For Immediate Release
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Baseball Players of the Week

NSIC Player of the Week
#5 Emmett Kulick
(OF, 6-0, 190, Sr., R/R, De Pere, Wis. / De Pere HS)
Upper Iowa
- Returned to the Peacock lineup to hit .571 (8-of14) with a 1.571 slugging percentage
- Drove in nine runs with a pair of doubles and four home runs, scoring seven times
- He also walked five times to hold a .684 on-base percentage
- He also stole a base and had 12 putouts in his five games

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#22 John Bezdicek
(LHP, 6-3, 200, So., L/L, Plymouth, Minn. / Osseo HS)
Southwest Minnesota State
- Tossed a seven-inning, three-hit shutout with a career-high 14 strikeouts and one walk in SMSU’s 2-0 win at Upper Iowa
- UIU didn’t have a runner reach second base until the sixth inning and had just one reach third base all game
- Is 1-2 in four starts this season with a 2.52 ERA in 25 innings with 31 strikeouts

*"Up Next" times and dates subject to change
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 6-5 vs. NSU W 13-3 vs. NSU W 4-3 at SCSU W 5-3 at SCSU	18-7, 11-1 NSIC	W3	1st Overall
Team Notes
- Augustana split a home mid-week doubleheader with Northern State on March 27th - The Vikings swept a doubleheader against No. 4 St. Cloud State - Augustana recorded 43 hits in their past three games and stole 12 bases in the past four games
Top Performer(s)
- Max Steffens pitched six innings against St. Cloud State and gave up just one earned run - Riley Johnson extended his hitting streak to 20 games while hitting .412 in the last four games with six RBI - Will Olson hit .538 in 13 at bats this week while driving in two runs with two doubles and two stolen bases
Up Next
Wednesday, April 3 vs. Southwest Minnesota State in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 6-4 at CSP L 9-1 at CSP L 10-0 vs MSU L 13-0 vs MSU L 9-1 vs MSU L 9-1 vs MSU	2-20, 1-9 NSIC	L5	14th Overall
Team Notes
- Bemidji State earned its first win in NSIC play with a comeback victory in the seventh inning against Concordia-St. Paul - After trailing 4-3 entering the top of the seventh inning, BSU used three straight two-out RBI singles to score the game-winning runs - On the week, BSU hit .202 from the plate, fielded .950, and stole seven bases on 10 attempts - Beaver relievers totaled a 4.91 ERA with 10 strikeouts
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore infielder Blake Huntley led BSU with .438 batting average on the week, including seven hits, three RBI, a .438 slugging percentage, a .500 on-base percentage, and two walks - Huntley had a six-game hitting streak end against Minnesota State but is on a seven-game reached base streak - Sophomore catcher/designated hitter Matt Kummet recorded five hits and 10 putouts with a perfect fielding percentage - Senior pitcher Tommy Geisenhof recorded BSU’s win while senior pitcher Jesse Palafox earned his first save of the season while striking out three batters in the seventh inning against CSP - Palafox threw 5.0 innings over the week with seven strikeouts and an opposing batting average of .318
Up Next
Wednesday, March 27 at Concordia-St. Paul – 5 / 7 p.m. Saturday, March 30 vs Minnesota State – 1 / 3 p.m. Sunday, March 31 vs Minnesota State – 12 / 3 p.m.

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-6 vs BSU W 9-1 vs BSU W 4-2 vs UMD W 10-8 vs UMD W 9-2 vs UMD W 6-3 vs UMD	16-9, 7-6 NSIC	W5	5th Overall
Team Notes
- Concordia finished the week on a five-game winning streak as they bounced back from game one loss to Bemidji State by winning game two and taking all four from Minnesota Duluth on the weekend  - CSP put up an impressive .325/.407/.440 slash line with four homers, seven doubles and a pair of triples on the week - The Golden Bears pitching staff struck out over a batter an inning with 50 strikeouts in 48.0 innings while finishing with a 3.56 ERA and a .283 opponent average
Top Performer(s)
- Cole Kirchoff provided a bright spot at the plate as he slashed .429/.467/.714 with three of his six hits going for extra bases to go along with a team-leading three steals - Ryan Christopher hit .474 (9-19) on the week with six RBIs while also adding 6.0 innings of two-hit ball with no earned runs allowed to go along with seven strikeouts in the win over Bemidji State
Up Next
Wednesday, Apr. 3 at UMary – 10 a.m./12 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 6 at Northern State – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 7 at Northern State – 12 p.m.

