1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,580 It is a great day. 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,100 The wait is 3 00:00:23,550 --> 00:00:27,010 finally over. The new head coach for SCSU has been named. 4 00:00:27,290 --> 00:00:31,950 Nick Oliver is the next bench boss for the Huskies, and with the change comes a lot to cover. 5 00:00:32,110 --> 00:00:36,550 We'll break it all day, down today here on Huskie Mag, including an exclusive interview 6 00:00:36,550 --> 00:00:41,030 with Oliver, and the voice of the Huskies, Jim Ericsson. Hi everyone, I'm Thomas Reese. 7 00:00:41,030 --> 00:00:46,450 alongside Rachel Roberts, Rachel, a busy time for Husky's hockey, in addition to the spring sports. 8 00:00:47,210 --> 00:00:51,330 Absolutely, both the baseball and softball teams also making a push for the postseason and 9 00:00:51,330 --> 00:00:55,450 justice porter, making some history in the circle with their second no-header of the season. 10 00:00:56,050 --> 00:01:01,410 We'll also have our latest on track and field team and some new personal best and their last meet. 11 00:01:01,890 --> 00:01:07,550 Thomas, a lot to get to today, should be a fun show. Yes, it will. All right, let's get started quickly 12 00:01:07,550 --> 00:01:12,390 with the Oliver News. The college hockey season has officially come to an end this past weekend, 13 00:01:12,750 --> 00:01:17,710 as the NCHC is back on top after Denver defeated Wisconsin 2-1 in the National Championship 14 00:01:18,290 --> 00:01:23,110 game. SDSC needed a weight for the end of the season to announce the Nick Oliver hiring, 15 00:01:23,550 --> 00:01:28,030 as he was on the bench for the Badgers during their frozen four run. Nick is back where he started 16 00:01:28,030 --> 00:01:37,530 in the St. Cloud, playing for the Huskies from 2011 to 2015, where he was part of the first 17 00:01:37,530 --> 00:01:41,010 after graduation and has built an impressive resume over eight seasons. 18 00:01:41,530 --> 00:01:46,630 Oliver started his coaching journey as an assistant with the Sioux All Stampede of the USHL 19 00:01:46,630 --> 00:01:51,530 before Brett Larson brought him as an assistant for the Huskies from 2018 to 2022. 20 00:01:52,250 --> 00:01:56,990 Oliver's on the bunch for the 2021 Frozen 4 run that ended in the program's first national 21 00:01:56,990 --> 00:02:01,590 championship appearance. From there, Nick got his first opportunity as a head coach, 22 00:02:01,810 --> 00:02:06,610 returning to the USHL with the Farnal Force for one season. It would be a hard to picture a 23 00:02:06,610 --> 00:02:12,230 year, the fourth one, the regular season championship game, with a game of winning the Clark 24 00:02:12,230 --> 00:02:17,710 Cup in postseason, and Oliver was named the USHL coach of the year. Nick then kept his 25 00:02:17,710 --> 00:02:23,510 SESU roots going strong, joining Huskies alum, my casting staff at the University of Wisconsin. 26 00:02:24,310 --> 00:02:28,890 Oliver coached the forwards in Madison and was part of the Badger Squad that made it to this year's 27 00:02:28,890 --> 00:02:33,670 National Championship game. He spoke Monday at the introductory press conference about the excitement 28 00:02:33,670 --> 00:02:38,830 he has to return to the program. And after he sat down with our own Jim Erickson to break down the news. 29 00:02:41,640 --> 00:02:47,100 Hey, Husky fans. I'm Jim Erickson the voice of the St. Cloud State Husky's excited to be joined here today 30 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:52,860 by the new head coach of the St. Cloud State Husky men's hockey team Nick Oliver Nick. 31 00:02:52,920 --> 00:03:00,440 First of all, welcome back to St. Cloud. This has been an important city town school for you for many years. 32 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:11,740 Just kind of give me an idea what it's been like here last two weeks for you with Wisconsin and the success, the run in the NCAA tournament and now becoming the next head coach of the skis. 33 00:03:12,100 --> 00:03:14,720 Yeah, it's been all good things. 34 00:03:15,500 --> 00:03:21,780 busy good between obviously finishing up what was a successful season with our group at Wisconsin. 35 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:29,740 My wife and I had her third child on Easter Sunday and obviously being out in Las Vegas two days ago 36 00:03:29,740 --> 00:03:33,920 with the National Championship game and coming back last night and being announced here. 37 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:42,380 So it's all led me to this and that's what I'm most excited about and can be more happy to be associated with the program 38 00:03:42,380 --> 00:03:45,320 in the university and the St. Claude community again. 