For Immediate Release
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Baseball Players of the Week
NSIC Player of the Week
#34 Ty Buck (INF, 6-3, 245, R-Jr., R/R, Red Wing, Minn. / Red Wing HS)
Minnesota State
- Had a .500/1.375/.619 line with a 1.994 OPS on the week against UMD and U-Mary
- Recorded eight hits including two doubles, four home runs, nine RBI, eight runs scored, three walks and was hit by a pitch twice
- One of his home runs was a grand slam against U-Mary in 12-4 win
- Recorded four RBI in two separate games against U-Mary
- Recorded a hit in all five games with three of the five games being multi-hit games
- Sits second in the NSIC in triples (4), third in SLG% (.701), tied for fourth in home runs (6), eighth in runs (33) and eighth in total bases (68) on the season

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#17 Luke Chevalier (RHP, 6-1, 200, Sr., R/R, Barnstable, Mass. / Sturgis Charter HS)
Northern State
- Pitched a complete game shutout in a 12-0 win over CSP on Monday
- Had a perfect game through four innings
- In seven innings, allowed three hits, one walk and struck out six of the 25 batters he faced

*"Up Next" times and dates subject to change
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 7-1 at SMSU W 15-5 at. SSMSU W 12-2 vs. Minot State W 13-7 vs. Minot State L 11-8 vs. Minot State L 7-5 vs. Minot State (NC)	22-9, 15-2 NSIC	L2	1st Overall
Team Notes
- In a pair of wins over SMSU, Augustana put up 22 runs and hit .387 (24-of-62) - The Vikings totaled 25 runs in a pair of wins over Minot State - Augustana’s 15 hits in a game one win over SMSU is their 3rd highest total this season - Viking pitchers recorded 40 strikeouts in the six games and allowed 23 runs (3.8 per game) - Augustana hit a season-high three home runs in a win over Minot State
Top Performer(s)
- In game one vs. SMSU, Evan Furst pitched a four-hit, one earned run complete game - The sophomore has appeared three times in the last 10 games and posted a 1.15 ERA during that stretch with 15.2 innings pitched - Jordan Barth went 4-of-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI in a win over SMSU - Against Minot State, Max Steffens pitched his third complete game of the season in his third win of the year, struck out four, and allowed just two runs - Will Olson hit an RBI single vs. Minot State and extended his hitting streak to 13 games - Ryan Nickel went 3-of-4 with 4 RBI in game two vs. Minot State
Up Next
Wednesday, April 10 at Minnesota Crookston – 1:30 p.m.

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 3-2 vs. WSU L 9-3 vs. WSU W 5-4 vs. USF L 20-2 vs. USF L 6-5 vs. USF	3-24, 2-13 NSIC	L2	14th Overall
Team Notes
- Bemidji State went 1-4 during its week of action against Winona State and Sioux Falls, including a walk-off win against USF - The Beavers scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning after trailing 4-1, highlighted by a two-run walk-off home run by sophomore Wyatt White - Three of BSU’s five games were decided by one run or fewer - On the week, BSU hit .235 from the plate, fielded .927, and totaled 10 extra-base hits - Two of BSU’s starting pitchers finished with an ERA less than 3.00 while the pitching staff finished with 30 strikeouts - Three of the Beavers’ four home runs were the first career for the respective hitters
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman Tom Keohen led BSU hitting .500 from the plate and a 1.000 slugging percentage with four hits, two RBI, one home run, one double and one stolen base - Sophomore Wyatt White hit .313 from the plate with a .688 slugging percentage and totaled four RBI, three runs, one home run, one triple and one double - Sophomore Matt Kummet went .278 from the plate with three RBI, three runs, one home run and one double - Sophomore pitcher Trevyn Wells earned BSU’s win after throwing 1.1 innings with one strikeout and no hits allowed - Senior pitcher Jesse Palafox started one game and threw one appearance in relief for 6.0 total innings, striking out six batters and holding opposing hitters to a .250 batting average
Up Next
Wednesday, April 10 vs. Upper Iowa – 1/3 p.m. Saturday, April 13 vs. Southwest Minnesota State – 1/3 p.m. Sunday, April 14 vs. Southwest Minnesota State – 1 p.m.

