For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
NSIC Media Relations
NSIC Players of the Week
NSIC Player of the Week
#6 Josh Wenzel
(OF, 5-11, 185, R/R, Jr., Randall, Minn. / Little Falls HS)
Minnesota State
- Went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk, two runs scored and four RBIs in the Mavericks’ 8-2 season-opening win over Minnesota Crookston on Saturday night
- Added two putouts from his centerfield position
- Put the Mavericks on the board early as he homered to leftfield as the second batter in the bottom of the first inning
NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#32 Brody Rodning
(LHP, 6-1, 180, R/L, Jr., Gaylord, Minn. / Sibley East HS)
Minnesota State
- Started and pitched two shut-out innings to pick up first win of season in Mavericks’ 8-2 win vs. Minnesota Crookston in season opener on Saturday night at US Bank Stadium
- Struck out 4-of-7 batters faced and did not allow a hit
- Held the Golden Eagles to one baserunner
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Augustana University Vikings
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Last Week
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Season Record
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Streak
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Preseason Poll
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Idle
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2-6, 0-0 NSIC
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L1
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3rd Overall
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Up Next
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Saturday, March 4 vs Newman - 1 p.m. (DH)
Sunday, March 5 vs. Newman - 12 p.m.
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Bemidji State University Beavers
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Last Week
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Starters Returning/Lost
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Letter winners Returning/Lost
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2016 Standings
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Idle
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7 + 5 SP / 3 + 0 SP
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16 / 10
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12th Overall
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First Game(s)
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Friday, March 3 at William Jewell – 1 p.m.
Saturday, March 4 at William Jewell – 12 p.m.
Sunday, March 5 at William Jewell – 12 p.m.
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Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears
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Last Week
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Starters
Returning/Lost
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Letter winners
Returning
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2016 Standings
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Idle
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7 + 4 SP / 3 + 2 SP
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24 / 12
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5th Overall
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First game(s)
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Monday, Feb. 27 vs. St. Cloud State – 4:30 p.m. at US Bank Stadium
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University of Mary Marauders
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Last Week
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Season Record
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Streak
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Preseason Poll
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Games Cancelled
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6 + 2 SP / 5 + 3 SP
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15 / 11
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15th
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Team Notes
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- U-Mary's games against St. Mary's University (Texas) were cancelled
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Next game(s)
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March 3-7 at Russmatt Central Florida Invite
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University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles
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Last Week
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Season Record
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Streak
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Preseason Poll
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L 3-2 MINOT
W 5-4 MINOT
L 8-2 MSU
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1-2, 0-0 NSIC
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L1
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9th Overall
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Team Notes
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- Minnesota Crookston opened up the season with a 1-2 record after a split with Minot State and an 8-2 loss to No. 23 Minnesota State University-Mankato
- The Golden Eagles struggled at the plate as they hit just .191 on the weekend with nine runs scored and eight RBI
- Minnesota Crookston was strong on the mound as they posted a 4.50 team ERA in 24.0 innings pitched with just 12 earned runs on 36 hits
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Top Performer(s)
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- Jason Angelo hit .400 in three games with three runs scored, three runs scored and two RBI
- Reed Hjelle batted .400 with three RBI’s and a triple
- Cody Pamperin got a start and went four innings giving up no earned runs with four strikeouts
- Justin Yutrzenka made an outstanding debut, shutting down Minot State in order to get his first career save in two innings pitched. He gave up just two hits and had two strikeouts
- Jayden Grover struck out the side against Minnesota State Saturday night in his one inning of action
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Up Next
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March 4 – vs. Dickinson State – 10 p.m. – U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn.
March 5 – vs. Dickinson State – 12:30 a.m. – U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn.
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University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
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Last Week
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Season Record
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Streak
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Preseason Poll
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Idle
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1-3, 0-0 NSIC
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L2
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5th Overall
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Up Next
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Monday, March 6 vs. Walsh (Ohio) – 10:30 a.m.
Monday, March 6 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) – 2:00 p.m.
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Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks
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Last Week – 1-0
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Season Record
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Streak
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Preseason Poll
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W 8-2 vs. Minnesota Crookston
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1-0, 0-0 NSIC
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W1
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1st
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Team Notes
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- Minnesota State opened the season with an 8-2 win over Minnesota Crookston in a nonconference neutral-site game at US Bank Stadium on Saturday night
- The Mavericks won their season opener for the eighth straight season
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Top Performer(s)
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- Junior outfielder Josh Wenzel went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk, two runs scored and four RBIs in the Mavericks’ win over Minnesota Crookston
- Junior lefty Brody Rodning started for the Mavericks and picked up his first win of the season against Minnesota Crookston
- Rodning tossed two shut-out innings – striking out 4-of-6 batters faced while not allowing a hi
- He allowed one baserunner on a walk
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Up Next
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Thursday, March 2 vs. Virginia Wise – 10:30 a.m.
Friday, March 3 at Florida Southern – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 4 vs. Ashland – 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 5 vs. Ashland – 3:15 p.m.
