For Immediate Release
Monday, March 26, 2018
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Baseball Players of the Week

NSIC Player of the Week
#9 Darrel Doll (1B/3B, 5-11, 195, Jr., L/R, Roseville, Calif. / Woodcreek HS)
Minot State
- Helped Minot State to its first series win over Minnesota State since joining the NSIC
- Batted .429 (6-of-14) with two doubles and two home runs, three runs scored and six RBIs
- Hit his NSIC-leading fifth and sixth home runs of the season to secure a 4-2 win in game two and 7-1 victory in the third game of series
- Notched a 1.000 slugging percentage and .500 on base percentage while recording a 1.000 fielding percentage with 33 putouts on the weekend

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#16 David Flattery (RHP, 6-3, 205, Sr., R/R, Fort Dodge, Iowa / Saint Edmond)
Augustana
- Went eight shutout innings against Minnesota Crookston allowing one hit with three walks and 13 strikeouts
- His 13 strikeouts are a career high
- Went the first 6.2 innings without giving up a hit
- Moved to 3-1 on the year with an ERA of 2.25 and is second on the team and fourth in the NSIC with 34 strikeouts

*Please note: all upcoming game dates and times are subject to change.
For the most up-to-date schedule go to: http://northernsun.org/calendar.aspx
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 5-4 vs UMC W 6-0 vs. UMC W 13-4 at Briar Cliff W 3-2 at Briar Cliff	18-1, 5-1 NSIC	W6	2nd Overall
Team Notes
- Augustana was 4-0 last week picking up two wins each against Minnesota Crookston and Briar Cliff - The Vikings are ranked No. 11 in the NCBWA top-25 poll - Augustana leads the NSIC in batting avg. (.321), runs (146), hits (211), doubles (43), fielding pct. (.974), ERA (2.92), strikeouts (188) and saves (six)
Top Performer(s)
- David Flattery tossed eight scoreless innings in game two against Minnesota Crookston allowing only one hit and striking out 13 Golden Eagles - Michael Svozil went 5-for-13 (.385) this weekend with five stolen bases, five runs scored, and two RBI - Trent Herman was 3-for-7 (.429) with six RBI and a home run playing in two games - Jordan Barth was 4-for-13 (.308) at the plate with two RBI and two runs scored - Jacob Blank moved to 4-0 on the season with a seven strikeout performance in game one against Minnesota Crookston
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 at Upper Iowa (DH) - 12 p.m. Friday, March 30 at Bemidji State (DH) - 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Bemidji State (DH) - 1 p.m.

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
Idle	4-12, 2-2 NSIC	W1	13th Overall
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 at Concordia-St. Paul (DH) – 1 p.m. Friday, March 30 vs Augustana (DH) – 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31 vs Augustana (DH) – 1 p.m.

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 1-4 (13) vs SCSU L 1-11 vs SCSU	11-5, 4-2 NSIC	L2	5th Overall
Team Notes
- Concordia dropped both contests against the Huskies on Sunday afternoon at Minnetonka High School before having Monday’s doubleheader cancelled - The Golden Bears saw their scoreless inning streak snapped at 47.2 as the Huskies broke the streak with one out in game one of the doubleheader - CSP was held to just .171 (12-70) at the plate with one extra-base hit in the two contests, including stranding 15 runners in the game one extra-inning matchup
Top Performer(s)
- Gus Varland threw 8.0 innings of one-run ball as he allowed seven hits and no walks while striking out seven in a no-decision - Carter Schmidt paced the squad with three hits in seven trips to go along with a walk in the doubleheader - Connor Trygstad finished 2-5 with a double and an RBI in the first game
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 vs Bemidji State (DH) – 11 a.m. Friday, March 30 at Southwest Minnesota State (DH) – 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Southwest Minnesota State (DH) - 12 p.m.

