FAYETTE, Iowa – The Winona State University baseball team will make the short journey south for the last three-game NSIC series ever against Upper Iowa University, with first pitch of a doubleheader set for 1:30pm Saturday, April 29 in Fayette.  WSU and UIU will play two on Saturday and then a single, 9-inning game on Sunday, April 30, set to start at 2 p.m. 

Winona State earned a split on the road on Wednesday, April 26, battling back to beat Minnesota State in Mankato in game two of a NSIC doubleheader by a 5-3 scoreline; the Mavericks took the opener 4-3 in a close one-run ballgame. Upper Iowa - set to depart the NSIC after the conclusion of the spring sport season - has lost three straight, including a 20-0 drubbing at the hands of the University of Sioux Falls on Wednesday. 
 
The Warriors have won nine straight over the Peacocks, heading into the weekend series. 
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
Live stream and live stats are available on the Winona State Baseball schedule page. 
All contests will take place at Robertson Woods Field in Fayette, Iowa.

Winona State Storylines
The Warriors are 20-21 overall and 16-10 in the NSIC.
Derek Baumgartner leads WSU at the plate, hitting .397 on the year with 50 hits and 16 doubles.
Cooper Kapanke has six home runs this season and 35 RBI to lead the Warriors.
Mason Trocke & Ryland Wall each have scored 29 times this year. 
Justin Firpo has three wins, 9 appearances and 47.1 innings pitched on the season. 
Davis Zeutzius leads the Warriors with five saves and a 2.89 ERA.

Upper Iowa Storylines
Upper Iowa will leave the NSIC at the conclusion of the 2023 spring sports season. 
The Peacocks are 14-22 overall and 6-21 in the NSIC.
Ryan Hull leads UIU with a .321 batting average. 
Ethan Sawyer has 45 hits in 148 at-bats for the Peacocks.
Samuel Grushkin leads UIU with eight homers on the year. 
Jarrett Ramer holds a 3-3 record on the mound for the Peacocks.
Keaton Parker has racked up 44 K's for UIU on the hill so far this year. 

WARRIOR NOTABLES
Head coach Seth Wing is in his first season at Winona State, having previously served as athletic director and baseball coach at Cornell College. 
Wing was an associate head coach during WSU's last World Series appearance in 2011. 
Winona State first fielded an intercollegiate baseball team in 1919. 

For the most up-to-date news in Warrior Athletics, please visit www.WINONASTATEWARRIORS.com and @WinonaStateATH.

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About Winona State University Athletics: 

The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.  

Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).  Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
For the most up-to-date news in Warrior Athletics, please visit www.WINONASTATEWARRIORS.com and @WinonaStateATH.