Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University baseball team heads down to Wayne, Neb. for a three game weekend series against Wayne State. The double header on Sunday is scheduled for 12/2 p.m. and one game on Monday starting at 12 p.m.
 
Quick Hits on the Wolves:

• The Wolves enter the weekend series with a 10-11 record and 5-5 in NSIC play.
• Last time out the Wolves split with Augustana in a midweek double header by the final scores of 6-5 and 3-13.
• NSU enters the series with a .261 batting average, 30 doubles, four triples, 15 home runs, 98 runs batted in, 21-30 stolen bases, and a .958 fielding percentage.
• Northern State pitching staff has allowed 6.42 earned run average, giving up 118 earned runs, 87 walks, and 136 strikeouts.
• Hayden Houts is leading the charge for the Wolves hitting, .368, with five doubles, two triples, four home runs, and 25 runs batted in.
• Isaiah Chevalier is second on the team hitting .356 with two doubles, seven runs batted in, and 6-9 on stolen bases this year.
• Sam McMacken is tied with Houts with four home runs on the season, also driving in 12 runs.
• Chad Hinkle has hit three home runs with 12 runs batted in. Spencer Sarringar is a perfect 4-for-4 in stolen bases this season.
• Mike Stubbs has allowed two earned runs in 12.0 innings pitched this season out of the bullpen with four strikeouts.
• Luke Chevalier is leading the team in innings pitched with 26.0, 25 strikeouts, and a .258 batting average against.
• John Werner is leading with 2.25 earned run average with 28 strikeouts, and a 2-0 record.
• Tyler Jones picked up one save on the season with a 5.84 earned run average, in 12.1 innings pitched, and nine strikeouts.

 
About the Wildcats:

• The Wildcats enter the weekend series with a 16-7 overall and 7-3 in conference play.
• Wayne Stat is hitting .29 as a team with 55 doubles, six triples, and 22 home runs through 23 games.
• Alex Logelin and Kyle Thompson are leading the charge, each hitting .381 on the season. Logelin has hit 15 double, three home runs, and driven in 19. Thompson has hit four home runs with 26 runs batted in.
• Brendan Madsen is hitting .333 with seven doubles and seven stolen bases.
• Wayne State as a pitching staff has allowed 4.23 earned runs a game with 86 earned runs, 93 walks, and 180 striketous.
• Hunter Wienhoff has made six starts for the Wildcats with a record of 5-1 with 37.1 innings pitched, 11 earned runs, 17 walks, and 34 strikeouts.
• Ryan Obrecht has made six appearances with a 2.05 earned run average, pitching 22.0 innings, five earned runs, seven walks, and 21 strikeouts.
• Wayne State is led by Alex Koch in his fifth season as head coach of the Wildcats.

 
Last Time Out:

• These two teams matched-up in the conference tournament last year as the Wolves eliminated the Wildcats by a final score of 12-6.
• Justin Barreneche scored twice in the victory, Hayden Hall tallied one hit with one run batted in, and scored twice.
• Tyler Jones threw 3.0 innings in the game allowing six hits and three runs.
• Wolves are 10-47 all-time against the Wildcats.