Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University baseball team gears up to take on Sioux Falls in a four-game series. Due to impending weather, the series has been moved to Thursday, March 21 with game one starting at 1 p.m. with game two following behind at 3 p.m. in Sioux Falls and Friday, March 22 with game three scheduled to start at 1 p.m. with the final game set to begin at 3 p.m. from Ralston, Neb. at Orval Smith Memorial Field.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live video, stat, and audio links are available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com

 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters the series with a 9-9 overall record and 4-4 mark in the NSIC
• The Wolves are hitting .303 along with a .973 fielding percentage on the season along with a team ERA of 8.76
• Karson Hesser is hitting .444 with 28 hits, 23 RBIs, 19 runs, eight double sand two homeruns while notching a slugging percentage of .667 and an on base percentage of .500
• Jack Weidner and Brennan Phillips are hitting .412 and .385 with 21 and 25 hits respectively
• In addition, Phillips leads the team with 38 total bases and 21 runs while Nick Friedges leads the team with seven stolen bases
• Friedges rounds out the top hitters batting .306 with 21 hits, 19 runs, 12 RBIs, six doubles, and one homerun
• In 20.2 innings of work, Drew Burkholder has notched 16 strikeouts in 79 at bats while allowing only 20 hits with an ERA of 1.74
• Max Otto has tallied three wins so far in 26.2 innings pitched with an ERA of 3.71 and 22 strikeouts
• Michael Chevalier has held hitters to a .272 batter average in 23.0 innings of work with an ERA of 7.83 and 20 strikeouts

 
SIOUX FALLS STORYLINES

• Sioux Falls heads into the series with a 10-7 overall record and a 4-4 mark in the NSIC
• The Cougars are hitting .277 along with .974 fielding percentage and a team ERA of 6.40 in the 2024 season so far
• Ben Serie is hitting .333 with 19 hits, three doubles, one triple, and two homeruns along with a slugging percentage of .526 and an on base percentage of .465
• Noah Christenson and David Swanson are hitting .313 and .306 with Swanson leading the team with 22 hits, six doubles, and seven stolen bases
• Dane Small and Ryan Gouldin lead the team with three homeruns each 
• In four starts, Owen Weadge recorded one win in 23.1 innings pitched with 20 strikeouts in 83 at bats and 3.86 ERA
• Reese Gaber notched a 7.36 ERA in 18.1 innings of work with 20 strikeouts
• In 14.0 innings pitched, Brady Baur tallied on win in four appearances with 16 strikeouts while holding hitters to a .204 batting average
• At the helm for the Cougar is Grant Heib as he enters his eighth season

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• Northern State defeated Sioux Falls in their last match-up 12-8 and took the series 3-1 in the Spring of 2023
• The Wolves lead the all-time series 15-4 against the Cougars