Aberdeen, S.D. – With Fossum Field still not quite in playing condition, the Northern State and Southwest Minnesota State 3-game series has been moved to nearby Webster, South Dakota, on Sunday and Monday. The series with the Wolves and Mustangs will get underway at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday and 12 p.m. on Monday. Following Northern's series with SMSU, the Wolves will then be back on the road for their final road doubleheader of the regular season at St. Cloud State. NSU and SCSU are set for 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. first pitch times at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

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NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters the weekend with a record of 10-25 (5-19 NSIC)
• This past week the Wolves were swept in a doubleheader at UMary, falling by scores of 16-3 and 5-4 on Wednesday afternoon
• As a team Northern has hit .272 with 295 hits, 66 doubles, one triple, 38 homeruns, 169 RBI, and 193 runs scored through 35 games played
• Jack Paulson leads four NSU batters hitting above .300 this season with a .345 batting average, others include Jackson Meyer (.328), Niko Pezonella (.326), and Reece Ragatz (.316)
• Pezonella leads the Wolves with a .456 on-base percentage and a 1.086 on-base plus slugging percentage, while Ragatz holds a team leading .684 slugging percentage and is second on the team with a 1.064 on-base plus slugging percentage
• Paulson leads Northern State with 41 hits this season while Pezonella has notched a team-best ten doubles
• Ragatzs has recorded the Wolves' lone triple of the season and leads the team with nine homeruns and 32 RBI
• Portner has tallied a team-best 33 runs scored this season
• Paulson and Meyer are each riding a team-best 3-game hit streak going into this weekend's series
• On the base paths Karson Hesser has collected a team-high seven stolen bases
• The Wolves' pitching staff has recorded an ERA of 7.96, allowing 331 hits and 154 walks, while throwing 284 strikeouts; opponents have held a .299 batting average against NSU pitchers
• Northern State's top two starting pitchers are Max Otto (0-7) and Michael Chevalier (4-4) who have recorded ERAs of 5.11 and 5.26 respectively; Otto has pitched three complete games and made nine starts this season while Chevalier has made ten starts on the mound
• Otto has thrown a team-high 69 strikeouts and held opponents to a .245 batting average, and Chevalier is second on the team with 62 strikeouts and has limited opponents to a .237 batting average
• In the bullpen Jack Miller and Cooper Tessendorf have been key relief pitchers for the Wolves, recording ERAs of 2.00 and 2.89 respectively; Miller has held opponents to a .278 batting average in 9.0 innings pitched in nine appearances, while Tessendorf has held opponents to a .215 batting average in 18.2 innings of work in ten appearances and one start
• Otto, Blake Ask, Tyler Boyum, and Brenden Baxter have all recorded one save in relief this season

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE STORYLINES

• Southwest Minnesota State enters this weekend's 3-game series with a record of 22-12 (14-10 NSIC)
• This past week the Mustangs split with Minnesota Duluth at home, falling in game one 18-6 before securing an 18-13 win in game two on Wednesday afternoon
• As a team Southwest has hit .320 with 362 hits, 62 doubles, 12 triples, 32 homeruns, 245 RBI, and 269 runs scored through 34 games played
• Chase McDaniel leads four SMSU batters hitting above .300 this season with a .388 batting average, others include Jaxon Haase (.379), Owen Latendresse (.351), and Isaac Nett (.349)
• Haase leads the Mustangs with a .644 slugging percentage and a 1.071 on-base plus slugging percentage, while Nett holds a team leading .483 on-base percentage and is second on the team with a 1.061 on-base plus slugging percentage
• McDaniel leads SMSU with 54 hits and 41 runs scored this season, he is also tied with Haase and Max Kalenberg with eight doubles
• Latendresse and Robbie Smith each have a team-leading four triples this season, and Haase has hit a team-best nine homeruns
• McDaniel enters the series with team-best 11-game hit streak
• On the base paths McDaniel has collected a team-high nine stolen bases
• The Mustangs' pitching staff has recorded an ERA of 5.37, allowing 298 hits and 145 walks, while throwing 267 strikeouts; opponents have held a .278 batting average against SMSU pitchers
• The trio of Ansen Dulas (3-1), Ryan Chmielewski (3-1), and Kolby Kiser (3-1) have been Southwest's primary starting pitchers this season, recording ERAs of 2.81, 3.32, and 3.58 respectively
• Kiser leads SMSU with 58 strikeouts and has held opponents to a .243 batting average, while Chmielewski is second on the team with 43 strikeouts and has limited opponents to a .258 batting average
• A pair of key relief pitchers include Logan McCray (1-1) and Kobe Lovell (1-0) who have recorded ERAs of 3.77 and 3.95 respectively; McCray has started two games and made five total appearances while holding opponents to a .302 batting average, while Lovell has made eight relief appearances while striking out 12 batters and limiting opponents to a .204 batting average
• Brady Brosz (1-1) leads the Mustangs with three saves on the mound, while Owen Latendresse (1-0) and Theo Giedd (3-0) have each earned one
• Paul Blanchard is in his 27^th and final season as the head baseball coach at Southwest Minnesota State, the Mustangs' all-time wins leader has accumulated a career record of 586-568-2 during his time at SMSU

