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Photo by: Sean Arbaut
Huskies Take Both Games of Doubleheader over Minot State
4/27/2024 11:03:00 PM | Baseball
Huskies blast three home runs, get long outings from Tupy and VanBeck to seal wins
MINOT, N.D. – St. Cloud State Baseball (27-16, 23-10 NSIC) won both games of a doubleheader to open its weekend series with Minot State (14-29, 11-22 NSIC) on Saturday at Corbett Field in Minot. The Huskies hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning and held on the win 5-2 in the first game before a nine-run output in the second game to win 9-5. Redshirt junior Garrett Bevacqua (Carlsbad, Calif.) had two RBI in each game while redshirt junior Luke Tupy (New Prague, Minn.) and senior Payton VanBeck (Elrosa, Minn.) each logged wins on the mound.
GAME 1 – SCSU 5, MSU 2
Bevacqua and senior Ben Clapp (Maple Lake, Minn.) gave the Huskies a 3-0 advantage in the first game with back-to-back home runs in the second inning. SCSU then tacked on insurance runs in the sixth and seventh innings with an RBI single from junior Ethan Navratil (Albany, Minn.) and a double from junior Sawyer Smith (Somers, Wis.).
The second inning blasts were all the insurance Tupy needed, as he gave up single runs in the second and seventh innings and departed the game after completing six innings while only allowing four hits and striking out seven. Senior Cooper Avery (Fort Myers, Fla.) came on in relief and shut the door to earn the save and close the game.
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Both teams were held off the scoreboard through the first three innings of the game as senior Drew Beier (Foley, Minn.) started the game while making his first pitching appearance of the season. He went three innings while allowing no runs and just one hit while striking out four.
Graduate Cal James (Buffalo, Minn.) broke the scoreless game in the fourth with his 12th home run of the season before Beier and redshirt senior Noah Dehne (St. Paul, Minn.) had RBI's in the fifth with a double and sacrifice fly, respectively. SCSU's lead grew to 6-2 in the eighth inning before a three-run home run from Minot State allowed the Beavers to pull within one run at 6-5. The Huskies then responded with three of their own in the ninth inning to pad the lead back to four at 9-5.
Instead of his usual starting nod, VanBeck came on in relief in the fourth inning and then went the rest of the way, pitching six innings while allowing four earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out six to earn the win.
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St. Cloud State and Minot State will play the third and final game of the season on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 12:00 p.m. CT.
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 – SCSU 5, MSU 2
Bevacqua and senior Ben Clapp (Maple Lake, Minn.) gave the Huskies a 3-0 advantage in the first game with back-to-back home runs in the second inning. SCSU then tacked on insurance runs in the sixth and seventh innings with an RBI single from junior Ethan Navratil (Albany, Minn.) and a double from junior Sawyer Smith (Somers, Wis.).
The second inning blasts were all the insurance Tupy needed, as he gave up single runs in the second and seventh innings and departed the game after completing six innings while only allowing four hits and striking out seven. Senior Cooper Avery (Fort Myers, Fla.) came on in relief and shut the door to earn the save and close the game.
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- Tupy – W, 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 7 K
- Bevacqua – 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R
- Clapp – 1-3, HR, RBI
- Avery – SV, 1.0 IP
- Tupy recorded his seventh win of the season, setting a new career-high for wins in a season after winning six in 2022. It marked his 18th win of his career.
- Tupy logged seven strike outs to extend his NSIC-leading mark to 82 this season.
- Bevacqua launched his fourth home run of the season while Clapp hit his third.
- Bevacqua had his fifth multi-RBI game of the season.
- Avery recorded his second save of the season.
- Smith, Bevacqua and junior Blaine Guthrie (Emerald, Wis.) each had two hits in the game, marking their 20th, 15 and fifth multi-hit games of the season, respectively.
Both teams were held off the scoreboard through the first three innings of the game as senior Drew Beier (Foley, Minn.) started the game while making his first pitching appearance of the season. He went three innings while allowing no runs and just one hit while striking out four.
Graduate Cal James (Buffalo, Minn.) broke the scoreless game in the fourth with his 12th home run of the season before Beier and redshirt senior Noah Dehne (St. Paul, Minn.) had RBI's in the fifth with a double and sacrifice fly, respectively. SCSU's lead grew to 6-2 in the eighth inning before a three-run home run from Minot State allowed the Beavers to pull within one run at 6-5. The Huskies then responded with three of their own in the ninth inning to pad the lead back to four at 9-5.
Instead of his usual starting nod, VanBeck came on in relief in the fourth inning and then went the rest of the way, pitching six innings while allowing four earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out six to earn the win.
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- James – 3-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Bevacqua – 1-3, 2 RBI, R
- VanBeck – W, 6.0 IP, 4 ER, 9 H, 6 K
- Beier – 3.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 K
- James launched his 12th home run of the season and 41st career blast, as he joined SCSU's top-10 list of home runs in a single season, equaling the marks of Mike McKinney (1997), Jim Schlieman (1999) and Mitch Mallek (2019).
- James' three hits marked his fourth three-hit game of the season and 18th multi-hit game while his two RBI was his 12th multi-RBI game of the season. He trails only Smith (20 multi-hit games, 15 mult-RBI games) for the team-lead.
- Bevacqua had his sixth multi-RBI game of the season.
- VanBeck improved to 5-3 on the season while striking out six, his seventh game of the season with five or more punch outs.
- Beier made his first start and first pitching appearance of the season.
- Beier also had two hits in the game, his 18th multi-hit game of the season.
St. Cloud State and Minot State will play the third and final game of the season on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 12:00 p.m. CT.
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: Tupy, Luke (7-2)
L: Craig Schmich (2-8)
S: Avery, Cooper (2)
Batting:
2B: Dehne, Noah 1 ; Smith, Sawyer 1
HR: Bevacqua, Garrett 1 ; Clapp, Ben 1
RBI: Smith, Sawyer 1 ; Bevacqua, Garrett 2 ; Clapp, Ben 1 ; Navratil, Ethan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dehne, Noah 1 ; Guthrie, Blaine 1 ; Konkol, Hayden 1 ; Bevacqua, Garrett 1 ; Clapp, Ben 1
CS: Gumbko, Mitchell 1
Batting:
HR: Noah Madas 1
RBI: Noah Madas 1 ; Seugjun Song 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brent Riddle 1 ; Noah Madas 1
SB: Brent Riddle 2 ; Seugjun Song 1 ; Colton Bagshaw 1
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