THE GAMES AT A GLANCE

Dates: Saturday, March 28 vs. Minnesota Crookston

Times: 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.

Location: Crookston, Minn.

Head Coach: Steve Gust

 

Dates: Sunday, March 29 vs. Minnesota Crookston

Times: 1 p.m.

Location: Crookston, Minn.

Head Coach: Steve Gust

FAN INFORMATION AND GAME COVERAGE
Live Stats:  https://goldeneaglesports.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary
Live Video: https://nsicnetwork.com/goldeneaglesports/
 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Northern State University Wolves' baseball team has a 7-10 overall, 5-7 conference record so far this season
• The Wolves have put up 102 runs and 144 hits in their 17 games and hold a team batting average of .279
• Dalton Kesti leads the way with a .391 hitting % and a .525 on base %, he also has the most hits (18), walks (13), and doubles (6) on the team
• NSU Pitchers are allowing opponents to hit a .364, scoring 154 runs on 208 hits
• With the most innings pitched so far for the Wolves (24.1), Carson Zimmel has an ERA of 6.29 and has given up 36 hits, 20 runs, and nine walks; he has struck out 12 on his 107 faced batters
• Northern State is averaging 10.7 scored runs in their wins and only 2.7 runs in their losses; they are 5-1 when scoring more than five runs and 2-9 when scoring five runs or less in a game

 
 
CROOKSTON STORYLINES

• Minnesota Crookston is 14-10 on the season and 7-5 in NSIC action
• The Golden Eagles stand at sixth in the conference standings, four spots ahead of the Wolves
• Offensively, UMC is hitting .319 as a team led by Tori Uhlich and Elias Leach; Uhlich has a .354 batting average with 28 runs on 35 hits
• Jackson Fliflet has a team high 29 RBIs, 63 total bases and is responsible for almost a third (10/33) Golden Eagles home runs; he has more runs scored (30) than hits (28)
• Crookston has a +41 scored runs differential and has batted in 23 more runners than their opponents; they also have an 86.49 success rate on stolen base attempts (64/74)
• Pitching for UMC has a team ERA of 6.91 and is holding their opponents to a .306 batting average, while fielding for the Golden Eagles has committed 36 errors

 
 
WOLVES AND GOLDEN EAGLES HISTORY

• The last meeting between the two teams was May 3rd, 2025, where the Golden Eagles came away with a 13-3 win against the Wolves
• UMC has won eight of the last ten meetings vs NSU
• The all-time record between the two teams is Northern State – 50, Crookston – 26