Game Time... Northwestern College begins play at the GPAC Baseball Postseason Tournament this week in Jamestown, N.D. The Red Raiders earned the No.6 seed and will open against No.3 seed Midland (Neb.) in the first game of the Jamestown Bracket at 3pm.
The second game of the Jamestown bracket features the No.2 seed Jimmies going against No.7 Morningside.
Follow the games live, via the Jamestown webcast, at this link:
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Tournament Format...The GPAC Baseball Tournament is comprised of two, four-team brackets, hosted by the regular season champion, Concordia, and second-seed, Jamestown. Both four-team brackets are double-elimination and will crown the winner on Saturday, May 4. The two bracket winners will then play for the GPAC postseason championship on Tuesday, May 7 in a winner-take-all, nine-inning game at the highest seed remaining.
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At Stake...The winner of the postseason tournament will get the GPAC's second automatic bid into the NAIA Baseball National Championship opening round. Concordia, by way of winning the regular season title, earned the league's first auto bid.
Tournament Capsules...Northwestern holds a 4-5 record against the other three teams in the Jamestown bracket: 2-2 vs Midland, 1-1 vs Jamestown and 1-2 vs Morningside.
No.2 Jamestown Jimmies: 19-9 (2nd GPAC), 31-16 Head Coach: Tom Hager (20th year)
Jamestown finished second in the conference regular season with a 19-9 record, three games in front of Midland, Mount Marty and Dakota Wesleyan and four games in back of the GPAC champion, Concordia. The Jimmies posted a 6-4 record over the last 10 games, splitting with Doane in the regular season finale last weekend, 4-3 (W) and 1-0 (L). They are 31-16 overall.
By the Numbers: (GPAC rank)
Batting Average: .301 (4th) Opponent Batting Average: .267 (3rd)
Runs / Game: 6.3 (4th) Runs Given Up / Game: 4.8 (2nd)
Hits / Game: 8.9 (4th) Hits Given Up / Game: 8.1 (4th)
Stolen Bases: 132/156 (1st / 4th) Stolen Bases by Opponent: 41/50
ERA: 4.54 (2nd) ERA: 6.36
K's: 335 (2nd) K's: 318
Individual Players:
Drake Pilat .386 (1st), 24 runs, 2 HR, 26 RBI
Jaden Yackley .343, 42 runs (1st), 18 2B (1st), 14 SB
Tanner Roundy .343, 40 runs (4th), 34 RBI, 34 SB
Grant Okawa .326, 28 runs, 2 HR, 21 RBI
Austin Pesicka 3-1, 1.77 ERA, 20.1 IP, 17 K's
Andrew Reed 2-1, 1.85 ERA, 24.1 IP, 22 K's
Tanner Roundy 3-1, 2.92 ERA, 52.1 IP, 54 K's (10th)
No.3 Midland Warriors: 16-12 (T3rd GPAC), 23-23 Head Coach: Chad Miller (5th year)
The Warriors posted a 1-3 record during the final weekend of the regular season to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the GPAC at 16-12. They won the tie-break over Mount Marty and Dakota Wesleyan to earn the No.3 seed with a 23-23 overall mark. They are 6-4 over their last 10 games.
By the Numbers: (GPAC rank)
Batting Average: .287 (6th) Opponent Batting Average: .298 (5th)
Runs / Game: 5.5 (6th) Runs Given Up / Game: 5.9 (8th)
Hits / Game: 8.2 (7th) Hits Given Up / Game: 8.5 (5th)
Stolen Bases: 49/75 (6th) Stolen Bases by Opponent: 68/86
ERA: 6.33 (8th) ERA: 5.23
K's: 307 (3rd) K's: 239
Individual Players:
Austin Hamilton .341, 28 runs, 12 2B, 4 HR, 31 RBI
James Kaiser .328, 22 runs, 2 HR, 22 RBI
Jack Barrios .319, 15 runs, 20 RBI
Matt Abdelnour .314, 20 runs, 15 2B, 9 HR (T1), 37 RBI (4th)
James Scurto 4-2, 3.04 ERA (5th), 56.1 IP, 40 K's
Daylon Owens 3-5, 4.47 ERA, 56.1 IP, 52 K's
Andrew Snook 6-3, 5.33 ERA, 49 IP, 59 K's (5th)
No.7 Morningside Mustangs: 14-13 (7th GPAC), 26-17 overall Head Coach: Adam Boeve (2nd year)
The Mustangs closed the regular season by winning four of their last five games to finish seventh in the GPAC regular season at 14-13, 26-17 overall. They were 1/2 game in back of sixth place Northwestern. They swept Midland and split with DWU during the final weekend.
By the Numbers: (GPAC rank)
Batting Average: .308 (2nd) Opponent Batting Average: .258 (2nd)
Runs / Game: 6.7 (1st) Runs Given Up / Game: 5.2 (3rd)
Hits / Game: 9.1 (2nd) Hits Given Up / Game: 7.4 (2nd)
Stolen Bases: 57/70 (4th) Stolen Bases by Opponent: 48/58
ERA: 4.79 (3rd) ERA: 6.98
K's: 298 (6th) K's: 275
Individual Players:
Nic Metcalf .354, 30 runs, 6 HR (7th), 34 RBI
Carter Kratz .338, 36 runs (7th), 20 RBI
Andrew Kasperbauer .336, 25 runs, 15 2B, 5 HR, 42 RBI (1st)
Levi Davidson .329, 42 runs (1st), 13 2B (9th)
Camden Parks 1-1, 2.65 ERA 34 IP, 30 K's
Elliott Conover 3-1, 4.30 ERA 23 IP, 15 K's
Aaron Homme 5-2, 4.60 ERA 62.2 IP, 56 K's
Northwestern Red Raiders: 15-13 (6th GPAC), 21-23 Head Coach: Brian Wede (13th year)
The Red Raiders have won three straight and five of their last six games to close the regular season with a 15-13 conference record, good for sixth place. They are 21-23 overall, earning 20+ wins for the 11th in Coach Wede's 13 seasons at Northwestern.
By the Numbers: (GPAC rank)
Batting Average: .305 (3rd) Opponent Batting Average: .304 (8th)
Runs / Game: 6.3 (2nd) Runs Given Up / Game: 6.3 (8th)
Hits / Game: 9.2 (1st) Hits Given Up / Game: 9.1 (9th)
Stolen Bases: 38/47 (8th) Stolen Bases by Opponent: 31/45
ERA: 6.22 (7th) ERA: 6.22
K's: 210 (10th) K's: 280
Individual Players:
Sutton Derr .457, 20 runs, 13 RBI (12-game hit streak)
Austin Zylstra .385 (3rd), 24 runs, 4 HR, 31 RBI
Ben De Boer .364 (5th), 42 runs (1st), 16 RBI
Drew Schutt .361 (6th), 29 runs, 9 HR (T1st), 39 RBI
Mason O'Donnell 4-2, 3.68 ERA 14.2 IP, 12 K's
Brady Roberts 5-3, 4.19 ERA, 62.1 IP, 37 K's
Sutton Derr 1-0, 4.76 ERA 11.1 IP, 5 K's
