Baseball | 4/25/2019 11:33:00 AM

Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State baseball team hits the road for a three-game series with St. Cloud State. Due to weather conditions in the forecast over the weekend, will be moved up to Friday and Saturday. On Friday, it will be a split doubleheader with the first game starting at 1:30 p.m. with the second game starting around 6 p.m. due to prior scheduling on the field. On Saturday, the Wolves and Huskies match-up for the final game of the series with first pitch at 12 p.m.
 
Quick Hit on the Wolves:

• The Wolves enter the weekend series with the Huskies with a 19-20 overall and 14-14 in conference play sitting in seventh place.
• Northern State played Wednesday morning against Minnesota Crookston and swept the Golden Eagles by a final score of 4-3 and 10-4.
• The Wolves are currently hitting .254 on the season with 56 doubles, four triples, 22 home runs, and 163 runs batted in.
• Isaiah Chevalier is leading the team with a .351 batting average with 33 hits, two doubles, nine runs batted in, and 13 stolen bases.
• Hayden Houts is second on the team hitting .346 with 10 doubles, two triples, five home runs, and 36 runs batted in.
• Chad Hinkle is leading the team with six home runs and has 25 runs batted in.
• Northern State allowed 5.53 earned runs per game with 189 earned runs, 259 strikeouts, and 189 walks.
• Luke Chevalier is 4-3 on the season with a 2.50 ERA with 15 earned runs, 15 walks, and 57 strikeouts.
• Cody Curfman has a 3.31 earned run average with 51.2 innings pitched with 19 earned runs, 52 strikeouts, and 17 walks.
• Zach Hartford has seven appearances with a 2.93 earned run average, with 15.1 innings pitched with eight walks, and 11 strikeouts.

 
About St. Cloud State:

• The Huskies are 33-7 and 19-5 in conference play and currently ranked fourth in the nation and second in the conference.
• The Huskies are hitting .324 as a team with 82 doubles, 13 triples, 26 home runs, and 272 runs batted in.
• Mitch Mallek is hitting .401 on the season, eight doubles, one triple, nine home runs, and 40 runs batted in.
• Najee Gaskins is hitting .382 with 12 doubles, four triples, four home runs, and 23 runs batted in.
• The Huskies pitching staff is allowing 2.89 runs per game, 101 earned runs, 77 walks, and 370 strikeouts.
• Matt Butler is leading the pitching staff with 1.35 earned run average with 26.2 innings pitched, six walks, and 28 strikeouts.
• Blake Flint has a 1.98 earned run average in 50.0 innings pitched, with nine walks, and 53 strikeouts.

 
Last Time Out:

• Wolves and Huskies played four times last season and Wolves took one game from them in a non-conference game in Tucson, Arizona.
• In the only victory, Hayden Hall hit a walk-off home run in the ninth inning to steal a game over the Huskies.
• Justin Barreneche and Dakota Stilson each tallied a hit in the victory.