39 00:03:45,420 --> 00:03:50,460 Just 34 years old and I know when you were here before the four years under head coach Brett 40 00:03:50,460 --> 00:03:55,420 Larson then you'll have to be the head coach at Fargo with the force in the USAHL I go 41 00:03:55,420 --> 00:03:59,660 That young man's going to be back here at some point time and he's going to be the head coach of the Huskies. 42 00:03:59,820 --> 00:04:06,020 I didn't realize it would be quite this early, but it's exciting to have you back here and have a Huskie at the 43 00:04:06,020 --> 00:04:09,240 and I mentioned Brett Larson, Bob Matsko, 44 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,760 you work under my case things here the last three years 45 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:12,260 at Wisconsin. 46 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,500 You've learned from some pretty good head coach 47 00:04:14,500 --> 00:04:16,720 as haven't you starting with your father, too. 48 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:21,120 Yeah, and I think that's been probably the most fortunate part 49 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,500 of my coaching journey so far is the people 50 00:04:23,500 --> 00:04:25,140 I've been able to be surrounded by. 51 00:04:25,840 --> 00:04:27,300 And I think you can be go through it. 52 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,420 And I'm fortunate to be able to learn from some of the best 53 00:04:31,420 --> 00:04:33,680 Brett Larson, my case things. 54 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:39,200 Scott Owens played for Bob Botsko and then I got to grow up in a household watching my dad 55 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:45,500 be either a college football or hockey coach and I used to get off the bus after school 56 00:04:45,500 --> 00:04:49,200 and he would drop me off right over at the football field so I just grew up in that environment 57 00:04:49,700 --> 00:04:54,040 and so for me I've been fortunate to work for like I said some of the best people in our 58 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:58,160 our sport and I think I've been able to take a lot from each of them. What do you remember about your 59 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:02,620 playing time here? You're an alternate captain, your junior year and then a captain, your senior year, 60 00:05:02,620 --> 00:05:06,480 What do you remember about those years before then embarking on your coaching career? 61 00:05:07,540 --> 00:05:14,300 I think it's cliche, but for the best years of my life and the thing I'm most 62 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:20,040 excited about is seeing, I've gotten to see where this program's come and whether it was 63 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:25,380 what I was recruited here to St. Claude. The program had one an NCAA tournament game yet. 64 00:05:25,380 --> 00:05:29,260 They got their first one as a player as a sophomore in 2013. 65 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:31,900 and make our first draws them for them coming back 66 00:05:31,900 --> 00:05:34,820 as a coach, make sure first national championship game 67 00:05:34,820 --> 00:05:35,480 in 2021. 68 00:05:36,380 --> 00:05:37,920 And so to see where the program is coming, 69 00:05:37,940 --> 00:05:39,920 where I think we can take it as unbelievable, 70 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:41,560 but in terms of my four years, 71 00:05:41,840 --> 00:05:43,460 like I said, four of the best years of my life, 72 00:05:43,780 --> 00:05:45,040 best friends of the state, 73 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:47,920 where the guys that I was living with and playing with, 74 00:05:48,860 --> 00:05:50,900 and so obviously it's a big part of why I'm back here. 75 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,480 You made the jump from an assistant in the USAHL, 76 00:05:54,840 --> 00:05:57,100 Brett Larsen gave you the call his first year to come 77 00:05:57,100 --> 00:05:59,860 and help him here with the Huskies. 78 00:06:00,280 --> 00:06:02,060 You jumped at that chance, I'm sure. 79 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,520 You jumped at this chance to be back with your alma mater. 80 00:06:04,580 --> 00:06:06,540 What did you learn those four years 81 00:06:06,540 --> 00:06:08,140 underhead coach, Brett Larson, 82 00:06:08,260 --> 00:06:10,960 and your first division one assisted coaching position? 83 00:06:11,580 --> 00:06:12,460 Well, Brett was great. 