For Immediate Release
Monday, March 25, 2024
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
#23 Nick Thimsen (OF, 6-1, 198, Sr., R/R, Minnetonka, Minn. / Minnetonka HS) – Concordia-St. Paul
- Went 9-16 with five home runs and two doubles in a four game series with Minnesota Crookston   
- Had a four home run game, which is the most on record for CSP baseball
- Added 11 RBIs, five runs and a walk for the Golden Bears
- Finished with a perfect fielding percentage with 15 putouts and a pair of assists

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#23 Peter Tveite (RHP, 6-0, 190, Sr., R/R, Lakeville, Minn. / North HS) – Winona State
- Pitched a perfect game in a 12-0 win over BSU
- Retired all 21 batters in order over the 7.0 inning contest
- Registered 10 strikeouts
- Become just the second WSU pitcher to throw a perfect game in program history
- WSU began playing baseball in 1919

Other Top Performances - Player
Joe Kolbeck (AUGIE) 
- Hit .417 (5-for-12) with a pair of home runs and 10 RBI during a weekend sweep over UMD
- Scored four runs and reached twice via walk while holding a .533 OBP
- Went 3 for 5 with two home runs, seven RBI, and four runs scored during Friday's doubleheader
- Batting .354 with a 1.125 OPS on the season
Josh Walker (UMary)
- Scored the winning run in UMary's 6-1 win at Wayne State College
- Added a 3-run homer and finished the game 3-for-4 with a double, a home, two runs scored and three RBIs
- Walked three times and had an RBI in game two at WSC
- Reached base in 6-of-7 at bats at WSC
- Was 3-for-4 with three walks, a double, a home run, two runs scored and four RBIs 
- Had a slash line of .750/.857/1.750 and a 2.607 OPS
Teddy Giefer (UMC)
- Went 8-of-17, hitting .471 in four games against CSP leading the Golden Eagles to a 3-1 mark
- Scored three runs, had eight RBI, one double, and two home runs
- Went 4-of-5, with two runs scored, and five RBI in a win
- Leads the team with 33 RBI this season
Jack Nemetz (UMD)
- Was 3-for-10 (.300 AVG), with two homeruns, four RBIs over four games against Augustana
- Held a 1.000 fielding percentage with two put outs in three total chances from the field
Zach Stroh (MSU) 
- Had a walkoff homerun against SCSU
- Went 6-4 on the weekend with one HBP 
- Collected a run and two RBI on the series while maintaining a .323 BA
Brian Parry (MINOT) 
- Led the Beavers in a three-game series with Southwest Minnesota State
- Was 4-for-11 (.364) at the plate with an RBI and a stolen base
Brennan Phillips (NSU) 
- Hit .429 (6-for-14) in the four-game series against Sioux Falls
- Recorded two runs, two RBIs, one double, and one triple in the series
- Notched a slugging percentage of .643 and an on-base percentage of .500
- Was perfect on the defensive side with 16 put outs and two assists in the series
Isaac Nett (SMSU)
- Batted .500 in three games helping SMSU to a series win over Minot State
- Was 5 for 10 with a home run, three RBIs and eight total bases
- Finished with an .800 slugging pct. and a .643 on base pct
- Walked four times and was 2 for 2 in stolen bases
- Had nine put outs and zero errors in left field
Jess Ondell (WSU) 
- Was 5-of-11 at the plate in a three game sweep of BSU
- Scored five runs with four RBI
- Had a solo home run and a triple in the series

Other Top Performances - Pitcher
Mariano Gomez (AUGIE)
- Struck out six in five innings of work in a victory over UMD
- Held a 0.80 WHIP and .167 opponent batting average while not allowing an earned run
- Now holds a 1.26 ERA and 0.98 WHIP with 27 strikeouts in 14 1/3 innings of work on the season
- Top Performer for the second consecutive week
Lukas Frers (UMary)
- Pitched a 7 inning complete game in the Marauders 6-1 win at Wayne State
- Allowed just one run and three hits
- Struck out two and walked one 
- The first complete game of the season for UMary
- Has allowed just one run in his last 10.1 innings covering two starts
Jake Osowski (UMC) 
- Picked up his fourth win of the season
- Set the all-time wins mark at Minnesota Crookston
- Went six innings in the win over Concordia-St. Paul
- Held the Golden Bears to four hits and one run
- Struck out nine and walked just one
Louis Magers (MSU) 
- Worked five scoreless innings allowing only two hits to SCSU on 3.22
- Accumulated five strikeouts in helping the Mavericks down St. Cloud State 3-2
Michael Chevalier  (NSU) 
- Improved his record to 2-3 in his fifth start in the 4-1 win against Sioux Falls
- In 6.0 innings of work he tallied five strikeouts and one earned run
- Notched an ERA of 1.50 and held hitters to a .227 batting average
- Allowed five hits and four walks through six innings
Reese Gaber (USF)
- Complete game outing as he carried a perfect game into the seventh inning
- Allowed 1 hit, 1 run, and 1 walk
- Recorded 8 strikeouts and picked up the win
Kolby Kiser (SMSU)
- Tossed a seven-inning complete game two-hitter to help SMSU defeat Minot State 
- Struck out one and walked three, while hitting one batter 
- Improved to 3-1 on the season with a 1.87 ERA
Jack Habeck (SCSU) 
- Pitched 7.0 innings while recording his third win of the season in a 5-1 win over MSU
- Struck out three and only allowed one run on six hits over seven innings
- Matched his career-long outing from March 26, 2022 at Wayne State
-On the season, is 3-1 with a 5.86 ERA
- His three wins are the second-most of any NSIC pitcher this season
NSIC Baseball Players of the Week
2/13/24
Player: #4 Trey Wells – Wayne State  
Pitcher:  #12 Corbin Kirk – Wayne State
2/20/24
Player: #19 Mason Nadolney – Concordia-St. Paul
Pitcher: #21 Luke Tupy – St. Cloud State
2/27/24
Player: #2 Cal James – St. Cloud State
Pitcher: #26 Owen Weadge – Sioux Falls
3/4/24
Player: #2 Keenan Wenzel  - SMSU
Pitcher: #8 Ashton Michek  – Augustana
3/12/24
Player: #23 Jack Hines - Augustana
Pitcher: #48 Caleb Saari - Augustana
3/18/24
Player: #29 Noah Hull - UMary
Pitcher: #21 Luke Tupy – St. Cloud State (2) 
3/25/24
Player: #23 Nick Thimsen – Concordia-St. Paul
Pitcher: #23 Peter Tveite – Winona 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 113 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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