For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
#2 JT Mix (IF, 5-9, 175, Sr., R/R, Farmers Branch, Texas / Jesuit College Prep) - Augustana
- Batted .308 with four hits in 13 at bats, including five RBI, a run scored, two walks and three stolen bases
- Had three RBI in five at bats in Augustana’s 13-4 win over Arkansas Monticello
- Led the team in RBI in all three games
- Singled in the ninth inning for Jason Axelberg to score the game-winning run against No. 3 Central Missouri

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#33 Jake Dykhoff (RHP, 6-0, 195, R-Jr., R/R, Wadena, Minn. / Wadena-Deer Creek HS) - Minnesota Crookston
- Tossed a three-hit complete game shutout in a 1-0 victory over Hawai’i Hilo Sunday
- Struck out seven and allowed zero walks in the game
- Named NSIC Pitcher of the Week for the second week in a row 

Other Top Performances - Player
Blake Gallagher (MINOT) led the Beavers offense, hitting safely in 4-of-5 games during the week in Colorado. He went 7-of-15 with five runs scored a home run.  
Niko Pezonella (NSU) batted .250 in two games against Central Oklahoma and Pittsburg State. He scored three runs on a double and home run, while driving in four RBI’s. He was also walked twice.
#7 Cooper Kapanke (WSU) went 4-for-11 with three home runs against Missouri Southern State Feb. 7-8. He had a solo HR in the season opener and then hit a grand slam in game two. He followed by a solo homer later in the same game. He collected seven RBI and a walk over the three games and scored four runs. 

Other Top Performances - Pitcher
RJ Martinez (MINOT) broke the NCAA Division II school record for career strikeouts in a win at Regis on Sunday. He stuck out seven, giving him 134 in his two-year career at Minot State.
#40 Max Otto (NSU) pitched 5.0 innings after getting the start in a 10-1 victory for Northern State at Central Oklahoma, where he earned his first win of the season. He allowed only five hits and one earned run in the game. Otto recorded five strikeouts while pitching four scoreless innings.
#18 John Breske (WSU) made a pair of relief appearances for Winona State in their season-opening series at Missouri Southern State University. He did not allow a run in either of his relief appearances as he struck out two, while walking one MSSU batter. He allowed just one hit in his 1 2/3 innnings.  

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NSIC Baseball Players of the Week
2/8/22
Player:  #29 Ben Thoma - Minnesota Crookston
Pitcher:  #33 Jake Dykhoff  - Minnesota Crookston
2/15/22
Player:  #2 JT Mix - Augustana
Pitcher:  #33 Jake Dykhoff  - Minnesota Crookston (2)

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 24 team national championships and crowned 81 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
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