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SCSU Baseball Opens Series with Doubleheader Sweep over Winona State
4/11/2026 12:19:00 AM | Baseball
Huskies rally in both games to top Winona State
ST. CLOUD, MINN. – St. Cloud State Baseball (18-15, 14-6 NSIC) swept their doubleheader with Winona State (14-19, 9-11 NSIC) on Friday, winning both games in come-from-behind fashion. The Huskies capped off a dramatic, seventh inning comeback in game one with a walk-off sacrifice fly to win 7-6. In game two, SCSU erased a four-run deficit by scoring seven unanswered runs to take a 7-4 victory.
Game 1: SCSU 7, WIN 6
The Warriors would climb out to an early lead, scoring single runs in the first and second inning. In the first, a hit by pitch, single, and walk would load the bases. With two outs, a grounder resulted in a Husky error to open the scoring. In the second, it was another hit by pitch before an RBI double made it 2-0 Warriors.
The Huskies would tie the score in the bottom of the second. Senior Wyatt Tweet (Russell, Manitoba) opened the inning by hustling on a ground ball to shortstop and forcing an error. After a fielder's choice from redshirt senior Eric Bello (Manati, Puerto Rico) resulted in the first out, Bello stole second to move into scoring position. Sophomore Jonathan Pribula (Plymouth, Minn.) lined a single up the middle to drive in Bello and would eventually come around to score on an RBI groundout from redshirt junior Hayden Frank (St. Michael, Minn.).
Both teams would be held scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning. Frank lined a one-out single to right field, moved to second on a groundout, and then went to third on a wild pitch. With two outs, freshman Ryan Cahoon (Northfield, Minn.) ripped a double to the right-center field gap to bring in Frank and give the Huskies the 3-2 lead.
The Warriors erased the lead in the sixth, scoring four times on an RBI single and three-run homer to take a 6-3 advantage. The Huskies were held scoreless in the bottom of the sixth, setting the stage for the seventh inning.
In the bottom of the frame, redshirt senior Liam Moreno (Sun Prairie, Wis.) led off with a single. He was followed by a base hit from Cahoon to put runners on the corners. Junior Wilmis Castro (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) made it 6-4 with an RBI single and was lifted for a pinch-runner. Tweet and Bello made it five straight hits for SCSU, both picking up RBI singles to tie the score at 6-6. After a Pribula single to load the bases, redshirt senior Josh McGuin (Toronto, Ontario) lifted a sacrifice fly to left field that was deep enough to score Tweet from third base and pick up the 7-6 walk-off win.
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Winona State would again strike first in game two, capitalizing on six walks and just one hit to score four times in the top of the first inning. The Huskies would waste no time, however, answering back in the bottom of the frame.
Frank led off with a single, followed by walks to Cahoon and Castro to load the bases. Tweet was then hit by a pitch, forcing in the first run. Bello followed with a sacrifice fly to score Cahoon, cutting the Warrior lead to 4-2. That set up redshirt freshman Max Robinson (St. Michael, Minn.) for a three-run homer to give the Huskies the 5-4 lead in the first.
Frank would again start the offense in the second, leading off with a triple. Moreno lifted a fly ball to right field to score Frank, giving the Huskies an insurance run. Castro would add the final run in the fifth, launching a solo home run to put SCSU up 7-4.
The Huskies bullpen was phenomenal in the victory, picking up all 27 outs. Redshirt freshman Conner Larson (Jordan, Minn.) entered in relief in the first inning and threw six innings, allowing just two hits and no runs while striking out six. Redshirt sophomore Parker Lewin (Orono, Minn.) completed the final three innings to earn the save.
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The Huskies will face the Warriors tomorrow in the series finale at Joe Faber Field, with first pitch slated for 11 a.m. CT.
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 7, WIN 6
The Warriors would climb out to an early lead, scoring single runs in the first and second inning. In the first, a hit by pitch, single, and walk would load the bases. With two outs, a grounder resulted in a Husky error to open the scoring. In the second, it was another hit by pitch before an RBI double made it 2-0 Warriors.
The Huskies would tie the score in the bottom of the second. Senior Wyatt Tweet (Russell, Manitoba) opened the inning by hustling on a ground ball to shortstop and forcing an error. After a fielder's choice from redshirt senior Eric Bello (Manati, Puerto Rico) resulted in the first out, Bello stole second to move into scoring position. Sophomore Jonathan Pribula (Plymouth, Minn.) lined a single up the middle to drive in Bello and would eventually come around to score on an RBI groundout from redshirt junior Hayden Frank (St. Michael, Minn.).
