Junior All-American Reese Gregory wins games on consecutive days to lead Huskies Baseball into the NCAA regional championship. Photo by Tom Nelson.
Two wins Sunday could propel Huskies Baseball into the national tournament.
Top-seeded St. Cloud State (54-4) plays sixth-seeded Henderson State (30-19) 1 p.m. May 17 at Joe Faber Field, St. Cloud. St. Cloud State has to beat the Reddies twice to advance to the May 23-30 NCAA D-II Baseball Championship in Cary, North, Carolina. The second game would be played about 4 p.m.
St. Cloud State has a 3-1 record in the Central Region tournament, with shutout wins over Missouri Southern and Southern Arkansas and a extra-inning victory over arch-rival Minnesota State Mankato (MSU). The lone loss was to Henderson State, a 10-4 defeat in the Huskies’ tournament opener.
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A stellar season has produced team and personal bests.
The Huskies shattered the school-record for most wins in a season and brought home the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) league and tournament titles.
Pitcher/slugger Reese Gregory set the school mark for most wins (13) and notched a place in Huskies Baseball lore with a 10-inning shutout and relief win in consecutive days. The junior All-American from St. Cloud made the NSIC tournament team as a designated hitter and was named the NCAA Central Region pitcher of the year.
Gregory’s battery mate, senior catcher Mike Jurgella, is the NSIC Player of the Year. He earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-District® Baseball Team and leads the team in five hitting categories, including runs batted in. View Huskies Baseball statistics.
