Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State baseball team is set to make their final road trip of the regular season with a mid-week doubleheader at Minnesota Crookston on Wednesday afternoon. The Wolves and Golden Eagles are scheduled for a 1 and 3 p.m. first pitch at the Minnesota Crookston Baseball Field.

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

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NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters the mid-week series with a record of 15-21 (10-13 NSIC), the Wolves are currently ninth in the conference standings
• Northern went 1-2 in their series against UMary this past weekend, dropping the first two games by scores of 4-2 and 5-0 before winning the series finale 4-1
• Northern State is hitting .234 with 262 hits, 55 doubles, four triples, 18 homeruns, 129 RBI, and 144 runs scored
• Karson Hesser leads the team with a batting average of .292 and has totaled 35 hits, five doubles, two triples, two homeruns, nine RBI, and 17 runs scored this season
• Reece Ragatz leads the Wolves with four homeruns and 20 RBI
• The NSU pitching staff has recorded an ERA of 5.68, allowing 331 hits and 152 walks, while throwing 270 strikeouts; opponents hold a .289 batting average against NSU pitchers
• Max Otto holds the lowest ERA by a Northern State pitcher with a 2.61 average, in ten starts this season he has a record of 6-3 and has struck out 52 batters
• In his last two appearances against Bemidji State and UMary, Otto has pitched 13.0 scoreless innings and ten strikeouts while holding the opponents to a .163 batting average
• Christian Mundt and Mike Stubbs have been the top relief pitchers this season; Mundt holds an ERA of 4.15 in 13.0 innings pitched and has struck out 12 batters while Stubbs holds an era of 4.29 in 21 innings pitched and has struck out 16 batters

MINNESOTA CROOKSTON STORYLINES

• Minnesota Crookston enters the mid-week series with a record of 15-25 (7-14 NSIC), the Golden Eagles are currently 12th in the conference standings
• Crookston went 0-2 in their series against St. Cloud State this past weekend, dropping the first two games by scores of 10-0 and 3-2 before the series finale was canceled due to inclement weather
• Minnesota Crookston is hitting .239 with 303 hits, 67 doubles, four triples, 32 homeruns, 192 RBI, and 213 runs scored
• Jake Hjelle leads the team with a batting average of .320 and has totaled 48 hits, eight doubles, one triple, 11 homeruns, 35 RBI and 34 runs scored
• Ben Goelz leads the Golden Eagles with 12 homeruns and 35 RBI
• The UMC pitching staff has recorded an ERA of 5.26, allowing 381 hits and 118 walks, while throwing 304 strikeouts; opponents hold a .297 batting average against UMC pitchers
• Jake Dykhoff has thrown five complete games in ten starts for Minnesota Crookston, in 67.0 innings pitched he has recorded an ERA of 2.69 and has struck out 78 batters
• Jake Osowski has made seven relief appearances and five starts this season, in 47.2 innings pitched he has recorded an ERA of 2.08 and has struck out 40 batters
• Steve Gust is in his eighth season as the head coach at Minnesota Crookston, he holds a career record of 287-317

LOOKING BACK TO MARCH

• Northern State and Minnesota Crookston faced off in a non-conference game in Auburndale, Florida earlier this season on March 13^th, the Golden Eagles earned an 8-3 win
• In the loss Niko Pezonella and Spencer Sarringar each went 2-for-5 at the plate, and each drove in one run for an RBI
• Northern State leads the all-time series 48-16