84 00:06:12,620 --> 00:06:14,340 And I think what I got to see, 85 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:18,280 most was obviously how he does things on a day-to-day basis 86 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:20,660 and the amount of respect I have for him 87 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,140 and the great coach that he is. 88 00:06:23,700 --> 00:06:25,900 But it was great to see the transition 89 00:06:25,900 --> 00:06:31,980 into taking over a new program, which I think will really help me out as I embark on this. 90 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,020 He came from Duluth and now I get to jump into it too. 91 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:40,160 How important is it because having been here all eight years with Coach Larson, I felt that 92 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:44,940 he really did have it was the family atmosphere with the players and the team and the program and the 93 00:06:44,940 --> 00:06:49,280 other people involved? That's something you're going to continue, right? I mean, I can just tell, 94 00:06:49,460 --> 00:06:54,560 just talking to you that that kind of thing, the culture, the tight knit group is something that's 95 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:59,140 important and is something it's hard to have success without having that. 96 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:04,260 No question and the cool part for me has been even since last night when I was able to jump 97 00:07:04,260 --> 00:07:09,740 on a zoom call with our current players and then be able to meet with them and sit down with them 98 00:07:09,740 --> 00:07:15,960 in person today and I just asked them why did you pick St. Claude? Why did you come to play hockey here 99 00:07:17,300 --> 00:07:21,880 and every single person I asked that to the first thing out of their mouth was talking about someone 100 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:29,280 talking about a teammate, talking about how much they love the guys that are here and I think that's a special thing that's been... 101 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:46,160 We're going to start a practice tomorrow. How pumped would you be to put the skates out and drop the puck and let's go? 102 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,400 Yep. I'd be ready. I'm still in mid-season for you. 103 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:51,300 I'm just going to be playing a couple days ago. 104 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:57,560 So I get the coaching voice built up, so I don't think I've lose that, but I'm excited 105 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:05,060 like if. And there's a lot of work that our guys need to do between now and when school ends, 106 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:09,460 and then when they get back for fall semester and obviously when we can get on the ice and serve 107 00:08:09,460 --> 00:08:14,780 practicing, there's a lot of work that needs to be done, but we'll set those expectations as we go. 108 00:08:14,780 --> 00:08:19,640 Well, Nick congratulations. Welcome back. I'm looking forward to very excited to see you here. 109 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:23,900 Looking forward to working with you on the broadcast side of things Monday night show. 110 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,880 That kind of stuff. I think it's going to be a lot of fun. So I'll welcome back. Can't wait. 111 00:08:28,060 --> 00:08:32,340 I'm looking forward to a gym. All right. Husky fans, your new head coach, Nick Oliver. 112 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:40,920 Good stuff from both gym and Nick. Now, no grant joins us on the show to talk roster moves in the 113 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:46,600 season 4 SCSU. No, the transfer portal has become prominent across college athletics. What's 114 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,120 the latest in the portal for the Husky's after to open on Monday? 115 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:54,720 Well, thanks Thomas and transfer portal. Every Husky's fan is two favorite words right 116 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,900 now. After this last week, it's been pretty crazy for St. Claude State. But the good news 117 00:08:58,900 --> 00:09:03,240 is for their lineup. They have been alone in all the pieces they have lost. Everyone has been 118 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:08,320 missing pieces. As well for 200 players jumped in to the portal on Monday. One of them opened 119 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:12,640 for St. Claude State. They saw some notable departures. So this right here in your screen, 120 00:09:13,060 --> 00:09:18,000 this is the lineup from their last playoff game on UMD against UMD and game 2 when they lost 121 