For Immediate Release
Monday, April 10, 2017
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Baseball Players of the Week

NSIC Player of the Week
#5 Dylan Dresel
(IF, 6-0, 190, R/R, Jr., Chisago City, Minn. / Forest Lake HS)
Minnesota State
- Batted .458 with a .500 on-base percentage, 11 hits, four doubles, 10 runs scored, six RBI, 27 total bases, a 1.125 slugging percentage with four home runs
- Hit home runs in three consecutive games to end the week including a two-homer game against Minot State on Sunday
- Tallied a hit in each game the Mavericks played to extend hitting streak to a team-high 19 games
- Scored in 5-of-6 games on the week and scored multiple runs three times, including scoring four runs in game at Minot State on Saturday
- Got Mavericks on scoreboard and drove in game-winning run in 5-2 win at Minot State on Sunday
- Led team in batting average (.458), runs scored (10), hits (11), doubles (4), total bases (27)

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#16 Jacob Butcher
(RHP, 6-0, 180, R-Jr., Palmer, Alaska / Blue Mountain CC)
Minnesota Crookston
- Pitched a three-hit complete game shutout against U-Mary on Wednesday
- Held the Marauders to a .125 batting percentage with just one walk and five strikeouts
- Allowed no extra base hits in throwing his second shut out of the season
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 10-4 at SCSU L 5-4 at SCSU W 8-5 at UMC L 10-8 at UMC W 11-0 at UMC W 16-2 at UMC	21-14, 15-5 NSIC	W2	3rd Overall
Team Notes
- Augustana won their weekend series at Minnesota Crookston 3-1 but fell to SCSU 0-2 - As a team the Vikings hit .343 last week - In 6 games Augustana had 45 RBI - 7 Vikings hit over .400 with at least 4 starts
Top Performer(s)
- Sam Baier led the team in hitting with a .480 average. Baier also had 8 doubles and 7 RBI - Patrick O’Donnell hit .421 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI - Jacob Blank won his NSIC best 7th game of the season. Blank still leads the NSIC with a 0.00 ERA and has not allowed an earned run in 36.1 innings
Up Next
Friday, April 14 vs Minnesota Duluth – 12/2 p.m. Saturday, April 15 vs Minnesota Duluth – 12/2 p.m.

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 7-5 vs NSU L 8-4 vs NSU	10-18, 7-9 NSIC	L1	13th Overall
Team Notes
- Bemidji State split with Northern State in a midweek doubleheader ahead of BSU’s bye week - The Beavers opened the doubleheader with a 7-5 win behind two RBI from three players - BSU made a comeback attempt in game two, including junior Scott Litchy’s sixth home run of the season, but 16 hits from NSU led to an 8-4 victory for the Wolves - BSU hit .264 from the plate with a .355 on-base percentage and totaled a 5.06 ERA on the mound and fielded .958
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Ben Boser led the team with a .429 batting average and drove in two runs while also scoring one run - Junior Scott Litchy tallied his sixth home run of the season while adding a double to total four RBI and one run - Senior pitchers Ryan Fransen and Logan Riedel each threw at least 2.0 innings with three hits allowed, while Riedel totaled four strikeouts on the mound - Senior pitcher Jack Stigman led the pitching staff with five strikeouts in 3.1 innings of work with two hits allowed and an opposing batting average of .167
Up Next
Tuesday, April 11 vs Minnesota Crookston - 2/4 p.m. Friday, April 14  at Wayne State -12/2 p.m. Saturday, April 15  at Wayne State - 12/2 p.m.

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 2-12 at #22 MSU L 2-8 at #22 MSU W 8-5 at SCSU L 4-5 at SCSU L 3-9 at SCSU L 5-8 at SCSU	17-15, 11-9 NSIC	L3	4th Overall
Team Notes
- Despite holding leads in four of the six games for the week, CSP finished with a record of 1-5 against the top two teams in the NSIC on the road - The Golden Bears’ lone win came in the first game of the weekend at St. Cloud State as they scored seven runs in the final four innings to claim an 8-5 victory - CSP hit .246 with runners in scoring position while their opponents hit .333 as well as a mark of .224 compared to .323 for their opponents with two outs
Top Performer(s)
- Connor Olson and Ben Suits led the team with seven hits (.333 AVG) while Zach Elder homered twice to give him 10 on the season - Gus Varland added to his team lead with his fifth win of the year while Jake Kounkel worked 2.1 shutout innings to collect his fourth save against SCSU
Up Next
Tuesday, Apr. 11 vs U-Mary – 1:30/3:30 p.m.