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 1-6 at UMARY W 7-6 (11) at UMARY L 0-2 vs. NSU L 0-1 vs. NSU L 0-12 (7) vs. NSU	17-13, 8-10 NSIC	L3	5th Overall
Team Notes
- Concordia picked up an extra-inning game two win against UMary to pick up a split before dropping three games to Northern State over the weekend  - CSP’s pitching staff tallied 40 strikeouts in 37.0 innings of work while putting up a .281 opponent average and a .397 slugging percentage against on the week - Offense was hard to come by for the Golden Bears as they were held to eight runs a team slash line of .193/.261/.236 in the five games
Top Performer(s)
- Zach Lauzon took a tough luck loss on Sunday as he allowed just one hit over 7.2 innings while walking two and striking out five - Ben Suits paced the Golden Bears at the plate as he went 7-13 (.538) with a double, two walks, two RBIs and a run scored
Up Next
Tuesday, April 9 at St. Cloud State – 11 a.m. (DH) Thursday, April 11 at St. Olaf – 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13 vs. Augustana – 1:30 p.m. (DH) Sunday, April 14 vs. Augustana – 12 p.m.

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 6-1 vs. Concordia-St. Paul L 7-6 (11) vs. Concordia-St. Paul L 6-0 vs. Minnesota State L 11-2 vs. Minnesota State L 12-4 vs. Minnesota State	9-18 | 5-10 NSIC	L4	15th Overall
Team Notes
- Opened a 12-game home stand against Concordia-St. Paul, winning the opener 6-1 - The Marauders hit three home runs in a game against Minnesota State in the third and final game of the series on Sunday - The last time UMary accomplished that feat was April 25, 2013, in a 5-0 win over Sioux Falls - The Marauders have 14 home runs this season, the squad’s highest total since hitting 15 in 2013 - UMary is now in the midst of playing 12 straight homes games and 17 of the next 20 in Bismarck
Top Performer(s)
- Jonathan Draheim pitched his first collegiate complete game, a 6-1 win in the home opener over Concordia-St. Paul. Draheim allowed six hits, one run and one walk in seven innings, striking out five - Jesus Payan was 6-for-17 with a double, a triple and a home run last week, getting a hit in four of five games. He also had a steal, scored five times and drove in four - Darius Barlas had hits in four of five games last week and hit his 7th home run of the year, the most by a UMary player since Andy Leer and Tyler Liffrig both hit nine apiece in 2010 - Chris Scott finished the week 5-of-15 with two RBIs and a pair of steals. He made several diving catches in the outfield and pitched 1.2 innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit and striking out three - Jaxon Ford was 6-for-20 with a double and a steal, scoring twice and driving in a run - Connor Doll finished 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a double in the win over CSP - Daulton Sauce finished the week 5-for-18 with three doubles, a home run, three RBIs and a run scored - Alex Kowski hit a pinch-hit game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in an eventual 7-6 loss in extra innings to CSP - He also had a pinch hit single against MSU
Up Next
Tuesday, April 9 vs. Winona State Saturday & Sunday, April 13-14 vs. Minnesota State

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Win Streak	2019 Preseason Poll
L 10-1 USF L 3-2 USF L 10-8 UIU W 5-0 UIU W 6-5 UIU	16-11, 9-4 NSIC	W2	10th Overall
Team Notes
- Minnesota Crookston is currently fifth in the NSIC with a record of 9-4 - After losing three straight, the Golden Eagles bounced back nicely with a much needed sweep on Saturday of Upper Iowa, to win the weekend series - Minnesota Crookston trailed 5-2 heading into the ninth inning on Saturday, but scored four runs in the ninth to walk-off the Peacocks - Hunter Baldwin was the hero with a walk-off single in the ninth inning to win 6-5
Top Performer(s)
- Bryce Jorgenson collected five hits over the five games and also scored five runs from the lead off spot for the Golden Eagles - Ben Thoma broke out of a slump on Saturday, by collecting three hits in five at bats in the two games on Saturday - Conner Richardson was outstanding in his first collegiate start in game two on Saturday. Richardson went 6.2 innings, while allowing four runs, just one of which was earned and allowed eight hits, while striking out four - Zach Rustad posted a 1-1 mark with a 1.80 ERA in two starts on the week
Next Week
Wednesday, April 10 vs. Augustana – 12/2 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at UMary – 1/3 p.m. Sunday, April 14 at UMary – 12 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 10-6 vs. MSU L 17-4 vs. MSU W 8-1 vs. WSU L 12-6 vs. WSU W 9-5 vs. WSU L 8-1 vs. WSU (NC)	7-19, 5-11 NSIC	L1	9th Overall
Team Notes
- The Bulldogs won the first game in each of three of their doubleheaders but were unable to unable to win the night cap last week - In last week’s three triumphs, the Bulldogs tallied at least eight runs and 10 hits in each game - The Bulldogs are batting .313 as a team in their last nine games after batting .217 in the first 17 games
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman DH Tosten Mann paced the Bulldogs during the past week with a .500 batting average and a .550 on base percentage while playing in all six games - Senior designated hitter Tyler Wojciechowski batted .333 in six outings and had a .714 slugging percentage with two home runs and six RBIs - For the season, outfielder Henry George his hitting at a team-leading .390 clip - Junior left hander Rece Dietrich tossed a seven-inning complete game in the Bulldogs’ 8-1 rout of Winona State. Dietrich (2-1) holds a .144 ERA this season and has only given up four earned runs in his five starts
Up Next
Tuesday, April 9 at Sioux Falls 1:30 p.m. (DH)

