For Immediate Release
Monday, March 13, 2017
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Players of the Week

NSIC Player of the Week
#12 Lucas Lorenz
(OF, 6-0, 220, Jr., R/R, Aberdeen, S.D. / Roncalli HS)
Northern State
- Led the Northern State offense in their four wins over the week hitting .455 with ten hits in 22 at bats
- Tallied three multiple hit games with two doubles, two triples, three homeruns, and 13 RBI
- Had a career day versus Oklahoma Panhandle going 5-for-5 with seven RBI
- Hit for the cycle against the Aggies with a single, a double, two triples, and his third homerun of the season
- Did not suffer a strikeout in the seven games and drew three walks

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#17 Luke Chevalier
(RHP, 6-1, 190, R-So., R/R, Barnstable, Mass. / Sturgis Charter HS)
Northern State
- Led the Wolves on the mound with wins over Briary Cliff and Oklahoma Panhandle
- Threw 13.0 innings for the Wolves including a five hit, complete game against Briar Cliff
- Notched 14 strikeouts in the two wins, with a season high nine against the Aggies
- Gave up just eight hits in the two outings and has yet to give up a run, leading the team with a 0.00 ERA this season
- Currently holds a record of 2-0 on the season, adding a save against St. Cloud State back on March 5^th
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
Idle	4-7, 0-0 NSIC	W2	3rd Overall
Team Notes
- Games versus Truman State were postponed until later this week
Up Next
March 14 – Truman State 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. March 15 – Truman State 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 6-2 vs UIU L 4-3 vs UIU W 20-7 at ABC L 5-3 at ABC L 2-1 at ABC	2-6, 0-0 NSIC	L2	13th Overall
Team Notes
- Bemidji State went 1-4 to open its spring trip against Upper Iowa and Arlington Baptist - BSU fell to UIU, 6-2 and 4-3, in a doubleheader from US Bank Stadium Wednesday - BSU won the series opener against Arlington Baptist, 20-7, before falling in the final two games, 5-3 and 2-1 - The final game of the Bemidji State and Arlington Baptist series was called after 6.1 innings due to rain and unplayable field conditions
Top Performer(s)
- Junior outfielder Scott Litchy homered to right field in game one against Upper Iowa at US Bank Stadium - Senior outfielder Logan Riedel went 4-5 with six RBI and four runs scored in BSU’s win after hitting a grand slam in the seventh inning - Seniors Ryan Rumpca and Mason Bellew each totaled three hits in BSU’s win, each hitting a triple, and totaled four RBI - Senior pitcher Terry Hadden threw a complete game in the series finale against ABC, going for 6.0 innings with two hits and no earned runs allowed with three strikeouts
Up Next
Tuesday, March 14 at Rogers State – 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 at Pittsburg State – 1 p.m. Saturday, March 18 at Augustana – 1/3 p.m. Sunday, March 19 at Augustana – 12/2 p.m.

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 0-4 vs MINOT W 4-3 vs WSC L 2-3 vs CC L 0-2 vs CC	6-6, 0-0 NSIC	L2	4th Overall
Team Notes
- CSP split a pair of games with Minot State and Wayne State on Thursday before being swept by Concordia-Moorhead in a doubleheader on Saturday at US Bank Stadium, moving their record to 2-4 in six games there - After averaging 7.1 runs and 10.8 hits per game with team batting average of .328 in Arizona, the Golden Bears were limited to just 1.5 runs and 3.8 hits and a .143 average in their four games this week - Concordia’s pitching staff registered a solid 3.19 ERA and .265 opponent batting average while striking out 36 in 31.0 innings of work
Top Performer(s)
- Connor Hurley allowed just one run on two hits while striking out eight in 5.0 innings to pick up his first career win in his first start - Steven Nessler paced the offense with four hits in nine at-bats (.444 average) with a double, a pair of RBI and a run scored on the week
Up Next
Saturday, March 18 vs Southwest Minnesota State (DH) – 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19 vs  Southwest Minnesota State (DH) – 12 p.m.

