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Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University baseball team is set for a trio of NSIC doubleheaders. The Wolves will open the week tomorrow at home versus Minnesota State. First pitch is set for 1:30 p.m. from Fossum Field. Northern will then travel to face No. 2 St. Cloud State in a pair of doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday. Start times are set for 1 p.m. on Saturday and 12 p.m. on Sunday.
 
The Wolves enter the 6-game series with a 14-17 record overall and 7-11 in league action. Northern currently sits ninth in the NSIC standings with two weeks remaining in regular season action. NSU went 3-1 a weekend ago versus Minot State and will face Minnesota State, No. 2 St. Cloud State, U-Mary, and Minnesota Crookston to close out the regular season. Jack Schmidt and Matt Stubbs are currently leading five Wolves hitting above .300 this season with .463 and .402 averages respectively. Schmidt has tallied a team leading 57 hits, 37 runs scored, 46 RBI, and 12 doubles. Lucas Lorenz sits atop the team with ten homeruns this season, followed by Stubbs with eight on the year. The Wolves are hitting .322 as a team with 337 hits, 235 runs scored, 61 doubles, 11 triples, 35 homeruns, and 205 RBI.
 
Colton Boucher and Nick Hoffard lead the Wolves on the hill with 4-3 and 3-3 records this season. Boucher has thrown 47.1 innings for NSU with a team leading 45 strikeouts, while Hoffard enters the week with 39.0 innings of work and 12 strikeouts. Luke Chevalier leads the Wolves relievers with a 3.06 ERA and one win in eight appearances. The NSU staff holds a 7.37 season ERA with 17 different Wolves making an appearance in 2016.
 
About Minnesota State
- The Mavericks enter the match-up with the Wolves with a 22-13 record overall and 13-8 record in NSIC play
- MSU is currently fifth in the NSIC standings and will round out the regular season versus Winona State, Wayne State, and Sioux Falls
- Josh Wenzel is leading six Mavericks hitting above .300 with a .374 average this season. He has also tallied a team leading 49 hits and ten doubles
- Minnesota State is hitting .315 as a team with 362 hits, 261 runs scored, 60 doubles, 11 triples, 35 homeruns, and 226 RBI
- A total of four Mavericks have multiple wins this season, led by Mitchell Bauer and Brody Rodning with 4-2 and 4-1 records in 2016. Rodning is leading the team with 60 strikeouts in 50.1 innings of work
- The MSU pitching staff has tallied a 4.38 ERA with a .282 opponent average
- Minnesota State is led by head coach Matt Magers in his 8^th season with the program. He entered the season with a career record of 306-86
 
A Season Ago
- The Wolves went 1-2 versus the Mavericks in 2015, with their lone winning coming in the NSIC Tournament
- NSU tallied the 7-6 victory over the No. 6 Mavericks to move on to the semi-final round of the tournament
- Jack Schmidt was one of four Wolves to record multiple hits in the outing, and knocked in a team leading two RBI
- Marcus Manderbach earned the save for NSU throwing a one-two-three top of the ninth
 
About No. 2 St. Cloud State
- The Huskies enter the week with a 30-4 record overall and 15-4 record in league action and will face Bemidji State in a mid-week doubleheader prior to facing the Wolves
- SCSU is currently sitting third in the league and will finish out the regular season versus Bemidji State, Minnesota Duluth, and Minot State
- Reese Gregory leads eight Huskie starters hitting above .300 this season with a .453 average, while Karl Sorensen has connected for a team leading 56 hits.
- SCSU is hitting .384 as a team with 465 hits, 365 runs scored, 105 doubles, 15 triples, 65 homeruns, and 343 RBI
- Sheldon Miks leads the team on the mound with a 6-1 record and 1.74 ERA. Miks has also added a team leading 52 strikeouts in 57.0 innings of work
- The Huskies staff has a 3.75 ERA this season and an opponent batting average of .235, with eight arms tallying multiple wins
- St. Cloud is led by head coach Pat Dolan in his ninth season with the program. Dolan entered the year with a SCSU record of 323-111-1 and a career record of 551-288-11
 
Earlier this Season
- The Wolves fell to St. Cloud State in a pair of games from Tucson with scores of 17-12 and 11-1
- Jack Schmidt led the NSU offense in the two games going 6-for-8 from the plate with three runs scored, three RBI, a double, and a home run
- Nick Hoffard and Marcus Manderbach each suffered a loss, while Andrew Nichols, Brock Ragatz, Nate Zeise and Kris Johnson threw in relief
- The Wolves knocked out 25 hits in the two games, while the Huskies notched 32 as a team