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Warren Turner Field | Joplin, Mo.
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St. Cloud State Baseball Splits Doubleheader with Wayne State
2/21/2026 12:45:00 AM | Baseball
Huskies erase 7-0 deficit in second game to come back and win 8-7
JOPLIN, Mo. – St. Cloud State Baseball (2-3, 1-1 NSIC) split a doubleheader to open a four-game series with Wayne State (5-4, 1-1 NSIC) on Friday at Warren Turner Field in Joplin, Mo. Wayne State won the first game, 8-6, before SCSU scored five runs in the ninth inning to complete a seven-run comeback for a 8-7 win in the second game.
GAME 1 – WSC 8, SCSU 6
SCSU scored first in the bottom of the first inning after Wayne State committed an error, and redshirt junior Hayden Frank (St. Michael, Minn.) singled down the left field line, each scoring one run. A single by sophomore Dylan Debilzen (Parkers Prairie, Minn.) extended SCSU's lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the second inning.
Wayne State then scored two runs in the top of the third on a home run from Brayden Chaney before SCSU responded with a solo home run from senior Wyatt Tweet (Russell, Manitoba) in the bottom of the third.
The Wildcats then took the lead in the top of the fifth when Chaney singled, scoring one run, and Max Heard homered to right field, scoring two runs, making the score 6-4. SCSU cut Wayne's lead to 8-6 in the bottom of the seventh inning on a pinch hit home run from freshman Ryan Cahoon (Northfield, Minn.), but that was as close as they would get.
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SCSU erased a 7-0 deficit in the second game, with all eight of its runs coming in the sixth inning or later. Senior Kahler Key (Onalaska, Wis.) came on in relief in the fifth inning and pitched the final five innings of the game to earn the win for the Huskies, striking out a career-high nine batters while only allowing two earned runs and three runs overall on eight hits and one walk.
The Huskies began the comeback in the sixth inning by capitalizing on two Wayne State errors, scoring three runs on RBI singles from redshirt freshman Jack Clark (Solon, Iowa) and redshirt junior Hayden Konkol (Denmark, Wis.). SCSU went into the ninth down four runs before its final rally, scoring five runs on RBI singles from Cahoon, Bello and finally Konkol, who delivered a two-out, two-run single for the game-winning hit.
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SCSU and Wayne State will play the third game of the series, and final conference game of the series, on Saturday with first pitch slated to 2:00 p.m. CT after being moved back an hour due to cold temperatures.
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 – WSC 8, SCSU 6
SCSU scored first in the bottom of the first inning after Wayne State committed an error, and redshirt junior Hayden Frank (St. Michael, Minn.) singled down the left field line, each scoring one run. A single by sophomore Dylan Debilzen (Parkers Prairie, Minn.) extended SCSU's lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the second inning.
Wayne State then scored two runs in the top of the third on a home run from Brayden Chaney before SCSU responded with a solo home run from senior Wyatt Tweet (Russell, Manitoba) in the bottom of the third.
The Wildcats then took the lead in the top of the fifth when Chaney singled, scoring one run, and Max Heard homered to right field, scoring two runs, making the score 6-4. SCSU cut Wayne's lead to 8-6 in the bottom of the seventh inning on a pinch hit home run from freshman Ryan Cahoon (Northfield, Minn.), but that was as close as they would get.
TOP HUSKIES
- Wyatt Tweet – 2-4, HR, RBI
- Ryan Cahoon – 1-1, HR, RBI
- Eric Bello – 1-2, R, RBI, 2 SB
- Dylan Debilzen – 1-4, R, RBI, 2 SB
- In the loss, SCSU moves to 39-16 all-time against Wayne State.
- Tweet launched his second home run of the season and the seventh of his Husky career.
- Cahoon hit his first career home run in just his fourth career at-bat.
- Debilzen stole two bases to match a career-high after swiping two bags against Bemidji State on April 16, 2025, while with Minnesota Crookston.
- Bello set a new career high with two stolen bases.
- Frank knocked in his first RBI as a Husky in the first inning.
SCSU erased a 7-0 deficit in the second game, with all eight of its runs coming in the sixth inning or later. Senior Kahler Key (Onalaska, Wis.) came on in relief in the fifth inning and pitched the final five innings of the game to earn the win for the Huskies, striking out a career-high nine batters while only allowing two earned runs and three runs overall on eight hits and one walk.
The Huskies began the comeback in the sixth inning by capitalizing on two Wayne State errors, scoring three runs on RBI singles from redshirt freshman Jack Clark (Solon, Iowa) and redshirt junior Hayden Konkol (Denmark, Wis.). SCSU went into the ninth down four runs before its final rally, scoring five runs on RBI singles from Cahoon, Bello and finally Konkol, who delivered a two-out, two-run single for the game-winning hit.
TOP HUSKIES
- Kahler Key – W, 5.0 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 9 K
- Hayden Konkol – 3-5, 3 RBI, SB
- Eric Bello – 2-5, 2 RBI, 2 R
- In the win, SCSU moves to 40-16 all-time against Wayne State.
- Key had his best performance on the mound for the Huskies to-date, recording his first win while logging a career-long five innings and striking out a career-best nine batters.
- Konkol had his first multi-hit game with three hits and a season-best three RBI.
- Bello had his first multi-hit game as well, improving to .300 on the season (6-of-20).
- Bello's two RBI puts him in the team lead with six for the season.
- Bello extended his hit streak to five, hitting safely in all five games this season.
SCSU and Wayne State will play the third game of the series, and final conference game of the series, on Saturday with first pitch slated to 2:00 p.m. CT after being moved back an hour due to cold temperatures.
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: Albert, Tyler (3-0)
L: Brassfield, Bryce (0-2)
S: Cannon Braden (3)
Batting:
2B: Cunningham, Nate 1 ; Cannon Braden 1
HR: Chaney, Brayden 1 ; Heard, Max 1
RBI: Chaney, Brayden 2 ; Heard, Max 1 ; Monosmith, Gabe 1 ; Cannon Braden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chaney, Brayden 2 ; Schuyler, Paul 1 ; Heard, Max 2 ; Cunningham, Nate 1 ; Mains, Easton 2
SB: Chaney, Brayden 1 ; Schuyler, Paul 1 ; Mains, Easton 1
Batting:
2B: Tierney, Seth 1
HR: Tweet, Wyatt 1 ; Cahoon, Ryan 1
RBI: Debilzen, Dylan 1 ; Tweet, Wyatt 1 ; Castro, Wilmis 1 ; Frank, Hayden 1 ; Bello, Eric 1 ; Cahoon, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Debilzen, Dylan 1 ; Moreno, Liam 1 ; Tweet, Wyatt 1 ; Konkol, Hayden 1 ; Bello, Eric 1 ; Cahoon, Ryan 1
SB: Debilzen, Dylan 2 ; Bello, Eric 2
Game Leaders
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