Jon Flattery was red-hot at the plate this past weekend turning in his best series as a Maverick by going 8-for-16 from the plate with a double, three homeruns, eight runs scored and an astonishing 11 RBI. Flattery registered all three round-trippers, five runs and 10 RBI in MSU’s 32-11 romp over SMSU yesterday as the Mavericks swept the four-game series. The senior also produced a team-high 1.125 slugging percentage, a .529 on-base percentage and 18 total bases.

Adam Zwak propelled Minnesota Duluth to the victory in Monday’s opener vs Wayne State, lasting all seven innings on the mound and allowing just two hits and no runs while racking up eight strikeouts. Zwak’s gem allowed the Bulldogs to score the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a third strike passed ball for a 1-0 win.

#10 Tony Viger (RHP/U, 6-2, 200, Jr., R/R, Willow Lake, S.D./Clark HS (Greenville)) had a big day in a doubleheader with Northern State on Sunday. Winter hit the game-winning three run home run in the top of the seventh inning of game one before driving in a career-high six runs in a 3-for-4 performance, with a triple and two home runs, in the nightcap. Winter finished the series batting .385 with five hits, including a triple and three home runs while, driving in 10 runs.
#28 Marcus O’Neill (OF, 5-9, 175, So. S/R, Blaine, Minn./Totino Grace HS) batted .667 in a four-game series with Northern State this weekend picking up 10 hits in 15 at bats, including four doubles, a triple and a home run, while driving in three runs. In the first game of the series, O’Neill was 3-for-5 at the plate with a double before going 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and an RBI in game two. In the series finale, O’Neill went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run.
#39 Jordan Milbrath (RHP, 6-6, 215, So., R/R, Springfield, Minn./Springfield HS (St. Cloud State)) tossed a gem in Augustana’s 3-1 win over Northern State on Sunday earing his fifth win of the season. Milbrath improved to 5-0 on the season going 7.0 innings while allowing just three hits and an unearned run. Milbrath was tossing a one-hit shutout heading in to the bottom of the seventh inning. He finished the game with six strikeouts and forced 11 ground ball outs.

Bemidji State
The Bemidji State baseball team had its mid-week doubleheader versus Augustana College canceled and were idle last weekend. The Beavers (12-14, 3-7 NSIC) are scheduled to continue play April 17 in a home twin bill versus nationally-ranked Minnesota State University, Mankato, followed by a home four-game series against Upper Iowa University April 20-21. BSU has had six scheduled home games either moved or canceled due to the snow still on the BSU Baseball Field. In their last action, the Beavers went 1-3 in a four-game series against University of Mary April 6-7. BSU won the final game of the series 11-8 in a 15-inning marathon. Senior Lewis Baumann leads the team with a .422 batting average that has been top five in the league the majority of the season. On the bump, senior Jaryd Marks owns a 2-3 record and 2.70 ERA. In 33.1 innings pitched, he has allowed 12 runs on 19 hits and fanned 32 batters.

Concordia-St. Paul
 Concordia had six games canceled last week due to weather, a mid-week doubleheader against Minnesota Duluth and a four game series at U-Mary in Bismarck, N.D. … the Golden Bears have had 10 games canceled and two others suspended at the Metrodome … Concordia will play Wednesday at 9 a.m. against Minnesota Crookston at Veterans Field at Minnetonka High School … the Golden Bears are 32-6 all-time against UMC going into the 39th and 40th meetings … Concordia has won 29 in a row against the Golden Eagles dating back to the first game of a doubleheader on April 18, 2003 … Concordia is 2-2 on a neutral field against UMC including last year’s non-conference doubleheader sweep (20-0, 21-3) in Florida. Concordia head coach Mark “Lunch” McKenzie is just two wins shy of 300 for his career with a 298-233-1 overall record in his 14th season.

University of Mary
Jason Shaul (3B/2B/OF, 5-9, 175, L-R, So., New Ulm, MN / Ridgewater CC) was tremendous in his only action of the week, homering in both games of a doubleheader against Wayne State College. Playing left field in the opener, Shaul cracked a first inning solo home run and finished the game 1-2 with a walk in a 7-3 loss to the Wildcats. Manning second base in game two, Shaul hit a two-run home run in the first inning and a run-scoring single in the second. He was 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI in an 8-6 loss in a game shortened by snow flurries. In the two games he was a combined 3-for-5 with two home runs, two runs scored and five RBI. For the season Shaul is hitting .329 with an on-base percentage of .415 and a slugging percentage of .610.He is third in the NSIC with five home runs, all hit in the last eight games… SS Alex Deyle (Bismarck, ND) leads the team in hitting with a .333 batting average. He has an on base percentage of .390 and has stolen eight bases in nine tries. Despite batting ninth, he is third on the team in scoring with 16 runs… Kyal Williams (Adelaide, South Australia) is pacing the Marauders pitching staff with 2.88 ERA. The senior is 3-1 and has three complete games. Williams has struck out 37 hitters while walking just seven in 40.2 innings. He also has four home runs, seventh in the NSIC… Jeff Skadeland (Williston, ND) leads U-Mary is the Marauders win leader with four.

