THE GAME AT A GLANCE

Thursday, March 27 (3 PM / 5 PM) vs. Sioux Falls
Friday, March 28 ( 12 PM / 2 PM) vs. Sioux Falls
Head Coach: Grant Hieb
NSU vs. USF All-Time: 16-7                                                          Last Meeting: NSU 2  - USF 9 [2024]
 

FAN INFORMATION & GAME COVERAGE

Live Stats: https://nsuwolves.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
Live Video: https://nsicnetwork.com/nsuwolves/
Fan Details:

• Live stat link and video link is available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State concluded the previous week with a 4-15 overall record and a 0-12 notch in the NSIC
• The Wolves have recorded a team batting average of .271, a team ERA of 9.10, and a fielding percentage of .970
• Brennan Phillips leads the NSU offense hitting .367 in 60 at bats with 22 hits and 14 RBIs while notching a on base percentage of .506
• Dillon Castellanos follows behind batting .338 with 24 hits and 31 total bases on the season
• Nick Friedges round out the top hitting with a batting average of .311 along with ten RBIs and a slugging percentage of .541 in 61 at bats
• In five starts, Carson Zimmel recorded 7.03 ERA with 14 strikeouts and has held hitters to a .267 batting average
• Braxton Kusler leads the team with 22 strikeouts in 15.1 innings pitched and with a ERA of 7.63 in 58 at bats
• In 17.2 innings pitched, Lance Behrens recorded a record of 2-3 and 20 strikeouts along with a ERA of 11.21 on the year so far

SIOUX FALLS STORYLINES

• Sioux Falls heads into the series with a 9-17 overall record and a 5-7 notch in the NSIC
• The Cougars have recorded a team batting average of .292, a team ERA of 9.40, and a fielding percentage of .968
• Nolan Drossel leads the team hitting .390 with 30 hits, five doubles, and five RBIs on the season so far
• Mitch Lliff follows behind with a batting average of .385 and a slugging percentage of .626 while also leading the team with five homeruns
• Isaac Bonner rounds out the top hitters with a .333 batting average with 20 RBIs, four homeruns, and seven stolen bases
• In six starts, Logan Anderson has recorded a ERA of 5.34 in 32.0 innings pitched with 21 strikeouts
• Jake Ammann has tallied 33 strikeouts in 28.2 at bats and recorded a record of 1-3 on the season
• At the helm for the Cougars is Grant Hieb as he enters his ninth season

THE WOLVES AND COUGARS HISTORY

• The Wolves lead the all-time series against the Cougars, 16-7
• NSU dropped the series against USF last season going 1-3 in four games