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 10-4 vs Ashland W 12-7 vs West Virgina Wesleyan	4-5, 0-0 NSIC	W2	15th Overall
Team Notes
- Marauders won their final two games at the RussMatt games in Central Florida - Scored ten straight runs to rally from a 4-0 deficit to defeat Ashland 10-4. Ranked 8th in the Central Region, the Eagles won the GLIAC last year and went 2-2 at the NCAA regional tournament - Jaxon Ford was 3-for-4 with four RBI in his first collegiate start - Mary completed their five-game series with a 12-7 win over West Virginia Wesleyan - The Marauders scored multiple runs in four different innings. A 5-run third was capped by sophomore DH Connor Doll’s 2-run home run. Jr. 2B Seth Meide had a 3-run double - The Marauders open the Northern Sun season on the road against Minnesota State on March 17-18 in Minnetonka, MN. The games are moved up a day and the site has changed
Top Performer(s)
- Soph. RHP Travis Stevens pitched seven innings of shutout relief in the Marauders 10-4 win over regionally ranked Ashland. Trailing 4-0 after two innings, Stevens came aboard and didn’t allow a run as Mary rallied for the win - Marauders leadoff hitter Andrew Beyer went 6-for-10 in the two wins with five runs scored and three RBIs. He was 3-for-5 in each game. Beyer scored three times and drove in a run against Ashland. He scored twice and drove in two runs against West Virginia Wesleyan - Fr. LF Jaxon Ford went 5-for-9 in his first two collegiate starts. He finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs against Ashland and followed with a 2-for-5 performance with two RBIs against Wesleyan
Up Next
March 17-18 vs Minnesota State in Minnetonka, MN

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 8-4 vs SDSU W 6-5 at UMSL L 6-4 at UMSL	4-4, 0-0 NSIC	L1	9th Overall
Team Notes
- Minnesota Crookston hit .264 last week with 14 runs scored and 10 RBI - The Golden Eagles opened the Clearwater Invitational with a 1-1 mark against Missouri-St. Louis. UMC lost in 10 innings on Saturday after owning a 4-2 lead earlier in the game - Minnesota Crookston will open up conference play on the weekend against Winona State - The Golden Eagles have posted a 5.67 ERA on the mound during the last week
Top Performer(s)
- Cody Pamperin was 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA in 6.0 innings pitched on Saturday against Missouri-St. Louis - Justin Yutrzenka picked up a win with a 3.68 ERA in 7.1 innings pitched with earned runs given up on eight hits - Matthew Dallas and Cayden Barta both pitched shutout baseball in one inning pitched - James Cullinane hit .625 on the week with four runs scored, two triples and two RBI’s - Anthony Stewart batted .429 for the week with four runs scored and one RBI
Up Next
- March 13 vs. Rockhurt – 9 a.m. C.T. – Clearwater, Fla. - March 14 vs. Mansfield – 9 a.m. C.T. – Clearwater, Fla.

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 7-6 vs. Saint Josephs L 15-5 vs. Walsh W 11-4 vs. Ashland L 12-1 vs. #6 Grand Valley W 10-3 vs. #6 Grand Valley L 3-1 vs. Walsh	3-7, 0-0 NSIC	L1	5th Overall
Team Notes
- UMD traveled to Auburndale, Fla. for six games as a part of the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational - UMD notched a 2-4 record on the week - The Bulldogs knocked off sixth-ranked Grand Valley State 10-3 in the second half of a doubleheader - UMD defeated Ashland 11-4 behind 15 hits from nine different players
Top Performer(s)
- Chase Thomas posted a .438 batting average in six games, recording a hit in every game he received an at bat - Grant Farley slashed .429/.556/.714 slash line on the week and picked up two doubles and a triple - Marcus Frederickson picked up the win against Grand Valley State with five innings pitched, allowing three runs and striking out 10 batters
Up Next
Saturday, March 18 at Upper Iowa – 12 p.m. Sunday, March 19 at Upper Iowa – 12 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week – 2-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 4-3 vs. Lewis L 9-8 vs. No. 9 Grand Valley State L 5-2 vs. Saint Leo W 11-3 vs. Walsh	5-4, 0-0 NSIC	W1	1st
Team Notes
- The Mavericks went 2-2 last week to finish their Florida trip with a 4-4 record - Minnesota State scored 29 runs while holding the opposition to 16 runs scored on the week - The Maverick pitching staff struck out 35 batters in 36-1/3 innings
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore outfielder Jordan Hart went 7-of-15 (.438) at the plate on the week with a .500 on-base percentage, five runs scored, five RBI, 12 total bases and one home run - Sophomore outfielder Jordan Hart (.438), junior infielder Dylan Dresel (.375), freshman utility player Teddy Peterson (.364) and senior infielder Eric Peterson (.357) each batted over .350 last week Senior infielder Eric Peterson moved into third place all-time in program history in career runs (173) scored with two runs scored against Walsh - Peterson, who has a nine-game hitting streak to start the season, is nine runs shy of the most runs scored in program history – 182 (Eric Lonquist, 1999-2002) - Senior pitcher Mitchell Bauer (2-0) tossed eight innings and struck out six, while holding the opposition to three runs – two earned – on three hits and two walks, to earn the win in the Mavericks’ 4-3 victory over Lewis
Up Next
Saturday, March 18 vs. U-Mary (DH) – Noon Sunday, March 19 vs. U-Mary (DH) – Noon

