Game Time... The highly anticipated debut for the 2021 Northwestern College baseball team is here as the Raiders open the 2021 campaign with a pair of doubleheaders against Clarke (Iowa) at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. Monday's doubleheader will begin at 5pm. while Tuesday wil begin at noon. All games will be seven innings.

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All-Time...Northwestern is 0-2 all-time against Clarke, losing a doubleheader to the Pride in 2016, 14-0 (7) and 8-4. 

Scouting Reports...

    Clarke University Pride: 1-2 record
    Head Coach: Dan Spain (9th year)
    2021 Schedule:
        -lost 2x to William Carey (Miss.) 3-2, 5-2
        -def. William Carey, 5-4
    2020 Record: 4-4 conference, 14-8 overall
    Conference: Heart of America (1 of 13 teams)
    of note: Clarke has qualified for four straight NAIA National Championship - Opening Round
                Clarke finshed third in the HAAC in 2019, the last full season of NAIA baseball, 28-23 overall
                Coach Spain has been with Clarke since the 2012 season
    By the Numbers:
        2021 - .143 team batting average
                    3 runs / game
                    2 HR, 13 BB, 19 K's
                    3.18 team ERA
                    .230 opponents batting average
                    15 K's, 12 BB in 22.2 innings
    Top Players: 
        Travis McFarland (returning starter) - .667 BA, HR
        Bryce Simon - .222 BA, run
        Donovyn Curiel (returning starter) - .167 BA
        Jakob Kirkman (returning starter) - 0-0, 2.57 ERA
        Alec Thomas (returning starter) - 0-1, 0.00 ERA

Northwestern College Red Raiders: 0-0
    Head Coach: Brian Wede (15th year)
    2020 Record: 1-1 conference, 11-9 overall
    GPAC Preseason: picked 4th of 11 teams
    of note: Wede has been head coach since 2006
               under Wede, Northwestern has won four GPAC regular season titles, 3 postseason
                6x NAIA Opening Round Qualifier
    By the Numbers:
        2020 - ..331 team batting average
                    8.5 runs / game
                    23 HR
                    7.69 team ERA
                    .312 opponents batting average
                    136 K's, 75 BB in 141.2 innings
    Top Players (2020 stats)
    Colton Harold (all-conf) - .446 BA, 24 runs, 3 HR, 17 RBI
    Kip Cullinan - .443 BA, 22 runs, 4 HR, 18 RBI
    Noa Vogel - .414 BA, 17 runs, 4 HR
    Isaac Thrum - .321 BA, 7 runs, 11 RBI
    Sutton Derr (all-conf) - .312 BA, 22 runs, 8 RBI
    Ryan Reynolds - 1-2, 0.00 ERA, 8.1 IP, 13 Ks
    Brett Shelton - 6.46 ERA, 1-3, 15.1 IP, 19 Ks
    Shane Geurink - 1-0, 6.75 ERA, 9.1 IP