Game Time...Conference season begins this weekend for the Northwestern College baseball team with back-to-back road doubleheaders against Doane and Briar Cliff. On Friday, the Raiders head to Crete, Neb for games against the Tigers at 1/3pm. Saturday's twinbill against Briar Cliff will begin at 1pm as well.
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Weekend Schedule and Info:
      Friday, March 19 @ Doane: Game 1, 1pm Â
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                                                   Game 2, 3pm Â
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      Saturday, March 20 @ Briar Cliff: Game 1, 1pmÂ
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                                                           Game 2, 3pm Â
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All-Time...Northwestern owns a 41-36 lead in the all-time series against Doane, dating back to the 1992 season. Most recently, Doane has had the upperhand, winning four of the last five meetings.
  The Raiders are 25-47 all-time against Briar Cliff, since the 1990 season; the teams have split the last 10 games.
Scouting Reports...
  Doane Tigers:
    2021 Record: 9-7
      -won five straight, 6 of last 7
      most recent:
          -won four games from Cornerstone (Mich.) on March 13
      Head Coach: Josh Oltmans (5th year)
          -ass't w/ Tigers for eight seasons
      2020 record: 6-7
      2019 record: 12-16 (8th), 20-30
      7 starters return, 3 starting pitchers, 18 players total
      Preseason: picked 7th in GPAC poll
      Stats (GPAC rank)
        Runs / Game: 5.8 (5th)                  Â
          Hits / Game: 8.8 (4th)
          Batting Ave: .304 (4th)
          HR: 8   Â
          SB: 21 (8th)
          Runs Given Up / Game: 5.7 (6th)
          Hits Given Up / Game: 7.4 (5th)
          ERA: 5.88 (7th)
          Strikeouts: 131 (5th)
          Individual Leaders (GPAC rank - if top 10)
          Talon Little (all-conf) : .367, 8 runs, 7 RBI
          Aaron Mason (all-conf): .341, 5 runs, 9 RBI
          Lukas White (all-conf): .333, 11 runs, 6 2B (4th), 2 HR, 7 RBI
          Jordan Wisner: 3-0, 2.16 ERA (5th), 16.2 IP, 21 Ks (7th)
          Julian Vargas: 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 6 IP, 6 Ks
          Thaniel Trumper: 0-0, 3.77 ERA, 5 saves (1st), 14.1 IP, 23 Ks
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Briar Cliff Chargers:
    2021 Record: 15-2
      -won four straight, 6 of last 7
      most recent:
          -won four games vs Presentation on March 12-13
      Head Coach: Colby McGlauflin (2nd year)
          -former coach at Bismarck State College
      2020 record: 7-13, 0-2
      2019 record: 11-17 (9th), 22-26
      5 starters return, 3 starting pitchers, 13 players total
      Preseason: picked 8th in GPAC poll
      Stats (GPAC rank)
        Runs / Game: 9.1 (3rd)                  Â
          Hits / Game: 7.5 (10th)
          Batting Ave: .277 (5th)
          HR: 14 (5th)  Â
          SB: 23 (7th)
          Runs Given Up / Game: 3.5 (2nd)
          Hits Given Up / Game: 6.3 (2nd)
          ERA: 3.65 (2nd)
          Strikeouts: 137 (1st)
          Individual Leaders (GPAC rank - if top 10)
          Matthew Hmielewski - .400, 16 runs, 7 SB
          Jake Federico - .333, 17 runs, 2 HR, 13 RBI
          Harrison Jestel - .333, 18 runs, 6 HR (1st), 19 RBI (5th)
      Jared Sitzmann - .325, 13 runs, 15 RBI
      Dalen Blair (all-conf) : 3-0 (T2nd), 2.11 ERA (4th), 21.1 IP, 28 K's
      Jacob Wesselmann: 4-0 (1st), 3.00 ERA, 27 IP (5th), 32 Ks (2nd)
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Northwestern Raiders:
    2021 Record: 7-9
      -lost three straight
      most recent:
          -lost doubleheader vs Jamestown on March 12
      Head Coach:
Brian Wede (15th year)
          -winningest coach in program history
      Preseason: picked 4th in GPAC poll
      Stats (GPAC rank)
        Runs / Game: 5.1 (8th)                  Â
          Hits / Game: 7.3 (11th)
          Batting Ave: .267 (9th)
          HR: 11 (6th)  Â
          SB: 15 (9th)
          Runs Given Up / Game: 5.9 (9th)
          Hits Given Up / Game: 7.7 (6th)
          ERA: 5.30 (6th)
          Strikeouts: 102 (9th)
          Individual Leaders (GPAC rank - if top 10)
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Sutton Derr (all-conf): .421 (8th), 13 runs, 7 RBI
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Colton Harold (all-conf): .308, 2 HR, 10 RBI
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Eli Rash: .298, HR, 7 RBI
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Kip Cullinan: .292, HR, 9 RBI
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Dylan Kirkeby: 1-1, 2.81 ERA (8th), 16 IP, 11 Ks
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Brady Roberts: 1-2, 2.88 ERA (9th), 25 IP (10th), 24 Ks
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Brett Shelton: 2-2, 3.55 ERA, 25.1 IP (8th), 27 Ks
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