Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University baseball team will play their final non-conference games of the season from US Bank Stadium on Sunday. The Wolves match-up against Minnesota Duluth for a pair of early bird contests at 12 and 2:30 a.m. in Minneapolis.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Fans are not permitted into US Bank Stadium
• Live stats and live video are also available at the link above
• The new NSIC Network is now live; search "NSIC Network" on your favorite device to download the app and watch the Wolves all season long

 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves enter the weekend after a Tuesday split at Mount Marty
• Northern is hitting .178 as a team with eight hits, two doubles, one homerun, and six RBI
• Spencer Sarringar and Ben Carolin lead the team hitting .500 this season with three hits each
• Sarringar blasted the team's lone homerun, while Carolin leads NSU with three RBI
• The NSU staff holds a 4.31 ERA through 13.0 innings pitched with a .293 opponent batting average
• Seth Brewer notched a win over the Lancers, throwing 3.2 innings with five strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA

 
MINNESOTA DULUTH STORYLINES

• The Bulldogs will open their season versus the Wolves
• UMD was picked tenth in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning 77 points
• Duluth fell one point behind the Wolves who were picked ninth
• Henry George and Liam Blaschko were tabbed as the team's player and pitcher to watch for the 2021 season
• The Bulldogs are led by head coach Bob Reints in his 21^st season at the helm

 
LOOKING BACK TO 2020

• The Wolves and Bulldogs last faced off in 2019, with Northern notching a mid-week sweep (13-8, 6-0)
• NSU is 24-50 all-time versus UMD