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 5-2 at Wayne State L 7-6 at Wayne State	8-14, 4-6 NSIC	L2	15th Overall
Team Notes
- Marauders wrapped up a 12-game road trip against NSIC teams with a pair of midweek games at Wayne State College before taking last weekend off - UMary opens its home schedule against Concordia-St. Paul on Wednesday, April 3, at the Sanford Sports Complex in Bismarck, ND, before getting on the Marauders home field of Municipal Ballpark for a three-game set with Minnesota State on April 6-7 - UMary now plays 12 straight homes games and 17 of the next 20 in Bismarck
Top Performer(s)
- Darius Barlas was 3-for-7 with two home runs, two runs scored and four RBIs in the Wayne State doubleheader. He was 2-for-4 in the second game with two home runs, two runs scored and three RBIs - Barlas is second in the NSIC with six home runs. The senior has a slash line of .319/.364/.597 with two doubles, 10 runs scored and 18 RBIs - Daulton Sauce, Connor Doll and Jesus Payan were all 2-for-4 in the second WSC game with Sauce scoring twice and Doll once - Chris Scott is sixth in the NSIC in saves with two
Up Next
April 3 vs. Concordia-St. Paul - 10 am April 6 vs. Minnesota State - 1:30/3:30 p.m. April 7 vs. Minnesota State - 12 p.m.

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Win Streak	2019 Preseason Poll
L 8-7 MSU (11) W 4-3 MSU	14-8, 7-1 NSIC	W1	10th Overall
Last Week
- Minnesota Crookston is currently third in the NSIC with a record of 7-1 - The Golden Eagles picked up their first ever win over the Mavericks of Minnesota State last Tuesday, when they won 4-3 - Minnesota Crookston had 19 hits in the doubleheader split against Minnesota State
Top Performer(s)
- Landyn Swenson had three hits in game one against the Mavericks and scored one run. - Reed Hjelle had three hits in the two games, including a 2 RBI double in game two, that helped propel the Golden Eagles to the historic victory - Conner Richardson didn’t pitch like a freshman in the 8-7 loss in game one to the Mavericks. Richardson went seven innings in relief and allowed just one run on three hits. - Travis Conoryea had two hits in the split against the Mavericks - Seven different Golden Eagles scored a run in the 8-7 loss to the Mavericks in game one.
Next Week
Wed., April 3 vs Sioux Falls -1/3 p.m. Sat., April 6 vs Upper Iowa - 1/3 p.m. Sun., April 7 vs Upper Iowa - 12 p.m.

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-2 vs. CSP L 10-8 vs. CSP L 9-2 vs. CSP L 6-3 vs. CSP (NC)	4-12, 2-9 NSIC	L11	9th Overall
Team Notes
- After opening the season with a dozen games away from the Twin Ports, UMD finally made its 2019 home debut on Sunday in Superior, Wis., where the Bulldogs were defeated twice by NSIC rival Concordia-St. Paul - The Golden Bears went on to snare two more victories from UMD the following day - UMD had five different starters bat over.428 in the four-game series, but Bulldog batters struck out a total of 35 times in 32 innings of play
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Tyler Wojciechowski batted .538 against the Golden Bears, going 7-for-13 with one double - Henry George hit at a .467 clip and drove in a pair of runs while fellow sophomore Anders Brown was 5-for-11 (.455). George now tops the Bulldogs with a .346 average - Junior lefthander Rece Dietrich turned in an impressive start in the opening game Sunday, going six innings and allowing just one run (unearned) and seven hits while fanning five. He left the game with the Bulldogs leading 2-1 (they would eventually give up three runs to the Golden Bears in the seventh,  inning in a 4-2 setback).
Up Next
Tuesday, April 2 vs. Minnesota State - 10 a.m./12 p.m. in Superior, Wis.

