BEMIDJI STATE BASEBALL Bemidji State Athletic Media Relations • 1500 Birchmont Drive NE #29, Bemidji, MN 56601 • BSUBeavers.com Asst. Director (Primary Contact): Andy Sailer • E: [email protected] • O: (218) 755-2763 • C: (715) 495-4840 GAMES 20-24 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NR BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS (5-14, 2-2 NSIC) BEMIDJI STATE (5-14, 2-2 NSIC) Head Coach: Tim Bellew (Kansas Wesleyan, ‘87) Date Team Time/Result Record at BSU: 160-288-1, 96-168 NSIC (10th Season) • Career Record: 387-545-1 (21st Season) Feb. 13 at Washburn (DH) L, 20-4 / L, 5-1 Feb. 14 at (6) Emporia State L, 8-1 vs Feb. 16 at (6) Emporia State (DH) Canceled Mar. 5 at (9) Washburn L, 22-3 Mar. 6 vs. Rockhurst (DH) L, 14-3 / L, 8-5 NR SIOUX FALLS COUGARS (5-15, 2-2 NSIC) Mar. 7 vs. Rockhurst (DH) L, 5-1 / W, 5-3 Head Coach: Matt Guiliano (Sioux Falls, ‘07) Mar. 9 vs St. Cloud State% L, 15-6 Record at USF: 141-169, 26-38 NSIC (8th Season) • Career Record: 141-169 (8th Season) Mar. 10 vs Arizona Christian% W, 8-5 Mar. 11 vs SW Minnesota State% W, 17-8 Mar. 12 vs Augustana% (DH) L, 19-1 / L, 14-0 Mar. 13 vs (20) St. Cloud State% L, 8-4 Mar. 14 vs SW Minnesota State% L, 7-3 BEMIDJI STATE GOES ON THE ROAD AGAINST SIOUX FALLS, MARCH 28-29 Mar. 20 at Winona State * (DH) W, 3-1 / L, 12-2 Mar. 21 at Winona State * (DH) W, 5-1 / L, 14-8 This Week: Bemidji State University baseball (5-14, 2-2 NSIC) is back in action March 28-29 as it hits the road again Mar. 28 at Sioux Falls * (DH) 2/4 p.m. to take on University of Sioux Falls (5-15, 2-2 NSIC). The doubleheaders are scheduled to start at 2 p.m. Saturday and Mar. 29 at Sioux Falls * (DH) 1/3 p.m. Mar. 31 Northern State * (DH) 1/3 p.m. a 1 p.m. start on Sunday from Harmodon Field in Sioux Falls, S.D. Apr. 3 Concordia-St. Paul * (DH) 12/2 p.m. Apr. 4 Concorida-St. Paul * (DH) 12/2 p.m. About Bemidji State: Apr. 8 at Minnesota Crookston * (DH) 1/3 p.m. • The Beavers kick started their 2015 NSIC action this past weekend as they traveled to take on Winona State Uni- Apr. 11 Minnesota State * (DH) 12/2 p.m. versity in a two-day doubleheader series. BSU finished the weekend going 2-2 with splits both Friday and Saturday. Apr. 12 Minnesota State * (DH) 12/2 p.m. Apr. 15 Minot State * (DH) 1/3 p.m. • On Friday, Scott Litchy hit his second home run of the season against the Warriors to lead the squad. Apr. 18 at Minnesota Duluth * (DH) 1:30/3:30 p.m. Apr. 19 at Minnesota Duluth * (DH) 12/2 p.m. Apr. 22 at St. Cloud State * (DH) 1/3 p.m. • Terry Hadden pitched a complete seven innings for BSU Friday in game one on the mound to earn the win. Hadden Apr. 29 at SW Minnesota State * (DH) 1/3 p.m. struck out three batters and allowed only six hits to move his record to 1-4 on the season. May 1 U-Mary * (DH) 12/2 p.m. May 2 U-Mary * (DH) 12/2 p.m. • Saturday, the Beavers held onto a 5-1 edge in game one of the doubleheader with Jack Hegarty on the mound earn- ing the win. Hegarty pitched all seven innings allowing only five hits and struck out eight batters to improve his record Home games in Bold to 2-0 on the season. * - NSIC game % - Spring Break Trip (Phoenix & Tucson, Ariz.) • On the season, Hegarty leads the squad with a 1.53 ERA in four appearances with two starts. He has one save on the season in 17.2 innings pitched, allowing only 16 hits and four runs. Hegarty also