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-0 at UIU L 8-7 at UIU L 12-11 (8) at UIU L 8-7 at UIU	2-16, 0-8 NSIC	L10	15th Overall
Team Notes
- In a four-game series against Upper Iowa in Fayette, IA, that was moved forward two days, the Marauders suffered a pair of walk-off losses as the Peacocks swept the series - The Marauders have gone through a streak of losing three out of five games in walk-off fashion - UMary posted a .305 (39-of-128) batting average with a .378 on base percentage in its four games at UIU - UMary had four extra base hits to nine for UIU - UMary is fourth in the NSIC in hitting with a .301 batting average and fifth in on base percentage (.378)
Top Performer(s)
- Connor Doll hit .385/.500./.462 last weekend against Upper Iowa with two runs scored and four RBIs plus a double; he posted career-highs with a 3-hit, 3-RBI game - Travis Stevens had his second 3-hit game of the season and was 5-for-15 on the weekend - He drove in three runs during the weekend series and his .485 on base percentage for the season is fourth in the NSIC - Jesus Payan finished the weekend 5-for-15 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs - He is fourth in the NSIC with a .424 batting average  - His total line is .424/.472/.470 with 14 RBIs in 18 games - Kenny Slominski pitched 2.1 innings and Trevor Zacher 2.0 inning of scoreless relief against Upper Iowa
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 at UMD (DH) - 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 30 vs. Minnesota State (DH) 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31 vs. Minnesota State (DH) 12 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Win Streak	2017 Standings
L 6-0 at AUGIE L 5-4 at AUGIE	10-11 (0-6 NSIC)	L6	8th Overall
Last Week
- Minnesota Crookston battled against No. 11 Augustana, but fell in a pair of games 5-4 and 6-0 Thursday - Friday’s games were cancelled due to rain - The Golden Eagles came up just short in the first game against the Vikings as Minnesota Crookston was led by home runs from Reed Hjelle - In game two, early errors doomed the Golden Eagles in a 6-0 loss
Top Performer(s)
- Parker Hanson posted a 0.00 ERA in six innings last week with no earned runs and four strikeouts - Reed Hjelle hit .286 with one home run and two RBIs - Ethan Mushitz hit .286 with one home run and two RBIs
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 at Minot State (DH) - 1 p.m. (Watford City, N.D.) Friday, March 30 vs. Winona State (DH) -  1 p.m. Saturday, March 31 vs. Winona State (DH) -  12 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Current Position
W 4-2 vs WSC L 8-2 vs. WSC L 4-0 vs. WSC W 6-2 vs WSC	6-10, 2-2 NSIC	W1	9th Overall
Team Notes
- The Bulldogs have now won three-straight NSIC season openers (all three on the road, one neutral site) - UMD was one-hit in game two of its doubleheader against Wayne State (March 22) for the first time since Feb. 1, 2008 - The Bulldogs’ bullpen continues to show their strengths as five relief pitchers combined for a 0.00 ERA in 9 innings pitched with 10 strikeouts and allowed just three hits
Top Performer(s)
- Senior LHP Marcus Frederickson continues to show why he is the go-to starter on the team after a 6.1 inning, two-run (both unearned) win against Wayne State College - Frederickson allowed just three hits, two coming in the seventh inning, no walks and eight strikeouts - Freshman outfielder Henry George slashed .313 in four starts against the Wildcats, leading the team with five hits in the series, including a double - George also led the team with three runs scored
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 vs. U-Mary (DH) – 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 30 at Upper Iowa (DH) - 12 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Upper Iowa (DH) - 12 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week – 1-3	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 1-0 vs. Minot State L 4-2 vs. Minot State L 7-1 vs. Minot State L 12-10 vs. Minot State	10-7, 5-3 NSIC	L3	1st
Team Notes
- The Maverick offense batted .273 with a .355 on-base percentage, 33 hits, four extra-base hits, 13 walks and 14 runs scored on the week - Five Mavericks batted over .300 on the week: sophomore infielder Tommy McDonald (.500) senior center fielder Josh Wenzel (.400), senior catcher Noah Bluth (.333), junior outfielder Tyler Berg (.333) and sophomore infielder Ty Buck (.313) - The Maverick pitching staff recorded a 4.78 ERA, one shutout, a .248 batting average against, 29 strikeouts and six walks in 32 innings pitched - Head Coach Matt Magers currently has 398 wins as the head coach at Minnesota State
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore infielder Tommy McDonald batted .500 (6-of-12) on the week with a .625 on-base percentage, .667 slugging percentage, four walks, two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI - Senior right-hander Dalton Roach pitched a seven-inning shutout in the Mavericks’ 1-0 win over the Beavers - Roach held the opposition to a .087 batting average, while striking out six and walking two - With the performance, Roach improved to 4-0 and lowered his season ERA to 1.80
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 vs. Winona State (DH) – 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 30 at University of Mary (DH) – 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31 vs. University of Mary (DH) – 12 p.m.

