Saturday, May 4
St. Cloud, Minn.
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Seniors Shine as Huskies Finish Sweep of Bemidji State in Regular Season Finale
5/4/2024 10:00:00 PM | Baseball
James launches 13th homer, Huskies finish with second-most conference wins in program history
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Baseball (32-17, 28-11 NSIC) closed the regular season by finishing off a three-game sweep of Bemidji State (3-47, 2-38 NSIC), winning 14-5 on Saturday at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud. The Huskies utilized big innings to finish off the sweep, scoring four runs in the second, six runs in the sixth and three runs in the seventh.
With the regular season concluding, SCSU honored its 14 seniors with a ceremony following the game.
The Huskies started the scoring in the second inning when they jumped out to a 4-0 lead. The rally started when redshirt junior Kevin Butler (Naperville, Ill.) laid down a bunt to advance two runners, but the Bemidji third basemen threw the ball away, allowing senior Ben Clapp (Maple Lake, Minn.) to come around and score. Senior Mitchell Gumbko's (Ada, Mich.) groundout made it 2-0 followed by an RBI triple from senior Drew Beier (Foley, Minn.) and an RBI double from graduate Cal James (Buffalo, Minn.).
Bemidji State was able to grab a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning, but then the Huskies took the lead back for good in the sixth inning when they scored six runs. James provided the biggest punch of the inning with his three-run home run that extended SCSU's lead to 9-5.
SCSU would add on three runs in the seventh and one more in the eighth. For the second straight game, the Huskies' final run came on a pinch-hitting appearance from a pitcher, as senior Payton VanBeck (Elrosa, Minn.) knocked in redshirt freshman Archer Ogbourne (Carlisle, Iowa) to make the score 14-5.
On the mound, the Huskies bullpen pitched 4.2 innings of scoreless ball to dispatch of the Beavers. Senior Cooper Avery (Fort Myers, Fla.) pitched 2.2 innings with four strikeouts to earn the win, while freshman Will Hess (Hartland, Wis.) and Smith pitched the eighth and ninth innings, respectively.
TOP HUSKIES
St. Cloud State will next move on the NSIC Tournament as the Huskies look to repeat as NSIC Tournament champions. SCSU will be the four-seed in the tournament and will open against Wayne State on Wednesday, May 8 at Noon CT at Municipal Ballpark in Bismarck, N.D.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Baseball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
With the regular season concluding, SCSU honored its 14 seniors with a ceremony following the game.
The Huskies started the scoring in the second inning when they jumped out to a 4-0 lead. The rally started when redshirt junior Kevin Butler (Naperville, Ill.) laid down a bunt to advance two runners, but the Bemidji third basemen threw the ball away, allowing senior Ben Clapp (Maple Lake, Minn.) to come around and score. Senior Mitchell Gumbko's (Ada, Mich.) groundout made it 2-0 followed by an RBI triple from senior Drew Beier (Foley, Minn.) and an RBI double from graduate Cal James (Buffalo, Minn.).
Bemidji State was able to grab a 5-4 lead in the fifth inning, but then the Huskies took the lead back for good in the sixth inning when they scored six runs. James provided the biggest punch of the inning with his three-run home run that extended SCSU's lead to 9-5.
SCSU would add on three runs in the seventh and one more in the eighth. For the second straight game, the Huskies' final run came on a pinch-hitting appearance from a pitcher, as senior Payton VanBeck (Elrosa, Minn.) knocked in redshirt freshman Archer Ogbourne (Carlisle, Iowa) to make the score 14-5.
On the mound, the Huskies bullpen pitched 4.2 innings of scoreless ball to dispatch of the Beavers. Senior Cooper Avery (Fort Myers, Fla.) pitched 2.2 innings with four strikeouts to earn the win, while freshman Will Hess (Hartland, Wis.) and Smith pitched the eighth and ninth innings, respectively.
TOP HUSKIES
- James – 2-3, HR, 2B, 4 RBI
- Gumbko – 1-3, 2 RBI
- Avery – W, 2.2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 4 K
- Smith – 2-5, R
- The Huskies conclude the regular season with a 28-11 mark in NSIC play, which is tied for its second-most conference wins in program history, trailing only its 31 wins in 2015 and matching its total from 2022.
- The Huskies have won or split the last 10 series it has played dating back to March 29-30 against Sioux Falls. In that span, the Huskies are 22-7.
- SCSU won or split 12 of 13 NSIC series played in the regular season, with its only series loss coming to Minnesota State on March 21-22.
- SCSU scored 10 or more runs for the 18th time in 49 games. The Huskies improved to 14-4 this season when scoring in double figures.
- James launched his 13th home run of the season to move to eighth on the program single season top-10 list, equaling the mark set by Jordan Smith in 2010.
- James had four RBI, one shy of his season-high and the third time this season he has had four or more RBI in a game.
- Smith extended his win streak to eight games with his team-leading 19th double.
- Avery logged his first win of the season and lowered his season ERA to 3.47.
- Gumbko matched his season-high with two RBI, his fifth multi-RBI game of the season.
- Senior Tyler Schiller (Hutchinson, Minn.) had his second multi-hit game of the season and set a season-high with three runs scored.
- VanBeck recorded his first career hit in his first career at-bat.
St. Cloud State will next move on the NSIC Tournament as the Huskies look to repeat as NSIC Tournament champions. SCSU will be the four-seed in the tournament and will open against Wayne State on Wednesday, May 8 at Noon CT at Municipal Ballpark in Bismarck, N.D.
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: Avery, Cooper (1-0)
L: Nendick, S. (0-2)
Batting:
HR: Munson, J. 1
RBI: Munson, J. 2 ; Evenson, Z. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Filippi, M. 1 ; Thoma, B. 1 ; Munson, J. 1 ; Gates, J. 1 ; Allen, T. 1
HBP: Filippi, M. 1 ; Evenson, Z. 1 ; Gates, J. 1
Batting:
2B: James, Cal 1 ; Smith, Sawyer 1 ; Schiller, Tyler 1 ; Butler, Kevin 1
3B: Beier, Drew 1
HR: James, Cal 1
RBI: Beier, Drew 1 ; Dehne, Noah 1 ; James, Cal 4 ; Gumbko, Mitchell 2 ; VanBeck, Payton 1
SF: Dehne, Noah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Beier, Drew 2 ; Dehne, Noah 1 ; James, Cal 1 ; Smith, Sawyer 1 ; Clapp, Ben 1 ; Schiller, Tyler 3 ; Ogbourne, Archer 1 ; Butler, Kevin 1 ; Konkol, Hayden 1 ; Guthrie, Blaine 1 ; Gumbko, Mitchell 1
SB: Gumbko, Mitchell 3
HBP: Guthrie, Blaine 1
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