WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University baseball team will face off against the University of Mary in a site-reversed series on Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30. Originally scheduled to be played in Bismarck, N.D., the Warriors and Marauders will play doubleheaders in the cozy confines of Loughrey Field this weekend, with a 1 p.m. start on Friday and noon first pitch on Saturday.
Winona State (9-13, 6-6 NSIC) will compete against UMary in a 7-inning/9-inning double-header format similar to the most recent Warrior action, a four-game sweep of the Bemidji State Beavers that included a perfect game from Warrior starter Peter Tveite. UMary wanders into Winona leading all of NCAA Division II baseball in home runs per game.
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
Live stats & live stream for the games are available at the links above and on the WSU Baseball schedule page.
All contests are in the cozy confines of Loughrey Field.
WINONA STATE STORYLINES, heading into the series
The Warriors are 9-13 overall and 6-6 within the NSIC.
Ryland Wall is batting .387 on the year and has 24 hits through the 16 games played so far this season.
Cole Fuecker is batting .349 and leads the Warriors in hits (30) and runs (22), stolen bases (7-for-10) and tied for home runs (3).
On the mound, Peter Tveite leads WSU in innings pitched (21.1) and threw just the second perfect game ever in WSU history last weekend against Bemidji State. Warrior teammate Peyton Lee also threw a perfect four innings in a WSU win over BSU last weekend.
In addition to Tveite, Cameron Kramer, Kole Hinrichsen, Theo Giedd, Peyton Lee, Nevin Wall all have a Warrior win so far this year.
Andrew Regner and Mason Beltrand have been credited with the only saves so far this season.
UMary STORYLINES heading into the series
The Marauders (10-9 overall, 6-4 NSIC) split their doubleheader against Wayne State College with their second doubleheader being canceled due to weather.
Carter Beck is batting .449, with nine home runs and 31 hits on the year to lead the team.
Beck also leads UMary in RBI's with 34.
The Marauders have been 28-of-35 in swipes coming into the weekend.
Two UMary pitchers have reached more than 20 innings-pitched; Paxton Miller (23.1) and Lukas Frers (22.0).
Tanner Spencer has been with UMary baseball for 3 seasons.
WARRIOR NOTABLES
Head coach Seth Wing is in his second 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.
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