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 10-6 at UMD W 17-4 at UMD (6) W  6-0 vs. U-Mary W 11-2 vs. U-Mary W 12-4 vs. U-Mary	22-8, 13-5 NSIC	W4	2nd Overall
Team Notes
- MSU went 4-1 on the week, splitting with Minnesota Duluth on Tuesday and swept U-Mary over the weekend - The Mavericks completed their fifth shutout of the season against U-Mary, which leads the NCAA - The offense exploded for 24 extra base hits including 13 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs - Offensively the Mavericks hit .363 on the week with 52 runs as the pitching staff held a 4.14 earned-run average with 45 strikeouts and five walks
Top Performer(s)
- Junior infielder Ty Buck had a slashline of .500/1.375/.619 with a 1.994 OPS off eight hits, three walks and two hit by pitches. Buck had two doubles, four home runs, nine RBI and eight runs scored including a grand slam against U-Mary - Sophomore outfielder/RHP Cam Kline hit .667/1.417/.733 on the week with three doubles, two home runs, 11 RBI, five runs scored, two walks and one hit by pitch. Kline (6-0) also pitched his second consecutive complete game shutout over U-Mary, allowing five hits and a walk, while striking out eight - Senior outfielder Jordan Hart hit .389 with nine runs scored, three home runs, 10 RBI and five walks
Up Next
Tuesday, April 9 at Northern State – 12 p.m. (DH) Saturday, April 13 vs. Upper Iowa – 12 p.m. (DH) Sunday, April 14 vs. Upper Iowa – 12 p.m. (DH)

 

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 7-4 vs. Upper Iowa W 6-4 vs. Upper Iowa L 12-2 vs. Augustana L 13-7 vs. Augustana W 11-8 vs. Augustana W 7-5 vs. Augustana	17-11, 10-5 NSIC	W2	3rd Overall
Team Notes
- Minot State went 4-2 last week, including sweeping Upper Iowa in a doubleheader on Wednesday -The Beavers fell 2-1 in NSIC contests against Augustana while picking up a non-conference win over the Vikings to earn the series split -The victories were Minot State’s first over Augustana since 2014 -Michael Borst ranks first nationally with a .471 batting average -As a team, the Beavers hit .275 with 40 runs, 50 hits, 12 doubles, a triple and three home runs -The Minot State pitching staff collected a 7.12 ERA while striking out 44 opposing hitters in 48 innings of work
Top Performer(s)
-Michael Borst hit .571 with a .952 slugging percentage and .667 on-base percentage while tallying five doubles, a home run, six runs, seven RBI and a perfect 5-for-5 mark in stolen bases -Ryley Humrighouse notched a .409 batting average while posting nine hits, seven RBI, seven stolen bases and touched home eight times
Up Next
Wednesday, April 10 vs. Wayne State (DH) – 1:30 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 2-0 at CSP W 1-0 at CSP W 12-0 at CSP	13-14, 8-8 NSIC	W3	8th Overall
Team Notes
- Northern State threw three shutouts over the week allowing 13 hits, 15 strikeouts, and five walks - The Wolves offense hit .276 over the weekend with 14 runs, three doubles, one home run, and nine walks - In the final game of the series scored 12 runs, 14 hits, and six walks
Top Performer(s)
- John Werner pitched 6 scoreless innings in game one, giving up three hits, two walks, and struck out two - Cody Curfman pitched game two allowing five hits, one walk, struck out eight in seven scoreless innings - Luke Chevalier pitched a complete game shutout giving up three hits, one walk, and six strikeouts - Isaiah Chevalier went 3-6 over the week with four runs scored, one double, and one stolen base - Mikey Adams hit .500 over the weekend with three runs scored and 14 assists at shortstop
Up Next
Tuesday, April 9 vs. Minnesota State – 12/2 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at. Minot State – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14 at. Minot State – 12 p.m.

 

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Win Streak	2019 Preseason Poll
W 10-1 at UMC W 3-2 at UMC L 4-5 vs. BSU W 20-2 vs. BSU W 6-5 vs. BSU	8-23, 6-12 NSIC	W2	11th Overall
Team Notes
- The Cougars totaled 44 hits, 5 homeruns, and 36 RBI over the five games
Top Performer(s)
- Alex Robinson hit .550 going 11 for 20 with 8 RBI and one homerun - Josh Rehwaldt hit .400 going 8 for 20 with 7 RBI and 3 homeruns - Keenahn Coyle led the team with 10 strikeouts, followed by Alex Loosbrock with 9 strikeouts
Next Week
Tuesday, April 9 vs. Minnesota Duluth – 12/2 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at Wayne State – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14 at Wayne State – 12 p.m.