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:23,260 an over time. So that's the lineup for the final game of the season for St. Claude State. And they lost 122 00:09:23,260 --> 00:09:29,900 a lot of big pieces as that whole top line departs, a bunch of defensemen left as well for St. Claude 123 00:09:29,900 --> 00:09:34,020 State. The names right there in red and your screen. Those are all the huskies who are gone either 124 00:09:34,020 --> 00:09:39,700 by way of the pros by way of graduation or for some who happened to transfer portal. Most notably 125 00:09:39,700 --> 00:09:43,820 Barrett Hall, he's off to UMD. That one really stings for St. Cloud State. They'll see him 126 00:09:43,820 --> 00:09:49,120 next season. Austin, Burtivic, Finn, Loftis, Tanner Henricks, all follow Brett Larson down to 127 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:53,160 anyapolis to play with the University of Minnesota next year, so he can take some of his top 128 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:59,160 guys with him to the gofers and that's a couple big losses for St. Cloud State, Burtivic, and 129 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:03,100 Henricks most notably a couple guys with serious, pro potential. So if you look at this lineup 130 00:10:03,100 --> 00:10:09,020 right now just four forwards return from that playoff loss only one defenseman who 131 00:10:09,020 --> 00:10:13,420 was in the lineup and the two gold tenders on show stack and Patrick's Persons and 132 00:10:13,420 --> 00:10:17,260 we have to say for now as with the portal guys it can change like the Midwest weather 133 00:10:17,260 --> 00:10:21,480 you never quite know what to expect but so far a lot of movement for the Huskies. 134 00:10:21,660 --> 00:10:25,360 For Nick Oliver now it's already been a whirlwind of a week for him what is next on his list 135 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:25,980 for recruitment. 136 00:10:26,580 --> 00:10:30,040 Yeah I can only imagine what the last week was like one minute you're on the bench coaching 137 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:33,860 in the National Championship game for Wisconsin and then you instantly jump to St. 138 00:10:33,980 --> 00:10:34,600 Loud State. 139 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:35,660 You're now at the head coach. 140 00:10:36,020 --> 00:10:39,380 And oh yeah, you need an entirely new roster to fill out in front of you. 141 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,500 I did like his coat with the press conference though when he spoke on Monday, he was asked 142 00:10:42,500 --> 00:10:46,380 about the transfer portal and the NIL and all that stuff that comes with recruitment nowadays. 143 00:10:46,860 --> 00:10:48,820 They said, the biggest thing for him is you don't want to rush it. 144 00:10:48,900 --> 00:10:52,760 You want to take your time and obviously it's a frantic time with a portal opening player 145 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:55,860 is jumping in and out every single day, but you want to make sure you're getting the right 146 00:10:55,860 --> 00:10:56,920 person for your team. 147 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,700 So, that's what we'll have to set out to do, and he's shown success in recruitment at one year 148 00:11:00,700 --> 00:11:04,080 where he was the head coach at Fargo in the USA, Chelle, like great season form. 149 00:11:04,380 --> 00:11:07,040 So, he's a proven recruiter, he's already grabbed two players from the portal. 150 00:11:07,300 --> 00:11:09,460 William Oliver comes in from Lake Superior State. 151 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:13,320 He was their leading score last year, put up 27 points, 11 goals, 152 00:11:13,620 --> 00:11:16,360 so a guy who's shown some offensive production in the CCHA, 153 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,780 and then Fidwick Locklin comes in from University of Minnesota. 154 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:21,320 I'm a defenseman. 155 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:26,120 I've played 32 games last year just one assist, so the number is perhaps not quite what you want to see, 156 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:30,540 But at the same time, look at the guy like Mason Riders of the Husky's last season who took 157 00:11:30,540 --> 00:11:35,120 to his 90 first career game to get his first collegiate goal, but he was a lockdown defenseman 158 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:38,900 could play 20 plus minutes a night for St. Cloud State. If they can get that kind of production 159 00:11:38,900 --> 00:11:43,500 from the clock, I think that'll be something they're looking forward to, but still a lot more moves 160 00:11:43,500 --> 