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
2-4	7-22, 3-17 NSIC	W2	15th Overall
Team Notes
- Took both ends of Sunday’s doubleheader over Upper Iowa 3-1, 4-2 - The sweep was the first of the season for the Marauders - Three times in six games the Marauders pitching staff held opponents to five or fewer hits - Marauders are in the middle of a stretch of playing 16 of 20 games at home - In the last six games, Mary’s bullpen allowed just five earned runs in 18 innings (2.50 ERA)
Top Performer(s)
- Alec DeMaria earned his first win of the season in 4-2 win over Upper Iowa, allowing one unearned run and two hits in 6.1 innings - The sophomore struck out three and walked six - Cory Dixon and Chris Scott both picked up their first career saves against Upper Iowa. In a 4-2 win, Dixon threw 1.2 innings of scoreless relief. Scott struck out the first two batters he faced in pitching a scoreless seventh inning of Mary’s 3-1 win - Nick Stobbe allowed one run in six innings of Mary’s 3-1 win over UIU. He allowed five hits and struck out three. Including three innings of relief work, Stobbe allowed one run on six hits with seven strikeouts for the week - Andrew Beyer hit .455 (10-of-22) with a .478 on base percentage and a .591 slugging percentage. He scored seven runs and drove in three with a double and a triple - Lane Huck hit .455 (10-of-22) with a .545 slugging percentage - He hit two doubles and drove in six runs
Up Next
Tuesday, April 11 at Concordia-St. Paul Fri.-Sat., April 14-15 at Northern State

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 6-0 vs UMARY W 10-8 vs UMARY L 8-5 vs AUGIE W 10-8 vs AUGIE L 11-0 vs AUGIE L 16-2 vs AUGIE	14-18, 8-12 NSIC	L2	9th Overall
Team Notes
- Minnesota Crookston picked up a 10-8 win over Augustana on Saturday with Parker Hanson earning the win and Zach Seipel picking up his sixth save of the season - The Golden Eagle bats finished with nine hits including a two-run home run from Wyatt Peppel (the first of his career) and a one run shot from Anthony Stewart (his fourth of the season) - The Golden Eagles went 3-3 on the week including a win over Augustana and a series sweep over U-Mary - Minnesota Crookston hit .250 for the week with four home runs and 30 RBI with 33 runs scored - The Golden Eagles struggled at times on the mound as they finished the week with a 8.41 ERA - Minnesota Crookston has reached 14 wins for the third-consecutive season under Head Coach Steve Gust after winning just one win each season in 2013 and 2014. The Golden Eagles have 53 wins in the last three seasons - The Golden Eagles are in a two-way tie with Winona State for 11th place
Top Performer(s)
- Scott Mortenson hit .417 for the week with five runs scored and one RBI - Wyatt Peppel hit .364 for the week with four runs scored and three RBI, including his first career home run - Anthony Stewart hit .333 with five runs scored, three home runs and 10 RBI - Aaron Hollcraft pitched 3.1 innings of relief with a 0.00 ERA with two strikeouts - Jacob Butcher pitched a three-hit complete game shutout against U-Mary - Zach Seipel earned two saves with no runs allowed on two hits in three innings of relief with three strikeouts
Up Next
Tuesday,  April 11 at Bemidji State – 2/4 p.m. Friday, April 14 at Upper Iowa – 12/2:30 p.m.  Saturday, April 15 at Upper Iowa – 12/2:30 p.m.

