Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State baseball heads to Kissimmee, Florida to play seven games over spring break. The Wolves kick off the Russ Matt Invitational playing Seton Hill Thursday, March 5 at 9 a.m., Findlay Friday, March 6 at 9 a.m., Saint Anselm College Friday, March 6 at 12:30 p.m., Tiffin University at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7, West Chester Monday, March 9 at 1 p.m., Wayne State Tuesday, March 10 at 9:30 a.m., and St. Cloud State on Wednesday, March 11 at 8:30 a.m. 
 
ABOUT THE WOLVES

• NSU takes their third straight road trip of the season with a record of 0-6 overall
• Northern has a .225 team batting average through six games notching 40 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, two homeruns, 14 RBI, and 21 runs scored
• Jack Paulson leads the Northern State offense hitting .357 on the year with five hits, while Isaiah Chevalier holds a .33 batting average with six hits
• In addition, the Wolves are posting a .337 slugging percentage and .335 on base percentage
• The NSU pitching has combined for a 6.70 ERA through 43.0 innings pitched with 34 strikeouts and a .292 opponent batting average
• Zach Hrvol leads the staff throwing 10.0 innings with ten strikeouts, while John Werner leads the starters with a 4.50 ERA

 
ABOUT THE GRIFFINS

• Seaton Hill travels to Florida as they are 7-3 overall this season 
• SHU is 3-1 in their last four games as No. 13 Embry-Riddle University handed the Griffins the loss 16-8 
• The Griffins are hitting .319 as a team led by Jordan Fiedor batting .441
• Fiedor has 15 hits, one double, and three triples on the year
• Tanner Froehlich leads Seaton Hill with 11 RBI on 14 hits, posting a .945 on base percentage
• Jared Kollar leads the Griffins pitching staff with a 0.00 ERA and a perfect 3-0 record in his three starts this season, pitching 17.0 innings
• Seaton Hill is led by skipper Marc Marizzaldi in his 17th season with the program

 
LAST MEETING

• This will be the first meeting between the Wolves and the Griffins in program history

 
 
ABOUT THE OILERS

• University of Findlay enters Florida with records of 4-4 overall, and 4-4 on neutral fields 
• The Oilers hold a batting average of .323 with 58 runs scored in their eight games played
• Tyler Burley leads the team with a .429 average, recording ten runs, 12 hits, and one double
• The Oilers pitching staff is led by Kyle Anthony, in his two appearances on the mount he is 1-1 with one complete game on 12.1 innings pitched; posting a 1.46 ERA
• UF is led by head coach Stephen Parrill as he enters his seventh season with the program

 
LAST MEETING

• The Wolves split two games with the Oilers a year ago dropping the first game 6-2, then rebounding for a 10-2 win
• Zach Hrvol and John Werner both got the starting nods against Findlay
• John Werner picked up the win in game two throwing 5.0 innings with 12 strikeouts
• Houts was 2-for-3 with four RBI's, one walk, and two runs
• Northern is 2-4 all-time against Findlay

 
ABOUT THE HAWKS

• Saint Anselm is 4-5 overall, 4-0 on the road, and 0-5 at neutral fields this season in their nine games
• The Hawks hold a batting average of .223 with a .342 slugging percentage
• Matt Collins leads Saint Anselm with a hitting .355 with 11 hits posting a .419 slugging percentage
• Ryan Schworer is 1-1 in his two starts throwing 12 innings recording 11 strikeouts and recording a 1.50 ERA
• Saint Anselm is led by Jerod Edmondson entering his 14th season

 
LAST MEETING

• This will be the first meeting between the Wolves and the Hawks in program history

 
ABOUT THE DRAGONS

• Tiffin University has yet to lose a game as they are 7-0 overall
• As a team, the Dragons hold a hitting average of .335 with a .506 slugging percentage
• Zach Campbell leads Tiffin University hitting .583 with 14 hits, three double, two triples, and two homeruns with ten RBI
• Michael Boswell leads the Dragons pitching staff, throwing for 12 innings with a 0.75 ERA and 11 strikeouts
• Tiffin University is led by Joe Wilkins in his eighth season as the head coach

 
LAST MEETING

• Northern is 0-1 against Tiffin as they dropped a slugging fest to them last year 12-11
• Hayden Houts was 3-for-5 with one homerun

 
ABOUT THE GOLDEN RAMS

• West Chester University is 4-2 overall in 2020
• The Golden Rams are batting .304 as a team led by Nick D'Amore holding an average of .474 with 14 RBI on nine hits
• Zach Rice leads the West Chester pitching staff, throwing 13.2 innings with 13 strikeouts and a 1.98 ERA
• The Golden Rams are led by head coach Jad Prachniak in his ninth season

 
LAST MEETING

• This will be the first meeting between Northern and West Chester in program history

 
 
ABOUT THE WILDCATS

• Wayne State travels south with records of 6-4 overall, 4-2 on the road, and 2-2 at neutral fields
• The Wildcats are hitting .341 as a team led by Noah Roberts batting .571 with four doubles on 12 hits
• WSC pitching staff is led by Aidan Breedlove with a 2.63 ERA through 13.2 innings pitched
• The Wildcats are led by Alex Koch in his sixth season

 
LAST MEETING

• The Wolves dropped the three-game series last year 5-2, 14-8, and 3-2
• In the series, Houts was 3-for-12 with one RBI
• Northern is 10-50 all-time against Wayne State dropping the three-game series to them just a year ago

 
ABOUT THE HUSKIES

• St. Cloud State heads south with a 6-2 overall record and 6-1 at neutral fields this season
• The Huskies are averaging .243 as a team led by John Nett as he is batting .357 with ten hits
• Matthew Osterberg sits perfect on the year at 1-0 through 11 innings pitched, he has one complete game and 14 strikeouts
• The Huskies are led by skipper Pat Dolan in his 13th season

 
LAST MEETING

• Northern dropped both games to St. Cloud at U.S. Bank Stadium three weeks ago 9-0 in game one and 3-1 in game two
• Connor Burgess was 1-for-4 with a double and a run
• Isaiah Chevalier was 1-for-3 with a double
• NSU is 9-39 all-time against SCSU