For Immediate Release
Monday, March 5, 2018
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Baseball Players of the Week

NSIC Player of the Week
#31 Jordan Barth
(IF, 6-1, 185, Fr., R/R, Cold Springs, Minn. / ROCORI HS)
Augustana
- Started in all four games at first base for the Vikings against Missouri S&T
- Went 6-for-15 for a .400 average and .667 slugging percentage
- Had seven RBIs, a double, a homerun and three runs scored
- Recorded 29 putouts and an assist with no errors at first
- Had two hits and three RBIs in both games on Sunday against Missouri S&T
- Is hitting .407 on the season with a team best .704 slug pct., two homeruns and 14 RBIs
- Helped the Vikings to their best start in school history at 9-0

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#26 Jacob Blank (P, 6-3, 205, Sr., R/R, Gretna, Neb. / Gretna)
Augustana
- Earned a win in game one against Missouri S&T
- Went six innings allowing no runs on 5 hits with no walks and eight strikeouts
- Helped the Vikings to a 1-0 win over the Miners
- Moved to 2-0 on the season with a 2.70 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 3 starts

 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 1-0 at Missouri S&T W 10-2 at Missouri S&T W 6-3 at Missouri S&T W 7-4 at Missouri S&T	9-0, 0-0 NSIC	W9	2nd Overall
Team Notes
- Their nine straight wins to open the 2018 season is the best start in school history - Swept the Miners of Missouri S&T allowing only nine runs in four games
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman Jordan Barth hit .400 (6-for-15) on the weekend with seven RBI and three runs scored - Ryan Menssen started three of the four games at catcher and hit .667 (6-for-9) with a double and a RBI - Ryan Nickel hit .500 (7-for-14) on the weekend with two RBI and four runs scored - Jacob Blank won game one of the series after going 6+ innings, giving up no runs on five hits with no walks and eight strikeouts - David Flattery picked up the win in game two after going seven innings, giving up one run on three hits with three walks and eight strikeouts - Michael Brandt earned two saves on the weekend after going 2.1 innings with six strikeouts
Up Next
Saturday and Sunday, March 10-11 vs. Winona State (three games)

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 13-0 vs UMD L 4-2 vs UMD	0-2, 0-0 NSIC	L2	13th Overall
Team Notes
- Bemidji State was swept in its season-opening doubleheader against Minnesota Duluth at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis - The Beavers scored first in game two of Thursday night’s games - BSU fielded a perfect 1.000 with 39 putouts and 19 assists, while not committing any errors - The Beavers begin their spring trip Thursday, March 8 with another doubleheader at US Bank Stadium against Upper Iowa
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman outfielder Wyatt White drove in BSU’s first run of the season with a go-ahead RBI single to left field in the third inning of game two - Sophomore Isaiah Grancorvitz led BSU with two hits on the night and drove in one RBI on a sacrifice fly in game two - Junior pitcher Jesse Palafox threw 1.2 innings of relief action while recording two strikeouts and one hit allowed - Freshman pitcher Travis Carruth threw 3.1 innings in relief during game one while allowing two hits and three walks
Up Next
Thursday, March 8 vs. Upper Iowa – 9 / 11 p.m. (US Bank Stadium)

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week	Starters Returning/Lost	Letter winners Returning	2017 Standings
Idle	9 + 3 SP / 0 + 2 SP	28	7th Overall
First game(s)
Monday, March 5 vs. Minot State – 11 a.m./1 p.m. (US Bank Stadium)

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 5-9 vs Gannon L 4-11 vs. Gannon L 1-4 vs Saint Anselm L 12-18 v Ashland	0-4, 0-0 NSIC	L4	15th Overall
Team Notes
- Marauders in the midst of playing ten games at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational on March 2-9 to open the season - Charlie Bielejeski and Colin Gudereit combined to allow one earned run in nine innings pitched in the 4-1 loss to Saint Anselm - UMary outhit Ashland 15-14 in the 18-12 loss to the Eagles - The Marauders hold a .380 on base percentage through four games
Top Performer(s)
- Charlie Bielejeski pitched 5 innings of 1-hit relief, allowing 0 runs and 0 hits while striking out two - Former UMary basketball starting forward Trevor Zacher began his college baseball career with a shutout inning of relief pitching against Ashland - 1B/P Travis Stevens is slashing .364/.588/.364. He’s scored three times and taken six walks. - So. 2B Seth Siverson is hitting .400/.500/.400 with five runs scored - Jr. OF Jesus Payan has delivered four RBIs in four games while hitting .333
Up Next
March 5-9 vs. Malone, Aquinas College, Tiffin & Embry-Riddle from Florida