00:11:49,220 to go for Oliver in the portal guys. Yeah, well, no, it's far too early, but what do you think Husky's 161 00:11:49,220 --> 00:11:53,520 fans should expect for next season with Nick Oliver? Thomas, not sure. I'm the right guy to answer 162 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:56,900 this question. If you go back to my hockey preview, when I picked Denver to drop in the 163 00:11:56,900 --> 00:12:00,360 standings this year, I didn't work out quite too well for me as they won the national 164 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:04,760 championship. But I think for the Huskies going forward this year, patience is the number 165 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:08,560 one thing to have to keep in mind for Nick Oliver. You look at Miami with Anthony, no rain 166 00:12:08,560 --> 00:12:13,760 taking over last season. They had a very tough year, the year prior. But this last year, they 167 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:18,180 jumped up in the standings, climbed up to six with about 20 new players in the roster. So it'll 168 00:12:18,180 --> 00:12:22,120 take some time. It might be a tough for you ahead for the Huskies. But I like the Nick Oliver 169 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,660 hiring, I think he's proven success at every level, and guys excited to see what he can 170 00:12:25,660 --> 00:12:26,860 go and do go to Ford. 171 00:12:27,180 --> 00:12:28,640 And I thank you again for your time, no. 172 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,460 Alright, we'll pitch things over now to the softball diamond where the Husky's kept 173 00:12:32,460 --> 00:12:35,660 it pumped up at home this past weekend in the Husky dome. 174 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:40,100 The ladies swept the weekend for a while recording history with the program's ninth 175 00:12:40,100 --> 00:12:42,480 no hitter before we get to history Sunday. 176 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:44,700 Let's take a look at Saturday's double header. 177 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:50,400 Game one against Southwest Minnesota State started off the weekend right as sophomore Morgan 178 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:54,360 Honeycuts struck early with a three-run bomb in the bottom of the first inning. 179 00:12:54,980 --> 00:12:59,620 To the third week, go as SMSU rallied a couple doubles to score two runs in the top of 180 00:12:59,620 --> 00:13:00,080 the frame. 181 00:13:00,660 --> 00:13:04,960 The Huskies were already, however, as they nailed two runs a few pitches later to score 182 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:06,320 two right back. 183 00:13:06,700 --> 00:13:10,880 RBI knocks by Bethany Weiss and Kaley Collins kept the lineup sailing. 184 00:13:11,700 --> 00:13:16,840 SDSU would add onto their lead slowly with one run score to the fourth and one in the fifth. 185 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:21,840 star of the weekend, Justice Porter improved to 11 and 5 with a solid start, followed by 186 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,200 an even better one that we will get to shortly. 187 00:13:24,980 --> 00:13:30,740 But in the 6th, it would bring a final 3 run inning dagger to close things out, 4 players 188 00:13:30,740 --> 00:13:34,800 tallied, 2 RBIs, and this one, and the Huskies got the win, 10 to 2. 189 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:37,960 Game 2 on the day 4 shot out what was to come tomorrow. 190 00:13:38,460 --> 00:13:41,740 A senior Macy Clark had a no bid out and go late in the 5th. 191 00:13:41,740 --> 00:13:47,040 It was pitcher Jordan March for CSU that broke it up with a single into center field. 192 00:13:47,500 --> 00:13:52,160 Clark still got the win along with a complete game and 5k's, March had a fine smart 193 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:52,680 2. 194 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,780 Going 6 innings pitched with 4th strikeouts and only 1 earned run. 195 00:13:57,460 --> 00:14:00,960 This game would be tightly net as both teams can find for 9 hits. 196 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,560 It wasn't until the bottom of the fifth where the lone run would be scored. 197 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:10,840 Red shirt freshman Hannah Weckman bumped down a suicide bunch that would bring home Grace, 198 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:12,980 Diamond, Damon from the third. 199 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:18,080 The Mustangs would record a hit in the 6th and 7th innings, but the Husky shut things 200 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:23,740 down defensively, Morgan Honeycutt would double to extend on her base strike to 7 games. 