For Immediate Release
Monday, April 17, 2017
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Baseball Players of the Week

NSIC Player of the Week
#20 Michael Borst
(UTL, 6-3, 225, So., R/R, McHenry, Ill. / McHenry Community West High School)
Minot State
- Batted .429 (9-for-21) collecting nine hits to help Minot State post a 5-1 record on the week including the team’s first sweep of a series this year
- Drove in 15 runs to give him 49 on the year, tied for the league lead in total RBI
- Finished with two home runs, two triples, two stolen bases and a double
- Slugged .952 on the week and finished with a .462 on base percentage

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#26 Jacob Blank
(RHP, 6-3, 205, R/R, Gretna, Neb. / Gretna HS)
Augustana
- Threw his first career No-Hitter against UMD, 8th in program history
- Struck out nine over seven innings allowing just two walks
- Earned his NSIC best 8th win of the season
- His 8th win is tied for the most in single season at Augustana
- Still leads the NCAA with a perfect 0.00 ERA
- Has a batting average against of .146
- Improved his consecutive innings streak without allowing an earned run to 43.1
- Named NSIC Pitcher of the Week for second time this season (3/6/17)
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 2-1 vs. UMD L 6-3 vs. UMD W 2-0 vs. UMD W 10-3 vs UMD	24-15, 18-6 NSIC	W2	3rd Overall
Team Notes
- Augustana went 3-1 over the weekend with a series win over Minnesota Duluth - The Vikings hit .281 as a team - Augustana’s pitching staff continues to be the best in the NSIC with a weekend ERA of 2.53 with 36 strikeouts and just 10 walks
Top Performer(s)
- Jacob Blank continues to be the best pitcher in the NSIC after throwing his first career no-hitter against UMD - Blank struck out 9 and only walked two - Jacob Blank still has a perfect 0.00 ERA and has thrown 43.1 straight innings without allowing an earned run this season - Kris Ashland hit .429 over the weekend with 1 home run and 3 RBI - Patrick O’Donnell hit .375 with a home run and a pair of RBI
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 vs SMSU – 4/6 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at Concordia-St. Paul – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 23 at Concordia-St. Paul – 12/2 p.m.

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 3-1 vs UMC W 9-7 vs UMC W 8-2 at WSC L 13-7 at WSC L 4-2 at WSC L 10-2 at WSC	12-22, 9-13 NSIC	L3	13th Overall
Team Notes
- Bemidji State went 2-4 over its last week of action against Minnesota Crookston and at Wayne State - The Beavers currently rank 12th in the NSIC after falling to 9-13 in conference play - BSU took its first win of the week on a walk-off home run by senior Collin Eckman in the 13th inning against UMC - BSU hit .267 from the plate with a .330 on-base percentage and totaled a 5.33 ERA on the mound and fielded .947
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Collin Eckman hit two home runs in three at-bats spanning a walk-off dinger against UMC and a solo shot against WSC - Eckman led the team with seven RBI and totaled a .545 slugging percentage - Senior Ben Boser led the team with 10 hits and a .435 batting average with six runs scored and four RBI - Senior outfielder/pitcher Logan Riedel earned one of BSU’s two wins on the mound after throwing 5.0 innings with two hits allowed and eight strikeouts - Senior pitcher Ryan Fransen threw a complete game winner against Wayne State with six strikeouts and one earned run allowed on seven hits
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 vs Minot State - 2/4 p.m. Saturday, April 22 vs Minnesota State - 1:30/3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 23 vs Minnesota State - 12/2 p.m.

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 5-8 vs MARY W 11-1 (7) vs MARY	18-16, 12-10 NSIC	W1	4th Overall
Team Notes
- After seeing the Marauders score three runs in the final two innings to pull out the 8-5 win in game one, CSP hammered out 11 runs on 11 hits to envoke the run rule in game two - The team finished the day going 22-63 (.349) while reaching base at a .414 clip and slugging .444 as they outscored the Marauders 16-9 on the day - Just five of the nine runs scored by Mary were earned, resulting in a 3.21 ERA with eight strikeouts in 14.0 innings as none of CSP’s pitchers allowed more than two earned runs in the doubleheader
Top Performer(s)
- Tanner Holmquist was nearly perfect on the day as he finished 5-7 (.714) with a pair of double and a hit pitch while driving in four and scoring three times on the day - Carter Schmidt matched Holmquist’s 1.000 slugging percentage as he finished with four hits (.572 avg), including a homer, and drew a walk in his eight trips to put up four RBI and three runs scored as well
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 at Minnesota Duluth – 1:30 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, April 22 & 23 vs Augustana – 1:30 p.m. & 12 p.m.