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 0-1 at Minnesota State W 4-2 at Minnesota State  W 7-1 at Minnesota State W 12-10 at Minnesota State	8-10, 6-2 NSIC	W3	8th Overall
Team Notes
- Minot State won three of four games vs. Minnesota State in Plattsmouth, Neb. to record their first series win over the Mavericks since joining the NSIC - The Beavers hit .248 as a team with 32 hits, seven doubles, one triple, three home runs, 20 RBI, 23 runs scored and nine stolen bases - Four Beavers tallied four or more hits on the weekend while three hit over .300 on the weekend - The Minot State pitching staff held the Mavericks to a .273 batting average while surrendering 14 runs and striking out 27 Minnesota State batters
Top Performer(s)
-Darrel Doll batted .429 in the four games while recording his NSIC-leading fifth and sixth home runs of the season -Ethan Fleming hit .357 with a double and two RBIs and two runs scored - Andres Hackman tossed 4.2 innings while giving up an unearned run on four hits and striking out six Maverick batters to earn his first conference win of the season
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 vs. Minnesota Crookston (DH) – 1 p.m. (Watford City, N.D.) Friday, March 30 vs. Wayne State (DH) - 12 p.m. Saturday, March 31 vs. Wayne State (DH) - 12 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 4-0 vs. SMSU L 12-2 vs. SMSU	7-8, 2-4 NSIC	L1	7th Overall
Team Notes
- The Wolves went 1-1 on Sunday versus Southwest Minnesota State, notching a 4-0 win and 12-2 loss - The Monday contests between the two teams were cancelled due to weather - Northern hit .167 as a team with nine hits, six runs scored, three doubles, and three RBI - The Wolves pitching staff tallied a 6.28 ERA through 14.1 innings pitched with a .286 opponent batting average and ten strikeouts - Three Wolves hit above .300 on the day, while five tallied at least one hit
Top Performer(s)
- Jack Schmidt led the team hitting .600 with three hits, including one double, and three runs scored - Dakota Stilson hit .500 with three hits, including one double, and a team leading two RBIs - Luke Chevalier tallied the win on the hill throwing a 7-inning complete game shutout
Up Next
Tuesday, Mar. 27 at St. Cloud State (DH) – 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 30 at NW Missouri State (DH) - 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at NW Missouri State - 12 p.m.

 

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 14-0 vs WSU L 3-1 vs. WSU L 5-1 vs. WSU L 4-3 (13) vs WSU	3-15, 3-5 NSIC	L2
Team Notes
- In its only win in Winona, USF rolled up a season-high 14 runs with 15 hits in a 14-0 decision - USF, which totaled 19 runs on 38 hits with 17 RBI in the series, dropped a heartbreaking 4-3 decision to Winona State in 13 innings in the season final game of the series - In 15 2/3 innings of relief pitching, Cougars allowed just two runs and 10 hits in the four games against the Warriors
Top Performer(s)
- For the second straight outing, freshman right hander Brandon Roesler threw a complete game with his first career shutout in a 14-0 win over Winona State on March 22 - He has registered back-to-back complete games, facing 25 batters and tossing 89 pitches as he won the run-rule shortened game - Roesler sits 2-2 on the season with a 4.26 ERA with 14 strikeouts, seven walks and 27 hits allowed in 25 1/3 inning - Senior Josh Rehwaldt had seven hits in 17 at bats and hit .412 against Winona State, among his seven hits was a grand slam in USF’s 14-0 game two win - He also collected five RBI and is hitting .429 on the season with three home runs and 14 RBIs, a .586 slugging mark and .468 OBP - Senior Dylan Gavin had seven hits in 15 at bats for a .466 batting average - Junior right hander Spencer Dokken lowered his earned run after to 2.70 on the season after 7 1/3 innings of relief, allowing four hits and one run and five strikeouts in two appearances - Anthony Reese had a solid outing out of the bull pen with 5 2/3 innings of shutout relief, allowing six hits while registering three strikeouts
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 vs. SMSU (DH) - 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 30 at SCSU (DH) - 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at SCSU (DH) - 12 p.m.

 

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-0 vs. NSU W 12-2 vs. NSU	6-10, 1-5 NSIC	W1	15th
Team Notes
- SMSU snapped a six-game losing streak in game two of a doubleheader on Sunday versus Northern State in Omaha, Nebraska - During the six-game losing streak, SMSU had scored a total of seven runs - SMSU snapped out of its offensive struggles with 12 runs on 14 hits in the win over NSU
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Jayden Fleck went 3 for 3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the game two win over NSU - Fleck is batting .344 with a team-high 22 RBIs in 16 games - Senior Shane Sellner is batting a team-best .373 - Freshman John Bezdicek improved to 2-2 on the season tossing seven innings and allowing just two runs on three hits in the win over NSU
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 at Sioux Falls (DH) - 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 30 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (DH) - 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (DH) - 1:30 p.m.

