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The Twins opened up a three-game home series against the Blue Jays with a loss Friday night. On Saturday, the St. Cloud Technical and Community College baseball team will face Rowan College of South Jersey - Gloucester in round one of the NJCAA Division III World Series.

The Minnesota Twins beat Los Angeles to tie the series on Saturday, while the St. Cloud State University baseball team suffered their second loss and was eliminated from the NCAA Central Regional after a double-header with extra innings.

The Minnesota Twins dropped the road series opener to the Angels and the Lynx fell short in their first regular season matchup on Friday. On Saturday, the St. Cloud State University baseball team will look to stay alive in the NCAA Tournament when they take on Ouachita Baptist.

The St. Cloud State University softball team saw their season come to an end with a loss to Augustana, the Norsemen got routed in game two against the Bruins, and the Twins dropped a close one to Cleveland on Saturday. On Sunday, the St. John's baseball and St. Ben's softball teams will play their final games of the regular season with doubleheaders against MIAC opponents.

The St. Cloud Norsemen took the lead in the Division Finals series with a win in Austin, the Minnesota Twins opened the series in Cleveland with a win, and all four Lynx rookies shined in the team's first preseason game of the year on Friday. Meanwhile, the St. Cloud State University men's baseball team got swept in a doubleheader by Wayne State College at home. On Saturday, the St. Cloud State softball team will resume action in the NSIC Tournament, after weather delayed Friday's game.

The St. Cloud State University baseball and softball teams split their doubleheaders on Saturday, while the Minnesota Twins fizzled out at the end of game three to give Kansas City their first win of the series. On Sunday, the St. John's baseball team will host Gustavus in a doubleheader.

The Minnesota Twins held on to beat Kansas City in game two of the series, the St. Cloud Norsemen swept Aberdeen to move on to the next round, and the St. Ben's softball team shut out Concordia College twice in a doubleheader on Friday, while the Wild saw their playoff run come to an end at their home arena. On Saturday the St. Cloud State University baseball team will face UMD on the road and the SCSU softball team will host Augustana.

The St. Cloud Norsemen blanked the Wings in game two to get one step closer to advancing in the NAHL postseason, while the Minnesota Twins dropped game two of the weekend series to Washington Saturday. On Sunday, the St. Cloud State University and College of St. Benedict baseball and softball teams will all return to the field for doubleheaders, the Minnesota Wild will look to extend their round one series lead over Dallas, and the Timberwolves will have one more opportunity to stay alive in the postseason when they host Denver.

The St. Cloud Norsemen won their first post-season contest against Aberdeen and the Minnesota Wild routed Dallas to win game three Friday night, while the Twins let a close one slip away to the Nationals and the Timberwolves lost game three to Denver.

The Minnesota Twins held on for a close win over the Yankees while the Timberwolves punched their ticket to the playoffs with a big play-in-tournament win over OKC on Friday. The St. Cloud Norsemen did not get their weekend off to a good start, falling 9-1 to Aberdeen.