Game Time...The Northwestern College baseball team continues its 2021 season this weekend with a pair of games in Joplin, Mo. The Raiders will play William Penn at 11am on Saturday, followed by a 1:30pm start against Park (Mo.). 

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All-Time... Northwestern is 7-1 all-time against William Penn, winning its last seven games against the Statesmen. The teams have not played since 2014 when the Raiders swept 3-1 and 6-5 (8) in a doubleheader played in Oskaloosa, Iowa. 

The Raiders are 1-5 all-time against Park and have not played since the 2004 season when the teams split a double header 7-4 and 14-4 (5).

Scouting Reports...

    William Penn Statesmen:
    2021 Record: 2-1
        -lost to St.Xavier 6-2
        -def. St.Xavier 12-6
        -def. Harris Stowe State 14-4
    Head Coach: Mke Laird (39th year)
        -named 2019 HAAC Coach of the Year
    Conference: Heart of America
    Of note: won the 2019 HAAC regular season with a 18-6 record, 33-12 overall
    2021 stats:
        team batting - .359
        team runs / game - 9.3
        team ERA - 4.70
        opponent runs / game  - 5.3
    Top Players:
        Dominic Bravo - .500, HR, 5 RBI
        Tanner Bedier - .462, 3 runs
        Jameson Hart - .462, 3 RBI
        Alex Fisher - .444, 4 runs
        Chase Stratton (all-conf) - 0-1, 4.50 ERA

    Park Pirates:
    2021 Record: season debut, 2020 record: 10-12
    Head Coach: Cary Lundy (19th year)
        -program's all-time winningest coach, 400+ wins
    Conference: Heart of America
    Of note: four 20+ win seasons (2016-19)
    2020 stats:
        team batting - .293
        team runs / game - 4.5
        team ERA - 6.47
        opponent runs / game  - 4.2
    Top Players:
        Angel Colon-aviles - .405, 2 HR, 18 RBI
        CJ Fernelius - .375, 9 RBI
        Devin Ryan - .352, 13 runs, 7 RBI
        Sam Derks - .350, 16 runs, 3 HR
        Christian Suk - 2-3, 4.82 ERA  28 IP, 18 K's
        Angel Lebron - 3-2, 5.40 ERA, 28.1 IP, 40 K's

    Northwestern College Raiders:
    2021 Record: 2-2
        def. Clarke 2-1
        def. Clarke 10-9 (10 innings)
        lost to Clarke, 3-2
        lost to Clarke, 7-1
    Head Coach: Brian Wede - 15th year
            -all-time winningest coach, 380-292
            6x NAIA Qualifier
    2020 stats:
        team batting - .273
        team runs / game - 3.75
        team ERA - 4.25
        opponent runs / game - 5
     Top Players:
        Sutton Derr - .467, 2 runs, 2 RBI, HR
        Colton Harold - .333, 3 runs, 2 HR
        Eli Rash - .333, HR
        Brady Roberts - 0-0, 1.50 ERA, 7 K's
        Brett Shelton - 1-0, 1.59 ERA, 6 K's