Jay Caldwell
St. Cloud Tech and CC Play in Baseball World Series
The St. Cloud Tech and Community College baseball team play in the National Junior College World Series in Tyler, Texas this weekend. Their first game is at 9am Saturday against the host team from Tyler. The Cyclones are 42-7. Follow their progress at the following link: http://www.apacheathletics.com/f/NJCAA_D3_Baseball_National_Tournament_Home.php
SCSU Baseball Wins NCAA Tourney Game
The St. Cloud State baseball team defeated Winona State 12-7 Thursday in the NCAA Division II Central Regional in Mankato. SCSU broke the 7-all tie with 5 runs in the 8th inning led by Mike Jurgella's bases clearing double. Garrett Fischer was 3-3 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI and Chris Kubitz threw 2 scoreless innings to get the win in relief for the Huskies.
Twins Beat Tigers 4-3 to Complete Sweep
The Twins downed the Tigers 4-3 in Detroit Thursday to complete a 2-game sweep. Justin Morneau went 2-4 with a 2-run homerun and 3 RBIs and Trevor Plouffe had a solo homerun for Minnesota. Drew Butera added 3 hits for the Twins. P.J. Walters started the game and allowed 6 1/3 innings with 4 hits and 3 earned runs allowed to get the win and improve to 1-1. Matt Capps threw a scoreless 9th inning to grab his 8th save.
Johnnie Baseball Eliminated In NCAAs
The St. John's baseball team lost 7-2 to Coe College of Iowa in an elimination game in McMinnville, Oregon in the NCAA Division III tournament Thursday. Max Forster hit a 2-run homerun for the Johnnies and Ryan Spengler allowed 8 hits and 4 earned runs in 6 1/3 innings but takes the loss and drops to 6-4 on the season.
Twins Outslug Tigers 11-7
The Twins outscored the Tigers 11-7 in Detroit Wednesday night. Brian Dozier hit a 3-run homerun and Trevor Plouffe added a 2-run homerun for Minnesota. Josh Willingham had 3 hits, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI and Jamey Carroll was 2-5 with a run scored and 2 RBIs for the Twins. Nick Blackburn started the game and struggled. He allowed 6 hits and 6 earned runs in 2 innings and left in the game in part because of pain in his left leg. Five relief pitcher combined to throw 7 innings with 1 earned run allowed. Alex Burnett earned the win in relief.
Johnnies Lose 6-3 to Concordia-Texas in NCAAs
The St. John's baseball team lost 6-3 to Concordia of Texas in McMinnville, Oregon in the NCAA Division III tournament on Wednesday. Justin Thompson went 2-3 with a RBI and Dylan Graves was 1-3 with 1 RBI for the Johnnies. Hayden Zimmerman threw 6 1/3 innings with 5 hits and 4 earned runs allowed to take the loss.