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 8-5 at CSP L 11-1 at CSP (7) L 11-0 vs NSU L 16-5 vs NSU (7) W 8-5 vs NSU L 10-2 vs NSU	9-26, 5-21 NSIC	W2	15th Overall
Team Notes
- Earned a midweek split at Concordia-St. Paul with an 8-5 win - The Marauders' other win of the week was also by an 8-5 score over Northern State - UMary honored eight seniors on Sunday: Andrew Beyer (Fargo, ND), Cory Dixon (Brooklyn Park, MN), Drew Feuerbach (Omaha, NE), Lane Huck (Trenton, ND), Seth Meide (Wahpeton, ND), Zackary Sharp (Carlyle, Saskatchewan), Nicholas Stobbe (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) and Jordan Sweep (Bemidji, MN)
Top Performer(s)
- Sr. RF Seth Meide hit the game-winning 3-run home run in UMary’s 8-5 win over Northern State on Saturday. For the game he drove in five runs and had two hits. For the week Meide was 6-for-20 with five runs scored, two doubles, a home run and five RBI - Chris Scott earned his first career save in UMary’s 8-5 win at Concordia-St. Paul with 2.1 scoreless innings pitched. On the week he also hit .385 (5-of-13) - Andrew Beyer hit .333 for the week (7-of-21) with three RBIs and three runs scored. He also stole two bases - Travis Stevens hit ,333 (7-of-21) with two runs scored and four RBI - He was also the winning pitcher at CSP, allowing one earned run in 4.2 innings
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 vs. USF - 1:30/3:30 p.m. Sat.-Sun., April 22-23 at SMSU 1/3 & 12/2 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-1 vs BSU L 9-7 vs BSU L 3-2 vs UIU W 10-5 vs UIU W 13-7 vs UIU W 8-6 vs UIU	18-20, 12-14 NSIC	W3	9th Overall
Team Notes
- UMC posted a 4-2 mark on the week with three wins over Upper Iowa and one win over Bemidji State - Minnesota Crookston picked up three of four in this weekend’s series against Upper Iowa - The Golden Eagles have moved from 11th in the standings up to a tie for eighth in the conference standings - Minnesota Crookston had a strong week at the plate as they hit .315 with 43 runs scored, 3 doubles, 5 triples, one home run and 38 RBI - On the bump, the U of M Crookston had a 4.73 ERA with 41 strikeouts - The Golden Eagles are two wins away from their second-consecutive 20-win season
Top Performer(s)
- Zach Seipel posted an 0-1 mark with a 3.52 ERA with three saves on the week in 7.2 innings pitched - He had 12 strikeouts - Jacob Butcher was 2-0 with 3.60 ERA in 10.0 innings pitched with five strikeouts - Gabriel Cavasos had a strong relief outing against Upper Iowa as he was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 4.1 innings pitched - Cody Pamperin posted a 1.29 ERA in seven innings pitched with four strikeouts - Anthony Stewart hit .444 for the week with eight runs scored, two doubles and six RBI - Ethan Mushitz hit .440 with six runs scored, two triples, one home runs and nine RBI
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 vs. St. Cloud State – 1/3:30 p.m. – Crookston, Minn.

