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Huskies Complete Comeback to Earn Series Split with No. 19 Augustana
3/16/2024 3:30:00 AM | Baseball
Augustana wins game one 6-1 before SCSU erases seven-run deficit in game two to win 11-10
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Baseball (10-8, 6-2 NSIC) completed a seven-run comeback to walk-off No. 19 Augustana (13-4, 6-2 NSIC) and split a doubleheader and four-game series on Saturday at Joe Faber Field. The Vikings earned a 6-1 victory in the first game before SCSU won 11-10 in the nightcap following a walk-off single from graduate Cal James (Buffalo, Minn.).
GAME 1 – AUGIE 6, SCSU 1
Augustana jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning before the Huskies respond with its lone run in the bottom of the inning. Junior Sawyer Smith (Somers, Wis.) drove in the run with a sacrifice fly to center field, plating senior Drew Beier (Foley, Minn.). Augustana scored a solo home run in the third and two runs in the seventh.
Senior Cooper Avery (Fort Myers, Fla.) was lights out in relief, going 2.2 innings without allowing a hit while only surrendering one walk.
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The Huskies jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning after a two-run home run from redshirt senior Noah Dehne (St. Paul, Minn.), but the lead was short lived, as Augustana scored nine runs in the second inning.
SCSU began its comeback in the fourth inning when the Huskies scored five runs as Beier, Dehne, Smith and senior Ben Clapp (Maple Lake, Minn.) all drove in runs to make the score 9-7. Then, the Huskies regained the lead again in the fifth inning when Beier launched a three-run home run to scored senior Mitchell Gumbko (Ada, Mich.) and senior Tyler Schiller (Hutchinson, Minn.).
Augustana knotted the score at 10-10 in the seventh inning, where the game remained tied until the bottom of the ninth inning. James came to the plate with two runners on and sent a single between the first and second basemen and into right field, sending Gumbko racing around from second base for the game-winning run and walk-off win.
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St. Cloud State will next travel to Minnesota State for a four-game series scheduled for March 22-24 in Mankato.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Baseball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
GAME 1 – AUGIE 6, SCSU 1
Augustana jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning before the Huskies respond with its lone run in the bottom of the inning. Junior Sawyer Smith (Somers, Wis.) drove in the run with a sacrifice fly to center field, plating senior Drew Beier (Foley, Minn.). Augustana scored a solo home run in the third and two runs in the seventh.
Senior Cooper Avery (Fort Myers, Fla.) was lights out in relief, going 2.2 innings without allowing a hit while only surrendering one walk.
TOP HUSKIES
- Avery – 2.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, BB, 2 K
- Beier – 2-3, R
- Smith – RBI
- Avery logged his longest and best outing of the season, pitching 2.2 innings out of the bullpen while failing to surrender a hit or earned run.
- Avery lowered his ERA to 1.59 and opponent batting average to .174.
- Beier had two hits to lead the Huskies at the plate, marking the seventh time this season he's had multiple hits in a game.
- Smith logged his 18th RBI of the season with a first inning sacrifice fly.
- Redshirt sophomore Brayden Jacobson (West Fargo, N.D.) recorded his first double of the season in the fourth inning.
The Huskies jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning after a two-run home run from redshirt senior Noah Dehne (St. Paul, Minn.), but the lead was short lived, as Augustana scored nine runs in the second inning.
SCSU began its comeback in the fourth inning when the Huskies scored five runs as Beier, Dehne, Smith and senior Ben Clapp (Maple Lake, Minn.) all drove in runs to make the score 9-7. Then, the Huskies regained the lead again in the fifth inning when Beier launched a three-run home run to scored senior Mitchell Gumbko (Ada, Mich.) and senior Tyler Schiller (Hutchinson, Minn.).
Augustana knotted the score at 10-10 in the seventh inning, where the game remained tied until the bottom of the ninth inning. James came to the plate with two runners on and sent a single between the first and second basemen and into right field, sending Gumbko racing around from second base for the game-winning run and walk-off win.
TOP HUSKIES
- Beier – 1-5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Dehne – 2-3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
- James – 2-4, RBI, R
- Smith – W, 3.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H
- Beier launched his first home run of the season and raised his season average to a team-leading .407.
- Dehne had his first home run of the season and fourth of his career while upping his season total to 14.
- James increased his team-lead in RBI to 21.
- Smith moved to 2-1 on the season and lowered his ERA to 1.00.
St. Cloud State will next travel to Minnesota State for a four-game series scheduled for March 22-24 in Mankato.
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: Cole, Ethan (3-0)
L: VanBeck, Payton (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Dirksen, Drey 1 ; Axelberg, Jason 1
HR: Hines, Jack 1
RBI: Dirksen, Drey 1 ; Hines, Jack 1 ; Pinnow, Ragan 1 ; Ballweg, Luke 1
SH: Ballweg, Luke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Clementi, Ryan 1 ; Dirksen, Drey 1 ; Hines, Jack 2 ; Axelberg, Jason 1 ; Pinnow, Ragan 1
SB: Axelberg, Jason 1
HBP: Hines, Jack 1 ; Pinnow, Ragan 1 ; Ballweg, Luke 1
Batting:
2B: Jacobson, Brayden 1
RBI: Smith, Sawyer 1
SF: Smith, Sawyer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Beier, Drew 1
HBP: Beier, Drew 1 ; Dehne, Noah 1 ; James, Cal 1
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