Game Time...The Northwestern College baseball team hosts Morningside and the University of Jamestown for back-to-back doubleheaders this weekend in conference play. Friday's games against the Mustangs are set to start at 3pm; Saturday's doubleheader against Jamestown will begin at noon.

All-Time...Northwestern is 26-35 all-time in the rivalry against Morningside; the Raiders have lost two straight and six of the last 10 against their Sioux City rival. Northwestern is 6-10 all-time and has lost five straight against Jamestown, including a pair of games played earlier this season in Orange City.

Scouting Reports...

    Morningside Mustangs:
    2021 Record: 3-1 (GPAC), 11-15 overall
        most recent: went 3-1 in a four-game set vs Mount Marty
    Head Coach: Adam Boeve (4th year)
        -spent six years as assistant coach at Northwestern
    GPAC Preseason poll: picked 6th of 11 teams
    Last year's record: 11-13, 0-2 (GPAC), CoVID-shortened season
    2019 record: 14-13 (7th in GPAC), 26-19 overall
    by the numbers (GPAC rank)
        batting average: .263 (9th)
        runs per game: 5 (T8th)
        hits per game: 7.5 (8th)
        HR - 8 (8th)
        stolen bases - 43 (3rd)
        opponents batting average: .263 (4th)
        hits given up per game: 7.2 (4th)
        runs given up per game: 5.8 (T6th)
        ERA: 6.07 (9th)
        K's / game: 6.5 (8th)
        BB / game: 4 (8th)
    Top Players (GPAC rank-if top 10)
        Hunter Hope: .355, 33 hits (3rd), 2 HR, 16 RBI
        Michael Boomgaarden: .338, 19 runs, 11 RBI
        Jordan Pierce: .305, 7 doubles (T3rd), HR, 14 RBI
        Wade Canaday: .303, 12 runs, 2 HR, 12 RBI
        Camden Parks (all-conf): 0-1, 3.07 ERA, 4 saves, 14.2 IP, 17 Ks
        Caleb Thomson: 4-2, 5.01 ERA, 32.1 IP, 29 Ks
        
    University of Jamestown Jimmies: 
      2021 Record: 1-3 (GPAC), 14-10 overall
        -most recent games:
               def. Concordia-Moorhead, 7-3 on March 23
               went 1-3 vs Hastings last weekend
    Head Coach: Tom Hager (22nd year)
        -led team to 2019 GPAC postseason title
        -5x conference coach of the year
        -2 NAIA World Series appearances
    Conference: GPAC
    Preseason Conference Rank: 2nd of 11 teams
    By the Numbers (GPAC rank)
        batting average: .267 (7th)
        runs per game: 5 (T8th)
        hits per game: 7.5 (8th)
        HR - 21 (4th)
        stolen bases - 54 (2nd)
        opponents batting average: .278 (6th)
        hits given up per game: 8.1 (9th)
        runs given up per game: 4.3 (3rd)
        ERA: 3.92 (2nd)
        K's / game: 8.1 (4th)
        BB / game: 2.4 (3rd)
    Top Players:
        Lincoln Trujillo: .383 BA, 11 runs, 3 HR, 13 RBI
        Grant Okawa: .366 BA, 21 runs (4th), 2 HR
        Brice Foster: .317 BA, 2 HR, 8 RBI
        Taylor Cullen - .310 BA, 2 HR, 9/10 SB
        Andy Reed - all-conference: 1-1, 2.70 ERA, 20 IP, 16 K's
        Dru Fitz - 3-0, 2.81 ERA, 32 IP, 34 K's

    Northwestern Raiders:
        2021 Record: 0-4 (GPAC), 7-13
        -lost seven straight
        most recent:
            -lost doubleheader vs Briar Cliff last Saturday
        Head Coach: Brian Wede (15th year)
            -winningest coach in program history
        Preseason: picked 4th in GPAC poll
        Stats (GPAC rank)
           Runs / Game: 5.4 (6th)                    
           Hits / Game: 7.7 (T6th)
           Batting Ave: .266 (8th)
           HR: 15 (6th)    
           SB: 15 (10th)
           Runs Given Up / Game: 6.5 (9th)
           Hits Given Up / Game: 8.3 (8th)
           ERA: 5.94 (7th)
           Strikeouts / game: 6.3 (9th)

            Individual Leaders (GPAC rank - if top 10)
            Sutton Derr (all-conf): .351, 15 runs, 9 RBI
            Eli Rash: .323, 2 HR, 10 RBI
            Colton Harold (all-conf): .309, 3 HR, 15 RBI
            Kip Cullinan: .292, HR, 9 RBI
            Brett Shelton: 2-2, 3.27 ERA, 33 IP (8th), 34 Ks (3rd)
            Brady Roberts: 1-3, 3.60 ERA (9th), 30 IP (9th), 24 Ks
            Dylan Kirkeby: 1-1, 4.29 ERA, 21 IP, 17 Ks