201 00:14:24,180 --> 00:14:28,960 SUSU would get the win, one nothing, as the team notched its 7th shot out of the season. 202 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:34,080 The team would build off these wins heading into Sunday after against the same falls for 203 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:35,140 some more history. 204 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:40,700 Yeah, and Game 1 against the Coopers was just as tight as Saturday afternoon, but the story 205 00:14:40,700 --> 00:14:42,040 would be finished this time. 206 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:47,520 Crafty senior Justice Porter would make history, tossing her respect and second low-hitter 207 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:48,420 of this season. 208 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:53,580 Her first no-no came in late February against Bridgeport where she tallyed six caves. 209 00:14:54,300 --> 00:14:58,860 She tallyed eight punch-outs this time against Sioux Falls as she coasted her way to the 210 00:14:58,860 --> 00:14:59,980 programs. Knife. Knife. Knife. 211 00:15:00,940 --> 00:15:08,500 The Kent Washington native has pitched 100 total innings now, and has held batters to an impressively low, 214 batting average. 212 00:15:09,180 --> 00:15:13,180 She would temporarily lead the team with 12 wins, as she looks to keep the push going. 213 00:15:13,980 --> 00:15:19,900 Porter brings her ERA down to a classy 161, as she continues to be a huge spark for the roster. 214 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:27,800 The scoring was just enough to get the history marked in this one, as it was one run scored in back-to-back games to seal it. 215 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:30,700 This run came the same way as Saturday's game. 216 00:15:31,820 --> 00:15:36,520 With Morgan Honeycutt laying a butt to score Junior Grace for Shets, the Huskies would be 217 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:40,080 the team's second straight shut up, wrapping things up one to nothing. 218 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:44,420 The weekend finale brought the run support we'd been looking for. 219 00:15:44,580 --> 00:15:49,660 The bottom of the first wasted no time, as Bethany Weiss and Kaylee Collins teamed up for a handful 220 00:15:49,660 --> 00:15:51,260 of doubles to score four runs. 221 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:56,820 Brooke Holmes went three for four on the day, with two RBIs improving her batting average 222 00:15:56,820 --> 00:16:03,300 to 0.341. Sioux Falls wouldn't be shut out this time, a Sandra Ribbich delivered an RBI 223 00:16:03,300 --> 00:16:06,180 triple to score one at the top of the second. 224 00:16:06,580 --> 00:16:12,900 Naci Clark would pitch a stellar complete game performance for SESU with 8K's Tally. Clark 225 00:16:12,900 --> 00:16:18,440 leads the team with 11 complete games this season to go with 13 wins. It is clear that the 226 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:24,060 arms of Clark and Porter have been showstoppers for opposing lineup games and game out. 227 00:16:24,060 --> 00:16:30,700 came in and came out, Clark led the team by gunmarrying with 112 strikeouts, looking on to 228 00:16:30,700 --> 00:16:36,200 the fourth inning, Jr. brief back with score from a second off an RBI single to center. 229 00:16:36,820 --> 00:16:41,440 The Huskies would add one more insurance run in the sixth to close things out. Holmes would 230 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:47,200 get her third and final hit on the day, driving in Cayley Collins one last time. The ladies 231 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:53,620 would finish the weekend sweep with the win 6-1. SESU now improves to 11-1 at home with 232 00:16:53,620 --> 00:16:58,820 pitching showcase to remember. From red shirts to season vets, the combo of Husky's pitching 233 00:16:58,820 --> 00:17:03,320 and hitting has fans more excited to see the steam rolling continue. 234 00:17:04,120 --> 00:17:08,440 And impressive stuff for the Husky's who are back in action today at Husky's stadium against 235 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:13,300 Minnesota State. We'll jump over to the track now as the Husky's track and field team had a busy 236 00:17:13,300 --> 00:17:18,780 few days last weekend with two meets in three days. Last Saturday the Husky's were down in North 237 00:17:18,780 --> 00:17:24,060 field at the Manitu Classic hosted by St. Olaf. St. Claude State had some big performances 238 00:17:24,060 --> 00:17:30,020 from Freshman Sprinter, F-A-O-Tah, who won both the 100 and 200 meter dashes with a 12-6 239 00:17:30,020 --> 00:17:33,600 in the 100 and a personal best 25-3 in the 200. 