Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State baseball team is set to travel to Yankton, South Dakota for a neutral site match-up with Minot State. The Wolves and Beavers will only play a doubleheader on Friday afternoon, after having Saturday's single game canceled. First pitch is scheduled for 1 and 3 p.m. at Bob Tereshinski Stadium, with Minot State being the home team on the scoreboard.

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

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NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters the weekend series with a record of 10-15 (5-7 NSIC), the Wolves are currently tenth in the conference standings
• The Wolves were swept by No. 16 Augustana on Tuesday afternoon, falling by scores of 6-0 and 10-2
• Northern is hitting .237 with 189 hits, 40 doubles, three triples, 12 homeruns, 90 RBI, and 98 runs scored
• Ramon Vega Jr. leads the team with a .329 batting average, totaling 24 hits, two doubles, one homerun, six RBI, and 12 runs scored this season
• Karson Hesser, Jack Paulson, and Reece Ragatz are tied for the team lead with two homeruns each
• The NSU pitching staff has recorded an ERA of 5.63, allowing 225 hits and 105 walks, while throwing 187 strikeouts; opponents hold a .286 batting average against NSU pitchers
• Max Otto (5-2) and Brian Baker (2-2) have been the team's top two starting pitchers this season; in seven starts Otto has recorded an ERA of 3.14 and has stuck out 39 batters, and Baker has made five starts while recording an ERA of 5.96 and has struck out 29 batters
• Otto is tied for second among all NSIC pitchers with five wins this season, and he has totaled the fourth most innings pitched (43.0) in the conference
• In relief on the mound Christian Mundt has made six appearances and has recorded an ERA of 3.00, and Michael Chevalier has made three starts and two relief appearances to record an ERA of 4.26 while striking out 23 batters

MINOT STATE STORYLINES

• Minot State enters the weekend with a record of 19-13 (13-4 NSIC), the Beavers are currently third in the conference standings
• The Beavers extended their win streak to 11 games with a sweep of Concordia-St. Paul yesterday, winning games by scores of 21-2 and 16-3
• MISU is hitting .298 with 321 hits, 68 doubles, 12 triples, 39 homeruns, 220 RBI, and 240 runs scored
• Declan Buckle is the reigning NSIC Player of the Week after leading Minot State to the sweep of No. 17 Augustana; he batted .625 in the series, going 5-for-8 with a walk, double, homerun, four RBI, and four runs scored
• Buckle leads the team with a .371 batting average, totaling 36 hits, seven doubles, seven homeruns, 24 RBI, and 29 runs scored
• The Minot State pitching staff has recorded an ERA of 4.30, allowing 246 hits and 125 walks, while throwing 302 strikeouts; opponents hold a .245 batting average against Minot pitchers
• RJ Martinez (4-0) and Dominick Parkhurst (3-0) are the top two starting pitchers for the Beavers; Martinez has recorded an ERA of 0.69 in five starts and has struck out 52 batters, and Parkhurst has recorded an ERA of 2.12 in six starts and has struck out 35 batters
• Trevyn Badger has pitched 21.1 innings in relief this season, recording an ERA of 2.11 and has struck out 19 batters
• Scott Eul is in his sixth season as the head coach at Minot State, he holds a record of 150-92 during his time with the Beavers

LOOKING BACK TO 2021

• Minot State won last year's three-game series in Aberdeen, two games to one
• Northern State won the series finale 10-0 on April 18^th; the game was highlighted by Seth Brewer's no-hitter, as he struck out nine batters and only walked one
• Minot State leads the all-time series 16-14