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 4-3 vs. SMSU W 2-1 vs. SMSU W 4-3 vs. WSC L 5-1 vs. WSC L 3-2 vs. WSC W 7-2 vs. WSC	14-14, 9-7 NSIC	W1	5th Overall
Team Notes
- UMD swept Southwest Minnesota State before splitting games on both Friday and Saturday against Wayne State - The Bulldogs were walk-off winners in two straight games, Kyle Hoffman picked up an RBI single against SMSU and Marco Lucarelli laid down a game-winning bunt against WSC - UMD’s pitching staff allowed just 15 runs over six games for an average of 2.5 per game - The Bulldogs carried a five-game winning streak through NSIC play until falling to Wayne State in game two on Friday
Top Performer(s)
- Kyle Hoffman posted a .438 batting average and picked up four RBI - Grant Farley batted .412 and grabbed a team-leading 11 total bases, including a home run against the Wildcats -Ryan Cunningham tossed six innings without an earned run, giving up four hits and picking up a win - Chase Thomas belted six hits in 15 at bats for an average of .400
Up Next
Tuesday, April 11 vs. St. Cloud State (DH) – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Friday, April 14 at Augustana (DH) – 12/2 p.m. Saturday, April 15 at Augustana (DH) – 12/2 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week – 5-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 12-2 vs. CSP W 8-2 vs. CSP L 10-5 at Minot State W 19-1 at Minot State W 13-1 at Minot State W 5-2 at Minot State	24-5, 19-1 NSIC	W3	1st
Team Notes
- The Mavericks started NSIC play with a 17-game winning streak that was snapped with a 10-5 loss in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Minot State. The Mavericks are now on a three-game winning streak - The Minnesota State offense recorded double-digit run totals in three games this past week and have now scored at least 10 runs in 10 games this season - Minnesota State batted .360 on the week with 27 extra-base hits – 11 doubles, and 16 home runs, including 10 homers in Sunday’s doubleheader sweep at Minot State - The Mavericks reached base at a .430 clip and recorded a .650 slugging percentage on the week - The Maverick pitching staff went 5-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 45 innings, while holding opposing hitters to a .240 batting average
Top Performer(s)
- Senior infielder Eric Peterson scored nine runs on the week to increase his program record for career runs scored to 195 - Junior southpaw Brody Rodning’s NSIC-scoreless inning streak ended at 22 innings in game one of Friday’s doubleheader at Minot State - Four Mavericks batted over .400 on the week: junior infielder Dylan Dresel (.458, 11 for 24), sophomore outfielder Jordan Hart (.455, 10 for 22), junior outfielder Josh Wenzel (.400, 10 for 25) and senior infielder Eric Peterson (.400, 8 for 20) - Junior infielder Dylan Dresel batted .458 with a .500 on-base percentage, 11 hits, four doubles, 10 runs scored, six RBI, 27 total bases, a 1.125 slugging percentage and four home runs
Up Next
Tuesday, April 11 vs. Sioux Falls (DH) – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Friday, April 14 vs. St. Cloud State (DH) – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 15 vs. St. Cloud State (DH) – 12/2 p.m.

   

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-7 at NDSU W 10-5 vs. MSU L 1-19 vs. MSU L 1-13 vs. MSU L 2-5 vs. MSU	15-11, 10-8 NSIC	L3	14th Overall
Team Notes
-Led NCAA Division I North Dakota State 3-1 in the sixth inning, but couldn’t hold on to the lead, falling 7-4 in a single mid-week game - Won the opener against #21 Minnesota State 10-5 to give Minot State three wins over top 25 opponents in the past two seasons - Lost the final three games in the series with Minnesota State, allowing 13 home runs in the final three games
Top Performer(s)
- Tanner Alexander pitched twice during the Minnesota State series, earning a save in game 1 with a 1.1 no-hit innings and took the loss in game 4 despite pitching a complete game 10-hitter, giving up five runs total in 10.1 innings - Kyle Williamson finished with seven hits in five games with three multi-hit outings, hitting his first home run of the season, a three-run shot in the win over No. 21 Minnesota State - Wyatt Schlosser had five hits in four games played including a solo home run – his first career home run – in game 4 against MSU - Mark LaCroix battled for four innings to earn the win against No. 21 ranked Minnesota State in the opener. He gave up six hits and three runs while striking out two in his first career start
Up Next
Tuesday, April 11 vs. Northern State – 12/2:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 14-15 vs. Sioux Falls – 12/2:30 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week – 4-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
1-1 vs. BSU 3-1 vs. SMSU	12-16, 5-11 NSIC	L1	7th
Team Notes
- NSU bounced back in their third week of NSIC action going 4-2 against Bemidji State and Southwest Minnesota State - The NSU offense came alive hitting .332 through the 6-games including a week high .371 in the game two win over Bemidji State - The Wolves combined for 61 hits, 36 runs scored, 13 doubles, two homeruns, and 29 RBI - Defensively they committed nine errors, but tallied three errorless outings - Through the first 28 games of the season, the Wolves are hitting .284 with 239 hits, 148 runs scored, 45 doubles, eight triples, ten homeruns, and 132 RBI with a .963 fielding percentage
Top Performer(s)
- Recording wins for the Wolves on the mound were Nick Hoffard, Louie Carlos, Andrew Nichols, and Luke Chevalier - Kris Johnson notched two saves versus the Mustangs, while Isaiah Greene tallied one - Seth Sullwold led the team recording a hit in each of the six games with a .524 average. He knocked out five doubles and four RBI for the Wolves - Ben Carolin was second on the team hitting .455 with ten hits, notching at least one hit in every game - Lucas Lorenz was third on the team with a .409 average tallying a hit in each game with a total of nine on the week
Up Next
Tuesday, Apr. 11 at Minot State – 12/2:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 14 at U-Mary  – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 15 at U-Mary  – 12/2 p.m.