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Minot State University Beavers
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Last Week
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Season Record
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Streak
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Preseason Poll
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W 3-2 vs. UMC
L 4-5 vs. UMC
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1-1, 0-0 NSIC
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L1
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14th Overall
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Team Notes
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- Opened the 2017 season with a win over Minnesota Crookston at US Bank Stadium
- Led early, but lost 5-4 in the second game against UMC at US Bank Stadium, a game that started at 1 a.m.
- Outhit the Golden Eagles 24-14 in the two-game set, collecting 13 hits in the loss Saturday
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Top Performer(s)
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- Jordan Schulz batted .625 in the two games with two doubles, a run scored and five total hits, including a 4-for-4 performance in game 1
- Jeremy Sylvester pitched three scoreless innings, scattering two hits to pick up his first win as a Beaver in game 1
- Sean Alp batted .571 collecting two hits in each game while driving in one run
- Tanner Alexander pitched six innings giving up five hits and four runs while striking out 11 batters in a no decision Saturday
- Geordie McDougall picked up two hits, an RBI, a stolen base and scored two runs in the two-game set
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Up Next
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Thursday, Sept. 9 vs. Concordia St. Paul – 6 a.m.; vs. Wayne State - 8 a.m.
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Northern State University Wolves
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Last Week
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Starters
Returning/Lost
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Letter winners
Returning
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2016 Standings
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Idle
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7/1
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22
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7th Overall
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First game(s)
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Saturday, March 4 vs. Concordia-St. Paul – 9 a.m. (Tucson Invitational)
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University of Sioux Falls Cougars
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Last Week
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Season Record
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Streak
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L 6-4 at Metro State
W 7-4 at Metro State
L 6-4 at Metro State
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1-5
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L1
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Team Notes
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- As a team, the Cougars are hitting .296 with a .490 slugging percentage and .398 OBP
- The Cougars have four steals, .946 fielding percentage and 23 total extra base hits
- USF recorded first win of season, rallying for a 7-4 victory in 11 innings as Austin Richey and Brent-Griffing-Jarvis had triples for USF which haf four triples in win
- Victory was first in career for head coach Grant Hieb in his first season at USF
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Top Performer(s)
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- Through six games junior centerfielder Rob Johnson is hitting .545 (four games) with six hits in eight at bats and three walks
- He has four doubles among his hits and an OBP of .667. He owns a .909 slugging pct
- Senior outfielder Trevor Crow is hitting .478 with 11 hits, slugging percentage of 1.043, OBP of .500, three HRs and a team-best nine RBI
- Junior catcher Connor Merriam, who is hitting .409, has nine hits, two HR and six RBI with a slugging percentage of .773
- Junior second baseman Brent Griffing-Jarvis is hitting .389 with slugging mark of .667 and OBP of .607.
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Up Next
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Monday, March 13 vs Nebraska Kearney in Golden, Colo.
Tuesday, March 14 at Colorado Mines on March 14, in Golden, Colo.
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Southwest Minnesota State University
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Last Week
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Starters
Returning/Lost
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Letter winners
Returning
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2016 Standings
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Idle
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9 position / 0
6 pitchers / 0
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23
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13th Overall
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First game(s)
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Saturday, March 4 vs. Malone (Ohio) – 5 p.m. CST
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St. Cloud State University Huskies
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Last Week
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Starters
Returning/Lost
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Letter winners
Returning
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2016 Standings
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Idle
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8 / 7
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18
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3rd Overall
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First game(s)
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Feb. 27, 2017 – SCSU vs. Concordia St. Paul (at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis)
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Upper Iowa University Peacocks
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Last Week – 1-3
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Season Record
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Streak
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Preseason Poll
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L 13-10 at Newman
L15-12 at Newman
W 6-5 at Newman
L at Newman 13-2
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1-3, 0-0 NSIC
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L1
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11th
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Team Notes
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- Upper Iowa went 1-3 in their opening weekend at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas
- The Peacocks scored 30 runs in the four games while hitting .353 and slugging .489 with 6 doubles, 3 triples and a pair of homeruns
- The team scored first in three of the four games
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Top Performer(s)
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- Dominic Hillesheim (.636), Anthony Calton (.500), Alex George (.438) all had excellent weekends at the plate combining for 20 hits
- Colton Janssen (.385) and Emmett Kulick (.357) each recorded a team-high 5 rbi, while Janssen also scored a team-high 5 runs
- Brett Fanning earned the lone win for the UIU pitching staff and Mitch Moser threw two innings for his first save of the season
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Up Next
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Tuesday, March 7 at Quincy University - 1/3 p.m.
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Wayne State College Wildcats
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Last Week 2-1
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Season Record
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Streak
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Preseason Poll
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Idle
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2-1, 0-0 NSIC
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W2
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8th Overall
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Up Next
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Saturday and Sunday, March 4 and 5 at Missouri Rolla - 12 p.m.
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Winona State University Warriors
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Last Week
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Season Record
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Streak
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Preseason Poll
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Idle
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0-3, 0-0 NSIC
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L3
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6th Overall
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Up Next
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March 3 at Palm Beach Atlantic – 3 p.m.
March 3 vs St. Edwards – 12 p.m.
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