Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University baseball team hits the road this Tuesday for a midweek match-up with the Beavers of Minot State. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. between the two teams.
 
NSU bounced back in their third week of NSIC action going 4-2 against Bemidji State and Southwest Minnesota State. The NSU offense came alive hitting .332 through the 6-games including a week high .371 in the game two win over Bemidji State. The Wolves combined for 61 hits, 36 runs scored, 13 doubles, two homeruns, and 29 RBI. Defensively they committed nine errors, but tallied three errorless outings. Through the first 28 games of the season, the Wolves are hitting .284 with 239 hits, 148 runs scored, 45 doubles, eight triples, ten homeruns, and 132 RBI with a .963 fielding percentage. Recording wins for the Wolves on the mound were Nick Hoffard, Louie Carlos, Andrew Nichols, and Luke Chevalier. Kris Johnson notched two saves versus the Mustangs, while Isaiah Greene tallied one. Seth Sullwold led the team recording a hit in each of the six games with a .524 average. He knocked out five doubles and four RBI for the Wolves. Ben Carolin was second on the team hitting .455 with ten hits, notching at least one hit in every game. Lucas Lorenz was third on the team with a .409 average tallying a hit in each game with a total of nine on the week.
 
About the Beavers
- Minot State enters the doubleheader with a 15-11 record overall and 10-8 mark in league action.
- Jordan Schulz is leading six hitters with averages above .300 this season, hitting .402 with 35 hits.
- As a team the Beavers are hitting .305 with 251 hits, 145 runs scored, 58 doubles, six triples, 18 homeruns, and 130 RBI.
- They are also fielding .964 this season with 29 team errors.
- Tanner Alexander leads the team with three wins on the mound and a team leading 37 strikeouts and 42.2 innings pitched.
- The MSU staff holds a 5.02 ERA through 199.0 innings with a .285 opponent batting average and 151 strikeouts.
- MSU is led by head coach Scott Eul in his first season with the program.
 
A Season Ago
- The Wolves went 3-1 versus the Beavers at home in 2016 sweeping day one and splitting on day two.
- Nick Hoffard and Luke Chevalier tallied two of the three wins for the Wolves.
- Tyler Gripentrog led the team going 6-for-14 with five runs scored and two RBI.
- Jack Schmidt was second on the team going 6-for-17 with three runs scored and four RBI.