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Huskies Outscore Wolves 25-3 in Doubleheader Sweep
4/5/2024 8:26:00 PM | Baseball
SCSU runs season-long sin streak to five games
ABERDEEN, S.D. – St. Cloud State Baseball (17-11, 13-5 NSIC) was dominant in a doubleheader sweep over Northern State (12-17, 7-12 NSIC), winning 12-3 and 13-0 on Friday in Aberdeen, S.D. With the pair of victories, the Huskies moved their season-long win streak to five games.
GAME 1 – SCSU 12, NSU 3
SCSU jumped out to a 4-0 lead after a run in the first inning and three runs in the fourth. For the second game in-a-row, graduate Cal James (Buffalo, Minn.) got the Huskies on the scoreboard first when he doubled in senior Drew Beier (Foley, Minn.) for the 1-0 lead. Later in the fourth the Huskies added on with RBI hits from junior Ethan Navratil (Albany, Minn.), redshirt junior Kevin Butler (Naperville, Ill.) and Beier.
Northern State crawled back into the game with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, but then the Huskies responded immediately with five runs in the top of the fifth inning to open the game. Redshirt sophomore Brayden Jacobson (West Fargo, N.D.) and Beier each had RBI singles in the inning. The Huskies would then add on three runs in the top of the seventh to finish off the scoring.
Senior Payton VanBeck (Elrosa, Minn.) got the ball to start the game for the Huskies and earned the win after pitching four innings while allowing three runs on five hits with three strike outs. VanBeck then turned the mound over to senior Cooper Avery (Fort Myers, Fla.), freshman Will Hess (Hartland, Wis.) and redshirt freshman Ryan Roehl (West Bend, Wis.), who all pitched scoreless innings to shut down the Wolves.
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SCSU was dominant from the jump of the second game, scoring one run in the first and three runs in each of the second, fourth, fifth and sixth innings to run-rule the Wolves and clinch the series with a doubleheader sweep. Smith got the scoring start in the first with an RBI single to score Jacobson. In the second inning, senior Mitchell Gumbko (Ada, Mich.) doubled in a run and then later stole home to give the Huskies a 4-0 advantage.
The Huskies capitalized on all of Northern State's mistakes, scoring three runs on wild pitches, two on errors and one on a bases-loaded walk.
Junior Kaden Pfeffer (Racine, Wis.) was solid on the mound in relief as he didn't allow a hit or run in 2.1 innings of work to earn the victory, his first win of the season.
TOP HUSKIES
St. Cloud State and Northern State will close its four-game series on Saturday with a Noon CT start in Aberdeen.
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 12, NSU 3
SCSU jumped out to a 4-0 lead after a run in the first inning and three runs in the fourth. For the second game in-a-row, graduate Cal James (Buffalo, Minn.) got the Huskies on the scoreboard first when he doubled in senior Drew Beier (Foley, Minn.) for the 1-0 lead. Later in the fourth the Huskies added on with RBI hits from junior Ethan Navratil (Albany, Minn.), redshirt junior Kevin Butler (Naperville, Ill.) and Beier.
Northern State crawled back into the game with three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, but then the Huskies responded immediately with five runs in the top of the fifth inning to open the game. Redshirt sophomore Brayden Jacobson (West Fargo, N.D.) and Beier each had RBI singles in the inning. The Huskies would then add on three runs in the top of the seventh to finish off the scoring.
Senior Payton VanBeck (Elrosa, Minn.) got the ball to start the game for the Huskies and earned the win after pitching four innings while allowing three runs on five hits with three strike outs. VanBeck then turned the mound over to senior Cooper Avery (Fort Myers, Fla.), freshman Will Hess (Hartland, Wis.) and redshirt freshman Ryan Roehl (West Bend, Wis.), who all pitched scoreless innings to shut down the Wolves.
TOP HUSKIES
- Beier – 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R, 3 SB
- Smith – 3-5, R
- James – 1-3, 2B, RBI, R
- VanBeck – W, 4.0 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 3 K
- St. Cloud State extended its win streak to four consecutive games to match a season-high mark that it has hit twice before this season.
