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Photo by: Kayden Kircher
St. Cloud State Baseball Blanked by Minot State in Doubleheader
4/19/2026 9:08:00 PM | Baseball
Minot State takes first two games behind dominant pitching
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Baseball (18-20, 14-11 NSIC) were shutout in the opening two games of their series against Minot State (16-21, 11-16 NSIC) at Joe Faber Field. The Beavers took both games by identical 2-0 scores, holding the Huskies to just nine hits on the day.
Game 1: MINOT 2, SCSU 0
The only two runs of the ballgame would come in the top of the first inning for Minot State. After two quick outs, a single to left-center field set the stage for a two-run homer to right field. That would be all the offense that the Beavers needed as they picked up a shutout win.
Senior Kahler Key (Onalaska, Wis.) made the start on the mound for SCSU and was terrific, pitching all seven innings and allowing just two runs.
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In game two, the Huskies would turn to redshirt freshman Conner Larson (Jordan, Minn.) to make the start. Larson turned in one of his best games of his collegiate career, pitching six strong innings with nine strikeouts and zero earned runs.
The Huskies had their best chance to score in the bottom of the second. With one out, Tweet singled and redshirt junior Hayden Frank (St. Michael, Minn.) doubled down the left field line to put runners on second and third. From there, Minot State was able to get two strikeouts to end the threat.
Minot State was able to get on the board in the third after Larson struck out four batters across the first two innings. The third inning started with a strikeout, but a wild pitch on strike three allowed a base runner to reach. Two Huskies errors and a base hit would bring in a pair of runs to make it 2-0 Beavers.
Redshirt sophomore Parker Lewin (Orono, Minn.) and junior Seth Luther (Victoria, Minn.) combined to get the final nine outs for the Huskies out of the bullpen, but SCSU wasn't able to mount a comeback and fell 2-0.
TOP HUSKIES
The Huskies will face Minot State in the series finale on Monday, with a 1 p.m. CT first pitch from Joe Faber Field.
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: MINOT 2, SCSU 0
The only two runs of the ballgame would come in the top of the first inning for Minot State. After two quick outs, a single to left-center field set the stage for a two-run homer to right field. That would be all the offense that the Beavers needed as they picked up a shutout win.
Senior Kahler Key (Onalaska, Wis.) made the start on the mound for SCSU and was terrific, pitching all seven innings and allowing just two runs.
TOP HUSKIES
- Kahler Key – 7.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K
- Wilmis Castro – 1-3
- Hayden Frank – 1-3
- The Huskies move to 34-9 against Minot State all-time.
- Key recorded his first career complete game and lowered his ERA to a team-leading 3.76.
- Redshirt sophomore Jonathan Pribula (Plymouth, Minn.) extended his on-base streak to six games.
- Senior Wyatt Tweet (Russell, Manitoba) extended his on-base streak to 11 games.
In game two, the Huskies would turn to redshirt freshman Conner Larson (Jordan, Minn.) to make the start. Larson turned in one of his best games of his collegiate career, pitching six strong innings with nine strikeouts and zero earned runs.
The Huskies had their best chance to score in the bottom of the second. With one out, Tweet singled and redshirt junior Hayden Frank (St. Michael, Minn.) doubled down the left field line to put runners on second and third. From there, Minot State was able to get two strikeouts to end the threat.
Minot State was able to get on the board in the third after Larson struck out four batters across the first two innings. The third inning started with a strikeout, but a wild pitch on strike three allowed a base runner to reach. Two Huskies errors and a base hit would bring in a pair of runs to make it 2-0 Beavers.
Redshirt sophomore Parker Lewin (Orono, Minn.) and junior Seth Luther (Victoria, Minn.) combined to get the final nine outs for the Huskies out of the bullpen, but SCSU wasn't able to mount a comeback and fell 2-0.
TOP HUSKIES
- Conner Larson – 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
- Parker Lewin – 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, K
- Seth Luther – 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, K
- The Huskies move to 34-10 against Minot State all-time.
- Larson pitched 6.0+ innings for the third time this season and set a new career high with nine strikeouts.
- Across his last three appearances, Larson has not allowed an earned run (16.1 IP).
- It was the fourth game of the season for SCSU without allowing an earned run.
- SCSU pitching struck out 12, the 14th time this season the Huskies have struck out 10+ batters.
- Tweet extended his on-base streak to 12 games.
- Pribula extended his on-base streak to seven games.
The Huskies will face Minot State in the series finale on Monday, with a 1 p.m. CT first pitch from Joe Faber Field.
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: Ayden Sauerbrei (3-2)
L: Key, Kahler (3-4)
Batting:
2B: Michael Williamson 1
3B: Colton Bagshaw 1
HR: Cowen Meyer 1
RBI: Cowen Meyer 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Noah Madas 1 ; Cowen Meyer 1
CS: Oscar Pegg 1
Base Running:
HBP: Tweet, Wyatt 1
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