For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
#4 Noah Christenson (IF, 5-11, 185, R-Fr., R/R, Buffalo, Minn. / Buffalo HS) - Sioux Falls
- Hit .571 (12-for-21) as the as the Cougars swept Southwest Baptist 
- Added 11 runs, 14 total bases as he slugged .667 with a .545 on bases percentage
- Had three RBI, two doubles, three stolen bases and three games of three hits or more
- Collected a hit in his first career at bat and four in five at bats in the opener
- Totaled three multi-hit games in the series

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#40 Max Otto (RHP, 6-4, 205, So., R/R, Delano, Minn. / Delano HS) - Northern State
- Picked up his second win on the mound this season in a 5-2 victory over Washburn
- Pitched 7.0 innings, allowing one earned run on six hits and two walks
- Struck out a career high nine batters in the contest

Other Top Performances - Player
Parker Borg (BSU) hit .462 with a .923 slugging percentage in the season opener at Rockhurst. He totaled two home runs, three RBI and 12 total bases on six hits. He recorded a .500 on-base percentage with one hit by pitch. He went 1-of-1 on stolen bases and tallied a perfect fielding percentage. 
#3 Jarod Wandersee (CSP) slashed .538/.647/.769 with seven hits, including a homer in 13 at-bats over a four-game series at Newman. He drove in six runs, scored six times, walked four times and stole two bases on the weekend. He hit safely in all four games, reaching base safely twice or more in three of four. He went 3-for-4 with a home run, two walks, four RBIs and four runs in a season-opening 20-1 win.
#5 Calvin James (UMary) had a big opening weekend to help earn the Marauders a split at Lindenwood. He finished the four games 5-for-13 with four doubles, four runs, 9 RBI, 3 walks, 1 HBP, and both game-winning hits for UMary (.385/.500/.692/1.192). He was 2-for-3 with 2 2b, 2 R and 3 RBIs in 8-2 opening win. He hit 2-out 2-run 9th inning game-winning single in a 11-8 win to close the series, finishing 3-for-3 with 2 R, 2 2B, and 5 RBIs.
#13 Niko Pezonella (NSU) hit a team best 5-13 (0.385) in this past weekend’s series at Washburn. He recorded two doubles, was walked four times, scored once, and had in two RBI.
Chris Cornish (WSC) went 5 for 7 (.714) with three doubles, three RBI and five runs scored in two games at Pittsburg State. He was 2 for 3 with a double and a run scored in the season opening 9-2 loss to Gorillas. The next day was 3 for 4 with two doubles, three RBI and four runs scored in a 20-10 win. He finished weekend with 1.143 slugging percentage.
#7 Cooper Kapanke (WSU) continued to swing the bat well in a three-game series at Drury University this past weekend as he went 4-for-11 at the plate. He had a double and a home run, scored three runs and collected four RBI as the Warriors went 2-2.

Other Top Performances - Pitcher
#13 Austin Wagner (UMary) earned the win in an 8-2 season-opening victory at Lindenwood. He allowed just three hits, a walk and two earned runs in 6.0 innings, striking out six batters. 
Nicolas Herold (WSU) made a pair of appearances for WSU over the weekend. He struck out the side in one inning of work vs. Drury. He allowed just four hits in two appearances annd racked up 3 strikeouts in 1 1/3 inning of work vs. Drury on Sunday. 

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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)
2/22/22
Player:  #4 Noah Christenson - Sioux Falls
Pitcher: #40 Max Otto - Northern State

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.

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