SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Winona State University baseball team will travel west to Sioux Falls, S.D. in an NSIC weekend against the University of Sioux Falls. The WSU-USF series will feature a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1:30 p.m, followed by a single game on Sunday with a noon first pitch.
Winona State (15-25, 12-18 NSIC) and the University of Sioux Falls () head into the weekend tied for eighth in the 2024 NSIC Baseball standings.
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
Live stats & live stream for the games are available at the links above and on the WSU Baseball schedule page.
WINONA STATE STORYLINES, heading into the series...
The Warriors are 17-25 overall and 14-18 within the NSIC.
Cole Fuecker is batting .379 on the year and has 61 hits this season with 31 RBI, 15 doubles, and 40 runs.
Alex Berreth is batting .329 this season collecting 28 RBI, 46 hits, and going 7-for-9 on stolen bases.
On the mound, Peter Tveite is first on the Warrior team in innings pitched (44.1) and threw just the second perfect game ever in Winona State history earlier this season against Bemidji State.
In addition to Tveite, Pierce Gritzmaker (43.1) and Cameron Kramer (41.0), have surpassed 40 innings pitched in 2024.
Peter Tveite leads WSU with 51 Ks on the year, with Gritzmaker (36) and Hinrichsen (46) second and third in the squad, respectively.
Sioux Falls STORYLINES heading into the series
The Cougars (21-21,14-18 NSIC) has lost six straight games as of late.
Tyler Cate is batting .331 with 44 hits on the season and 17 RBI.
Dane Small and Ryan Gouldin have hit 5 home runs on the year to lead the team.
The Cougars are 80-of-98 in stolen base attempts on the year.
Three USF pitchers have reached 40-plus innings pitched;Jake Ammann (50.0), Owen Weadge (45.2), and Reese Gaber (45.0).
Grant Hieb is in his 8th season as the Cougars head coach.
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.