Both teams would be held scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning. Frank lined a one-out single to right field, moved to second on a groundout, and then went to third on a wild pitch. With two outs, freshman Ryan Cahoon (Northfield, Minn.) ripped a double to the right-center field gap to bring in Frank and give the Huskies the 3-2 lead.
The Warriors erased the lead in the sixth, scoring four times on an RBI single and three-run homer to take a 6-3 advantage. The Huskies were held scoreless in the bottom of the sixth, setting the stage for the seventh inning.
In the bottom of the frame, redshirt senior Liam Moreno (Sun Prairie, Wis.) led off with a single. He was followed by a base hit from Cahoon to put runners on the corners. Junior Wilmis Castro (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) made it 6-4 with an RBI single and was lifted for a pinch-runner. Tweet and Bello made it five straight hits for SCSU, both picking up RBI singles to tie the score at 6-6. After a Pribula single to load the bases, redshirt senior Josh McGuin (Toronto, Ontario) lifted a sacrifice fly to left field that was deep enough to score Tweet from third base and pick up the 7-6 walk-off win.
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- Wilmis Castro – 2-4, R, RBI
- Ryan Cahoon – 2-4, R, RBI, 2B
- Jonathan Pribula – 2-4, R, RBI
- The Huskies move to 78-78 against Winona State all-time.
- SCSU earned their second walk-off win of the season (8-7 win vs Wayne State, February 20).
- The four-run seventh inning was their second-largest last-inning comeback of the year (Five runs in ninth inning vs Wayne State, February 20).
- Castro extended his hitting streak to six games on on-base streak to 10 games.
- Cahoon hit his second double of the season.
Winona State would again strike first in game two, capitalizing on six walks and just one hit to score four times in the top of the first inning. The Huskies would waste no time, however, answering back in the bottom of the frame.
Frank led off with a single, followed by walks to Cahoon and Castro to load the bases. Tweet was then hit by a pitch, forcing in the first run. Bello followed with a sacrifice fly to score Cahoon, cutting the Warrior lead to 4-2. That set up redshirt freshman Max Robinson (St. Michael, Minn.) for a three-run homer to give the Huskies the 5-4 lead in the first.
Frank would again start the offense in the second, leading off with a triple. Moreno lifted a fly ball to right field to score Frank, giving the Huskies an insurance run. Castro would add the final run in the fifth, launching a solo home run to put SCSU up 7-4.
The Huskies bullpen was phenomenal in the victory, picking up all 27 outs. Redshirt freshman Conner Larson (Jordan, Minn.) entered in relief in the first inning and threw six innings, allowing just two hits and no runs while striking out six. Redshirt sophomore Parker Lewin (Orono, Minn.) completed the final three innings to earn the save.
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- Hayden Frank – 3-4, 2R, 3B
- Wilmis Castro – 2-3, HR, RBI, 2 R
- Max Robinson – 1-3, HR, RBI, R
- Conner Larson – W, 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 6 K
- The Huskies move to 79-78 against Winona State all-time.
- Castro hit his eighth home run of the season and is now leading the Huskies in doubles (13), triples (4), and homers (8).
- Castro extended his hitting streak to seven games on on-base streak to 11 games. It was his 15th multi-hit performance of the season, tying Moreno for the team lead.
- Robinson hit his first NCAA home run.
- Larson made his second-longest outing of the season and extends his scoreless inning streak up 10.1 innings.
The Huskies will face the Warriors tomorrow in the series finale at Joe Faber Field, with first pitch slated for 11 a.m. CT.
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: Luther, Seth (2-0)
L: Arendt, Easton (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Kohnle, Payton 1
HR: Kohnle, Payton 1
RBI: Kohnle, Payton 4 ; Peterson, Max 1
SH: Patterson, Ethan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kohnle, Payton 1 ; Strecker, Max 1 ; Arendt, Easton 1 ; Peterson, Max 1 ; Hatano, Josh 2
HBP: Strecker, Max 1 ; Hatano, Josh 2
Batting:
2B: Cahoon, Ryan 1
RBI: Frank, Hayden 1 ; Cahoon, Ryan 1 ; Castro, Wilmis 1 ; Tweet, Wyatt 1 ; Bello, Eric 1 ; Pribula, Jonathan 1 ; McGuin, Josh 1
SH: Moreno, Liam 1
SF: McGuin, Josh 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Frank, Hayden 1 ; Moreno, Liam 1 ; Cahoon, Ryan 1 ; Bakkum, Cole 1 ; Tweet, Wyatt 1 ; Bello, Eric 1 ; Pribula, Jonathan 1
SB: Bello, Eric 1
HBP: Tweet, Wyatt 1
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