 

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 14-2 vs Dakota Wesleyan W 7-6 vs WSU W 3-2 vs WSU L 9-7 vs WSU L 16-5 vs WSU	12-16, 9-9 NSIC	L1
Team Notes
- USF is 9-9 in league play and 12-16 overall after a 3-2 record this week. USF split a series with Winona State and won a 14-2 non conference decision against Dakota Wesleyan - Through 28 games, USF is hitting .308 as a team with a .446 slugging and .396 OBP. The Cougars have 278 hits and 176 runs and 72 extra base hits -  With a walk suicide squeeze the Cougars defeated Winona State, 7-6, its fourth game in their final at bat. Over the past two seasons USF has eight walk off wins - In the past five games, the Cougars hit .333 with 36 runs and 52 hits while slugging at a .551 rate.  USF has a 7.77 ERA in 215.1 innings of work. The Cougars have 124 strikeouts as a staff
Top Performer(s)
- In the past five games, Josh Rehwaldt has hit .500 with nine hits in 18 at bats and five runs, four doubles, a HR and six RBI. His slugging mark was .888 and OBP at .550 - Gunner Peterson had a big week by hitting .462 with six hits in 13 at bats and three runs with four RBI, a .692 slugging and .500 OBP - Zachary Miller had his best start of the season in a 3-2 opening game win over Winona State on Friday. He had a 2.57 ERA with seven innings of work, allowing just four hits and two runs with two strikeouts - Ryan Patrick also had a solid week in two appearances. He picked up a win with five innings of shut out baseball in a 14-2 win over DWU. Then he pitched one inning allowing two runs on two hits. He allowed seven total hits and two runs in six total innings
Up Next
Tuesday, April 11 at Minnesota State - 1/3 p.m.  Friday, April 14 at Minot State - 1/3 p.m. Saturday, April 15 at Minot State - 12/2 p.m.

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 14-1 at UMD L 2-1 at UMD L 3-1 at NSU L 9-6 at NSU L 4-1 at NSU W 10-7 at NSU	8-18, 3-13 NSIC	W1	8th
Team Notes
- SMSU lost two games at Minnesota Duluth last Wednesday, then dropped three of four games at Northern State last weekend - SMSU’s win in game four of the series snapped a nine-game losing streak - Sophomore Shawn Williams has appeared in team-high 11 games and has one win and two saves with a 1.86 ERA in 19 1/3 innings
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Cole VanderBeek batted .333 in the six games with a team-high seven hits - Junior Shane Sellner hit .300 in six games with five RBI - Senior Derek Branson also recorded five RBI and hit .285 - Sophomore Shawn Williams tossed a career-high 4 2/3 innings in SMSU’s victory with five strikeouts - Freshman Derek Smith had three hits and scored three runs in his first collegiate game on April 8 in SMSU’s win over Northern State
Up Next
Tuesday, April 11 vs. Wayne State Fri.-Sat., April 14-15 at Winona State

