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The Northern State baseball team opens NSIC play this weekend as the Wolves open league play with a four-game series with Augustana down in Sioux Falls. The first doubleheader of the series will be played Friday night beginning at 3:30. The series finishes Sunday with a pair of games beginning at noon.

The Wolves enter the weekend with a 6-4 record after going 5-4 down in Arizona at the Tucson Invitational. NSU has won four consecutive games. The Vikings are 8-6 on the year and are 1-0 at Ronken Field.

About Augustana
• Augustana is hitting .317 as a squad
• The Vikings have a powerful offense as they are averaging 7.21 runs scored per game
• Augustana has 88 RBI so far this year
• The Vikings have 38 stolen bases on the season
• Augustana has 139 hits in 14 games
• Tony Viger leads the team with a .412 batting average, .686 slugging percentage and eight doubles this season
• Marcus O'Neill's 15 runs scored lead the team
• Jack Goihl and Alex Fink each have 15 RBI this season, tied for the most on the Vikings
• Goihl also has a team-leading nine stolen bases on the year.
 
About Northern State
• Northern State is hitting .290 on the year as a team
• The Wolves are averaging 6.1 runs per game this season
• Northern State has 54 RBI through 10 games
• NSU has hit two home runs this year
• Riley Shintaffer leads the team with nine RBI
• Shintaffer also leads the team with two triples in 10 games
• Derek Tymesen has a team-leading .455 batting average (10 for 22)
• Eric O' Bryan's five stolen bases rank first on the Wolves
• Kris Keating has not allowed an earned run in 6.1 innings of work so far this season
• NSU has a team ERA of 4.56 per game.