Minnesota Crookston
The University of Minnesota Crookston baseball team is coming off an off week after having to cancel their weekend series against University of Sioux Falls due to unplayable field conditions at the UMC Baseball Field. The Golden Eagles currently have an 0-27 (0-14 NSIC) mark and are searching for their first victory of the season. They have been led at the plate by Jordan Prill (Sr., 1B/OF/P, Melrose, Minn.), who is batting .247 with seven runs scored, which leads the team, and four RBI’s. On the mound, Matt Korte (Jr., IF/OF/P, St. Cloud, Minn.) has led the team with 26.2 innings pitched but is 0-6 with a 8.10 ERA this season.
The Golden Eagles are scheduled to play Concordia University, St. Paul Wednesday in St. Paul, Minn., but a storm is due to hit the area later this week. Discussions are being had on possible relocation sites or if the weather will allow them to play the games in the Twin Cities.

Minnesota Duluth
UMD earned a weekend split with Wayne State in Omaha, Neb., to remain an even .500 (6-6) against NSIC competition. The Bulldogs dropped the first two engagements in the four-game set – originally scheduled to take place in Duluth – before coming back to score a sweep of their own on Monday afternoon.
Senior Adam Zwak propelled UMD to the victory in Monday’s opener, lasting all seven innings on the mound and allowing just two hits and no runs while racking up eight strikeouts. Zwak’s gem allowed the Bulldogs to score the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning on a third strike passed ball for a 1-0 win. UMD then came back to defeat the Wildcats later in the day after jumping out to a 5-0 lead. Rookie third baseman Jimmy Heck went 8-for-14 on the week, leading the club with a .571 batting average, three doubles and three runs scored. Heck also knocked in a pair of runs on the week. Freshman Alex Wojciechowski ran his season-long hitting streak to 10 games before having it snapped on Monday afternoon.  UMD is scheduled to take on Mary this Wednesday in another NSIC twin bill.

Minnesota State
#17 Jon Flattery (OF, 5-11, 190, Sr., L/L, Fort Dodge, Iowa / Iowa Central CC) was red-hot at the plate this past weekend turning in his best series in four years as a Maverick by going 8-for-16 from the plate with a double, three homeruns, eight runs scored and an astonishing 11 RBI. Flattery registered all three round-trippers, five runs and 10 RBI in MSU’s 32-11 romp over SMSU yesterday as the Mavericks swept the four-game series. The senior also produced a team-high 1.125 slugging percentage, .529 on-base percentage and 18 total bases.
#32 Jason Hoppe (RHP, 6-1, 165, Jr., R/R, Sauk Rapids, Minn. / Sauk Rapids) improved to 5-1 on the year by tossing a nine-inning complete-game shutout, his first of the season, in MSU’s 2-0 win over SMSU Sunday afternoon as the Mavericks swept the four-game set. Hoppe fanned seven Mustang batters and allowed six hits and a pair of walks while lowering his season ERA to 1.80 with 55 total strikeouts in 50.0 innings pitched to rank in the top-four in the NSIC in all three categories.
No. 14 Minnesota State stretched its winning streak to nine games as it swept a four-game series over Southwest Minnesota State this past Sunday and Monday in Sioux City, Iowa to improve to 26-7 overall and 15-3 in the NSIC. The Mavericks claimed all four contests by margins of 15-3, 2-0, 32-11 and 9-7 as its 32 runs in game three were one shy of the program’s all-time record for a single game. MSU hits the road this weekend with an away doubleheader at Bemidji State on Wednesday and a four-game set against UMD in Duluth, Minn., Saturday and Sunday. Matt Magers is in his fifth season as skipper of the Mavericks and just one win shy of his 200th as he owns a 199-64 (.754) overall record.

