For Immediate Release
Monday, March 7, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
# 6 Colin Lynam (OF, 6-0, 185, Jr., R/R, Springfield, Neb. / Platteview HS) – Wayne State
- Hit .556 going 5-for-9 with five runs scored in a sweep at William Jewell
- Was 2-for-4 with a double and run scored in a 10-4 game one win
- Then went 3-for-5 with four runs scored and two RBI with a home run in 14-10 win
- Held a 1.000 slugging percentage with a double, a homer and two RBI

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#9 RJ Martinez (LHP, 5-10, 167, Sr., L/L, Sun City, Calif. / Valley View HS) – Minot State
- Struck out a season-high 8 batters over 7.0 scoreless innings
- Allowed only four hits in the Beavers 8-0 win at Lindenwood
- Allowed just one walk and held opponents to a .174 average


Other Top Performances - Player
#13 Jaxon Rosencranz (AUGIE) recorded four hits in three games for the Vikings 3-0 series sweep of Florida Southern. He logged two RBI in Augustana's 6-3 victory against FSC. He hit a homerun in the Viking's 6-3 Sunday victory to complete the sweep.

#1 Kyle Jameson (UMary) went 3-for-4 and scored four runs in an extra inning loss at Colorado State University Pueblo. He had a home run and stole a base while playing in his hometown. He drove in three runs and has scored four runs in a game three times this season, which is the Marauders NCAA-era single game high. He is hitting .476 in his first season at UMary.

#17 Alex Wattermann (UMD) went 6-17 over the weekend, which included 3 doubles and a home run. Wattermann also drove in a team high 8 RBI's. Wattermann also drew 6 walks over 5 games for the Bulldogs. On the defensive end, Wattermann was involved with 2 double plays.

#3 Mikey Gottschalk (MSU) has seen action in each of the Mavericks' five game's so far this season and made starts in four of them. He leads the Mavericks with a .500 batting average, .625 slugging percentage and .615 on-base percentage. He also leads MSU with three stolen bases on three attempts so far this year.

Drew Behling (MINOT) hit safely in all four games at Lindenwood and led the Beavers with a pair of home runs and 8 RBI in the weekend series.

#2 Ethan Sawyer  (UIU) led the Peacock offense with 5 hits in 16 at bats (.313) with three runs and two RBI. Sawyer registered three singles, a double and a home run. At second base, the freshman had six putouts, nine assists with two errors.

Nick Herbst (WSU) was 6-for-15 (.400) with a .600 slugging percentage after three doubles and four RBI.

 
Other Top Performances - Pitcher
Jed Schmidt (AUGIE) pitched 5.2 innings in Augustana's 6-3 victory over Florida Southern. He recorded three strikeouts and faced 26 batters. He earned his first win of the season in the third game of the Viking's series sweep against Florida Southern.

Miller Paxton (UMary) struck out eight of the 12 hitters he faced in an extra-inning loss at CSU Pueblo. He allowed no hits and one unearned run in 3.0 innings. He walked one hitter and has not allowed a hit in his last two outings covering 5.0 innings.

#23 Brendan Knoll (MSU) pitched a one-run complete game in the Mavericks' 5-1 victory over Northwood. He allowed four hits, walked two and struck out eight in his first appearance of the 2022 season in MSU's win over Northwood, Sunday. Owns the best opponent batting average of any pitcher on the Mavericks' staff at a .133 mark after the first week of the season.

Cameron Kramer (WSU) allowed five hits over six innings with one earned run. He struck out five of the 23 batters he faced.

Men's Baseball Pages
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MINOT | NSU | USF | SMSU | SCSU | UIU | WSC | WSU

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
3/1/22
Player: #11 Ben Prediger – University of Mary
Pitcher: #13 Austin Wagner – University of Mary
3/7/22
Player: #6 Colin Lynam – Wayne State
Pitcher: #9 RJ Martinez – Minot 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.

About NCAA Division II
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