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 8-7 vs. UMC (12 inn) L 4-3 vs. UMC W 10-0 vs. BSU W 13-0 vs. BSU W 9-1 vs. BSU W 9-1 vs. BSU	18-7, 9-4 NSIC	W4	2nd Overall
Team Notes
- MSU went 5-1 on the week, splitting with Minnesota Crookston on Tuesday and swept Bemidji State over the weekend - The Mavericks walked it off again in the first game against Minnesota Crookston, bringing their total up to four walk-off wins on the season - The pitching staff added two more complete games against Bemidji State as sophomores Cam Kline and Trevor Divinski both went the distance - The CG total for MSU is up to seven this season - Minnesota State outscored Bemidji State 41-2 in the four-game weekend series, collecting 59 hits - Offensively the Mavericks hit .370 on the week with 17 extra base hits as the pitching staff held a 1.47 earned-run average with 42 strikeouts and 17 walks
Top Performer(s)
- Junior outfielder Ty Denzer had a .500/.722/.550 slash line on the week with two doubles, a triple, four RBI, five runs scored, a walk and a hit by pitch. - Senior catcher Tom Imholte hit .524 on the week with one double, four RBI, five runs scored, one walk and two hit by pitch - Freshman infielder Nick Altermatt (2-0) hit .391 with three doubles, six runs scored, 12 RBI, four walks and a hit by pitch. Altermatt also hit .600 with runners in scoring position - Sophomore right-hander Trevor Divinski (2-0) pitched a complete game shutout, allowing one hit and one walk with three strikeouts. Divinski faced 23 batters and threw 74 pitches in seven innings - Sophomore right-hander Cam Kline (5-0) pitched a complete game shutout, allowing five hits and two walks with nine strikeouts
Up Next
Tuesday, April 2: at Minnesota Duluth – 10 a.m./12 p.m. Saturday, April 6 vs U-Mary – 1:30 p.m./3:30 p.m.  Sunday, April 7 vs U-Mary - 12 p.m.

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 5-2 at WSU W 5-4 at WSU W 4-0 vs. USF W 14-3 vs. USF W 6-2 vs. USF	13-9, 7-3 NSIC	W5	3rd Overall
Team Notes
- The Beavers went 5-0 last week with a pair of victories over Winona State before sweeping the weekend series vs. Sioux Falls -  With 202 career hits, Michael Borst is one of 10 players in the country with 200+ career hits. - The Beavers scored 10+ runs for the seventh time this season in a 14-3 victory over Sioux Falls on Saturday. - Minot State hit .329 as a team with 34 runs, 50 hits, 12 doubles, two triples, two home runs and 32 RBI. -The Beaver pitching staff recorded a 2.08 ERA and struck out 40 batters in 39 innings of work.
Top Performer(s)
- Trevaun Smith swiped a team-high six bases while hitting .357 at the plate and touching home five times. - Michael Borst went .500 at the plate with nine hits, four runs, a double, a triple and five RBI.
Up Next
Wednesday, April 3 vs. Upper Iowa (DH) – 1:30 p.m.