   

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-9 vs. WSC W 4-0 vs. CSP W 4-1 vs. WSU	3-2, 0-0 NSIC	W2	14th Overall
Team Notes
- Went 2-1 in the Beavers second trip to US Bank Stadium, losing the first game 9-4 against Wayne State before earning a 4-0 win over Concordia-St. Paul and a 4-1 win over Winona State - The 4-0 shutout of the Golden Bears is the first shutout since April 23 of last year – a 1-0 win over Northern State – and equaled the Beavers shutout total from 2016 - The 4-1 win over Winona State is the first win over the Warriors since a 5-4 home win April 19, 2014 - MISU finished their preseason nonconference schedule with a 2.93 ERA in five games
Top Performer(s)
- Michael Borst had a near perfect weekend at the plate going 10 for 13 (.769) with three doubles and four RBIs, including a perfect 4-for-4 performance against CSP - Jeremy Sylvester pitched 8 1/3 innings of shutout baseball against Concordia-St. Paul scattering five hits while striking out five batters to improve to 2-0 on the season -Trevaun Smith hit his first collegiate home run, a two-run shot to break open the game in the Beavers 4-1 win over Winona State and went 2 for 8 at the plate with a triple, three RBIs and two runs scored - Justin Demary pitched seven innings to earn his first win of the season against WSU, giving up four hits and one run while striking out five. He pitched 7 2/3 innings total with seven strikeouts - Austin Kern scattered one hit in two innings of relief to pick up his first collegiate save against CSP
Up Next
Saturday & Sunday, March 18 & 19 at Wayne State - 12-2:30 p.m. & 12-2:30 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week – 4-3	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 5-1 vs. BCU W 6-0 vs. BCU L 3-5 vs. MU W 23-3 vs. Winnepeg L 1-3 vs. SMSU L 3-18 vs. MU W 10-0 vs. OKPAN	5-4, 0-0 NSIC	W1	7th
Team Notes
- The Northern State University baseball team went 4-3 in their final seven games from Tucson - The Wolves bats improved in the second half of the week, boosting the team average to .307 though the first nine games - NSU has 15 Wolves with multiple hits this season, including four homeruns, three triples, and 19 doubles - On the hill the Wolves ERA improved to 4.98 with two Wolves below a 2.00 - Northern was solid on defense in their four wins, committing just three team errors - The Wolves will head to William Jewell next weekend for their final non-conference games of the 2017 season
Top Performer(s)
- Ben Allen has been solid for the Wolves on offense, recording six hits over the week with a .375 average - Lucas Lorenz picked things up in the second half of the week notching ten hits with a .455 average - Lorenz notched a team high five hits against Oklahoma Panhandle hitting for the cycle with two triples, a single, a double, and a homerun - Luke Chevalier led the team on the mound throwing 13.0 innings with two wins versus Briar Cliff and Oklahoma Panhandle - The sophomore has yet to give up a run this season and notching 14 strikeouts in the two wins
Up Next
Friday, Mar. 17 at William Jewell – 2 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 18 at William Jewell – 1 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 19 at William Jewell – 12 p.m.

