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St. Cloud State Baseball Sweeps CSP in Midweek Doubleheader
4/10/2025 2:03:00 AM | Baseball
Huskies explode for 11 runs in sixth inning to take game 1 before winning in extra innings in game 2
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Baseball (17-15, 13-9 NSIC) earned a hard-fought doubleheader sweep over Concordia-St. Paul (15-17, 11-11 NSIC) on Wednesday at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud. The first game was close until SCSU exploded for 11 runs in the sixth for a 17-9 win before winning 7-6 in 10 innings of the second game. Sophomore Wilmis Castro (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) came up key again and again at the plate, going 5-for-7 with two home runs and seven RBI in the doubleheader.
GAME 1 – SCSU 19, CSP 7
The first game featured both teams trading runs through the first five innings before the Huskies pulled away by scoring 11 runs in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach.
SCSU grabbed a 3-1 lead in the second inning after capitalizing on a wild pitch, error and balk from CSP. The Huskies then scored three runs for the second consecutive inning in the third on a two-run home run from senior Ethan Navratil (Albany, Minn.) and an RBI single from Castro. The Golden Bears then cut SCSU's lead to 6-4 with two runs in the fourth before redshirt sophomore Hayden Konkol (Denmark, Wis.) hit two-RBI single in the bottom half of the inning to push the lead back to four runs. CSP then hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the sixth inning to pull within one run at 8-7, but SCSU responded in the bottom half of the inning.
Six Huskies had RBIs in the 11-run sixth inning, including a three-RBI double from junior Wyatt Tweet (Russell, Manitoba) and a two-run home run from Castro. Redshirt junior Eric Bello (Manati, Puerto Rico) and Konkol each had two-RBI doubles in the inning as well.
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Concordia-St. Paul jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two runs in the second and one in the third inning before the Huskies responded with four runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 4-3 lead. Navratil began the rally with a sacrifice fly RBI before Castro launched a three-run home run to left field to take the lead. The Huskies then extended their lead to 6-3 in the fifth with RBI singles from Castro and redshirt junior Liam Moreno (Sun Prairie, Wis.).
The Golden Bears then responded immediately, scoring three runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie the score at 6-6. SCSU's bullpen then went to work, with junior Brody Richardson (Gillette, Wyo.) and redshirt senior Frankie Volkers (Maple Grove, Minn.) combining for 4.1 innings of work while only allowing one hit and no errors.
In the bottom of the 10th inning, Navratil hit a two-out double and then scored on a wild pitch and an errant throw from the catcher trying to throw him out at third.
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SCSU will next head to Bismarck, N.D., to face UMary for a three-game series on April 12-13.
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 19, CSP 7
The first game featured both teams trading runs through the first five innings before the Huskies pulled away by scoring 11 runs in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach.
SCSU grabbed a 3-1 lead in the second inning after capitalizing on a wild pitch, error and balk from CSP. The Huskies then scored three runs for the second consecutive inning in the third on a two-run home run from senior Ethan Navratil (Albany, Minn.) and an RBI single from Castro. The Golden Bears then cut SCSU's lead to 6-4 with two runs in the fourth before redshirt sophomore Hayden Konkol (Denmark, Wis.) hit two-RBI single in the bottom half of the inning to push the lead back to four runs. CSP then hit back-to-back home runs in the top of the sixth inning to pull within one run at 8-7, but SCSU responded in the bottom half of the inning.
Six Huskies had RBIs in the 11-run sixth inning, including a three-RBI double from junior Wyatt Tweet (Russell, Manitoba) and a two-run home run from Castro. Redshirt junior Eric Bello (Manati, Puerto Rico) and Konkol each had two-RBI doubles in the inning as well.
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- Navratil – 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R
- Castro – 3-3, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
- Konkol – 2-3, 4 RBI, 2 R
- Tweet – 3-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R
- Freshman Drayton Lou (Janesville, Wis.) – W, 4.0 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 6 K
- The Huskies' 19 runs are the second-most scored this season, right behind its 20 runs it scored Adams State on Feb. 28.
