Centerville, IA – The Indian Hills Baseball team is set to make its home opener Saturday afternoon as the Warriors host St. Cloud Technical & Community College for a three-game series at Pat Daugherty Field.

DETAILS: Indian Hills vs. St. Cloud Tech

FIRST PITCH FORECAST

• Saturday  |  46 degrees, partly cloudy, 18mph wind
• Sunday  |  41 degrees, sunny, 22mph wind

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FIRST PITCH

Indian Hills is set to make its 2025 home debut at Pat Daugherty Field as the Warriors host St. Cloud Tech for a trio of games this weekend.

• The Warriors are 8-2 in their home opener in the last 10 seasons.
• Freshmen Eduardo Espinoza and Boris Rodriguez lead the offense with a batting averages of .323 and .321, respectively.
• Sophomore Cale Clark has powered the Warriors at the plate with a team-high 12 RBI and five extra base hits.
• Sophomores Kurtis Smith and Cole Huebner have anchored the pitching staff with a combined 31.0 innings pitched and 35 total strikeouts on the year.

SERIES HISTORY

The two teams have met just seven times prior to the weekend series, all since the 2015 season and all at Pat Daugherty Field. St. Cloud took the first all-time matchup, 5-4 on March 21, 2015. Indian Hills and St. Cloud played a three-game series in Centerville March 15-16, 2022 with the Warriors winning the first two contests, 3-1 and 11-1, before dropping the finale 4-3. Indian Hills took two of three during March of 2024 on its home diamond.

SCOUTING THE CYCLONES

St. Cloud Tech enters the weekend with a 6-5 overall record, winning four of its last five outings.

• The Cyclones boast a .306 team batting average on the year, led by Danny Sanchez's .529 clip.
• Five different players enter the weekend batting .340 or better on the year.
• St. Cloud Tech is outscoring its opponents 86-77 on the year.
• Five different pitchers have won a game for the Cyclones this year, led by a pair of Truman Toenjes.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Warriors' homestand continues with a twinbill at Pat Daugherty Field against Ellsworth Community College on March 19. First pitch is set for 1:00 PM.

HOW TO WATCH

As always, GoHillsTV provides free live broadcasts of all Indian Hills home baseball games. Fans can tune in a number of ways all season long:

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