Friday, February 7
Joplin, Mo.
1:00 P.M. CT
St. Cloud State
at
Missouri Southern
St. Cloud State Baseball Opens 2025 at Missouri Southern
2/6/2025 3:33:00 PM | Baseball
Huskies and Lions to play three-game set Friday-Sunday in Joplin
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Baseball will open the 2025 season with a three-game set at Missouri Southern, set to be played Feb. 7-9 at Warren Turner Field in Joplin, Mo. Each game of the series will begin at 1:00 p.m. CT, with live stream and live stats options available through MSSU's website.
The Huskies are 4-5 all-time against the Lions and 0-3 in Joplin. The two teams last met twice in 2023 with Missouri Southern taking both contests in 2-1 and 11-9 wins on Feb. 3 and 5, respectively.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Game 1 vs. Missouri Southern – Friday, Feb. 7 / 1:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream ($) / Live Stats
Game 2 vs. Missouri Southern – Saturday, Feb. 8 / 1:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream ($) / Live Stats
Game 3 vs. Missouri Southern – Sunday, Feb. 9 / 1:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream ($) / Live Stats
NSIC PRESEASON POLL
St. Cloud State Baseball was selected to finish fourth in the 2025 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Preseason Coaches Poll. Additionally, senior Ethan Navratil (Albany, Minn.) was named the player to watch and redshirt junior Cael Kolacia (Fort Dodge, Iowa) was named the pitcher to watch.
The Huskies finished fourth in the NSIC standings in 2024 with a conference mark of 28-11, its second-most conference victories in program history. The Huskies won 32 games overall in 2024 (32-19), its third consecutive 30-win season and 14th overall in program history, all coming under head coach Pat Dolan. SCSU won or split 12 of 13 NSIC series in 2024, and recorded its most wins on the road (17-8) since 2015 (24-2).
A three-year starter at first base, Navratil returns for his senior season with the Huskies after hitting .268 with six home runs, 33 RBI and eight doubles. His 21 career home runs rank 10th on SCSU's all-time career home run list.
In his first season with the Huskies, Kolacia went 4-3 with a 5.96 ERA, 42 strikeouts and one save in 48.1 innings pitched over eight starts and 14 appearances.
COACHES CORNER
Head coach Pat Dolan will be entering his 18th season with the Huskies and 29th season as a collegiate head coach in 2025. Dolan is the program's all-time winningest coach, posting a mark of 611-243-1 in 17 seasons. He has led the Huskies to six NSIC Championships (Regular Season – 2013, 2015; Tournament – 2011, 2015, 2016, 2023) and 10 NCAA Tournament appearances (2010-13, 2015-19, 2023).
Assistant Coach Rob "Doc" Swendra is back for his 14th season at SCSU and is currently the second-longest tenured assistant coach in the NSIC. S.J. Mousseau joins the Huskies for his first season and will handle the pitching staff, while 2024 All-NSIC First Team selection Cal James joins as a graduate assistant and Aaron Turner joins as a Volunteer Assistant Coach. Rob Moone also returns for his second season in a volunteer role.
QUOTABLES FROM COACH DOLAN
On his 2025 team outlook…
"It can be difficult anytime you lose many seniors and some of our top players again to the portal, but we really like the combination of last year's reserves, redshirts and our recruiting class. It's been a fun group of players to coach since August and they compete hard."
On NSIC Player to Watch Ethan Navratil…
"Ethan is a two-year captain and epitomizes what we look for in a Husky baseball student-athlete. He is very solid both offensively and defensively."
On NSIC Pitcher to Watch Cael Kolacia…
"Cael was voted captain for this year and is a true competitor on the mound. He is a strike thrower who filled many different roles last year, but we're expecting him to be one of our top starters this spring."
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Baseball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The Huskies are 4-5 all-time against the Lions and 0-3 in Joplin. The two teams last met twice in 2023 with Missouri Southern taking both contests in 2-1 and 11-9 wins on Feb. 3 and 5, respectively.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Game 1 vs. Missouri Southern – Friday, Feb. 7 / 1:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream ($) / Live Stats
Game 2 vs. Missouri Southern – Saturday, Feb. 8 / 1:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream ($) / Live Stats
Game 3 vs. Missouri Southern – Sunday, Feb. 9 / 1:00 p.m. CT / Live Stream ($) / Live Stats
NSIC PRESEASON POLL
St. Cloud State Baseball was selected to finish fourth in the 2025 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Preseason Coaches Poll. Additionally, senior Ethan Navratil (Albany, Minn.) was named the player to watch and redshirt junior Cael Kolacia (Fort Dodge, Iowa) was named the pitcher to watch.
The Huskies finished fourth in the NSIC standings in 2024 with a conference mark of 28-11, its second-most conference victories in program history. The Huskies won 32 games overall in 2024 (32-19), its third consecutive 30-win season and 14th overall in program history, all coming under head coach Pat Dolan. SCSU won or split 12 of 13 NSIC series in 2024, and recorded its most wins on the road (17-8) since 2015 (24-2).
A three-year starter at first base, Navratil returns for his senior season with the Huskies after hitting .268 with six home runs, 33 RBI and eight doubles. His 21 career home runs rank 10th on SCSU's all-time career home run list.
In his first season with the Huskies, Kolacia went 4-3 with a 5.96 ERA, 42 strikeouts and one save in 48.1 innings pitched over eight starts and 14 appearances.
COACHES CORNER
Head coach Pat Dolan will be entering his 18th season with the Huskies and 29th season as a collegiate head coach in 2025. Dolan is the program's all-time winningest coach, posting a mark of 611-243-1 in 17 seasons. He has led the Huskies to six NSIC Championships (Regular Season – 2013, 2015; Tournament – 2011, 2015, 2016, 2023) and 10 NCAA Tournament appearances (2010-13, 2015-19, 2023).
Assistant Coach Rob "Doc" Swendra is back for his 14th season at SCSU and is currently the second-longest tenured assistant coach in the NSIC. S.J. Mousseau joins the Huskies for his first season and will handle the pitching staff, while 2024 All-NSIC First Team selection Cal James joins as a graduate assistant and Aaron Turner joins as a Volunteer Assistant Coach. Rob Moone also returns for his second season in a volunteer role.
QUOTABLES FROM COACH DOLAN
On his 2025 team outlook…
"It can be difficult anytime you lose many seniors and some of our top players again to the portal, but we really like the combination of last year's reserves, redshirts and our recruiting class. It's been a fun group of players to coach since August and they compete hard."
On NSIC Player to Watch Ethan Navratil…
"Ethan is a two-year captain and epitomizes what we look for in a Husky baseball student-athlete. He is very solid both offensively and defensively."
On NSIC Pitcher to Watch Cael Kolacia…
"Cael was voted captain for this year and is a true competitor on the mound. He is a strike thrower who filled many different roles last year, but we're expecting him to be one of our top starters this spring."
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Baseball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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