- Navratil hit his sixth home run of the season and the 25th of his career, moving into a tie for seventh place on the SCSU's all-time home run list with Zach Hoffmann (2013-16).
- Castro launched his fourth home run of the season in the sixth inning and set a season-best with three runs scored.
- Konkol set a new career-high with four RBI on 2-3.
- Tweet set new season-highs with three hits, two doubles and three runs.
- Lou recorded his second win of the season while setting a new season-high with six strikeouts and matching his longest outing of the season at four innings.
Concordia-St. Paul jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two runs in the second and one in the third inning before the Huskies responded with four runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 4-3 lead. Navratil began the rally with a sacrifice fly RBI before Castro launched a three-run home run to left field to take the lead. The Huskies then extended their lead to 6-3 in the fifth with RBI singles from Castro and redshirt junior Liam Moreno (Sun Prairie, Wis.).
The Golden Bears then responded immediately, scoring three runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie the score at 6-6. SCSU's bullpen then went to work, with junior Brody Richardson (Gillette, Wyo.) and redshirt senior Frankie Volkers (Maple Grove, Minn.) combining for 4.1 innings of work while only allowing one hit and no errors.
In the bottom of the 10th inning, Navratil hit a two-out double and then scored on a wild pitch and an errant throw from the catcher trying to throw him out at third.
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- Castro – 2-4, HR, 4 RBI
- Navratil – 3-5, 2B, RBI, R
- Volkers – W, 2.0 IP, 0 R, H, 5 K
- Richardson – 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K
- SCSU extended its winning streak to six games, its longest win streak of the season.
- Castro hit his fifth home run of the season and matched his season-high with four RBI. Over the doubleheader, Castro went 5-for-7 with two home runs and seven RBI.
- Senior Blaine Guthrie (Emerald, Wis.) drew five walks in the game to tie a program record for walks in game, matching Navratil's mark on Feb. 13, 2023, against Arkansas Monticello.
- Navratil drove in a run in the third inning for his 37th of the season and 142nd of his career.
- The Husky senior had three hits for his team-leading 13th multi-hit and fourth three-hit game.
- Volkers earned the win on the bump, his second of the season, while striking out five over two innings.
- Richardson was strong out of the bullpen, retiring all seven batters he faced over 2.1 IP with three strikeouts.
SCSU will next head to Bismarck, N.D., to face UMary for a three-game series on April 12-13.
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: Lou, Drayton (2-2)
L: Cooper, Sam (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Brohmer, Kal 1
3B: McBroome, Koby 1
HR: Harms, Charlie 1 ; Johnson, Kaden 1
RBI: Juliar, Noah 2 ; Berg, Eric 1 ; Harms, Charlie 3 ; Johnson, Kaden 1
SF: Berg, Eric 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brohmer, Kal 2 ; McCollow, Bennett 1 ; Juliar, Noah 1 ; Husemann, Will 1 ; Harms, Charlie 1 ; Johnson, Kaden 1
HBP: Husemann, Will 1
Batting:
2B: Tweet, Wyatt 2 ; Konkol, Hayden 1 ; Bello, Eric 1
HR: Navratil, Ethan 1 ; Castro, Wilmis 1
RBI: Moreno, Liam 1 ; Fuchs, Grayson 1 ; Tweet, Wyatt 3 ; Navratil, Ethan 2 ; Konkol, Hayden 4 ; Castro, Wilmis 3 ; Bello, Eric 2
SH: Konkol, Hayden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Moreno, Liam 1 ; Baumhover, Austin 1 ; Fuchs, Grayson 1 ; Tweet, Wyatt 3 ; Navratil, Ethan 3 ; Guthrie, Blaine 3 ; Konkol, Hayden 2 ; Castro, Wilmis 3 ; Bello, Eric 1 ; Zuck, Wilson 1
HBP: Moreno, Liam 1 ; Guthrie, Blaine 1 ; Castro, Wilmis 1
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