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Augustana Take Series Finale from St. Cloud State Baseball
3/21/2026 11:45:00 PM | Baseball
Late Push Seals Victory for Augustana
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – St. Cloud State Baseball (11-13, 7-4 NSIC) fell in the series finale against No. 15/16/21 Augustana (18-5, 12-0 NSIC), 16-5, on Saturday. The Vikings picked up the series sweep with the win, as the Huskies put traffic on the bases but were unable to close the gap against the Vikings.
Augustana opened the scoring just two batters in, as a leadoff single was followed by an RBI double down the left field line. With a runner on third and no one out, Huskies senior starter Bryce Brassfield (Gilbert, Ari.) bounced back by getting a weak groundout and two strikeouts to keep the score 1-0.
The Vikings would strike for three more in the second, getting two hits and helped out by a pair of Husky errors in the field. The lead would increase to 5-0 with a lone run in the fourth, before SCSU was able to get on the board in the bottom of the fifth.
Redshirt freshman Max Robinson (St. Michael, Minn.) led off with a single and moved to third on long double by redshirt junior Hayden Frank (St. Michael, Minn.) that crashed off the wall in left-center field. Redshirt senior Liam Moreno (Sun Prairie, Wis.) was then hit by a pitch to load the bases. After a pop out, junior Wilmis Castro (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) lifted a fly ball to right-center field for a sacrifice fly to score Robinson. The Huskies would strand the other two runners, however, as a strikeout ended the threat.
The Huskies had a chance to answer again in the seventh, as Moreno and Castro singled, then senior Wyatt Tweet (Russell, Manitoba) walked to load the bases and bring the tying run to the plate with two outs. Once again, however, Augie escaped trouble with a flyout to right field.
The Vikings put up three runs in the top of the eighth, making it 8-1 Augustana and seemingly putting the game out of reach. However, the Huskies weren't done yet. In the bottom of the frame, freshman Ryan Cahoon (Northfield, Minn.) walked and senior Nick Ibrahim (Woodbury, Minn.) singled to right field. Robinson then went the opposite way, lining a double to the right field corner to score two runs and make it 8-3. After two quick outs, back-to-back walks loaded the bases for Tweet, who came up clutch with a two-run single to right field to cut the lead to 8-5. With the tying run at the plate for the second straight inning, Augie pitching came up with a strikeout to hold the Viking lead.
In the ninth, the bats broke through for Augustana, as the Vikings brought 13 batters to the plate and scored eight runs to close things out.
TOP HUSKIES
The Huskies will be back in action next week, traveling to Marshall, Minn. to take on Southwest Minnesota State (13-11, 3-9 NSIC) in a three-game series. The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday, March 28, starting at 12 p.m. before the final game on Sunday at noon.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Baseball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Augustana opened the scoring just two batters in, as a leadoff single was followed by an RBI double down the left field line. With a runner on third and no one out, Huskies senior starter Bryce Brassfield (Gilbert, Ari.) bounced back by getting a weak groundout and two strikeouts to keep the score 1-0.
The Vikings would strike for three more in the second, getting two hits and helped out by a pair of Husky errors in the field. The lead would increase to 5-0 with a lone run in the fourth, before SCSU was able to get on the board in the bottom of the fifth.
Redshirt freshman Max Robinson (St. Michael, Minn.) led off with a single and moved to third on long double by redshirt junior Hayden Frank (St. Michael, Minn.) that crashed off the wall in left-center field. Redshirt senior Liam Moreno (Sun Prairie, Wis.) was then hit by a pitch to load the bases. After a pop out, junior Wilmis Castro (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) lifted a fly ball to right-center field for a sacrifice fly to score Robinson. The Huskies would strand the other two runners, however, as a strikeout ended the threat.
The Huskies had a chance to answer again in the seventh, as Moreno and Castro singled, then senior Wyatt Tweet (Russell, Manitoba) walked to load the bases and bring the tying run to the plate with two outs. Once again, however, Augie escaped trouble with a flyout to right field.
The Vikings put up three runs in the top of the eighth, making it 8-1 Augustana and seemingly putting the game out of reach. However, the Huskies weren't done yet. In the bottom of the frame, freshman Ryan Cahoon (Northfield, Minn.) walked and senior Nick Ibrahim (Woodbury, Minn.) singled to right field. Robinson then went the opposite way, lining a double to the right field corner to score two runs and make it 8-3. After two quick outs, back-to-back walks loaded the bases for Tweet, who came up clutch with a two-run single to right field to cut the lead to 8-5. With the tying run at the plate for the second straight inning, Augie pitching came up with a strikeout to hold the Viking lead.
In the ninth, the bats broke through for Augustana, as the Vikings brought 13 batters to the plate and scored eight runs to close things out.
TOP HUSKIES
- Max Robinson – 2-4, 2R, 2 RBI, 2B
- Hayden Frank – 2-5, 2B, SB
- Ryan Cahoon – 3 BB, HBP, R
- The Huskies move to 52-48 all-time against Augustana.
- Bello extended his on-base streak to 10 games.
- Brassfield struck out nine hitters, tying his career-high in strikeouts (Mar. 4, 2026 vs Saginaw Valley State)
- Cahoon reached base all four times and tied his career-high with three walks.
- Moreno recorded his team-leading 11th multi-hit game of the season.
- It was Robinson's eighth game of the season with at least two RBI.
The Huskies will be back in action next week, traveling to Marshall, Minn. to take on Southwest Minnesota State (13-11, 3-9 NSIC) in a three-game series. The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday, March 28, starting at 12 p.m. before the final game on Sunday at noon.
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: Henry, Will (2-1)
L: Brassfield, Bryce (2-3)
S: Diedrich, Adam (2)
Batting:
2B: Heinsch, Carter 2 ; Goeser, Cole 1
RBI: Weigel, Brandon 1 ; Heinsch, Carter 4 ; Berg, Troy 3 ; Schmelzle, Cal 1 ; McPeak, Carter 1 ; Goeser, Cole 2 ; Clementi, Ryan 1 ; Soelter, Nate 1 ; Eikmeier, Kobe 1
SH: Weigel, Brandon 1 ; Berg, Troy 1
SF: Schmelzle, Cal 1 ; Eikmeier, Kobe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Weigel, Brandon 2 ; Heinsch, Carter 2 ; Berg, Troy 1 ; Schmelzle, Cal 1 ; Goeser, Cole 1 ; Lind, Bjorn 2 ; Clementi, Ryan 2 ; Soelter, Nate 3 ; Eikmeier, Kobe 2
SB: Heinsch, Carter 1 ; Berg, Troy 1 ; McPeak, Carter 1
HBP: Weigel, Brandon 1 ; Lind, Bjorn 1
Batting:
2B: Frank, Hayden 1 ; Robinson, Max 1
RBI: Castro, Wilmis 1 ; Tweet, Wyatt 2 ; Robinson, Max 2
SF: Castro, Wilmis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bello, Eric 1 ; Cahoon, Ryan 1 ; Ibrahim, Nick 1 ; Robinson, Max 2
SB: Frank, Hayden 1
HBP: Moreno, Liam 1 ; Cahoon, Ryan 2
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