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-3 vs. SCSU W 7-3 vs. SCSU L 2-1 at Augie W 6-3 at Augie L 2-0 at Augie L 10-3 at Augie	16-18, 11-11 NSIC	W1	5th Overall
Team Notes
- UMD picked up a split against St. Cloud State at Wade Stadium before taking one of four on the road against Augustana - The Bulldogs allowed four runs or fewer in all but one game over the week - UMD posted a six-game batting average of .278 and reached base at a .337 clip - The Bulldogs racked up 14 hits in the game two win over St. Cloud State
Top Performer(s)
- Kyle Hoffman recorded a slash line of .467/.500/.600 in 15 at bats - Marcus Frederickson tossed 8.1 innings without allowing an earned run, striking out nine batters - Nick Dorfman recorded a complete game with just two runs allowed in a loss to Augustana - Grant Farley batted .357 while picking up a pair of doubles - Marco Lucarelli was 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts and batted .316
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (DH) – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22 vs. Minot State (DH) – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 23 vs. Minot State (DH) – 12/2 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week – 4-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 2-1 vs. USF W 4-0 vs. USF L 5-2 vs. SCSU W 10-3 vs. SCSU W 5-4 vs. SCSU L 9-5 vs. SCSU	28-7, 23-3 NSIC	L1	1st
Team Notes
- The No. 19-ranked Mavericks remained in first place in the NSIC with a 4-2 week – sweeping a home doubleheader against Sioux Falls and splitting a four-game series at home against St. Cloud State - The Maverick pitching staff recorded a 3.19 ERA on the week while the opposing pitching staffs garnered a 4.87 ERA - Minnesota State is 16-1 on the season when scoring at least six runs in a game - The Mavericks are 21-0 when out-hitting the opposition - The Maverick offense leads the NSIC in home runs (40) and slugging percentage (.476) - The Minnesota State pitching staff leads the NSIC in ERA (2.51), shutouts (6), hits allowed (233), and batting average against (.223)
Top Performer(s)
- Senior infielder Eric Peterson scored five runs on the week to put his career total at 200 – the most in program history - Peterson led the Mavericks last week in batting average (.409), hits (9), runs scored, triples (1), total bases (15) and slugging percentage (.682) - Junior outfielder Josh Wenzel, who had a walk-off single in the Mavericks’ 5-4 win over St. Cloud State on Friday, led the Mavericks in RBI (6) and doubles (2) - Senior right-hander Mitchell Bauer tossed a nine-inning complete-game shutout in the Mavericks’ 4-0 win over Sioux Falls on Tuesday. Bauer struck out six batters
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 vs. Northern State – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at Bemidji State – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 23 at Bemidji State – 12/2 p.m.

   

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 7-3 vs. NSU L 3-12 vs. NSU W 5-4 vs. USF W16-10 vs. USF W 7-6 vs. USF W 12-6 vs. USF	20-12, 15-9 NSIC	W4	14th Overall
Team Notes
- The Beavers earned their first series sweep and secured their fourth series win, taking all four against Sioux Falls to end a 10-game homestand - Went 6-4 in the 10-game homestand, taking at least one game from each of the three teams they faced including a win over then No. 21 ranked Minnesota State - Won 20 games for the first time since 2010
Top Performer(s)
- Michael Borst drove in 15 runs in six games, batting .429 (9-21) with two home runs, two triples, two stolen bases and a double, scoring six runs - Sean Alp led the Beavers with a .550 batting average, collecting 11 hits and scoring 10 runs while driving in five - Jordan Schulz drew eight walks and batted .412 to finish with a .577 on base percentage while driving in five runs - Tanner Alexander pitched a completed game to start the USF series off, giving up just six hits and four runs with one earned run and five strikeouts to run his season record to 4-2 - Wyatt Moore picked up his first save of the season with a four-inning, four hit relief appearance against USF, allowing just one unearned run while striking out two
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 at Bemidji State – 12/2:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 22-23 at Minnesota Duluth – 12/2:30 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week – 4-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 7-3 at MINOT W 12-3 at MINOT W 11-0 at UMary W 16-5 at UMary (7) L 8-5 at UMary W 10-2 at UMary	16-18, 9-13 NSIC	W1	7th
Team Notes
- NSU went 4-2 this past week on the road at Minot State and the University of Mary - The Wolves hit .289 with 56 hits, 57 runs scored, 14 doubles, three triples, eight homeruns, and 50 RBI - Their eight homeruns were the most in any week thus far in 2017, notching multiple in three games - The Northern State staff threw 44.0 innings with a 3.89 ERA - They gave up 25 runs, 19 earned, on 42 hits and struck out 35 on the week - Despite their two loss, the Wolves out-scored their opponents 57-25 in the six games
Top Performer(s)
- Lucas Lorenz led the team offensively hitting .409 with two doubles, a triple, four homeruns, eight runs scored, and 12 RBI. The junior slugged a season high 1.136 - Tyler Gripentrog was second on the team hitting .353 with two doubles, seven runs scored, and two RBI - Nick Hoffard led the pitching staff with two wins, throwing 16.2 innings. The senior tallied a 2.16 ERA and recorded eight strikeouts - Luke Chevalier threw a gem against the Marauders going a complete seven innings - The sophomore pitched a 2-hit shutout and struck out a season high 11 UMary batters
Up Next
Wednesday, Apr. 19 at Minnesota State (DH) – 1:30/4 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 22 vs. Wayne State (DH) – 4/6:30 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 23 vs. Wayne State (DH) – 12/2:30 p.m.