240 00:17:34,500 --> 00:17:39,900 sophomore thriller McKenzie McMahon won the discus throw after recording a career best throw 241 00:17:39,900 --> 00:17:44,180 of 40.18 meters for her first career of that win. 242 00:17:44,180 --> 00:17:51,660 And finally, sophomore pole vaults are Lauren Wolffle, one of her second straight pole vault events after clearing 3.4 meters. 243 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,600 It was Wolffle's fourth win of the season and fifth of her career. 244 00:17:56,120 --> 00:18:03,800 The Huskies, as a team, recorded four total event wins, ten personal bests, one season best, and 13 top five finishes. 245 00:18:04,580 --> 00:18:09,500 It was then a quick turnaround for the team as they traveled down to Mancato on Monday for the Minnesota State Open. 246 00:18:09,500 --> 00:18:16,340 The quartet of Junior Jenna Markausen, freshman F.A. Ota, freshman Jillian Nyzler, and sophomore Abigail 247 00:18:16,340 --> 00:18:22,520 Nunas, won the 4 by 400 relay in just under 4 minutes, with 3.59 which is the first time 248 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:26,880 S.A.C.A.S.U. has run a sub 4 minute by 4.4.4.Hundred since 2024. 249 00:18:27,700 --> 00:18:30,520 A few notable personal best were recorded in my Cato as well. 250 00:18:31,260 --> 00:18:37,940 Markausen continued her strong day recording a new PB, finishing in her first in her 100 meter 251 00:18:37,940 --> 00:18:44,640 heat where she ran 1268, sophomore Saria Staplesen ran the 11253, which is a personal 252 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:49,800 vest. And finally, Junior's rowers Savannah Rinky also recorded a new PB in the hammer 253 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:56,120 throw where she recorded a 42 89 meter throw. Tonight, as CSU will travel just a bit up the road 254 00:18:56,120 --> 00:19:01,560 to college and ill for the CSB-inventational hosted by St. Benedict. The Huskies have 19 255 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:04,160 Let's participate in tonight's meet. 256 00:19:05,580 --> 00:19:10,560 Alright, our diamond discussion continues as we switch over to the focus on St. Claude State Baseball. 257 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:13,640 It has been an interesting last week for the team, 258 00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:17,820 winning the first two against one on a state over the weekend on a couple comeback wins 259 00:19:17,820 --> 00:19:19,900 before losing their last three games. 260 00:19:20,420 --> 00:19:24,200 They dropped the series finale to the Warriors in a weird rain-shorten game that saw 261 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,340 a known win 12-8 and a little over five innings. 262 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,100 Then on Wednesday, the Huskies were back on the road, 263 00:19:30,100 --> 00:19:33,040 heading to the Twin Cities to take on Concordia St. Paul. 264 00:19:33,660 --> 00:19:38,640 In the scheduled seven inning game, one Concordia St. Paul scored once in each of the first two 265 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:44,540 innings to take a tune up in lead. A two-out RBI single from Will Hausman in the first brought home the 266 00:19:44,540 --> 00:19:51,520 first run. Before, a solo homeer to left field from Hawkins, Headlands in the second. In the top of 267 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:56,160 the third, the Huskies would get on the board as Hayden Frank lifted a deep fly ball to left 268 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,640 for an opposite field home run, 269 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:00,740 cutting the deficit to 21. 270 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:04,420 SUSU would strike again with a long ball one inning later. 271 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,900 Eric Beow led off with a walk with one out. 272 00:20:08,220 --> 00:20:11,200 Jonathan Prievela, towered a two-run home 273 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:14,600 to right fields to put the Huskies in front, three-two. 274 00:20:15,260 --> 00:20:17,560 The Golden Bears drew even in the bottom of the fourth 275 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,660 with another solo home run from Headland to make it three-three. 276 00:20:21,060 --> 00:20:24,000 It was the first career multi-home game for the both teams. 277 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:31,160 For them, both teams were able to put up a zero defensively in the fifth with CSP helped out by a good defensive 278 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:36,020 inning including a double play. In the sixth, Liam Moreno opened the inning with a single. 