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Huskies Take One of Three Against Minnesota State
3/23/2024 12:42:00 AM | Baseball
Habeck’s gem, homers from Clapp and James powers SCSU to 5-2 win in game two
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – St. Cloud State Baseball (11-10, 7-4 NSIC) won one of three games against Minnesota State (11-10, 7-4 NSIC) in a three-game series. On Thursday, the Huskies dropped the first game 3-2 before winning game two 5-1 behind home runs from senior Ben Clapp (Maple Lake, Minn.) and graduate Cal James (Buffalo, Minn.), as well as seven strong innings from senior Jack Habeck (Appleton, Wis.). In Friday's series finale, Minnesota State walked-off the Huskies for a 3-2 win.
GAME 1 – MSU 3, SCSU 2 (Thursday)
St. Cloud State jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning following a sacrifice fly from junior Garrett Bevacqua (Carlsbad, Calif.) to drive in junior Sawyer Smith (Somers, Wis.). The Huskies then extend its lead to 2-0 after senior Tyler Schiller (Hutchinson, Minn.) drove in Smith for his second run of the game.
Minnesota State bounced back in the third inning, however, as the Mavericks had a pair of home runs to take a 3-2 lead, then held on in the seventh inning for the win.
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In the second game, Minnesota State jumped out to an early lead first before SCSU clamped down and shut down the Mavericks for the final eight innings.
Clapp and James got the scoring started for the Huskies with Clapp hitting a two-run home run in the second inning followed by a solo shot from James in the third inning to double SCSU's lead. Junior Blaine Guthrie's (Emerald, Wis.) single drove in another Husky run later in the third, while senior Drew Beier (Foley, Minn.) added padding to SCSU's lead in the sixth with an RBI single to make the score 5-1.
Habeck was brilliant for the Huskies on the mound, stifling the Mavericks over seven innings while allowing only one run on six hits while striking out three. Grady Fuchs finished the game for the Huskies with two scoreless innings while only allowing one hit.
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In third game on Friday, SCSU took a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning following a home run from Smith, but the lead wouldn't last for long as Minnesota State won the game with a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
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St. Cloud State will next host Sioux Falls for a four-game set, scheduled for March 28-30 at Joe Faber Field.
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 – MSU 3, SCSU 2 (Thursday)
St. Cloud State jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning following a sacrifice fly from junior Garrett Bevacqua (Carlsbad, Calif.) to drive in junior Sawyer Smith (Somers, Wis.). The Huskies then extend its lead to 2-0 after senior Tyler Schiller (Hutchinson, Minn.) drove in Smith for his second run of the game.
Minnesota State bounced back in the third inning, however, as the Mavericks had a pair of home runs to take a 3-2 lead, then held on in the seventh inning for the win.
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- Smith – 2-4, 2 R
- Bevacqua – 1-2, RBI
- Schiller – 1-3, RBI
- Redshirt junior Luke Tupy (New Prague, Minn.) – L, 6.0 IP, 3 R, 4 K
- Smith recorded his eighth multi-hit and seventh multi-run game of the season.
- Bevacqua and Schiller recorded their ninth and fifth RBI of the season, respectively.
- Tupy had his second consecutive complete game, going the distance with six innings pitched
In the second game, Minnesota State jumped out to an early lead first before SCSU clamped down and shut down the Mavericks for the final eight innings.
Clapp and James got the scoring started for the Huskies with Clapp hitting a two-run home run in the second inning followed by a solo shot from James in the third inning to double SCSU's lead. Junior Blaine Guthrie's (Emerald, Wis.) single drove in another Husky run later in the third, while senior Drew Beier (Foley, Minn.) added padding to SCSU's lead in the sixth with an RBI single to make the score 5-1.
Habeck was brilliant for the Huskies on the mound, stifling the Mavericks over seven innings while allowing only one run on six hits while striking out three. Grady Fuchs finished the game for the Huskies with two scoreless innings while only allowing one hit.
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- Habeck – W, 7.0 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 3 K
- Clapp – 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- James – 1-4, HR, RBI
- Beier – 1-4, RBI
- Habeck had his best outing of the season with a season-best 7.0 innings pitched while allowing a season-best one run.
- Habeck's seven-inning outing matched a career-best, equaling his mark from March 26, 2022 when he went seven innings at Wayne State.
- Clapp launched his first home run and 10th and 11th RBI of the season.
- James increased his team-lead to six home runs on the season, ranking sixth in the NSIC.
- Beier's RBI moved him to 10 on the season.
In third game on Friday, SCSU took a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning following a home run from Smith, but the lead wouldn't last for long as Minnesota State won the game with a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
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- Smith – 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
- Redshirt senior Noah Dehne (St. Paul, Minn.) – 1-3, R
- Senior Payton VanBeck (Elrosa, Minn.) – 6.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 6 K
- Smith hit his third home run of the season and drove in his 19th and 20th RBI of the season.
- VanBeck matched his season-longest outing of the season in six innings pitched. His six strike outs are the second-most he's produced this season, trailing only his 10 punchouts against Millersville on Feb. 4.
St. Cloud State will next host Sioux Falls for a four-game set, scheduled for March 28-30 at Joe Faber Field.
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: Wright, Spencer (3-1)
L: Tupy, Luke (3-1)
S: Gutknecht, Mich (2)
Batting:
3B: Smith, Sawyer 1
RBI: Bevacqua, Garrett 1 ; Schiller, Tyler 1
SF: Bevacqua, Garrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Sawyer 2
HBP: Beier, Drew 1
Batting:
HR: Wickman, Ryan 1 ; Magers, Louis 1
RBI: Wickman, Ryan 2 ; Magers, Louis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Byrne, Aidan 1 ; Wickman, Ryan 1 ; Magers, Louis 1
SB: Magers, Louis 1
CS: Byrne, Aidan 1
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