- The Huskies scored 10 or more runs for the ninth time this season.
- Beier set a new career-best with three stolen bases while recording his 10th multi-hit game, sixth game with multiple RBI and sixth game with multiple runs scored.
- Beier also extended his hit streak to five consecutive games.
- Smith matched a season-high with three hits, the fourth time this season he has reached that mark this season.
- VanBeck earned his second consecutive win and third overall this season.
- Jacobson set a career-high with two stolen bases.
- Redshirt freshman Archer Ogbourne (Carlisle, Iowa) recorded his first career multi-hit game with two base hits.
- Roehl made his collegiate debut in the seventh inning as he pitched a scoreless inning while allowing one walk and striking out one.
SCSU was dominant from the jump of the second game, scoring one run in the first and three runs in each of the second, fourth, fifth and sixth innings to run-rule the Wolves and clinch the series with a doubleheader sweep. Smith got the scoring start in the first with an RBI single to score Jacobson. In the second inning, senior Mitchell Gumbko (Ada, Mich.) doubled in a run and then later stole home to give the Huskies a 4-0 advantage.
The Huskies capitalized on all of Northern State's mistakes, scoring three runs on wild pitches, two on errors and one on a bases-loaded walk.
Junior Kaden Pfeffer (Racine, Wis.) was solid on the mound in relief as he didn't allow a hit or run in 2.1 innings of work to earn the victory, his first win of the season.
TOP HUSKIES
- Beier – 2-3, 2 RBI, R
- Smith – 2-4, 2 RBI
- Dehne – 1-2, 3 R
- Redshirt sophomore Cael Kolacia (Fort Dodge, Iowa) – 2.2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 3 K
- Junior Kaden Pfeffer (Racine, Wis.) – W, 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K
- St. Cloud State extended its win streak to a season-best five consecutive wins.
- The Huskies scored 10 or more runs for the 10th time this season.
- Beier extended his hit streak to six consecutive games while recording his seventh game this season with multiple RBI.
- Smith had two hits and two RBI for his 13th multi-hit and seventh multi-RBI game of the season.
- Pfeffer had his best outing of the season with 2.1 innings of scoreless and hitless baseball to earn his first career victory.
- Redshirt freshman Nolan Kahle (Waukesha, Wis.) struck out the side in his one inning of relief work.
St. Cloud State and Northern State will close its four-game series on Saturday with a Noon CT start in Aberdeen.
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: VanBeck, Payton (3-3)
L: Chevalier, Michael (2-5)
Batting:
2B: James, Cal 1 ; Navratil, Ethan 1 ; Jacobson, Brayden 1
RBI: Beier, Drew 2 ; James, Cal 1 ; Wallin, Ero 1 ; Bevacqua, Garrett 1 ; Navratil, Ethan 1 ; Butler, Kevin 1 ; Jacobson, Brayden 1
SH: Bevacqua, Garrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Beier, Drew 2 ; James, Cal 2 ; Smith, Sawyer 1 ; Konkol, Hayden 1 ; Navratil, Ethan 2 ; Butler, Kevin 2 ; Jacobson, Brayden 2
SB: Beier, Drew 3 ; James, Cal 1 ; Jacobson, Brayden 2
HBP: Beier, Drew 1 ; James, Cal 1 ; Clapp, Ben 2
PO: Smith, Sawyer 1
Batting:
2B: Phillips, Brennan 1
RBI: Ochoa, Nicholas 1 ; Meyer, Jackson 1 ; DeMarce, Jordan 1
SH: DeMarce, Jordan 1
SF: Meyer, Jackson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Schmidt, Jonah 1 ; Friedges, Nick 1 ; Ochoa, Nicholas 1
SB: Hesser, Karson 1 ; Ochoa, Nicholas 1 ; Meyer, Jackson 1
HBP: Phillips, Brennan 1 ; Friedges, Nick 1
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