SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The six-seed WSU baseball team plays the three-seed University of Mary in an elimination game this afternoon with first pitch at 3:30pm at The Birdcage.

Winona State won the NSIC Tournament opener against UMary 6-2 on Thursday, May 6. The Warriors then fell 15-8 to Minnesota State before winning an elimination game 6-3 last night against Minnesota Crookston.

The winner of this matchup will play 45 minutes after this game against the loser of the winner's bracket game between one-seed Augustana and two-seed Minnesota State, which starts at 12:00pm today.

(6) Winona State Notes:

• The Warriors (27-25, 20-16 NSIC) are looking to keep their season alive in a rematch with the Marauders from Thursday's action.
• Winona State entered the 2026 season ranked 10th in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll and finished sixth in the 2026 NSIC standings.
• Head Coach Seth Wing is in his fourth season in the Warrior dugout in 2026 and his 14th year overall as an NCAA baseball coach. Wing holds a 93-109 record in his tenure with WSU.
• Dylan Harer is currently riding a 20-game hit streak with a hit in 23 of his last 24 contests.
• On the year, Harer leads WSU in batting average (.339), hits (58), runs (44), RBIs (44), total bases (96), doubles (12), is tied with Adam Wall with eight home runs on the season.
• Pederson has been a key contributor behind the plate for Winona State all season. Pederson holds a .320 batting average while starting 39 games behind the plate in 2026.
• Connor Weed has been finding his stride for WSU, helping the lineup with a .318 BA and a strong defensive presence in center field.
• As a team, WSU has a .278 batting average and a .394 on-base percentage through 52 games.
• Hunter Guenther (4-2) posts a 4.66 ERA while leading the staff in innings pitched (67.2) and strikeouts (74). Guenther was phenomenal in the 6-3 win over Minnesota Crookston, throwing 8.0 innings, allowing two earned runs with eight punchouts.
• Boyd Skelley leads the squad with 23 appearances on the bump to go with a 4.56 ERA.
• The Warriors pitching staff composes a 5.83 ERA with 377 strikeouts in 404.2 innings pitched.

(3) UMary Notes:

• The Marauders (36-17, 27-10 NSIC) return to the diamond after winning two elimination games yesterday against Minot State (8-2) and Sioux Falls (7-6).
• UMary came into the 2026 season ranked seventh in the Preseason Coaches' Poll and finished third in the NSIC, earning the three-seed.
• University of Mary has tallied a .310 team batting average, good for second in the NSIC, and a .411 on-base percentage so far in the 2026 campaign.
• Marcus Butts powers the lineup with a .365 BA, a .465 OBP, and 61 hits so far in 2026.
• Isaac Pegros has 17 long balls this season, including two at the NSIC Tournament.
• The UMary pitching staff posts the third-best ERA in the NSIC at 4.80, holding opponents to a .259 batting average. The Marauders have given up 417 hits while striking out 373 batters in 427.0 innings of work.
• Ace Lucas Burgum (5-4) suffered the loss against Winona State in the opener, going 4.1 innings, giving up one earned run.