Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State baseball doubleheader at Concordia-St. Paul has been pushed back one day to Thursday, March 24th. First pitch is scheduled for 1 and 3 p.m. from Veterans Field in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live stats and live video are available at the links above

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters the mid-week doubleheader with a record of 5-8 on the season
• The Wolves were originally scheduled to open NSIC play with a 3-game series at Winona State this past weekend, however the series was canceled due to field conditions
• Northern is hitting .259 with 114 hits, 24 doubles, two triples, seven homeruns, 59 RBI, and 62 runs scored
• Karson Hesser leads the team with a batting average of .341 on the season, he has notched 14 hits, with two doubles, one triple, one homerun, three RBI, and five runs scored
• The NSU pitching staff has recorded an ERA of 5.37, allowing 110 hits and 63 walks, while throwing 108 strikeouts; opponents hold a batting average of .268 against NSU pitchers
• Max Otto leads the Northern State pitchers with a record of 3-1 on the season in four starts and 21.0 innings pitched; he has an ERA of 3.00, allowing 19 hits and nine walks, while striking out 25 batters
• In the bullpen Michael Chevalier and Seth Brewer have each earned a save this season, and Andrew Pugliano holds an ERA of 3.00 in four appearances and 12.0 innings pitched

CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL STORYLINES

• Concordia-St. Paul enters the mid-week doubleheader with a record of 9-6 (3-0 NSIC) on the season
• The Golden Bears swept a 3-game series against Bemidji State this past weekend, earning victories of 2-0, 7-2, and 2-1 to open NSIC action
• Concordia is hitting .284 with 135 hits, 20 doubles, one triple, 15 homeruns, 88 RBI, and 102 runs scored
• Jack Young is one of six players on the team to have a batting average over .300, hitting .372 on the season with 16 hits, two doubles, one triple, six RBI, and seven runs scored
• Jaden Werner and Chandler Ibach have each hit four homeruns on the season, accounting for 14 and 11 RBI respectively
• The CSP pitching staff has recorded an ERA of 4.95, allowing 119 hits and 63 walks, while throwing 103 strikeouts; opponents hold a batting average of .266 against CSP pitchers
• Luke DeGrammont and Korey Dahlberg each hold a record of 2-0 with three starts on the mound for the Golden Bears; DeGrammont holds an ERA of 1.86 in 19.1 innings pitched while throwing 20 strikeouts and Dahlberg has an ERA of 6.35 in 11.1 innings pitched
• Alec Holcomb has recorded three saves in five appearances out of the bullpen for CSP, and has allowed an ERA of 1.42 in 6.1 innings pitched
• Neil Lerner is in his third season as the head coach at Concordia-St. Paul, holding a career record of 31-35

LOOKING BACK TO 2021

• Northern State swept a triple header with Concordia-St. Paul on March 28, 2021; the Wolves earned victories of 5-3, 1-0, and 3-0 against the Golden Bears during the day in Minnetonka, Minnesota
• Concordia-St. Paul leads the all-time series 48-18, however the Wolves currently hold a 6-game win streak in the series