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Photo by: Sean Arbaut
St. Cloud State Baseball Falls in Series Finale to Minot State
4/28/2024 3:58:00 PM | Baseball
Huskies fall 5-3, take two out of three in the series
MINOT, N.D. – St. Cloud State Baseball (27-17, 23-11 NSIC) dropped the series finale against Minot State (15-29, 12-22 NSIC) on Sunday at Corbett Field in Minot. The Huskies fell behind 5-2 and couldn't finish a comeback despite second the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning.
Minot State jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but then the Huskies tied it right back up in the second after an RBI triple from redshirt junior Garrett Bevacqua (Carlsbad, Calif.), who was then driven in on a groundout from senior Ben Clapp (Maple Lake, Minn.). A run in the fourth and a pair of runs in the fifth extended the Beavers lead to 5-2. Clapp singled in a run in the ninth inning to make the score 5-3 and bring the tying run to the plate, but the Huskies were never able to pull even.
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St. Cloud State and Winona State will play a doubleheader, its last mid-week of the regular season, on Tuesday, April 30. First pitch in Winona is scheduled for 1:30 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.
Minot State jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but then the Huskies tied it right back up in the second after an RBI triple from redshirt junior Garrett Bevacqua (Carlsbad, Calif.), who was then driven in on a groundout from senior Ben Clapp (Maple Lake, Minn.). A run in the fourth and a pair of runs in the fifth extended the Beavers lead to 5-2. Clapp singled in a run in the ninth inning to make the score 5-3 and bring the tying run to the plate, but the Huskies were never able to pull even.
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- Bevacqua – 2-4, 3B, RBI, R
- Clapp – 1-4, 2 RBI
- Junior Sawyer Smith (Somers, Wis.) – 2-4, 2 R
- The Huskies have won or split the last eight series its played dating back to March 29-30 against Sioux Falls.
- Bevacqua had his first triple of the season and his 16th multi-hit game.
- Clapp had his fifth multi-RBI game of the season.
- Smith scored two or more runs for the 12th time this season.
St. Cloud State and Winona State will play a doubleheader, its last mid-week of the regular season, on Tuesday, April 30. First pitch in Winona is scheduled for 1:30 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: Jonah Prokott (4-1)
L: Habeck, Jack (6-3)
S: Conner Meldrim (1)
Batting:
3B: Bevacqua, Garrett 1
RBI: Bevacqua, Garrett 1 ; Clapp, Ben 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Sawyer 2 ; Bevacqua, Garrett 1
Batting:
2B: Ricky Apodaca 1
3B: Ricky Apodaca 1
RBI: Brian Parry 1 ; Ricky Apodaca 1 ; Grant Gabbert 1 ; Seugjun Song 1
SF: Brian Parry 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brent Riddle 1 ; Ricky Apodaca 1 ; Mark Ossanna 1 ; Grant Gabbert 1 ; Seugjun Song 1
SB: Grant Gabbert 1
CS: Colton Bagshaw 1
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