Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University baseball team suits up for week two of NSIC play against Winona State. The Wolves and Warriors are scheduled to play a double header on Friday, March 15 with the first game starting at 1 p.m. along with the second game following at 3 p.m. and a double header on Saturday, March 16 with a start time at 12 p.m. and the final game starting at 2 p.m. from Sioux Falls at the Sanford Diamonds.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live video and Stats will be posted when available

 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters the contests with a 6-8 overall record and 1-3 mark in the NSIC
• The Wolves are hitting .296 along with a .967 fielding percentage on the season along with a team ERA of 9.54
• Karson Hesser leads the NSU offense hitting .469 with a on base percentage of .526 while notching 23 hits, 16 RBIs, 12 runs, seven doubles and one homerun
• Brennan Phillips and Jack Weidner both have notched an on base percentage over .500 along with hitting .426 and .395
• Both Weidner and Phillips have recorded two homeruns each along with Drew Benson with two
• Nick Friedges leads the team on the bases with five stolen bases while hitting .277 and 16 runs, 13 hits, 8 RBIs, , four doubles, and one homerun
• Drew Burkholder has recorded a 0.66 ERA in 13.2 innings of work with nine strikeouts and has held hitters to a .204 batting average
• In 19.2 innings pitched, Max Otto recorded an ERA of 4.12 and 15 strikeouts in 76 at bats
• Burkholder and Otto have both notched two wins in the season
• Jack Miller has struck out 11 hitters in 8.1 innings of work along with an ERA of 5.40
• Michael Chevalier has struck out 16 batters in 17.0 innings pitched

 
WINONA STATE STORYLINES

• Winona State heads into the weekend with a 4-10  overall record and a 1-3 mark in the NSIC
• The Warriors are hitting .310 along with .960 fielding percentage and a team ERA of 6.79 in the 2024 season so far
• Ryland Wall leads the WSU offensive hitting .348, an on base percentage of .388, .457 slugging percentage, 16 hits, nine runs, eight RBIs, two doubles, and one homerun
• Cole Fuecker and Alex Berreth rounds out the top hitters with a batting average of .321 and .311 with Fuecker leading the team with 18 hits, seven doubles, and two triples
• Mason Trocke is effective in the batter's box with two homeruns and 11 RBIs
• In three starts Cameron Kramer pitched in 12.1 innings while notching seven strikeouts and an ERA of 5.84
• Peter Tveite has notched an ERA of 3.60 in 10.0 innings of work with 15 strikeouts while holding hitters to a .234 batting average
• In three appearances, Pierce Gritzmaker has notched 11 strikeouts in 12.0 innings pitched
• At the helm for the Warriors is Seth Wing as he enters in his second season

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• Northern Sate defeated Winona State in their last match-up 14-13 but ultimately lost the three game series in the Spring of 2023
• The Warriors lead the all-time series against the Wolves, 94-28