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Win Streak	2017 Standings
L 5-2 DWU W 14-6 DWU W 10-5 DWU	3-4 (0-0 NSIC)	W2	8th Overall
Last Week
- The Golden Eagles had last weekend off after their series against Dickinson State was canceled due to inclement weather and field conditions - Minnesota Crookston has picked up wins over Dakota Wesleyan University and Hawai’i Pacific University on the 2018 season - The Golden Eagles will open their Spring Break trip in Florida Tues., March 6 - Minnesota Crookston will play eight games in seven days in Auburndale, Fla., Tampa, Fla, and Kissimmee, Fla.
Top Performer(s)
- Ethan Mushitz is hitting .417 with three runs, one triple and four RBIs - Anthony Stewart is hitting .414 with 10 runs scored, two doubles and four RBIs - Gabriel Cavasos is 1-0 with a 1.08 ERA in 8.1 innings pitched - Zach Seipel has posted a 3.08 ERA with one save
Up Next
March 6, vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 1:30/4 p.m., Auburndale, Fla. March 7, vs. Greensboro, 10 a.m., Tampa, Fla. March 8, vs. Missouri-St. Louis, 5:30 p.m., Kissimmee, Fla. March 9, vs. Seton Hill, 1 p.m., Kissimmee, Fla. March 10, vs. Northwood, 2:30 p.m., Kissimmee, Fla. March 11, vs. West Chester, 1 p.m., Kissimmee, Fla. March 12, vs. Pace, 2 p.m., Kissimmee, Fla.

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 4-2 vs BSU W 13-0 vs. BSU W 8-4 vs Lewis	3-0, 0-0 NSIC	W3	6th Overall
Team Notes
- Hit .351 as a team with 25 runs on 33 hits, including four home runs - Were 6-for-6 on stolen bases - In 23.0 innings of work, allowed four earned runs on 18 hits, striking out 19
Top Performer(s)
-  Rece Dietrich threw 5.1 innings, allowing two earned runs (three runs total) on six hits while striking out five in a 8-4 win over Lewis - Freshman Henry George made quite the impression in his debut in a Bulldogs' uniform, going 3-for-4 at the plate with a run and RBI vs. BSU - George also accounted for three of the five stolen bases UMD garnered on the night - Tyler Midas had a three run homer to put UMD up 4-1 vs. BSU
Up Next
March 5-8 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, Ashland, Tiffin, Findaly and Malone in Auburndale, Fla.

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week – 2-3	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 7-5 (10) vs. Davenport L 10-8 vs. Davenport L 1-0 vs. Malone L 10-0 vs. Malone W 7-5 vs. St. Anselm	2-3, 0-0 NSIC	W1	1st
Team Notes
- No. 7 Minnesota State is batting .284 with over its first five games with 46 hits, 13 doubles and 22 runs scored.   - The Maverick pitching staff has struck out 45 batters in 43 innings, while walking 17. - Head Coach Matt Magers is approaching 400 career wins. He currently has 390 wins in his time as the Minnesota State skipper.
Top Performer(s)
- Senior center fielder Josh Wenzel is off to a torrid start – batting .474 with a .545 on-base percentage, .526 slugging percentage, nine hits, three walks, one double, one stolen base and three runs batted in - Wenzel drove in the game-winning run in the Mavericks’ season-opening 7-5 win over Davenport on March 1  - Senior right-hander Quinn Ahern tossed eight scoreless innings against Malone on March 3 - Ahern limited opposing hitters to a .222 batting average and also tallied five strikeouts
Up Next
Tuesday, March 6 vs. Lewis – 12 p.m. Tuesday, March 6 vs. Notre Dame (Ohio) – 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7 vs. Walsh – 12 p.m. Thursday, March 8 vs. Lewis – 9:30 a.m.

   

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
Idle	1-3, 0-0 NSIC	L2	8th Overall
Team Notes
- Minot State opened the 2018 season winning one of four games at Pittsburg State in Pittsburg, Kansas
Up Next
Monday, March 5 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (at U.S. Bank Stadium) – 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 19-5 vs. Carthage L 9-7 vs. SCSU	1-1, 0-0 NSIC	L1	7th Overall
Team Notes
- NSU opened the season going 1-1 from Arizona with a mercy rule win over Carthage and late inning loss to St. Cloud State - In the two games the Wolves hit .373 with a .747 slugging percentage and .466 on base percentage - NSU belted out 15 extra base hits including eight doubles, one triple, and six homeruns - On defense, they suffered three errors with a .952 field percentage - The Wolves pitching staff posted a 5.40 ERA through 15.0 innings pitched, notching 14 strikeouts and a .292 opponent batting average
Top Performer(s)
- Jack Schmidt leads the offense with a .667 batting average, followed by Kolin Kubitz at .571 - Kubitz led the team with three homeruns, while Lucas Lorenz notched two including one grand slam - Zach Hartford notched the first win of his career, throwing 5.0 innings with a 1.80 ERA - Luke Chevalier notched five strikeouts against St. Cloud State and currently leads the team
Up Next - Tucson Invitational
Monday, Mar. 5 vs. St. Cloud State – 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 6 vs. Northwestern – 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 8 vs. Waldorf – 4 p.m. Friday, Mar. 9 vs. Concordia Nebraska – 10 a.m./12:30 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 10 vs. Concordia-St. Paul – 1:30 p.m./4 p.m.

