Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State baseball team continues their stretch of road games to open NSIC play with a stop at Upper Iowa on Monday and Tuesday (March 28^th and 29^th). The 3-game series was originally scheduled for this weekend, however it has been pushed back due to rain and snow accumulations this past week in Fayette, Iowa. The Wolves and Peacocks will now play a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m. on Monday, and a single game starting at 12 p.m. on Tuesday at Robertson Woods Field.

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

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

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters the series with a record of 6-9 (1-1 NSIC) on the season
• The Wolves split their mid-week series with Concordia-St. Paul, dropping the first game 4-1 and winning the second game 4-2
• Northern is hitting .253 with 126 hits, 27 doubles, two triples, seven homeruns, 63 RBI, and 67 runs scored
• Ramon Vega Jr. is leading the team with a hitting percentage of .319, totaling 15 hits, one double, two RBI, and eight runs scored on the season
• The NSU pitching staff has recorded an ERA of 5.08, allowing 121 hits and 68 walks, while throwing 121 strikeouts; opponents hold a batting average of .261 against NSU pitchers
• Max Otto is the team's top starting pitcher with a record 4-1 in in five starts and appearances; Otto has recorded an ERA of 2.40 on the season and has allowed 25 hits and 11 walks, while throwing 35 strikeouts
• Otto's four wins on the season leads all NSIC pitchers, he also ranks second in the conference in strikeouts, and eighth in ERA
• In the relief Tyler Boyum has yet to allow an earned run in two appearances on the season, and Andrew Pugliano and Michael Chevalier hold an ERA of 3.00 and 3.38 respectively in three appearances for both

UPPER IOWA STORYLINES

• Upper Iowa enters the series with a record of 2-12 (0-3 NSIC) on the season
• The Peacocks' mid-week series against Southwest Minnesota State was canceled, and they opened NSIC action dropping all four games in their series with Minnesota Duluth
• UIU is hitting .228 with 91 hits, 12 doubles, six triples, seven homeruns, 50 RBI, and 58 runs scored
• Jerry Garcia is the lone player on the team batting over .300, hitting .310 on the season with 13 hits, two doubles, one homerun, four RBI, and seven runs scored
• Cael Luzum and Nicholas Vite are both tied for fourth in the NSIC in stolen bases this season, they enter the series with eight a piece
• The Upper Iowa pitching staff has recorded an ERA of 7.09, allowing 143 hits and 43 walks, while throwing 86 strikeouts; opponents hold a batting average of .333 against UIU pitchers
• The Peacocks top two pitchers are Sam Marhefke and Race Geesink, Marhefke has pitched 12.1 innings and recorded an ERA of 2.19 while Geesink has thrown 3.1 innings and holds an ERA of 2.70
• Jeremy Ische is in his fourth season as the head coach at Upper Iowa, he holds a career record of 28-79 with the Peacocks

LOOKING BACK TO 2021

• Northern State defeated Upper Iowa 9-4 in the final game of a 3-game series in Aberdeen on April 10, 2021
• Upper Iowa leads the all-time series 23-15