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 4-1 vs. CSP W 11-1 vs. CSP	11-6	W3	3rd in NSIC
Team Notes
- St. Cloud State extended their winning streak to three after a Sunday sweep over Concordia-St. Paul - SCSU snapped CSP’s 47.1 consecutive scoreless inning streak as well as a six game-streak of recording a shutout, when the Huskies scored in the first inning of the first game of the series - The Huskies went on to win 11-1 in the second game of the series - Caeden Harris is leading the conference in batting average (.460), second in slugging percentage (.714) second in triples (4), third in on-base percentage (.500) and fourth in hits (29) - Jackson Goplen and Harris both rank in the top 10 of the NSIC in RBI’s and stolen bases
Top Performers
- Mat Meyer had five RBIs in game two and recorded his first home run of the season when he put the Huskies up 11-0 in the seventh with a grand slam - Jackson Goplen added three RBIs in the first game of the series - Goplen put the Huskies up 4-1 in the 13th inning after a three-run homerun - Dom Austing, in seven innings of work, struck out four, walked none and only allowed one earned run on six hits - Matthew Osterberg, after allowing one hit in the first inning of the game,  held CSP hit-less and scoreless until the seventh inning - Osterberg went six strong and did not allow an earned run while striking out seven - Nathan Strobel showed his ability to pitch with the game on the line, stranding five runners that all represented the winning run during extra-inning play of the first game - He tallied four scoreless innings and struck out four in his appearance
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 vs. Northern State (DH) - 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 30 vs. Sioux Falls (DH) - 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 31 vs. Sioux Falls (DH) - 12 p.m.

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 4-0 vs. UMary W 8-7 vs. UMary W 12-11 (8) vs. UMary W 6-1 vs. UMary	7-6, 5-2 NSIC	W4	12th Overall
Team Notes
- The Peacocks swept a four-game series from UMary on Thursday and Friday in Fayette - Upper Iowa needed a pair of walkoff hits in games two and three to pull off the sweep - UIU hit .336 for the series with 41 hits including 9 extra base hits (6 doubles, 1 triple, 2 homers) - The Peacock pitchers recorded a 4.06 ERA allowing 14 earned runs and picking up 17 strikeouts
Top Performer(s)
- Colin Lacey threw a complete game shutout in game one - The freshman scattered 8 hits over his 7 innings while striking out 4 Marauders - Other winners on the mound included starters Kolton Gonnerman and relievers Tyus Adkins and Alexander Glick; Ryan Munoz earned the only save of the weekend for UIU - Conner Klostermann hit .500 in the four games with 8 hits including a pair of doubles; his double in the ninth inning of game two allowed the Peacocks to score the game winning run - Dominic Hillesheim led the team in batting average in the series (.538) with 7 singles; the right fielder picked up 4 RBIs and scored twice - Tony Salato (.462), Hans Alwin (.400), Callahan Seehase (.375) and Zackary Cain (.313) all hit the ball well for the series - Emmett Kulick came up with his only hit of the series at just the right time; the junior outfielder posted the game winning single in game three capping off a five-run eighth to win in extra innings
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 vs. Augustana (DH) - 12 p.m. Friday, March 30 at UMD (DH) - 12 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at UMD (DH) - 12 p.m.

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-2 vs. UMD W 8-2 vs. UMD W 4-0 vs. UMD L 6-2 vs. UMD	8-10, 6-2 NSIC	L1	4th Overall
Team Notes
- WSC split a four-game NSIC series vs. Minnesota Duluth
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore starter Hunter Wienhoff fired one-hit shutout with seven strikeouts in 4-0 win over UMD - Freshman second baseman Andrew Hanson hit team-high .400 going 6 for 15 with two homers - Sophomore designated hitter Bryce Bisenius had a three-run double in 4-0 Friday win over UMD - Hanson hit grand slam to lead WSC in 8-2 win over UMD on Thursday
Up Next
Friday, March 30 at Minot State (DH) - 12 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Minot State (DH) - 12 p.m.

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week 3-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-1 vs. USF L 14-0 vs. USF W 5-1 vs. USF W 4-3 (13) vs. USF	5-10, 4-4 NSIC	W2	10th Overall
Team Notes
- Outlasted Sioux Falls in 13 innings in the finale of the four-game set to win the series - Improved to .500 in conference play with series win - Pitching staff recorded 36 punchouts in series vs. USF, including 17 in the finale
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman Zac Stange recorded the walkoff hit for the Warriors in the finale vs. Sioux Falls - Sophomore Derek Martin went 5-for-11 with a homer, double and three RBI in the series - Sophomore Sam Kohnle extended his hitting streak to five straight games - Kohnle is hitting .474 (9-for-19) over that span - Sophomore Caleb Schoenholz allowed one run while striking out a career-high eight batters in his first collegiate complete game - Schoenholz is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA (2 ER/14.0 IP) and 15 strikeouts over his last two starts - Junior Jacob Watzka allowed just two hits over 7.0 IP and struck out a career-high 11 batters in a relief outing (win) in the series finale vs. USF
Up Next
Tuesday, March 27 vs. Minnesota State (DH) – 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 30 at Minnesota Crookston (DH) - 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at Minnesota Crookston (DH) - 12 p.m.