 

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 2-0 vs Rogers State L 3-0 vs. Rogers State L 5-0 vs Drury L 4-1 vs. Drury	0-7	L7
Team Notes
- Cougars has opened the season with seven straight losses, including four straight this past weekend in Missouri - Over the past four games, the Cougars recorded a 3.27 earned run average with 14 strikeouts in 33 innings - This weekend, USF hit just .172 over the four-game span and were unable to come up with an extra base hit
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman shortstop Grant Lung hit .364 while junior first baseman Josh Rehwaldt had a .357 average this past weekend - Senior right-hander Stuart Maes had his first complete game in a 3-0 loss to Rogers State, allowing just four hits and one earned run across eight innings - In a 2-0 loss to Rogers State, senior right-hander Dylan Gavin set a career-best with eight strikeouts and allowed just two earned runs on four hits in 7 2/3 innings. With the performance, he lowered his earned run average to 3.21 on the season - Through seven games, Josh Rehwaldt leads USF in hitting with a .520 average, accumulating 14 hits in 25 at bats - In four appearances, junior left-hander Christian Lazar has a 0.00 ERA, allowing just two hits in 2 2/3 innings out of the bullpen
Up Next
Tuesday-Wednesday, March 13-14 at Colorado School of Mines

 

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 11-10 vs. Presentation L 14-10 Ottawa (KS) W 7-0 Bethany Lutheran	1-2, 0-0 NSIC	L1	14th
Team Notes
- SMSU opened the season this past weekend winning one of three games - SMSU will play a total of 10 games at the Tucson Invitational - SMSU lost a pair of games on Saturday, but rebounded with a 7-0 win over Bethany Lutheran on Sunday night
Top Performer(s)
- Jayden Fleck had three hits including a home run in SMSU’s win over BLC - Cole Petersen earned the win tossing six shutout innings allowing just four hits - Brady Lanoue has four hits in the first three games this season - Ben Heichel has a pair of doubles and one home run in three games
Up Next
Monday, March 5 – Sunday, March 11, seven games

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 9-8 Wisconsin-Parkside W 1-0 Wisconsin-Parkside L 4-8 Ottawa University (AZ) L 2-3 Grand View University (Iowa) W 9-7 Northern State	5-3	W1	3rd in NSIC
Team Notes
- St. Cloud State opened their week with a mid-week sweep over Wisconsin-Parkside at US Bank Stadium - Following the sweep, SCSU fell to two NAIA opponents in their opening day at the Tucson Invitational games - On Sunday, the Huskies came from behind against Northern State after a five-run eighth inning to seal the non-conference play win
Top Performers
- Caeden Harris recorded a walk-off double in the first game against Wisconsin Parkside on Wednesday - He had 7 RBIs, eight hits on the week, with four of them being extra base hits - Jackson Goplen had six RBIs on the week after recording an inside-the-park homerun against Northern State on Sunday - He totaled six hits on the week while also drawing three walks - Trevor Koenig recorded seven strikeouts in his first collegiate start against the Grand View Vikings - Koenig went 5.1 innings and only allowed two runs - Shannon Ahern recorded the win against Northern State with a stellar 3.1 innings out of the bullpen - Ahern recorded four strikeouts and allowed only one hit and one run
Up Next
Monday, March 5 vs. Southwest Minn. State Monday, March 5 vs. Northern State Wednesday, March 7 vs. Concordia St. Paul Thursday, March 8 vs. Olivet Nazarene

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Starters Returning/Lost	Letter winners Returning	2017 Standings
Idle	4 / 5	17	13th
First game(s)
Wednesday, March 7 vs. Quincy – 1 p.m.

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 21-3 at Newman W 12-2 at Newman W 16-6 at Newman L 11-5 at Newman	2-6, 0-0 NSIC	L1	4th Overall
Team Notes
- WSC split four game series at Newman (Kan.) in Wichita Saturday and Sunday
Top Performer(s)
- Senior first baseman Tanner Simons hit .429 (6-14) with three homers and seven RBI - Junior outfielder Travis Miller went 5 for 12 (.417) with two homers and five RBI - Simons and Miller each hit two home runs in Sunday’s 16-6 win at Newman - Sophomore designated hitter Bryce Bisenius went 7 for 12 (.583) in three games with five runs scored
Up Next
Tuesday, March 6 at Pittsburg State (Kan.) - 1 p.m.

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week 1-3	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 6-1 vs. Drury W 6-3 vs. Rogers State L 6-5 vs. Drury L 6-5 vs. Rogers State	1-6	L2	10th Overall
Team Notes
- Earned first win of the season against Rogers State on Friday - Warriors are 0-6 when scoring first in a game this season
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman Zac Stange has reached base safely in all seven games this season; extended his hitting streak to six games  - Stange batted .583 (7-for-12) with four RBI over the weekend - Freshman Austin Savary earned his first career win in a relief appearance vs. Rogers State  - Savary struck out three and allowed one earned run over 3.2 IP - Sophomore Sam Kohnle recorded at least one hit or one RBI in all four games over the weekend
Up Next
Saturday, March 10 at Augustana (DH) – 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 11 at Augustana – 12 p.m.