 

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 2-1 at MSU L 4-0 at MSU L 5-4 at MINOT L 16-10 at MINOT L 7-6 at MINOT L 12-6 at MINOT	12-22, 9-15 NSIC	L7
Team Notes
- Through 34 games, USF is hitting .303 as a team, which ranks fourth in the league - The Cougars have 332 hits and 191 runs and 82 extra base hits - The Cougars have pilfered 69 bases, which ranks second in the league and have done it in 75 attempts for .787 success rate - USF has slugged 23 home runs, which is tied for third in the league - With a .431 slugging percentage USF is tied for fourth in the NSIC - They have a .385 OBP which is tied for fourth in the league - USF has won four games in walk off fashion this year and eight over past two years - In a matchup with nationally ranked MSU, USF lost 2-1, 4-0, allowing a combined three earned runs in the three games - Over the weekend, USF fell to Minot State four times, twice by one run (5-4, 7-6) to fall to 6-4 this season in one run games
Top Performer(s)
- After a slow start, Josh Rehwaldt has wielded a hot bat over the past 28 games, hitting .394 with 26 of his 32 RBI, all three of his home runs and 41 of his 47 hits - In that span, Rehwaldt, who owns a 14-game hitting streak and has reached base in 17 straight games, has had a .587 slugging mark with a .467 OBP - Overall, Rehwaldt, who homered off Minnesota State ace Dylan Roach for his third home run of the season and seventh of his career, is hitting a team high .362 batting average - He ranks sixth in the league with 32 RBI, third in hits with 47 and seventh in doubles with 11 - He has a .546 slugging percentage, which leads USF and his .432 OBP ranks third on USF - In 31 games junior centerfielder Rob Johnson is now hitting .330, raising his average 11 points in the past four games - He ranks third on the team in hitting and first on the team and second in the league with 14 steals in just 15 attempts - Connor Merriam, who is hitting .269, has five home runs this season which ranks 10th in the league - Merriam started and caught the final 11 games as a freshman in 2015, all 54 games a year ago, and all 34 games this season, for a run of 99 straight games
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 at UMary 1:30/3:30 p.m.

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-1 vs. WSC L 17-9 vs. WSC (10) L 3-1 at WSU L 9-6 at WSU W 4-3 at WSU L 4-3 at WSU	9-23, 4-18 NSIC	L1	8th
Team Notes
- SMSU went 1-5 last week, dropping two home games to Wayne State, before losing three of four at Winona State - SMSU lost game four to WSU in a walk-off. It’s SMSU’s fourth walk-off loss in NSIC play this season - WSC also defeated SMSU last week in extra innings
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Cole VanderBeek batted .409 in six games last week with one double and four RBI - VanderBeek leads the squad with a .323 batting average. - Freshman Brady Lanoue hit .364 in five games with two doubles and five RBI - Senior Derek Branson had a team-high three doubles and hit the team’s lone home run last week
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 at Augustana - 4/6 p.m. Sat.-Sun., April 22-23 vs. U-Mary

