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Long Ball Powers St. Cloud State Baseball to Doubleheader Sweep of Northern State
4/5/2025 10:01:00 PM | Baseball
Huskies hit five home runs over two games, including walk-off winner in opener from Pribula
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – St. Cloud State Baseball (13-15, 9-9 NSIC) won both games of a doubleheader over Northern State (5-20, 1-17 NSIC) on Saturday at Gleason Fields in Maple Grove, Minn. The Huskies launched four home runs, including a walk off home run from redshirt freshman Jonathan Pribula (Plymouth, Minn.) to win the first game, 8-7, in eight innings. In the second game, SCSU pulled away with a sixth-inning two-run home run from senior Ethan Navratil (Albany, Minn.) in a back-and-forth 6-3 victory.
GAME 1 – SCSU 8, NSU 7 (8 inn.)
With the wind blowing out, the two teams combined for six home runs and 15 runs in the first game of Saturday's twin bill. Northern State opened up the scoring with a first inning home run but then the Huskies responded with a two-run homer of their own in their half of the inning to take the lead. Redshirt sophomore Hayden Konkol (Denmark, Wis.) hit had the first long ball of the day for the Huskies, launching a fly ball over the right field fence for his team-leading fourth home run of the season. Redshirt junior Liam Moreno (Sun Prairie, Wis.) made it back-to-back opposite field home runs in the second inning, hitting a line drive down the right field line to increase the lead to 4-1.
Northern State clawed back and then took its second lead of the game at 6-4 with a five-run fifth inning. Next up in the home run race for the Huskies was junior Taehyung Kim (Marana, Ariz.), who pulled a first pitch well over the right field fence to tie the score at 6-6 in the sixth inning. Neither team scored in the seventh, forcing the game into extra innings.
The Wolves were able to retake the lead with a run in the eighth, leading way to Pribula's moment in the bottom of the inning. With two outs, Kim drew his second walk of the game before Pribula came to the plate in a pinch-hitting attempt. The Husky freshman wasted no time, turning on a first pitch and launching a fly ball way over the right field wall for a two-run home run and 8-7 victory.
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In the second game, Northern State took an early lead in the first inning with a solo home run from Ben Phillips, but the Huskies responded in the third, taking a 2-1 after RBI single from Pribula and a throwing error from the Wolves. A home run from Jake Hull in the fourth gave NSU a 3-2 lead, but the lead didn't last for long, as SCSU recaptured a 4-3 lead in the bottom half with a sacrifice fly by redshirt freshman Grayson Fuchs (Paynesville, Minn.) and a single by junior Wyatt Tweet (Russell, Manitoba).
The Huskies added insurance runs in the sixth when Navratil hit a two-run homer, extending their lead to 6-3. On the mound, redshirt junior Cael Kolacia (Fort Dodge, Iowa) pitched four strong innings, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out five. Freshman Drayton Lou (Janesville, Wis.) closed the game with three scoreless innings, earning his first save of the season by preserving the lead while keeping NSU off the scoreboard with three strikeouts.
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SCSU and NSU will finish its four-game series on Sunday with a doubleheader at Noon CT at Gleason Fields in Maple Grove.
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 8, NSU 7 (8 inn.)
With the wind blowing out, the two teams combined for six home runs and 15 runs in the first game of Saturday's twin bill. Northern State opened up the scoring with a first inning home run but then the Huskies responded with a two-run homer of their own in their half of the inning to take the lead. Redshirt sophomore Hayden Konkol (Denmark, Wis.) hit had the first long ball of the day for the Huskies, launching a fly ball over the right field fence for his team-leading fourth home run of the season. Redshirt junior Liam Moreno (Sun Prairie, Wis.) made it back-to-back opposite field home runs in the second inning, hitting a line drive down the right field line to increase the lead to 4-1.
Northern State clawed back and then took its second lead of the game at 6-4 with a five-run fifth inning. Next up in the home run race for the Huskies was junior Taehyung Kim (Marana, Ariz.), who pulled a first pitch well over the right field fence to tie the score at 6-6 in the sixth inning. Neither team scored in the seventh, forcing the game into extra innings.
The Wolves were able to retake the lead with a run in the eighth, leading way to Pribula's moment in the bottom of the inning. With two outs, Kim drew his second walk of the game before Pribula came to the plate in a pinch-hitting attempt. The Husky freshman wasted no time, turning on a first pitch and launching a fly ball way over the right field wall for a two-run home run and 8-7 victory.
