For Immediate Release
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
#22 Sam Riola (IF/RHP, 6-1, 185, R-Sr., R/R, Ham Lake, Minn. / Blaine HS) – St. Cloud State
- Went 7-for-10 with a double, two home runs and five RBI in a three-game sweep of UMary
- Slashed .700/.750/1.400 for a 2.150 OPS
- Scored five runs and drew a pair of walks while stealing one base
- Also threw 6.0 innings of four-hit ball on the mound, striking out nine

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#33 Jake Dykhoff (RHP, 6-0, 195, R-Sr., R/R, Wadena, Minn. / Wadena/Deer Creek HS) – Minnesota Crookston
- Pitched his fourth complete game of the season in a 2-1 win against Northern State
- Threw an immaculate inning in the second, striking out three batters on nine pitches
- Picked up his sixth win after allowing just one run on two hits and striking 12 batters
- Named NSIC Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season (3/6/23 & 3/28/23)

Other Top Performances - Player
#23 Jack Hines (AUGIE) held a .368 batting average across five games. He recorded seven hits, one double and one triple. He scored six runs for the Vikings while leading the team with five RBIs.
#22 Jack Munson (BSU) led the Beavers by batting .400, had a slugging percentage of .800 and on-base percentage of .400 over six games. In 20 at bats, he totaled eight hits including two home runs, two doubles and drove in three runs. Also stole three bases on the base paths and posted a 1.000 fielding percentage with 25 putouts.
Calvin James (UMary) blasted 4 home runs in 5 games last week. He was 6-for-18 with 5 runs scored and 6 RBIs for a line of .333/.429/1.000 and an OPS of 1.429. He ranks second all-time at UMary in runs scored (131) and doubles (42) and is third in hits (182). He has 7 home runs in last 7 games.
#11 Aidan Byrne (MSU) batted .529 for the week with nine RBIs, eight runs scored with a home run.
#0 Dalin Ludlow (MINOT) had a huge week at the plate and in the field for the Beavers as he led the team hitting 6-for-12 in three games. He added a run scored and stole a base, and defensively the Minot State shortstop had 4 putouts and 7 assists without an error.
#12 Chase McDaniel (SMSU), in four games, batted .500 (8 for 16) with a home run, a triple and three RBIs. He also finished with an .813 slugging pct. and stole three bases. SMSU went 3-1 on the week, including a doubleheader sweep over Bemidji State on Sunday, where he finished 5 for 10 with a home run and triple. His triple in the bottom of the ninth lifted SMSU to a walk-off win over BSU. He tripled with one out and on the throw to third, the ball bounced away and McDaniel scored the game winning run. He is batting a team-high .395 on the season with eight doubles and nine stolen bases.
Braden Cannon (WSC) was the top WSC hitter last week hitting .471 going 8 for 17 at the plate and also recording three saves in three chances. He was 5 for 8 in Winona State doubleheader Tuesday. He had a two run single in Sunday's 3-0 win over Concordia St. Paul and then went 2-2 with a run scored in a 7-6 win over CSP. In three relief appearances, he fanned nine batters in five innings allowing just three hits and three saves. He pitched two innings with three K's in a save vs. Winona State. He retired all five batters with two K's in Sunday 7-6 win over CSP and went 1 1/3 innings with four K's in 3-0 win in first game vs. CSP to earn saves.
#37 Mason Trocke  (WSU) was one of the top Warrior performers for WSU against Wayne State last week. He collected a pair of hits in a 6-5 win over Wayne State. He had an error-free week in the field for WSU.

Other Top Performances - Pitcher
#40 Adam Diedrich (AUGIE) spent five innings on the mound as he recorded a win and a save in three appearances for Augustana. He held opponents to just four hits with five strikeouts. He broke the Augustana single season save record and leads the nation with 10 saves.
#10 Logan Barrick (BSU), in one appearance, pitched eight innings at Southwest Minnesota State holding the Mustangs to just five hits, two runs (0 earned), walked three and struck out six. He held the Mustangs to a .161 batting average. He also went 1-for-3 at the plate during the week.
Jonathan Draheim (UMary) set the school record for career starts (38) and tied school record for career wins (15) and shutouts (3) in a complete game 8-0 win over Minnesota Crookston. He limited one of the top offenses in the NSIC to 5 hits over 7.0 innings. He struck out eight and didn't walk or hit a batter. He finished the week with a 1-1 record in 8.0 innings as he allowed a run on 7 hits while striking out 8 and not walking a hitter.
Craig Schmich (MINOT) had a stellar start on the hill for the Beavers, picking up the win as he struck out 5 in 5.0 innings in a 4-2 victory over Minnesota Duluth on Sunday, allowing just two runs and not walking a batter.
#26 Riley Ahern (SCSU) scattered five hits and three walks over 6.0 scoreless innings while matching his season-high with nine punchouts, earning his fifth win of the year. The captain threw a first-pitch strike to 22 of the 27 batters he faced (81.5%) and threw 71 of his 103 pitches for strikes.
#23 Peter Tveite  (WSU) picked up an important win on the mound for Winona State this past week. He was the winning pitcher in a 6-5 victory over Wayne State as he threw six innings, striking out three. He did not concede an earned run in his outing.
 

NSIC Baseball Players of the Week
2/7/23
Player: #7 John Nett – St. Cloud State
Pitcher: #26 Riley Ahern – St. Cloud State 
2/14/23
Player: #7 John Nett – St. Cloud State (2)
Pitcher: #13 Bryant Bagshaw - Minot State 
2/21/23
Player: #23 Jack Hines - Augustana
Pitcher: #13 Bryant Bagshaw - Minot State (2)
2/27/23
Player: #3 Trevor Winterstein - Augustana
Pitcher: #37 Ryan Jares  - Augustana
3/6/23
Player: #28 Mark Ossanna - Minot State
Pitcher: #33 Jake Dykhoff - Minnesota Crookston 
3/13/23
Player: #2 Keenan Wenzel - SMSU
Pitcher: #17 Ansen Dulas - SMSU
3/21/23
Player: #8 Jake Hjelle – Minnesota Crookston
Pitcher: #40 Jonah Lewis – Concordia-St. Paul
3/28/23
Player: #32 Josh Dykhoff – Minnesota Crookston
Pitcher: #33 Jake Dykhoff - Minnesota Crookston (2)
4/4/23
Player: #14 Drey Dirksen - Augustana
Pitcher: #28 Seth Miller - Augustana
4/11/23
Player: #6 Colin Lynam – Wayne State
Pitcher: #28 Seth Miller - Augustana (2)
4/18/23
Player: #4 Trey Wells – Wayne State
Pitcher: #24 Keaton Parker – Upper Iowa
4/25/23
Player: #22 Sam Riola - St. Cloud State
Pitcher: #33 Jake Dykhoff - Minnesota Crookston (3)

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 25 team national championships and crowned 105 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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