SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – With the recent inclement weather impacting field conditions, the mid-week doubleheader between U-Mary (11-18, 3-11 NSIC) and the University of Sioux Falls (17-16, 9-9 NSIC) has been moved to First National Bank Field in Brandon, S.D., and will be played on Tuesday, April 12. The two
NSIC teams will play a doubleheader at 11 am and 1 pm. With the site reversal, USF will host the games with U-Mary designated as the home team. It is the fourth straight "road" series that has been a site reversal and hosted by the Cougars.
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After opening 4-0 with a sweep of doubleheaders against Southwest Baptist, the Cougars, directed by sixth-year Head Coach
Grant Hieb (88 career wins – 65
NSIC wins) dropped three-of-four games against Metro State-Denver. USF went 3-4 in Florida over spring break, and 2-1 against Minnesota
Crookston as
NSIC play opened. They split a doubleheader with Minot State before winning 2-of-3 against Southwest Minn. State on March 26-27. With a series win over Bemidji State, USF is now 17-16 overall and 9-9 in the NSIC and eighth place.
Series Record
The Cougars leads the Marauders, 13-9 in the overall series but has lost seven straight including a doubleheader of 8-6 and 8-4 on April 3, 2021 in Bismarck, ND. The last USF win was a doubleheader sweep on April 19 in Watford City, ND, when USF was 7-2 and 6-2 decisions.
How Things Stand for USF Baseball
After 33 games, USF is ranking fourth in the
NSIC with a .286 average with 290 hits and 205 runs. The Cougars, which own a .393 slugging percentage and .374 OBP, have .398 total bases. USF has 61 stolen bases and a .958 fielding percentage. Noah
Christenson is second in the league in hitting at .395 with a team-high 47 hits, including seven doubles and two home runs.
Christenson, who leads USF with 30 RBI, had a .504 slugging percentage and a team-high .437 OBP with 10 steals. After going 5-of-11 for a .455 against Bemidji State, raised his average to .351. He has a .526 slugging mark and .388 OBP with three home runs and 21 RBI.
Tyler Cate is also over .300 at .333 with a .428 OBP and 10 stolen bases. Ben
Serie has also raised his average to .312 as he leads USF with six home runs and 22 RBI plus a team-best .541 slugging mark.
On the mound, USF has a .604 earned run average and totaled 227 strikeouts in 249 innings. Alex
Krout leads the
NSIC with six saves and has a 2.76 earned run average. Among starters, Caleb
Ditmarson leads USF with a 4-2 record and a 3.70 earned run average. He has a team-high 47 strikeouts.
Cougars will play home games at First National Bank Field in Brandon, SD
Due to upcoming field upgrades at Sioux Falls Stadium, the University of Sioux Falls Baseball Team will play its home schedule in 2022 at the First National Bank Stadium in Brandon, S.D.