TOP HUSKIES
- Pribula – 1-1, HR, 2 RBI
- Moreno – 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Konkol – 1-3, HR, 2 RBI
- Kim – 1-2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 3 R
- Junior Bryce Brassfield (Gilbert, Ariz.) – 4.1 IP, 3 ER, 8 K
- Redshirt senior Frankie Volkers (Maple Grove, Minn.) – W, 3.2 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 5 K
- SCSU's four home runs are the most in a game this season and the most since hitting four against UMary on April 14, 2024.
- Pribula's walk off home run in the eighth inning was also his first career home run.
- Konkol and Moreno each launched their fourth home runs of the season to take the team lead for most this season.
- Kim's home run was his first home run as a Husky and at the NCAA D-II level.
- Brassfield recorded a season-best eight strikeouts, the most by any Husky in a game this season.
- Volkers recorded his first win of the season with a 3.1 IP outing with five strikeouts.
- Sophomore Wilmis Castro (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) had two hits for his team-leading 10th multi-hit game of the season.
In the second game, Northern State took an early lead in the first inning with a solo home run from Ben Phillips, but the Huskies responded in the third, taking a 2-1 after RBI single from Pribula and a throwing error from the Wolves. A home run from Jake Hull in the fourth gave NSU a 3-2 lead, but the lead didn't last for long, as SCSU recaptured a 4-3 lead in the bottom half with a sacrifice fly by redshirt freshman Grayson Fuchs (Paynesville, Minn.) and a single by junior Wyatt Tweet (Russell, Manitoba).
The Huskies added insurance runs in the sixth when Navratil hit a two-run homer, extending their lead to 6-3. On the mound, redshirt junior Cael Kolacia (Fort Dodge, Iowa) pitched four strong innings, allowing three runs on six hits while striking out five. Freshman Drayton Lou (Janesville, Wis.) closed the game with three scoreless innings, earning his first save of the season by preserving the lead while keeping NSU off the scoreboard with three strikeouts.
TOP HUSKIES
- Navratil – 1-3, HR, 2 RBI
- Pribula – 1-2, RBI
- Tweet – 1-3, RBI
- Kolacia – W, 4.0 IP, 3 ER, 5 K
- Lou – SV, 3.0 IP, 0 R, 3 K
- Navratil hit his fourth home run of the season and 23rd of his career to move to No. 8 on SCSU's all-time home run list, pulling even with Mike Flanigan (1996-99). His two RBI give him 132 in his career, surpassing Sam Riola (131, 2022-23) for ninth-most in program history.
- Moreno had his team-leading seventh double to lead off the first inning.
- Kim drew four walks in the game and six total in the doubleheader.
- Pribula went 1-2 with an RBI to move to a scorching .625 (5-of-8) on the season with six RBI.
- Kolacia earned his second win of the season and had five strikeouts, the second-most in a start this season.
- Lou produced his best outing of the season on the mound, pitching 3.0 innings with three strikeouts while only allowing two hits and no runs.
SCSU and NSU will finish its four-game series on Sunday with a doubleheader at Noon CT at Gleason Fields in Maple Grove.
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: Volkers, Frankie (1-1)
L: Burkholder,D (0-2)
Batting:
HR: Soulek, D 1 ; Mendez, A 1
RBI: Phillips, B 1 ; Soulek, D 1 ; Mendez, A 3 ; Benevides, M 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Soulek, D 2 ; Castellanos, 1 ; Friedges, N 1 ; Mendez, A 1 ; Ochoa, N 2
SB: Castellanos, 1 ; Ochoa, N 2
CS: Benevides, M 1
Batting:
2B: Castro, Wilmis 1
HR: Moreno, Liam 1 ; Konkol, Hayden 1 ; Kim, Taehyung 1 ; Pribula, Jonathan 1
RBI: Moreno, Liam 2 ; Konkol, Hayden 2 ; Kim, Taehyung 2 ; Pribula, Jonathan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Moreno, Liam 2 ; Konkol, Hayden 1 ; Guthrie, Blaine 1 ; Kim, Taehyung 3 ; Pribula, Jonathan 1
CS: Castro, Wilmis 1
HBP: Konkol, Hayden 1 ; Tweet, Wyatt 1
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