Game Time...The Northwestern College baseball team concludes its regular season with a pair of key doubleheaders this weekend. On Friday, the Raiders will host Mount Marty, with game one set to begin at 4pm; on Saturday, they will make the long trip to Hastings, Neb. for a doubleheader against the Bronocos, beginning at 3/5pm. 

This weekend marks the final regular season games for the nine seniors on this year's team: Adam Contreras, Caleb Deist, Sutton Derr, Josh Fakkema, Colton Harold, Luke Hughes, Mikey Love, Hunter Rynders and JD Wonder...to read Coach Wede's comments about this group of seniors, click here: Senior Tribute

      Follow the games live at these links:

        Mount Marty: Watch / Listen | Live Stats      Hastings: Watch / Listen | Live Stats

The Rivalry...Northwestern and Mount Marty have played 73 times, dating back to the 1990 season, heading into Friday's doubleheader; the Raiders are 32-41 all-time against their rival from Yankton, S.D., 6-4 in their last 10. The teams split a pair of non-conference games last season, prior to CoVID, played in Arizona with Northwestern winning 15-13 and losing 6-5.

Northwestern is 30-47 against Hastings (since the 1992 season) with the Raiders going 5-5 in their last 10 against their central Nebraska foe. These teams played in the final games of the 2020 season (priod to CoVID) in Orange City in the GPAC opener...Hastings downed Northwestern 5-2 in game one but the Raiders came back to win game two 11-1 (8 innings). 

Scouting Reports...

    Mount Marty Lancers: 14-9 (3rd), 26-15 overall
    Head Coach: Andy Bernatow (17th year) 
        -earned 400th career win earlier this season
        -winningest coach in program history
        -GPAC Tment Champion in 2012; regular season champ in 2010
    GPAC Preseason Poll: 3rd
    2020 record: 2-0 (GPAC), 15-5
    2019 record: 16-12 (T3rd), 25-21
    By the Numbers (GPAC Rank)
    batting average: .309 (1st)
    runs per game: 7.3 (3rd)
    hits per game: 9.2 (4th)
    HR - 58 (3rd)
    stolen bases - 97 (1st)
    opponents batting average: .253 (2nd)
    hits given up per game: 7.2 (2nd)
    runs given up per game: 4.7 (2nd)
    ERA: 4.41 (3rd)
    K's / game: 7.6 (6th)
    BB / game: 3.5 (5th)
    Top Players (GPAC rank-if top 10)
    Billy Hancock: .415 (4th), 18 runs, 13 HR (3rd), 45 RBI (4th) (all-conference)
    Josh Roemen: .367 (10th), 44 runs (4th), 7 HR, 26 RBI 
    Mason Townsend: .333, 19 runs, 6 HR, 26 RBI (all-conference)
    Caid Koletzky: .329, 27 runs, 9 HR, 28 RBI
    Tyler Priest: 7-2 (1st), 3.94 ERA (10th), 48 IP, 31 K's
    Dylan Nicholson: 6-4, 4.17 ERA, 49.2 IP, 50 K's
    Clayton Chipchase: 4-1, 5.44 ERA, 48 IP, 51 K's (10th)
    Nick Iossi: 0-2, 5.02 ERA, 6 saves 14.1 IP, 20 K's (all-conference)

    Hastings Broncos: 10-14 (T7th), 12-26
    Head Coach: Steve Spongberg (8th year) 
        -4 state titles as American Legion Coach
        -spent 32 years as Legion Coach
    GPAC Preseason Poll: 11th
    2020 record: 1-1 (GPAC), 5-12
    2019 record: 6-21 (10th), 12-29
    By the Numbers (GPAC Rank)
    batting average: .271 (9th)
    runs per game: 4.5 (11th)
    hits per game: 8.5 (7th)
    HR - 12 (11th)
    stolen bases - 19 (11th)
    opponents batting average: .299 (8th)
    hits given up per game: 9.2 (8th)
    runs given up per game: 6.8 (7th)
    ERA: 6.66 (9th)
    K's / game: 6.6 (8th)
    BB / game: 4.8 (11th)
    Top Players (GPAC rank-if top 10)
    Camden Brichacek - .360, 23 runs, 13 RBI (all-conference)
    Ryder Ghidotti - .328, 21 runs, HR, 20 RBI
    Julio Sanchez - .301, 11 runs, 11 RBI
    Race Traynor - .300, 19 runs, 2 HR, 23 RBI
    Josh Merithew - 3-4, 4.10 ERA, 52.2 IP (6th), 53 K's
    Gates Johnson - 3-5, 3.86 ERA (9th), 53.2 IP (5th), 40 K's
    Devin Wagoner - 2-3, 6.75 ERA, 29.1 IP, 42 Ks

    Northwestern Red Raiders: 10-14 (T7th), 17-23
        -split four-game series vs Midland last weekend
    Head Coach: Brian Wede (15th year)
            -winningest coach in program history, closing in on 400-career wins
            -2x GPAC Coach of the Year
    Preseason: picked 4th in GPAC poll
    By the numbers (GPAC rank)
           Runs / Game: 5.3 (9th)                  
           Hits / Game: 8.3 (8th)
           Batting Ave: .280 (7th)
           HR: 34 (T6th)  
           SB: 36 (10th)
           Runs Given Up / Game: 6.4 (8th)
           Hits Given Up / Game: 8.6 (7th)
           ERA: 5.89 (7th)
           Strikeouts / game: 6.1 (10th)
            Individual Leaders (GPAC rank - if top 10)
            Sutton Derr (all-conf): .354, 26 runs, 2 HR, 15 RBI
            Colton Harold (all-conf): .333, 9 HR (T6th), 38 RBI (7th)          
            Kip Cullinan: .308, 2 HR, 20 RBI
            Eli Rash: .299, 16 runs, 3 HR, 18 RBI            
            Evan Olesen: .296, 11 runs, 9 RBI
            Dylan Kirkeby: 4-1, 2.70 ERA (3rd), 50 IP, 46 Ks
            Brett Shelton: 5-3, 3.69 ERA (6th), 61 IP (7th), 57 Ks
            Brady Roberts: 3-5, 4.45 ERA, 56.2 IP, 49 Ks