Minot State
#19 Connor Moughtin (C, 5-11, R/R, Jr., Victoria, British Columbia / Lambrick Park Secondary School) Moughtin played a crucial role in Minot State’s two wins over Upper Iowa University. In game one, he used his defense, calling and catching a complete game win from teammate Cole Stober (Sr., P, Hays, Alberta). At the plate he also got on base twice with a walk and hit-by-pitch. In game two, his bat came alive, as he went three-for-four with an RBI. Moughtin hit .600 for the weekend and went 3-for-3 in throwing out baserunners.
#15 Cole Stober (P, 6-2, R/R, Sr., Hays, Alberta / Vauxhall High School) Stober earned his first win of the season, and the Beavers’ first win Northern Sun with a complete game shutout over Upper Iowa University Saturday afternoon. He allowed just one earned run over seven innings while striking out six batters. Stober did no surrender a walk in the win as he helped the Minot State to go 2-0 on the weekend.
Minot State picked up their first two wins in Northern Sun play as they defeated Upper Iowa University 6-2, 5-4 in Fayette, Iowa on Saturday afternoon. In game one, Cole Stober (Sr., P, Hays, Alberta) picked up his first win of the season as he pitched a six strikeout complete game. He allowed just one earned run while giving up no walks to Peacock batters. Mitch Olson (Sr., 1B, Deloraine, Manitoba) led the Beaver offense going 3-for-3 at the plate. Jordan Gilmour (Sr., OF, Gatineau, Quebec) also had a solid game, scoring three runs from the leadoff position. In game two, a UIU balk and a timely defensive shift led Minot State to a 5-4 win. After Upper Iowa balked in Shayne Court (Sr., OF, Red Deer, Alberta) in the bottom of the eighth, the Beavers perfectly execute a defensive wheel play to force out the potential tying run. With runners on first and second with no outs, the Peacocks bunted down the third baseline to a charging A.J. Begay (Jr. 3B, Salt Lake City, Utah) while simultaneously, Sean Arbaut  (Jr., INF, Tehachapi, Calif.) ran across the diamond to the third base to receive the throw from Begay and get the lead runner. The Beavers did not play Sunday due to poor weather conditions.

Northern State
Kassidy Gaines (P, 6-5, 180, Jr., R/R, Twin Falls Idaho/Twin Falls HS/Grays Harbor CC) gave the Wolves two solid outings last weekend, picking up a win last Monday as part of NSU’s 4-game sweep over Minnesota Crookston.  He also went 6+ innings on Sunday in a heartbreaker of a loss to Augustana in a neutral-site setting.  Despite taking the loss, Gaines did not allow a baserunner until the fourth inning and did not face a fourth batter until the sixth.  Gaines went 11.1 innings on the week, allowing four earned runs and striking out six while giving up just one extra-base hit.
Robbie Rocamora (1B/P, 5-11, 205, Jr., R/R, San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills HS) went .450 from the plate over the past six games, going 9-for-20 from the plate with two doubles and six runs driven in.  Rocamora, who started all six games at first base and made a relief pitching appearance on the mound, scored five runs himself and came through with a pair of clutch two-out, RBI hits in the series with Augustana.
The Northern State baseball doubleheader at Minot State, originally scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.  A late-season winter storm rolled through the region last weekend, leaving field conditions in both Minot and Aberdeen unplayable. Next up on the 2013 slate for the Wolves is a 4-game weekend series with Wayne State.  Times and location for those games have not yet been determined.

Sioux Falls
USF (10-18, 5-9 NSIC) was idle last week due to severe weather, as the ice storms canceled a midweek twinbill with Northern State along with the Cougars’ weekend series versus the University of Minnesota Crookston. The Cougars will return to the field today against Southwest Minnesota State for a relocated double-header that will be held at North High School in Sioux City, Iowa.

SMSU
Senior outfielder Kyle Young (Scandia, Minn.) batted .400 (6 for 15)  with one home run, one double and four RBIs during SMSU’s four-game series versus Minnesota State.  He recorded 10 total bases for a .667 slugging percentage, scored three runs and had a .471 on-base percentage.  Young leads SMSU with a .424 average and is also the team-leader in both doubles (9), home runs (4) and multi-hit games (14).
Freshman pitcher Travis McGlauflin (Sioux City, Iowa) had his best outing of his rookie season on Sunday in a loss to Minnesota State.  The right-hander tossed a career-high eight innings, allowing just two runs and four hits with four strikeouts and one walk in a 2-0 loss to the Mavericks.