 

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 7-1 at Augustana L 15-5 at Augustana L 6-2 at Wayne State L 10-2 at Wayne State L 12-2 at Wayne State	5-18, 4-14 NSIC	L5
Team Notes
- SMSU had to “reserve site” five more games last week at lost all five games at Augustana and Wayne State - SMSU finished the five games batting .218 with three doubles and three home runs
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Nathan Kuhn had four hits in the first three games of the week but missed the final two games due to an injury - Junior Ben Heichel had a double, a home run and a team-best four RBIs during the week - Sophomore Matt Bezdicek had four hits including two doubles in the five games
Up Next
April 13-14 at Bemidji State

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Win Streak	2019 Preseason Poll
W 7-4 vs. Wayne State L 1-4 vs. Wayne State	23-6, 11-4 NSIC	W1	4th Overall
Team Notes
- The Huskies totaled 12 hits, 4 doubles, 3 homeruns, and 8 RBI over the two games
Top Performer(s)
- Mitch Mallek hit .333 going 2 for 6 with 4 RBI and two homeruns - Riley Ahern led the team with 7 strikeouts and had a 2.25 ERA
Next Week
Tuesday, April 9 vs. Concordia-St. Paul – 11 a.m./1 p.m. Saturday, April 13 vs. Minnesota Duluth – 1:30/3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 14 vs. Minnesota Duluth – 12 p.m.

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Win Streak	2019 Preseason Poll
L 4-7 at MINOT L 4-6 at MINOT W 10-8 at UMC L 0-5 at UMC L 5-6 at UMC	8-15, 5-13 NSIC	L2	12th Overall
Team Notes
- The Peacocks totaled 35 hits, 9 doubles, and 20 RBI over the five games
Top Performer(s)
- Riley Braughton hit .421 going 8 for 19 with 4 RBI - Tony Salato hit .350 going 7 for 20 with 3 doubles and 6 RBI - Duncan Snider led the team with 8 strikeouts while Logan DeWulf led the team with a 1.42 ERA
Next Week
Wednesday, April 10 at Bemidji State – 12 p.m. (DH) Saturday, April 13 at Minnesota State – 1:30 p.m. (DH) Sunday, April 14 at Minnesota State – 12 p.m. (DH)

 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 7-4 at SCSU W 4-1 at SCSU W 6-2 vs. SMSU W 10-2 vs. SMSU W 12-2 vs. SMSU	23-8, 14-4 NSIC	W4	6th Overall
Team Notes
- WSC has won 14 of its last 15 games - WSC earns split at #6 St. Cloud State and sweeps three-game series vs. SMSU - WSC holds opponents to .207 average in five games during the week
Top Performer(s)
- Senior third baseman Kyle Thompson hit .471 going 8 for 17 with three doubles, five RBI - Junior first baseman Bryce Bisenius was 7 for 16 (.438) with one homer and seven RBI - Bisenius was 3 for 5 with five RBI in 12-2 win over SMSU Sunday - Junior Hunter Wienhoff struck out eight batters in 8 2/3 innings in 10-2 win over SMSU Saturday - Freshman starter Ryan Obrecht limited #6 SCSU to four hits over 7 2/3 innings in 4-1 win
Up Next
Wednesday, April 10 at Minot State – 1:30 p.m. (DH) Saturday, April 13 vs. Sioux Falls – 1:30 p.m. (DH) Sunday, April 14 vs. Sioux Falls – 12 p.m.

 

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 3-2 vs. BSU W 9-3 vs. BSU L 8-1 vs. UMD W 12-6 vs. UMD L 9-5 vs. UMD W 8-1 vs. UMD	15-12, 8-7 NSIC	W1	7th Overall
Team Notes
- All six games last week were relocated to Winona due to weather - WSU stole six bases vs. Bemidji State including a season-high four in game two - The Warriors lost the three-game NSIC series to Duluth before splitting the overall four-game set - Twelve runs in game two vs. UMD matched a season high (third time) - WSU entered the weekend ranked fifth in the country in fielding percentage before committing nine errors in the UMD series
Top Performer(s)
- Dillon Whittaker (3-2) struck out a season-high eight batters over 6.0 IP in a win vs. Bemidji - Sophomore Nicolas Herold made two more scoreless appearances, running his streak to 12.1 IP … converted his sixth save vs. Bemidji State - Senior Brett Herber recorded his first win of the year while striking out a career-best seven batters vs. UMD - Austin Savary drove in six runs including a season-high four RBI in game 3 vs. UMD
Up Next
Tuesday, April 9 at UMary – 1:30 p.m. (DH)