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 10-4 vs Augie W 5-4 vs Augie L 8-5 vs CSP W 5-4 vs CSP W 9-3 vs CSP W 8-4 vs CSP	24-8, 15-5 NSIC	W3	2nd
Team Notes
- The St. Cloud State baseball team won five of six in a week that featured three doubleheaders with tough NSIC opponents - The Huskies swept the Augustana Vikings on April 5, winning 10-4 followed by a thrilling 5-4 win that was decided in the 11th inning by a wild pitch that brought home the game winning run - The Huskies only loss of the week came at the hands of the Golden Bears, a 5-8 decision -The Huskies swept CSP on April 8, having to battle back from being down 4-2, taking the lead by putting together a dominant 6th inning that featured a Jordan Joseph home run and Metzger double
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman pitcher Shannon Ahern pitched a nearly complete game in Game 2 vs. Augie, going 8.1 innings, allowing only three hits, and two run, while striking out eight - Senior catcher/DH Zach Metzger had a good week with six hits, three runs, and a home run - Senior Logan Swann registered 6 hits, 5 runs, and brought in two runners - Junior Bo Schmitz had a stellar week racking up 8 hits, 6 runs, 7 RBI, and a home run against Concordia-St. Paul
Up Next
Tuesday, April 11- at Minnesota Duluth (DH) - 1:30/3:30 p.m.

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 6-1 at U-Mary W 13-5 at U-Mary L 3-1 at U-Mary L 4-2 at U-Mary	12-14, 8-10 NSIC	L2	11th
Team Notes
- Upper Iowa split a weekend series at U-Mary after a midweek double header with Lewis got cancelled - The Peacocks hit .281 for the weekend with 22 runs on 34 hits including 7 doubles, 2 triples and a homerun - The pitching staff was excellent in the four games posting a 3.00 ERA after allowing 13 runs, 10 were earned, in 30 innings
Top Performer(s)
- Luis Ravelo hit .462 for the weekend and had 6 hits on Saturday including a 4-4 game two in which the Peacock shortstop hit for the cycle - Ryan Munoz led the Peacock starters taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning of game one before the Marauders broke up the no-no and scratched out one run; Munoz earned his first win as a true freshman with UIU - Jay Kiel earned the win in game two in relief throwing five innings - Jacob Greco hit .429 against U-Mary with a pair of doubles and Colton Janssen hit .400 - Emmett Kulick (.375) and Alex George (.333) also hit over .300 for the weekend; George had a team-high 4 rbi - Brett Fanning and Tyus Adkins both took losses despite good efforts on the hill for the Peacocks
Up Next
Tuesday, April 11 vs. Winona State - 1:30.3:30 p.m. April 14-15 vs. Minnesota Crookston - 12/2 p.m.

 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 11-4 vs WSU L 5-0 vs WSU L 4-3 at UMD W 5-1 at UMD W 3-2 at UMD L 7-2 at UMD	13-17, 8-10 NSIC	L1	8th Overall
Team Notes
- Wayne State went 3-3 during the week, going 1-1 vs. Winona State and 2-2 at Minn. Duluth
Top Performer(s)
- Junior outfielder David Janes extended hit streak to 16 games, 6 for 20 in six games - Senior catcher Bodie Cooper had team-high seven hits last week (7 for 24) - Junior infielder Tanner Simons hit three-run homer in sixth inning of Saturday’s 3-2 win at UMD - Freshman outfielder Jackson Petersen hit team-high .333 (5 for 15) in five starts - Freshman starter Hunter Wienhoff pitched complete game five-hitter Friday in 5-1 win at UMD
Up Next
Wednesday, April 12 at Southwest Minnesota State - 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 14 vs. Bemidji State - 12 p.m. Saturday, April 15 vs. Bemidji State - 12 p.m.

 

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 11-4 at WSC W 5-0 at WSC L 3-2 at USF W 9-7 at USF L 7-6 at USF W 16-5 at USF	8-22, 8-12 NSIC	W1	6th Overall
Team Notes
- Hit .323 offensively with a .431 slugging percentage and a .398 on-base percentage - Had 15 doubles on the week - 4-4 in stole base opportunities - Catchers threw out five base stealers - Drew 21 walks in six games - Pitching staff struck out 38 batters - Six Warrior pitchers had an ERA at 3.00 or under on the week
Top Performer(s)
- Parker Holmstrom had a win and a save on the week. Recorded a 1.29 ERA - Mitchell Stalsberg stuck out ten batters in six innings of work - Tanner Haessly threw six innings of shutout baseball to earn a victory - Chad Herbst hit .565 in six games, recording 13 hits and seven RBI and scored eight runs - Jesus Cazares hit .400 in six games with five RBI and five runs scored - Sam Kohnle had five hits in nine at-bats
Up Next
Tuesday, April 11 at Upper Iowa (DH) – 1:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 14-15 vs Southwest Minnesota State