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 4-3 at UMD L 3-7 at UMD W 5-2 at MSU L 3-10 at MSU L 4-5 at MSU W 9-5 at MSU	27-11, 18-8 NSIC	W1	2nd
Team Notes
- The St. Cloud State baseball team split their week of NSIC action, splitting a doubleheader with Minnesota Duluth, and then splitting a pair of doubleheaders against league-leading Minnesota State - Six Huskies registered five or more hits in the games for the week, with four of those Huskies registering four or more runs
Top Performer(s)
- Outfielder Jackson Goplen and Mitch Mallek both registered home runs for the Huskies - Sophomore Judd Davis registered five runs on six hits to earn a .391 slugging percentage for the week - Catcher/DH Bo Schmitz had the hot bat for the Huskies, registering four runs and a team leading 10 hits on the week. He also batted in five runners in the six games
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 at Minnesota- Crookston - 1/3 p.m.

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 3-2 vs WSU W 8-4 vs WSU W 3-2 at UMC L 10-5 at UMC L 13-7 at UMC L 8-6 at UMC	14-18, 10-14 NSIC	L3	11th
Team Notes
- Upper Iowa split a midweek double header at home, but let the sweep opportunity get away in game one against Winona State - Zackary Cain threw six scoreless innings, but UIU blew their 2-0 lead in the seventh losing 3-2 - In game two the bats came alive for an 8-4 win behind a comination of pitchers - UIU won the first game of their four-game series against Minnesota Crookston, 3-2, but then lost the remaining three as the Golden Eagles scored 31 runs in the final trio of contests - The games with UMC were scheduled to be played in Fayette, but forecasted weather forced the series to be moved to Crookston - The Peacocks have only played 6 games at home this season
Top Performer(s)
- Cain threw 11 innings this week and did not allow an earned run, although 7 runs came across his watch against UMC; the sophomore also hit .500 for the week with 8 hits including a double - Colton Janssen (.313), Luis Ravelo (.304) and Jaime Ramos (.300) all hit above .300 for the week - The offense only generated 31 runs in the six games on 50 hits - Brett Fanning threw a complete game against UMC for the team's only win in the series allowing just two unearned runs while striking out six batters - Tanner Poor got the other win for the UIU pitchers with a relief appearance in game two against the Warriors
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 at Wayne State - 1:30/3:30 p.m. April 22-23 at Sioux Falls - 1/3 & 12/2 p.m.

 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 4-1 at SMSU W 17-9 at SMSU L 8-2 vs. BSU W 13-7 vs. BSU W 4-2 vs. BSU W 10-2 vs. BSU	18-18, 13-11 NSIC	W3	8th Overall
Team Notes
- Wayne State goes 5-1 during the week, going 2-0 at SMSU and 3-1 vs. Bemidji State
Top Performer(s)
- Junior outfielder David Janes hit team-high .529 going 9 for 17 at the plate - Freshman outfielder Jackson Petersen was 11 for 21 (.524) with five doubles, five RBI - Senior Cody Jenkins hit .458 for the week going 11 for 24 - Senior lefthander Taner Ledezma pitched complete game two-hitter in 4-1 win at SMSU
Up Next
Wednesday, April 19 vs.Upper Iowa - 1:30/3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at Northern State - 4/6 p.m. Sunday, April 23 at Northern State - 12/2 p.m.

 

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-2 at UIU L 8-4 at UIU W 3-1 vs SMSU W 9-6 vs SMSU L 4-3 vs SMSU W 4-3 vs SMSU	12-24, 12-14 NSIC	W1	6th Overall
Team Notes
- Both WSU and their opponents hit .282 and drove in 21 runs in the six games - The Warriors had a .401 on-base percentage after drawing 28 walks and being hit five times - Team had 46 hits including seven doubles and homer - The Warriors stuck out 31 batters in 47 innings - The pitching staff did not yield a triple or a homer run all week
Top Performer(s)
- Joe Kubera hit .444 to lead the team and scored seven runs last week. He also earned a win on the hill - Lucas Crimmins appeared in two games and allowed just one run in eight innings - Hayden Krimmer and Aaron Mutter each threw six inning and allowed just one run - Treyton Larson hit .350 and drove in two runs - Kipp Youngquist had four runs batted in to lead the team
Up Next
April 11 at Upper Iowa  – 1:30/3:30 p.m. April 14-15 vs Southwest Minnesota State