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St. Cloud State Baseball and Sioux Falls Split Doubleheader
3/22/2025 8:13:00 PM | Baseball
SCSU falls 3-1 before outscoring Cougars 10-5 in second game
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – St. Cloud State Baseball (11-10, 7-4 NSIC) split a doubleheader with Sioux Falls (8-17, 3-7 NSIC) on Saturday in Sioux Falls, falling 3-1 before winning 10-5 in the finale. SCSU used a six-run sixth inning to grab momentum in the night cap and clinch the victory.
GAME 1 – USF 3, SCSU 1
The first game of Saturday's doubleheader featured a pitcher's duel with both team's struggling to score runs. Sioux Falls score a run in the first and two in the third, while SCSU scored their lone run in the second on a sacrifice fly from redshirt freshman Grayson Fuchs (Paynesville, Minn.). The 3-1 lead was enough to hold for USF, who held SCSU off the scoreboard for the final five innings of the game.
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The bats came alive for both teams in the second game, as the two teams combined for 15 runs and 19 hits. The six-run sixth inning from SCSU proved to be pivotal for the Huskies and catapulted them to victory.
USF held a 3-1 lead heading into the sixth inning when SCSU began its rally. Navratil's single started the scoring as he drove in redshirt sophomore Hayden Konkol (Denmark, Wis.). Then, with the bases loaded and two outs, junior Taehyung Kim (Marana, Ariz.) popped up a fly ball to left field that was dropped. All three SCSU base runners kept running on the play and ended up scoring, giving the lead to SCSU at 5-3. Redshirt junior Brayden Jacobson (West Fargo, N.D.) then took advantage of the USF error, launching a two-run home run to extend the lead to 7-3.
Redshirt junior Eric Bello (Manati, Puerto Rico) then provided insurance runs in the seventh, hitting a two-run double and then reaching home after stealing third and advancing home on a throwing error.
On the mound, redshirt junior Brady Nelson (Oro Valley, Ariz.) improved to 4-0 on the season after lasting five innings while giving up four earned runs on five hits with one strikeout. Redshirt senior Frankie Volkers (Maple Grove, Minn.) finished off the game out of the bullpen, throwing four scoreless innings while only allowing two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
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SCSU and Sioux Falls will finish its four-game series tomorrow with first pitch scheduled for 1:00 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 – USF 3, SCSU 1
The first game of Saturday's doubleheader featured a pitcher's duel with both team's struggling to score runs. Sioux Falls score a run in the first and two in the third, while SCSU scored their lone run in the second on a sacrifice fly from redshirt freshman Grayson Fuchs (Paynesville, Minn.). The 3-1 lead was enough to hold for USF, who held SCSU off the scoreboard for the final five innings of the game.
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- Senior Ethan Navratil (Albany, Minn.) – 1-3, 2B
- Fuchs – SF, RBI
- Freshman AJ Price (Neenah, Wis.) – 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K
- Navratil hit his third double of the season and now has a hit in 18 of 20 games this season.
- Fuchs' RBI was his sixth of the season.
- Price recorded his second consecutive scoreless outing and fourth scoreless outing of the season while pitching two or more innings for the third time this season. His ERA now stands at 4.76 for the season.
The bats came alive for both teams in the second game, as the two teams combined for 15 runs and 19 hits. The six-run sixth inning from SCSU proved to be pivotal for the Huskies and catapulted them to victory.
USF held a 3-1 lead heading into the sixth inning when SCSU began its rally. Navratil's single started the scoring as he drove in redshirt sophomore Hayden Konkol (Denmark, Wis.). Then, with the bases loaded and two outs, junior Taehyung Kim (Marana, Ariz.) popped up a fly ball to left field that was dropped. All three SCSU base runners kept running on the play and ended up scoring, giving the lead to SCSU at 5-3. Redshirt junior Brayden Jacobson (West Fargo, N.D.) then took advantage of the USF error, launching a two-run home run to extend the lead to 7-3.
Redshirt junior Eric Bello (Manati, Puerto Rico) then provided insurance runs in the seventh, hitting a two-run double and then reaching home after stealing third and advancing home on a throwing error.
On the mound, redshirt junior Brady Nelson (Oro Valley, Ariz.) improved to 4-0 on the season after lasting five innings while giving up four earned runs on five hits with one strikeout. Redshirt senior Frankie Volkers (Maple Grove, Minn.) finished off the game out of the bullpen, throwing four scoreless innings while only allowing two hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
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- Sophomore Wilmis Castro (San Juan, Puerto Rico) – 3-5, 2 2B, 3 R
- Jacobson – 1-4, HR, 2 RBI
- Bello – 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI
- Volkers – SV, 4.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K
- SCSU has scored 10 or more runs in four games this season.
- Volkers notched his fifth save of the season to move to eighth on the single-season save list all-time, pulling even with Tim Rademacher (2009).
- Volkers has pitched scoreless outings in all five of his saves and is averaging 13.8 strikeouts per nine innings this season (25 K in 16.1 IP).
- Castro hit two doubles and now leads the team in two-base hits with seven. His three runs were also a season-high for the sophomore Husky.
- Jacobson hit his second home run of the season and fifth of his career in the sixth inning. His two RBI was his second multi-RBI game of the season.
- Bello had two RBI to bring his season total to 14. It marked his sixth multi-RBI game of the season, pulling even with Navratil for the team lead.
SCSU and Sioux Falls will finish its four-game series tomorrow with first pitch scheduled for 1:00 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: Immel, Dylan (1-1)
L: Kolacia, Cael (1-3)
S: Larson, Eli (1)
Batting:
2B: Navratil, Ethan 1
RBI: Fuchs, Grayson 1
SH: Bello, Eric 1
SF: Fuchs, Grayson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Castro, Wilmis 1
HBP: Fuchs, Grayson 1
Batting:
RBI: Haase, Jaxon 1 ; Bonner, Isaac 1 ; Edwards, William 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vogel, Dominic 2 ; Bonner, Isaac 1
SB: Bonner, Isaac 1
HBP: Vogel, Dominic 1
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