For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
#4 Trey Wells (C, 6-5, 225, So., R/R, Omaha, Neb. / Elkhorn North HS) – Wayne State
- Hit .600 going 6 for 10 with two doubles, triple and six RBI in four-game sweep over BSU
- Hit safely in all four games and had four walks with three hit batters and 1.000 slugging percentage
- Was 2 for 3 with double, triple and three RBI in Saturday 16-0 win
- Also went 2 for 3 in 7-1 win Saturday
- Had three RBIs in Sunday's 12-9 win

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#12 Corbin Kirk (LHP, 6-1, 215, Jr., L/L, Casper, Wyo. / Kelly Walsh HS) – Wayne State
- Allowed just one hit in a 12-0 win over Bemidji State
- Went 5.0 innings with nine strikeouts
- Threw 4.1 innings of no hit ball, allowing just a fifth inning single

Other Top Performances - Player
Teddy Giefer (UMC) 
- Hit .467 in three games against UC Colorado Springs, as the Golden Eagles went 1-2
- Had one home run, seven RBI, and three runs scored
- Posted a .867 slugging percentage, and a 1.334 OPS
- Was 2-of-6 with a home run in the win on Friday
- Went 4-of-5 in a game Thursday against the Mountain Lions
Mitchell Gumbko (SCSU)
- Hit safely in all games while logging a .360 batting average
- Had nine hits, two doubles, six runs, 2 RBI, 11 total bases and four stolen bases
- Opened the season on a six-game hit streak and has recorded multiple hits in three games
- Logged RBIs against Arkansas Tech and Missouri Western
- Went 2-4 at the plate while recording a career-best three stolen bases and three runs in win over No. 9 Southern New Hampshire
- Went 2-5 with two runs, a double and an RBI against Missouri Western

Other Top Performances - Pitcher
Payton VanBeck (SCSU) 
- Recorded two very strong starts for the Huskies in the opening two weeks of play
- Recorded 11.2 IP with a 2.31 ERA, .190 opponent batting average and 15 strikeouts
- Allowed three earned runs on eight hits
- Pitched the middle game of the Houston Winter Invitational , stifling No. 7-ranked Millersville over 5.2 innings over work
- Struck out a career-best 10 batters while allowing two earned runs on three hits with only one walk
- Pitching in the series finale against Missouri Western
- Pitched 6.0 innings with five strikeouts while only allowing one earned run on five hits and two walks

NSIC Baseball Players of the Week
2/13/24
Player: #4 Trey Wells – Wayne State  
Pitcher:  #12 Corbin Kirk – Wayne 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 25 team national championships and crowned 111 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.