St. Cloud State
Brian Hansen (Sr., Outfielder, Cold Spring, Minn. / ROCORI HS) batted .429 in three games played in Missouri on April 14-15.  In action at Truman State on April 14, Hansen went 2-for-2 in game one of the doubleheader.  In the first contest, Hansen had a double and two RBIs along with one walk in the 2-1 win for the Huskies.  He also had two putouts in the outfield for SCSU.  In game two,  Hansen had one run, one putout and two walks in a 7-5 loss to Truman State.  To end the trip south, SCSU lost a tough 5-3 decision at Missouri Western, the top ranked team in the region in the latest NCBWA poll.  Hansen had three walks in the game and also had a solo home run in the game for the Huskies.  On the week, Hansen batted .429 with a total of three hits, one double, one homer, three RBIs, six walks and four putouts for the 22-4 Huskies.
Kyle Fischer (Jr., New Ulm, Minn. / New Ulm HS) was the driving force on the mound in SCSU’s 2-1 victory at Truman State on April 14.  Fischer pitched 6.2 innings to gain the victory for SCSU.  He carded three strikeouts in the game along with one earned run allowed and nine hits allowed.  On the season, Fischer is 7-1 with a 2.03 ERA and 28 strikeouts.
The Huskies ventured south to Missouri for a weekend series at Truman State and Missouri Western on April 14-15.  The games were arranged since the Huskies lost league games last week against Southwestern Minnesota State and Winona State due to the extension of winter in the North Star state.  SCSU split the twinbill at Truman with a 2-1 victory and a 7-5 loss.  Kyle Fischer was the pitcher of record for the Huskies in the victory for SCSU, while Nick Maiers suffered the loss to SCSU in game two.  Fischer improved his season mark to 7-1 with the win.  On April 15, the Huskies lost a tough 5-3 decision against Missouri Western in a battle of regional heavyweights.  In the latest NCBWA, the gold standard of Division II regional polls, SCSU was ranked second and Missouri Western was ranked first on April 15.  SCSU is slated to continue its season with games at Concordia, St. Paul on April 20-21.  Of note, the Huskies have not played a home game at Faber Field in 2013.  Junior Garrett Fischer is leading the Huskies this spring with a .429 batting rate, which includes a team leading 30 hits.  Senior Sean Borman leads SCSU this spring with 21 RBIs, two homers and 49 total bases.  

Upper Iowa
Upper Iowa lost four games this week due to weather and two more on the field dropping to 10-11 on the season and 2-2 in the NSIC.  After a midweek double header with Minnesota State was cancelled, the Peacocks and Beavers of Minot State got together for the first two contests of a four-game weekend series in Fayette.  Minot State got a complete game from Cole Stober in game one as they converted four hits, three walks and four hit batsmen into six runs for the 6-2 win.  The Beavers rallied from a 3-1 deficit in game two to post a 5-4 victory.  The teams combined for 26 hits, but they also teamed up to leave 23 runners on base.  On Sunday, the teams reached the top of the second inning with UIU leading 2-1 before rain and field conditions forced the umpires to call the game.  Eric Anderson (4-1) and Martin Valdez (3-1) both suffered losses in Saturday’s action.
The Peacocks head into this week with six more games that have been moved to Fayette.  Upper Iowa will host Augustana on Tuesday and then welcome in the Beavers of Bemidji State on Saturday and Sunday.  All six games were originally scheduled to be played on the road, but weather has forced the action to Fayette.

Wayne State
CJ Nolen, a 6-0 180 pound junior first baseman from Sioux City, Iowa (SC West HS), hit .421 during the week in six games going 8 for 19 at the plate with a team-high five runs scored as WSC posted a 4-2 mark during the week.  Nolen had three multi-hit games, highlighted by a 3 for 4 effort in a 4-2 win over Minnesota Duluth on Sunday night in Omaha.  Nolen also went 2 for 3 with two runs scored in a 7-3 win at Mary Thursday and was 2 for 4 with a run scored along with a triple in Monday’s 6-4 setback to UMD in Omaha.
 Tadd Johansen, a 6-4 180 pound senior from Elkhorn, Nebraska, stayed unbeaten on the season Sunday with his third complete game of the year, a 4-2 win over Minnesota Duluth in Omaha.  The lefthander gave up five hits and two runs while striking out four without issuing a walk.  For the season, Johansen is now 7-0 on the season with a 1.28 ERA.

Winona State
The Winona State baseball team had its four game series with St. Cloud State cancelled due to poor weather conditions. The Warriors are now scheduled to return to action with a doubleheader at Wayne State Wednesday and weekend series at U-Mary. WSU is 11-11 overall and 5-3 in NSIC play on the year.