St. Cloud State swept Wayne State College 13-7 and 9-1 Sunday afternoon in Northern Sun Conference baseball action at the Pete Chapman Baseball Complex in Wayne, giving the Huskies a 3-1 win in the four-game weekend series.
The Huskies took advantage of six Wayne State errors to win the opener. St. Cloud held a 6-2 lead after five innings, then scored six runs in the top of the sixth with Wayne State countering for a five-run bottom half of the inning to make the score 12-7. St. Cloud State added one run in the seventh to finish the win.
Cody Jenkins produced a three-run triple to highlight Wayne State’s five-run sixth inning. David Janes added an RBI single in the inning. Jenkins and Kyle Thompson both had two hits to lead a nine-hit attack. Jackson Peterson also added two hits.
Aiden Breedlove took the loss on the mound, allowing five runs in three innings of work. Keenan Breen, Adam Poldberg, Lawson Zenner and Dalton Smith each worked in relief for Wayne State.
In the series finale, St. Cloud scored single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings followed by four in the seventh and two in the ninth while Wayne State produced its lone run in the fourth.
Thompson doubled in the fourth, advanced to third on a Janes single and scored on a St. Cloud State fielding error for Wayne State’s lone run.
Thompson was 3-for-4 with a double and single to lead the Wildcats at the plate. Aaron Krier also doubled while Tanner Simons, Janes and Jake Lemar each had singles.
Teague McFadden (1-2) was the losing pitcher, allowing six runs on 11 hits with five strikeouts. Kyle Kennebeck, Mitch Gullikson and Gabe Hoogers each worked relief for the Wildcats.
The Wildcats (7-12, 2-6 NSIC) will host William Jewell College in a nine-inning game that has been moved up one day due to weather from Wednesday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon, with game time set for 1 p.m. at the Chapman Complex.