 

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
Idle	1-5, 0-0 NSIC	L1
Up Next
Monday, March 13 at Nebraska Kearney in Golden, Colo. Tuesday, March 14 at Colorado Mines in Golden, Colo (DH)

 

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
5-5	5-5, 0-0 NSIC	W1
Team Notes
-SMSU finished 5-5 on its opening season trip in Tucson, Ariz. -SMSU won its first game before losing four straight. The team won four of its last five games
Top Performer(s)
-Freshman shortstop Tanner Strommen batted .394 for the week with a team-high 13 hits -Strommen also had a team-high 27 assists and added 12 putouts with zero assists -Senior Derek Branson batted .297 with a team-high six doubles -Senior Brian Redemske led the team with 10 RBIs and added five doubles -Sophomore Justin Clark finished 1-1 on the week with a 1.93 ERA in 9 1/3 innings. He finished with 11 strikeouts -Sophomore Cole Petersen picked up two victories in relief
Up Next
March 18-19 vs Concordia-St. Paul in Minnetonka, Minnesota

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
Games in Tucson, Ariz.	8-3, 0-0 NSIC	W7	2nd
Team Notes
- The St. Cloud State baseball team collected seven consecutive wins during the past week in Arizona - SCSU is now 8-3, 0-0 NSIC - Over the past week in games being played in Tucson, Ariz., the Huskies have gained wins over SMSU, Malone, Dakota State, Waldorf and Oklahoma Panhandle State - SCSU will complete the trip to AZ with a game against Westmont on Mar. 13
Top Performer(s)
- Mat Meyer paces SCSU on the trip west with 11 hits to his credit over the past week.  Zach Metzger, Jackson Goplen, Cooper Maas and Bo Schmitz also have 10 hits apiece from March 6 to March 12 - Overall, Cooper Maas paces SCSU this spring with a .484 batting average.  He shares the team’s hit lead with Bo Schmitz and Mathew Meyer at 15 apiece - Pitcher Cal Giese leads the club with 14 strikeouts.  Giese and Caspersen each have two wins apiece
Up Next
March 13 vs Westmont

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 10-9 (8) at #15 Quincy L 11-2 at #15 Quincy W 6-2 vs. Bemidji St. W 4-3 vs. Bemidji State	4-4, 0-0 NSIC	W2	11th
Team Notes
- UIU picked up three wins in four games last week including a split with #15 Quincy and a sweep of Bemidji State in the US Bank Stadium - UIU hit .291 in the four games with 10 extra base hits including 7 doubles, a triple and a pair of homeruns
Top Performer(s)
- Tony Calton (.455) and Luis Ravelo (.333) each tallied 5 hits in the four games, while Zackary Cain (.444) and Alex George (.333) picked up 4 hits apiece - Cain plated the game-winning run in extra innings against Quincy with a squeeze bunt - George had the game winning hit in UIU's win over BSU driving in Mitch Moser, who doubled with one out - Cain earned a complete game win against BSU with 7 innings of work; he allowed 2 runs on 7 hits while striking out 3 - Tanner Poor earned a win in relief against BSU and Moser got the win after his save opportunity got away against Quincy
Up Next
Saturday-Sunday, March 18-19 vs. UMD - 12 p.m.

 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 9-4 vs Minot L 4-3 vs CSP W 7-5 vs WSU	4-6, 0-0 NSIC	W1	8th Overall
Team Notes
- Wayne State won two of three games at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis - Wildcat pitching staff allowed just four earned runs (13 total) in three games
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Tanner Simons was 4 for 8 with four walks and four runs scored - Senior Cody Jenkins had team-high five hits (5 for 13) with three RBI - Jenkins was 2 for 4 with double and two RBI in 7-5 win Saturday over Winona State - Senior catcher Bodie Cooper was 3 for 5 with three run homer and 4 RBI in 9-4 win over Minot St. - Simons, Jenkins and sophomore Kyle Thompson only Wildcats to hit safely in all three games
Up Next
Saturday, March 18 vs Minot State - 12 p.m. Sunday, March 19 vs Minot State - 12 p.m.

 

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-1 vs Fla. Tech L 10-2 vs PBA L 4-1 vs Minot L 7-5 vs WSC	0-10, 0-0 NSIC	L10	6th Overall
Team Notes
- Had 26 hits on the week and a .300 on-base percentage - Had a .970 fielding percentage - Drew 14 walks
Top Performer(s)
- Kipp Youngquist hit .333 with a .467 on-base percentage - Jesus Cazares had five hits to lead the way - Joe Kubera had four hits - Mitchell Stalsberg struck out 12 batters
Up Next
March 18 – Minnesota Crookston (DH) – 1:30 p.m. March 19 – Minnesota Crookston (DH) – 12 p.m.