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Photo by: Dave Harwig
St. Cloud State Baseball Upended by Minnesota Crookston
4/23/2025 10:28:00 PM | Baseball
Golden Eagles win 4-3 in game one and 10-3 in game two
CROOKSTON, Minn. – St. Cloud State Baseball (20-22, 16-16 NSIC) dropped both games of a midweek doubleheader to Minnesota Crookston (20-22, 17-15 NSIC) on Wednesday in Crookston, Minn. The Golden Eagles walked off the Huskies 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning before winning 10-3 in the second game.
GAME 1 – UMC 4, SCSU 3
SCSU held two leads in the first game, first taking a 1-0 lead on an RBI double from senior Blaine Guthrie (Emerald, Wis.) in the third inning and then again at 2-1 when redshirt junior Eric Bello (Manati, Puerto Rico) hit his fourth home run of the season in the fourth inning. The Huskies extended their lead to 3-1 in the fifth by executed a double steal when Guthrie stole second, causing freshman Austin Baumhover (Van Meter, Iowa) to make a break for home.
UMC responded with a two-run home run in the fifth inning to tie the game and then a sacrifice fly in the seventh to walk off the Huskies.
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In the second game, UMC took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but SCSU fought back and tied the score at 2-2 in the fifth inning on another RBI double from Guthrie. Crookston then scored eight runs in the sixth and seventh innings to take control of the game and win 10-3.
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SCSU will next host Minot State for a three-game series at Joe Faber Field on April 26-27. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. CT and a single game on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. CT. Saturday will serve as Parent's Day and Alumni Day, while Sunday will serve as Senior Day.
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 – UMC 4, SCSU 3
SCSU held two leads in the first game, first taking a 1-0 lead on an RBI double from senior Blaine Guthrie (Emerald, Wis.) in the third inning and then again at 2-1 when redshirt junior Eric Bello (Manati, Puerto Rico) hit his fourth home run of the season in the fourth inning. The Huskies extended their lead to 3-1 in the fifth by executed a double steal when Guthrie stole second, causing freshman Austin Baumhover (Van Meter, Iowa) to make a break for home.
UMC responded with a two-run home run in the fifth inning to tie the game and then a sacrifice fly in the seventh to walk off the Huskies.
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- Bello – 3-3, HR, 2B, RBI
- Guthrie – 1-3, 2B, RBI
- Redshirt senior Frankie Volkers (Maple Grove, Minn.) – 6.0 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 9 K
- Bello had his eighth multi-hit game of the season and matched a season-high with three hits.
- Bello launched his fourth home run of the season, hit his 12th double and knocked in his 22nd RBI.
- Guthrie hit his eighth double and had his 14th RBI.
- Volkers made his first start of the season and recorded nine strikeouts, the most by a Husky in a game this season.
- The Husky senior has now struck out 52 batters this season, a mark which ranks seventh in the NSIC. His 13.26 strikeouts per nine innings currently ranks as the third-most by a Husky in a season.
In the second game, UMC took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but SCSU fought back and tied the score at 2-2 in the fifth inning on another RBI double from Guthrie. Crookston then scored eight runs in the sixth and seventh innings to take control of the game and win 10-3.
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- Guthrie – 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 BB
- Tweet – 2-3, 2B
- Guthrie hit his ninth double and had his 15th RBI.
- The Husky senior also drew two walks in the game to bring his total to 27, a mark which ranks eighth in the NSIC.
- Tweet recorded his 12th multi-hit game of the season.
SCSU will next host Minot State for a three-game series at Joe Faber Field on April 26-27. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. CT and a single game on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. CT. Saturday will serve as Parent's Day and Alumni Day, while Sunday will serve as Senior Day.
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: Roers, Isaac (5-4)
L: Kolacia, Cael (3-6)
Batting:
2B: Guthrie, Blaine 1 ; Bello, Eric 1
HR: Bello, Eric 1
RBI: Guthrie, Blaine 1 ; Bello, Eric 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Moreno, Liam 1 ; Bello, Eric 1 ; Baumhover, Austin 1
SB: Guthrie, Blaine 1 ; Bello, Eric 1
HBP: Guthrie, Blaine 1
Batting:
2B: Debilzen, Dylan 1 ; Miller, Kyler 1
HR: Dykhoff, Josh 1
RBI: Satrom, Sawyer 1 ; Dykhoff, Josh 2 ; Larsen, Brock 1
SF: Satrom, Sawyer 1 ; Larsen, Brock 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Debilzen, Dylan 2 ; Dykhoff, Josh 1 ; Miller, Kyler 1
SB: Satrom, Sawyer 1 ; Dykhoff, Josh 1
CS: Kappes, Caden 1
HBP: Larsen, Brock 1
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