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 6-5 at Augustana L 3-13 at Augustana L  2-5 at Wayne State L 8-14 at Wayne State L 2-3 at Wayne State	10-14, 5-8 NSIC	L4	8th Overall
Team Notes
- The Wolves hit .220 over the five games with six doubles, four home runs, 19 walks, and 19 runs batted in - NSU gave up 33 earned runs over 39.2 innings pitched and 35 strikeouts
Top Performer(s)
- Cody Curfman started two games over the week, going 11.1 innings, giving up three earned runs, four walks, and 10 strikeouts - John Poldberg pitched in three games in relief for the Wolves giving up one earned run and struck out three - Mikey Adams hit .333 over the week with six hits, one double, and three runs batted in - Jeff Disla hit .500 in four plate appearances with one double and two-for-two on stolen bases
Up Next
April 6 – vs. Concordia-St. Paul – 1:30/3:30 p.m. April 7 – vs. Concordia-St. Paul – 12 p.m.

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 4-0 vs. Minot State, L 14-3 vs. Minot State, L 6-2 Minot State L 13-4 vs SMSU W 5-3 vs SMSU	4-22, 2-11 NSIC	L 3
Team Notes
- In a 5-3 win over SMSU, the Cougars set a school DII-era record by recording 15 strikeouts and issuing no walks. USF used seven pitchers with six recording at least two strikeouts - As a team USF is averaging .226 as a team which ranks 13th. USF has 10 home runs and ranks third in the NSIC with 48 steals on 68 attempts - On the mound, USF has a 7.46 ERA which is 13th in the league. The Cougars have a solid strikeout to walk ratio with 172 strikeouts and 72 walks
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Mitchell Lyall has a 0.00 earned run average across eight appearances - He has throw 8.1 innings with eight strikeouts and just one walk - Charles Roskowiak with four appearances and 5 1/3 innings holds a 0.00 ERA - In 11 2/3 innings senior Christian Lazar has 20 strikeouts and three walks. He is 1-0 with a 4.63 ERA - Senior infielder Josh Rehwaldt is hitting a team high .333 with 30 hits, three HRs, 15 RBI, .500 slugging mark, .434 on-base percentage with a team-high 11 steals in 26 games - He has raised his average eight points in the past week and has a six-game hitting streak - Ryan Bernardy is hitting .284 with a team-high four HRs while driving in 12 runs - He has a .466 slugging pct., and .357 OBP with eight steals in nine attempts - Nash Delzell has two hits and his first two career RBI in a 14-3 loss to Minot State on Saturday
Up Next
Wednesday, April 3 at Minnesota Crookston - 1:30/3:30 p.m.

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 13-4, L 5-3 at USF W 2-0, L 12-3, W 16-14 at UIU	5-13, 4-9 NSIC	W1
Team Notes
- SMSU split a doubleheader at Sioux Falls and then won two of three games at Upper Iowa - SMSU finished the five games batting .302 with 10 doubles and six home runs
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Brady Lanoue hit .438 in five games with one home run and seven RBIs - Junior Ben Heichel batted .333 with two home runs on the week
Up Next
April 3 at Augustana (DH) - 4/6 p.m. April 6 vs. Wayne State - 12/2 p.m. April 7 vs. Wayne State - 12 p.m.

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
W 19-0 vs. UIU W 13-5 vs UIU L 4-3 vs. Augie L 5-3 vs Augie	21-5, 9-3 NSIC	L2
Team Notes
- The Huskies went 2-2 on the week with a sweep at Upper Iowa by scores of 19-0 and 13-5, followed by a pair of losses against Augustana 4-3 and 5-3 - The games against Augustana were played at Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn. - In last week’s NCBWA Division II national poll, SCSU was ranked #4 and the Huskies also received a #1 ranking in this week’s NCBWA Central Region poll released on April 1 - SCSU owns a .336 team batting average this season, which includes 309 hits and 231 runs scored in 36 games played - Mitch Mallek leads SCSU with a .441 batting average this year, which includes 45 hits and four home runs - On the mound, Dominic Austing is 3-0 and Sheldon Miks is 5-1.  Both seniors pace the Huskies with 43 strikeouts apiece
Top Performer(s)
- Cal Giese gains a 19-0 win over UIU with four strikeouts in 4.0 IP - Shannon Ahern pitches 6.1 IP over the week with a 1.42 ERA, nine strikeouts and a 1-0 record - Mitch Mallek paces SCSU at the plate with a .467 batting average, six RBIs, one homer and seven hits - Mat Meyer adds a .421 batting average along with a team-leading eight hits, six runs and 12 total bases for SCSU
Up Next
Apr. 3 vs. Wayne State - 1/3 p.m.

