Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State university baseball team opens conference play this Friday and Saturday against Winona State University. With the conditions in Winona, the games will be played in Bettendorf, Iowa at TBK Bank Sports Complex. The address for TBK Bank Sports Complex is 4850 Competition Drive in Bettendorf, Iowa.
About Northern State:
- Northern State returns to action this weekend after playing 11 games in Florida, finishing the spring trip with a 5-6 record.
- NSU as a team is hitting .260 with 15 doubles, two triples, six home runs, and 47 runs batted in.
- The Wolves pitching staff is holding a 5.93 earned run average, 58 earned runs, 32 walks, and 82 strikeouts.
- Leading the way for the Wolves is Isaiah Chevalier, hitting .500 with one double, and 3-for-4 on stolen bases.
- Hayden Houts is hitting .390 with 16 hits, two doubles, one triple, two home runs, and 13 runs batted in.
- Sam McMacken has also hit two home runs while hitting .294 and five runs driven in.
- Tyler Jones in four appearances from the bullpen has only allowed seven hits, while striking out six in 7.0 innings pitched.
- John Werner is leading the Wolves with 21 strikeouts in 11.0 innings pitched, giving up a 2.45 earned run average. Luke Chevalier is second on the team with 13 strikeouts.
- John Poldberg picked up the only save for the Wolves this season pitching in five games and 5.1 innings out of the bullpen.
About Winona State:
- The Warriors enter the first weekend of conference play with a record of 6-5.
- As a team, Winona is hitting .268 with 19 doubles, two triples, five home runs, and 53 runs batted in.
- As a pitching staff, the Warriors are giving up 5.40 earned runs in 90.0 innings, striking out 63 and only walking 25 batters.
- Same Kohnle is leading the team with a .410 batting average with five doubles and five runs batted in.
- Tanner Williams is leading the team with four home runs and nine runs batted in.
- Derek Martin has a team leading 11 runs batted in the first 11 games of the season.
- Herold Nicolas has not allowed a run in 5.1 innings pitched with four saves and six strikeouts.
- Dillon Whittaker leads the staff with 17.0 innings pitched, 14 strikeouts, and 10 earned runs.