279 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:43,320 They attempted to lay down a sacrifice fund, but the second, but the throw to second was wild and both runners were safe. 280 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:49,520 After two quick pop-ups, Matt Robinson filled an infield single down the third base to load the bases. 281 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:56,280 That set up Dawson Schmidt, who ripped a ground off through the left side for a go ahead single to score Morano. 282 00:20:57,120 --> 00:21:02,500 Fellow tried to score as well on the play, but was thrown out out on a good relay for the Golden Bears. 283 00:21:02,980 --> 00:21:08,120 Concordia St. Paul tied it up again in the bottom of the frame, taking advantage of two errors. 284 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,040 One hit and a sacrifice fly to even the score. 285 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:16,060 Neither side could score in the seventh spending the game to extra innings. 286 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,620 The eighth one score list, setting the game tonight. 287 00:21:19,500 --> 00:21:22,580 SESU managed two singles but couldn't score in the top of the inning. 288 00:21:23,120 --> 00:21:28,320 In the home half, a lead off single from Charlie Harms and an outfielder Eric put a runner 289 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:28,980 on second. 290 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:34,040 A sacrifice button moved to Harms to third before Eric Burrick lined an RBI single to 291 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,380 left to give the Golden Bears the 5-4 walk off win. 292 00:21:37,860 --> 00:21:42,000 And Kim Kordia St. Paul earned the sweeping game to behind dominant starting pitching from 293 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:42,460 Lou Walker. 294 00:21:43,180 --> 00:21:47,980 The Huskies had hits in six of the seven innings and bass runners in every frame but couldn't 295 00:21:47,980 --> 00:21:52,960 push anything across. The Golden Bears scored two honored runs in the bottom of the second 296 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:59,020 on an RBI single from Eli Nelson and a throwing error. CSP tacked on single runs in the 297 00:21:59,020 --> 00:22:04,200 third, fourth and sixth. Charlie Harms let off the third with a loud double to right center 298 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:08,400 field and would come around the score I will use min ground out to make it three nothing. 299 00:22:09,140 --> 00:22:13,020 Blake Ekman brought home the fourth run with a long solo home run down the left field line 300 00:22:13,020 --> 00:22:17,820 the fourth. AJ Price came on and released in the fourth, recording four strikeouts in an 301 00:22:17,820 --> 00:22:23,120 inning a third, and escaping a bases loaded jam in the fifth. In the sixth, a walk to 302 00:22:23,120 --> 00:22:28,460 harms an error put runners on 1st and 3rd, an Eric Burd singled to round out the offense for the 303 00:22:28,460 --> 00:22:29,980 Golden Bears. Burd finished. 304 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:59,980 We've talked a lot about the vats this year for SESU. But, Brace Bassfield has been electric on his mound in his senior season. For SESU, Brace leads the pitching staff with an era of just 4.30. He came into the season with a lot of pressure on the team, and he was the best player in the world. 305 00:22:59,980 --> 00:23:02,500 his career high at H strikeouts in game. 306 00:23:02,860 --> 00:23:09,380 So far, in 9 starts in 2026, Rasfield struck out 9 against Saganoff, Valley State, another 307 00:23:09,380 --> 00:23:14,760 9 in Augustana, 11 vs Minnesota Crookston, and 10 vs Golden Bears this week. 308 00:23:15,260 --> 00:23:19,320 He puts his total at 67 strikeouts over the 52.1 innings. 309 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:21,620 The best mark in the NSIC. 310 00:23:22,380 --> 00:23:28,160 Already beating the mark of 65 punchouts he record in 2025, depending on how the final few 311 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:32,500 We could even see Bryce reach the top 10 list for single season Husky records. 312 00:23:33,340 --> 00:23:35,400 And that's all from us here at Husky Mag. 313 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:40,220 And be sure to keep up with all of our content on the ETVS app on your mobile device or on your television. 314 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:41,680 I'm Thomas Reese. 315 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,500 And for racial Roberts, we hope you guys have a nice night.