP
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FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Game 1 vs. Augustana – Thursday, March 14 / 1:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream / Live Stats
Game 2 vs. Augustana – Thursday, March 14 / 3:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream / Live Stats
Game 3 vs. Augustana – Friday, March 15 / 1:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream / Live Stats
Game 4 vs. Augustana – Friday, March 15 / 3:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream / Live Stats
JAMES NAMED NSIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
St. Cloud State Baseball graduate Cal James (Buffalo, Minn.) was named the NSIC Player of the Week after an impressive weekend in SCSU's road trip to Colorado, helping the Huskies win three out of four against UC Colorado Springs and CSU Pueblo while hitting .500 (9-for-18) over the four-game stand with four home runs, 11 RBI and eight runs.
James slashed .500/.545/1.333 with six extra base hits (4 HRs, 2B, 3B) and two or more hits in all four games. The Husky 3B had a home run in each of the first two games against UC Colorado Springs and recorded six RBI over the series. In SCSU's 11-9 win over CSU Pueblo, James hit two home runs, had five RBI, three hits and three runs scored, all season-highs. James' two blasts mark his fifth career multi-home run game after hitting two home runs four times with UMary, most recently against St. Cloud State on April 23, 2023. His five RBI are the second-most in his career, trailing only his six RBI performance from May 1, 2021.
On the season, James has slashed .396/.522/.792 with five home runs, 20 RBI, 20 runs scored and four doubles. He has hit safely in 12 of 14 games this season with multiple hits in eight contests and currently has a six-game hit-streak. James leads the NSIC in home runs (five), RBI (20) and runs scored (20).
TUPY NAMED NSIC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
St. Cloud State Baseball redshirt junior Luke Tupy (New Prague, Minn.) was named the NSIC Pitcher of the Week after Tupy led the Huskies to a 6-2 win in a series-opener of a four-game sweep over Southwest Minnesota State on Feb. 18.
Tupy pitched six innings while allowing only two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out nine Mustangs. The Husky junior's nine punch outs of SMSU are the second-most of any NSIC pitcher this season, trailing only teammate Payton VanBeck's 10 on Feb. 4. Tupy earned his first win of the season and 12th of his career while reaching nine strike outs for the seventh time in his career.
GAME NOTES FROM COLORADO ROAD TRIP
- Top Performances & Notes from Game 1 – 11-5 loss to UC Colorado Springs (Feb. 24):
- Cal James – 2-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
- James hit his second home run of the season and drove in his 10th and 11th RBIs of the season. His two-hit day raised his average to .359 with a slugging percentage of .615 and on-base percentage of .500.
- James has now scored a team-high 14 runs this season, and has recorded two hits in five of the last six games.
- Sawyer Smith – 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, R
- Smith hit his team-leading fourth double and increased his team lead in RBI to 16.
- Ben Clapp – 2-3, RBI, 2 BB
- Clapp's two hits in the game marked his fourth multi-hit game this season.
- Mitchell Gumbko – 1-2, extends hit streak to 10 games
- Gumbko has now hit safely in 10 consecutive games to open the season, raising his team-leading average to .371.
- Cal James – 2-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Top Performances & Notes from Game 2 – 12-8 win over UC Colorado Springs (Feb. 25):
- SCSU's three home runs are the most hit by the Huskies in a game this season.
- Luke Tupy – W, 6.1 IP, R, H, 12 K, 2 BB
- Tupy flirted with his third career no-hitter, going six innings before allowing his first hit. His 12 strike outs is the third-best performance of his career and the most since he struck out 13 against Minnesota Crookston on April 29, 2022.
- Tupy's 12 punchouts are the second-most by an NSIC pitcher this season, trailing only Minnesota Duluth's Kolby Kiser's 13 also recorded today.
- On the season, Tupy is now 2-0 with a 3.43 ERA with an NSIC-leading 31 strike outs.
- Cal James – 2-6, HR, 2 RBI, R
- James launched his third home run of the season and second in as many games while recording his 12th and 13th RBIs.
- Noah Dehne – 3-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R, BB
- Dehne had a career-game, posting career-highs in hits (three) and runs (four) while launching his first home run of the season.
- Dehne's four runs scored are the most by a Husky this season and match an NSIC-best this season.
- Blaine Guthrie – 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
- Guthrie hit his first career home run and matched a season-best with two RBI.
- Mitchell Gumbko – 1-5, 2 RBI, extends hit streak to 11 games
- Drew Beier had a season-best and matched a career-best with three hits.
- Sawyer Smith matched a season-best with three hits.
- Top Performances & Notes from Game 3 – 16-5 win over UC Colorado Springs (Feb. 25):
- The Huskies recorded a team-best 20 hits in the game, the third-best mark by an NSIC team in a game this season.
- Ethan Navratil – 2-4, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Navratil broke out of a slump with a 2-for-3 at the plate with a home run, double and season-high three RBI.
- Drew Beier – 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Beier finished a remarkable doubleheader by going 6-for-9 at the plate to raise his average to a team-leading .444 on the season. His three hits matched a season- and career-best from the first game of the doubleheader.
- Brayden Jacobson – 2-4, HR, RBI, 2 R
- Jacobson and redshirt freshman Archer Ogbourne (Carlisle, Iowa) each hit their first career home runs in the game.
- Cal James – 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
- James had another pair of hits as he has now recorded two hits in seven of the last eight games. He has hit safely in 11 of 13 games this season with a season average of .367 and 15 RBI (third-most in NSIC).
- Sawyer Smith – 2-4, 3B, RBI, 2 R
- Jack Habeck – W, 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K
- Habeck earned the victory in the game by going six innings with five strike outs while only allowing two earned runs. With his performance, he lowered his season ERA from 11.70 to 8.44.
- Top Performances & Notes from Game 4 – 11-9 win over CSU Pueblo (Feb. 26)
- Cal James – 3-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB
- James launched two home runs, had five RBI, three hits and three runs scored, all season-highs for the Husky transfer.
- James' two blasts mark his fifth career multi-home run game after hitting two home runs three times with UMary, most recently against St. Cloud State on April 23, 2023. His five RBI are the second-most in his career, trailing only his six RBI performance from May 1, 2021.
- Sawyer Smith – 3-6, 2 R, W, 3.0 IP, R, 4 K
- Smith matched his season-high with three hits and earned his first win of the season on the mound with his 3.0 IP performance with four strike outs.
- Ethan Navratil – 1-3, 2 RBI
- Tyler Schiller – 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
- Garrett Bevacqua drew a career-high three walks in the game.
- Mitchell Gumbko extended his hit streak to 12 games to open the season.
- Cal James – 3-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB
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