LAST MATCH-UP

• Last season the Northern State fell victim to a 3-game sweep by Southwest Minnesota State at Fossum Field, falling by scores of 6-0, 5-1, and 6-4 in the final series of the regular season
• The Mustangs lead the all-time series 90-38, and have won the past four match-ups since the Wolves last win in 2019

ST. CLOUD STATE STORYLINES

• St. Cloud State enters the weekend with a record of 24-14 (16-7 NSIC) and will face Minnesota Duluth on Saturday and Sunday prior to welcoming Northern State to St. Cloud for Tuesday's doubleheader
• This past week the Huskies swept Bemidji State in a road doubleheader, winning by scores of 10-5 and 10-4 on Thursday afternoon
• As a team St. Cloud State has hit .329 with 421 hits, 89 doubles, 11 triples, 40 homeruns, 313 RBI, and 341 runs scored through 38 games played
• John Nett is one of seven St. Cloud State players to hit .300 or better this season with a .440 average of his own, other notable players to watch at the plate include Drew Bulson (.394), Sam Riola (.365), and Drew Beier (.348)
• Nett leads SCSU with an on-base percentage of .525 and an on-base plus slugging percentage of 1.172, while Riola holds a team-best .705 slugging percentage
• Nett leads SCSU with 66 hits, 16 doubles, and is tied with Riola with a team-leading three triples; Riola has notched a team-best 12 homeruns, 46 RBI, and 56 runs scored
• Nett is currently riding an 8-game hit streak into the weekend
• On the base paths Riola has collected a team-leading 19 stolen bases while Nett is close behind with 18
• The Huskies' pitching staff has recorded an ERA of 5.21, allowing 326 hits and 127 walks, while throwing 312 strikeouts; opponents have held a .275 batting average against SCSU pitchers
• Beier (5-2) and Riola (2-2) are also St. Cloud State's top starting pitchers, recording ERAs of 3.49 and 3.68 respectively
• Riola leads the Huskies with 57 strikeouts this season, and Riley Ahern (5-3) is second on the team with 47; Riola has limited opponents to a .238 batting average while Beier and Ahern have held opponents to batting averages of .255 and .288 respectively
• David Van Ort has been SCSU's primary relief pitcher, making ten appearances with one start for a total of 12.1 innings or work; Van Ort has recorded an ERA of 1.46 and held opponents to .156
• Cooper Avery has made nine relief appearances for the Huskies and recorded an ERA of 4.50, he has thrown 12 strikeouts and limited opponents to a .286 batting average
• Grady Fuchs (1-0) leads SCSU pitchers with four saves this season, while Jack Habeck (3-3), Ethan Lanthier (0-2), and Kieran Schmitz each have one save
• Pat Dolan is in his 16^th season as the head baseball coach at St. Cloud State, holding a record of 570-218-1 during his time with the Huskies; Dolan has accumulated a career record of 871-426-1 during his 27 seasons as a collegiate head coach

LAST MATCH-UP

• Last season Northern State was swept in a mid-week doubleheader by St. Cloud State, falling by scores of 3-0 and 16-6 (7 Inn.) at Fossum Field
• The Huskies lead the all-time series 48-10, and have won the past five match-ups since the Wolves last win in 2020