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BEMIDJI STATE BASEBALL Bemidji State Athletic Media Relations • 1500 Birchmont Drive NE #29, Bemidji, MN 56601 • BSUBeavers.com Asst. Director (Primary Contact): Collin Boyles • E: [email protected] • O: (218) 755-2763 • C: (701) 771-1108 GAMES 3-8 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NR BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS (0-2, 0-0 NSIC) BEMIDJI STATE (0-2, 0-0 NSIC) Head Coach: Tim Bellew (Kansas Wesleyan, ‘87) Date Team Time/Result Record at BSU: 202-376-1, 132-232 NSIC (13th Season) • Career Record: 429-634-1 (24th Season) March 1 vs. Minnesota Duluth ! L, 13-0 March 2 vs. Minnesota Duluth ! L, 4-2 vs March 8 vs. Upper Iowa ! 9 / 11 p.m. March 10 at Maryville 1 / 3 p.m. NR UPPER IOWA PEACOCKS (0-0, 0-0 NSIC) March 11 at Maryville 1 / 3 p.m. Head Coach: Brandon Hunt (Augustana, ‘07) March 13 at Ill.-Springfield 1 p.m. March 14 at Ill.-Springfield 1 p.m. Record at UIU: 19-29, 15-25 NSIC (Second Season) • Career Record: 19-29 (Second Season) March 15 at Mo.-St. Louis 1 / 3 p.m. March 17 at Sioux Falls * 1 / 3 p.m. March 18 at Sioux Falls * 1 / 3 p.m. March 27 at Concordia-St. Paul * 1 / 3 p.m. NR MARYVILLE SAINTS (5-8, 0-0 GLVC) March 30 Augustana * 1 / 3 p.m. Head Coach: Bryan Niedbalski (Iowa, ‘14) March 31 Augustana * 1 / 3 p.m. Record at MU: 5-8, 0-0 GLVC (First Season) • Career Record: 5-8 (First Season) April 4 at Northern State * 1 / 3 p.m. April 7 Winona State * 1 / 3 p.m. April 8 Winona State * 1 / 3 p.m. April 11 at Minnesota Crookston * 1 / 3 p.m. BEMIDJI STATE KICKS OFF SPRING against NSIC opponents with a 5-3 record and a 1.36 April 14 at (7) Minnesota State * 1 / 3 p.m. TRIP WITH GAMES VERSUS UPPER ERA, which was second-best among conference April 15 at (7) Minnesota State * 1 / 3 p.m. IOWA, MARYVILLE starting pitchers. April 18 at Minot State * 1 / 3 p.m. • Greco returns after a .298 batting average in 2017 April 21 Wayne State * 1 / 3 p.m. • This Week: The Bemidji State University baseball while also slugging .481 to the lead the team. His 16 April 22 Wayne State * 1 / 3 p.m. extra-base hits led the team as he preps for this senior April 25 U-Mary * 1 / 3 p.m. program gets into its 2018 spring trip with games April 28 (24) St. Cloud State * 1 / 3 p.m. Thursday, March 8 against Upper Iowa University and season. April 29 at (24) St. Cloud State * 2 / 4 p.m. March 10-11 at Maryville University. The Beavers and May 5 at Southwest Minn. State * 1 / 3 p.m. Peacocks wrap up the US Bank Stadium games in About Maryville May 6 at Southwest Minn. State * 1 / 3 p.m. Minneapolis followed by the official start of the spring • The Saints are in their first season under head coach trip in St. Louis. Bryan Niedbalski, who has been a part of the coach- Home games in Bold ing staff since 2015. ! - at US Bank Stadium • Who: Bemidji State (0-2, 0-0 NSIC) vs. Upper Iowa • After starting the season 5-4 overall, Maryville was * - NSIC game (0-0, 0-0 NSIC) swept in a four-game series to Saginaw Valley State Rankings based on NCBWA National Top 25 Poll • When: Thursday, March 8 (9 p.m./11 p.m.) University in its last weekend of action. • Where: Minneapolis, Minn. (US Bank Stadium) • MU fell, 5-4, before a doubleheader sweep of 8-5 SETTING THE SCENE • Who: Bemidji State (0-2, 0-0 NSIC) vs. Maryville (5- and 5-2, with a series finale loss of 7-3 at home. Opponent(s): Upper Iowa 8, 0-0 GLVC) • Maryville held a lead twice over the four-game se- Marville University • When: Saturday, March 10 (1 p.m. / 3 p.m.) / Sun- ries, neither lead making it past the second inning, Game Time(s): March 8 - 9 / 11 p.m. day, March 11 (1 p.m. / 3 p.m.) though. March 10 - 1 / 3 p.m. • Where: St. Louis, Mo. (Weber Field) • The Saints rank fifth in the Great Lakes Valley Con- March 11 - 1 / 3 p.m. ference with a .281 batting average and .390 on-base Location(s): Minneapolis, Minn. Series History Under Bellew percentage, and sixth with a .956 fielding percentage. St. Louis, Mo. • MU’s pitching staff comes in eighth in the league with Field(s): US Bank Stadium • Overall Record vs. UIU: UIU leads, 25-13 Weber Field • Neutral Record vs. UIU: UIU leads, 3-1 a 5.86 ERA and holds an opposing batting average • Overall Record vs. MU: Never met of .257. TEAM INFORMATION Bemidji State Overview Now Batting: Scott Litchy 2017 Record: 19-31 (.380) • Bemidji State was swept to begin the 2018 season • Senior outfielder/infielder Scott Litchy was the team’s NSIC Record: 16-22 (.421) (11th place) with 13-0 and 4-2 losses in non-conference games most potent batter at the plate in 2017, leading the Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12 / 17 against University of Minnesota Duluth at US Bank team with a .350 batting average, 29 runs scored, nine Newcomers: 27 Stadium home runs, 38 RBIs and .642 slugging percentage. • BSU fielded a perfect 1.000 with 39 putouts and 19 • He also led BSU with 16 multiple hit games and nine assists, while not committing any errors multiple RBI games. • The Beavers combined for eight hits, four in each • Litchy totaled a 16-game reached base streak mid- COACHING STAFF game, in the doubleheader against the Bulldogs way through the 2017 season. Head Coach: Tim Bellew (13th Season) • After being shutout in game one, BSU scored first in • On the base paths, Litchy went 8-for-9 on stolen Alma Mater: Kansas Wesleyan ‘87 game two with a third-inning RBI single base attempts to rank tied for second on the team. Office Phone: (218) 755-4108 • BSU enters 2018 under 13th year head coach Tim e-mail: [email protected] Bellew, who is the second winningest coach in Beaver Quick Hits Record at BSU: 202-376-1 Baseball history with a 202-364-1 record overall. • Head coach Tim Bellew earned his 200th win in a Career Record: 429-634-1 (23rd Season) sweep-clinching win against Southwest Minnesota Record versus the NSIC: 132-232 • The Beavers are hitting .160 from the plate with a .192 on-base percentage. State Saturday, April 29, 2017. • Bellew trails Bob Montebello (1959-87) by 88 wins Assistants: Kassidy Gaines Northern State (2nd Season) About Upper Iowa for most in program history. Tommy Vohnoutka Bemidji State (1st Season) • The Peacocks return for their second season under • The Beavers return just 12 letter winners from the head coach Brandon Hunt after wrapping up the 2017 2017 roster while bringing on 27 newcomers. season 19-29 overall and 15-25 in the NSIC. • Litchy holds the BSU career record with 11 sacrifice • Upper Iowa finished 13th in the NSIC last season, flies and is two home runs and three RBIs away from but were four games out of the top eight in the league setting the BSU career records. with multiple close losses. • Litchy ranks among the BSU career top 10 in highest • Among the team’s four starters returning are its Play- batting average, highest slugging percentage, runs ers to Watch, Brett Fanning and Jacob Greco. scored, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, total • Fanning earned All-NSIC Second Team honors a bases, intentional walks and stolen bases. year ago after posting a 6-3 record with a 2.29 ERA in 63 innings. The Spring Valley, Ill., native succeeded 2 0 17 BEAVER BASEBALL 1 GAMES 3-8 vs. UPPER IOWA/MARYVILLE GAME NOTES Last Time... / Head Coach Tim Bellew LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... SINGLE-GAME INDIVIDUAL HITTING Head Coach Tim Bellew At-Bats: 7 Two times at St. Cloud State (May 4, 2017) Head coach Tim Bellew, the 2013 Northern Sun Inter- 6 Five times at St. Cloud State (May 4, 2017) collegiate Conference (NSIC) Coach of the Year, is the Hits: 5 Collin Eckman at St. Cloud State (May 4, 2017) second winningest coach in Bemidji State baseball his- 4 Logan Riedel at Arlington Baptist (March 10, 2017) tory and has amassed a 202-376-1 overall record and Doubles: 3 Tyler Nelson at Sioux Falls (March 29, 2015) 132-232 mark in the NSIC as the skipper of the Bea- 2 Kai Haake and Scott Litchy VS. Minnesota State (April 22, 2017) vers. Now in his 13th season as head coach, Bellew Triples: 2 Nick Jelacie vs. Minnesota Crookston (Feb. 5, 2010) took over the BSU baseball program in the fall of 2005. Home Runs: 3 Zach Braun vs. Winona State (April 28, 2012) 2 Scott Litchy vs. Sioux Falls (April 16, 2016) Inside the Park Home Run: - The Beavers Under Bellew Back-to-Back Home Runs: Tyler Nelson and Scott Litchy vs. Sioux Falls (April 16, 2016) W/L Home Away Neutral Back-to-Back-to-Back Home Runs: Arizona Christian Univ. 2-0 - 1-0 1-0 - Arkansas Tech 0-2 - 0-1 0-1 Grand Slam: Arlington Baptist 1-2 - 1-2 - 1 Logan Riedel at Arlington Baptist (March 10, 2017) Augustana 6-17 1-5 3-10 2-2 Runs Scored: Avila 1-0 - 1-0 - 5 Collin Eckman vs.