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
1-4 L,19-0/L,13-5 vs. SCSU L, 2-0/W,12-3/L,16-14 vs. SMSU	7-11, 4-9 NSIC	L1	12th Overall
Team Notes
- The Peacocks went 1-4 last week including a pair of two-run losses to Southwest Minnesota State to go along with a 12-3 win over the Mustangs Upper Iowa hit .281 as a team with 47 hits including 12 doubles and 6 homeruns in the five games - The team scored 31 runs, but allowed 53 to their opponents
Top Performer(s)
- Emmett Kulick returned to the Peacock lineup and hit .571 to lead the team with 8 hits including a pair of doubles and 4 home runs; the outfielder slugged 1.571 driving in 9 and scoring 7 runs - Zac Cain hit .476 with 10 hits including 4 doubles and a homer to slug .810 and drive in 6 Peacocks - Blake Thiesse earned the win for UIU with 7 innings of work against SMSU; the righty allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, on 6 hits while striking out 3 - Duncan Snider took a hard luck loss against SMSU after surrendering 2 runs, 1 earned, in a complete game, 2-0 loss - UIU pitchers issued 41 free passes on walks (35) and hit batsmen (6) in the five games
Up Next
Wednesday, April 3 at Minot State - 1:30/3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at Minnesota Crookston - 1:30/3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7 at Minnesota Crookston - 12 p.m.

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 5-2, W 7-6 vs. UMary W 5-2, W 14-8 W 3-2 vs. NSU	19-7, 10-3 NSIC	W10	6th Overall
Team Notes
- WSC extends win streak to 10 straight games - Wildcats beat UMary in mid-week twinbill and sweep Northern State in three-game series - WSC holds opponents to .225 batting average in five wins
Top Performer(s)
- Junior outfielder Brendan Madsen hit a team-best .421 going 8 for 19 with six runs scored - Senior outfielder Travis Miller went 6 for 18 with three homers and four RBI - Sophomore Andrew Hanson was 6 for 18 with one double, two triples, two homers and three RBI - Senior closer Charles Hasty was 1-0 in four appearances with two saves and 2.70 ERA - Freshman reliever Andrew Staebell went 1-0 in three appearances with one save and 1.50 ERA
Up Next
Wednesday, April 3 at St. Cloud State TBA Saturday, April 6 at Southwest Minnesota State 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7 at Southwest Minnesota State 12 p.m.

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 5-2 vs. Minot State L 5-4 vs. Minot State	11-10, 5-5 NSIC	L2	7th Overall
Team Notes
- Two-game series vs. Minot State played in Brandon, S.D. - Winona State led in both ballgames before falling to the Beavers - Out-hit the Beavers in the nightcap, 12-9 - Winona State ranks second in the NSIC in fielding percentage (.976) and eighth in the country - Three-game weekend series at Minnesota Crookston cancelled due to cold
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore Nicolas Herold tossed three shutout innings against Minot State and has not allowed an earned run over 10.1 IP in eight appearances this year - Freshman Kyle Gendron allowed two runs on just three hits over 5.0 IP while striking out five in a no decision - Nick Nalewanski went 4-for-6 against Minot State with one double, one run scored and one RBI - Sam Kohnle has hit safely in 18 of 21 games this season and ranks sixth in the NSIC in batting average (.421)
Up Next
Wednesday, April 3 vs. Bemidji State – 1 p.m. (DH) Saturday, April 6 at UMD – 1:30 p.m. (DH) Sunday, April 7 at UMD – 12 p.m. (DH)