paces at the plate with a .372 average SETTING THE SCENE for those that have at least 10 at bats, including five doubles, one triple and one home run. Opponent: Sioux Falls Game Times: March 28 - 2/4 p.m. • Hegarty is tied for third in the NSIC for batters struck out with 22. March 29 - 1/3 p.m. Location: Sioux Falls, S.D. • Collin Eckman and Tyler Nelson hit back-to-back home runs Saturday and paced the team at the plate. Eckman led Field: Harmodon Park the team on the weekend in Winona as he batted .600 going 3-for-5, including his home run and marked one RBI. He was also 1.000 in the field. MULTIMEDIA • Nelson, last weekend batted .400 as he went 6-for-15, including three doubles and one home run. He added four Live Stats: www.usfcougars.com RBI, three runs, and one stolen base. Nelson leads the team with 20 hits this season and 12 runs scored. Live Video: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/siouxfalls/ • As a team, BSU is fourth in the NSIC for at bats (603) and in putouts (425), sixth in batters struck out (99), eighth in hits (151), tied for eighth in doubles (31) and home runs (7) and tied for ninth in triples (5). TEAM INFORMATION About Sioux Falls: 2014 Record: 21-22 (.488) • The Cougars are coming off their first NSIC weekend hosting University of Minnesota Duluth where they split the NSIC Record: 15-15 (.500) (9th place) series 2-2. USF defeated the Bulldogs in game one both days but fell in game two each day. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 25 / 9 Newcomers: 11 2015 Captain: Dylan Webb • USF is currently 5-15 overall and has a 2-2 mark in conference action, which places them ninth in the NSIC. • Matthew Minnick leads the Cougars at the plate with a .400 batting average, as he is 24-for-60 on the season, includ- COACHING STAFF ing a team-high eight doubles, one triple and a team-best three home runs. Minnick also leads the team with 19 RBI Head Coach: Tim Bellew (10th Season) and 22 runs scored. Alma Mater: Kansas Wesleyan ‘87 Office Phone: (218) 755-4108 • On the mound for the Cougars, Patrick Anderson paces the pitchers with a 2.79 ERA, appearing in four games with e-mail: [email protected] 9.2 innings of work. Record at BSU: 160-288-1 Career Record: 387-545-1 (21st Season) Record versus the NSIC: 96-168 • Pitching the most innings on the mound with a 2-3 record and one save is Alex Wall. Wall has a 5.20 ERA in 27.2 innings pitched and 16 strikeouts. Assistants: Matt Ellinghuysen Bemidji State ‘13 (2nd Season) • As a team, USF leads the NSIC in assists (226) and in fielding double plays (20). The Cougars are also ranked Scott Seaton Bemidji State (3rd Season) second in doubles (42) and in putouts (458), fourth in runs scored (112), hits (166) and stolen bases (20), tied for fifth in triples (6) and sixth in fielding percentage (.950). 2 015 BEAVER BASEBALL 1 GAMES 20-24 at SIOUX FALLS GAME NOTES Last Time... / Record When... / Head Coach Tim Bellew LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... SINGLE GAME INDIVIDUAL HITTING Head Coach Tim Bellew At-Bats: 7 Trevor Purvis and Jaryd Marks vs. U-Mary (April 7, 2013) Head coach Tim Bellew, the 2013 Northern Sun Inter- 6 T. Hadden, J. Hanowski, J. Hegarty vs. Arizona Christian (Mar. 10, 2015) collegiate Conference (NSIC) Coach of the Year, is the 6 Bo Schmitz vs. Southwest Minnesota State (Mar. 11, 2015) Base Hits: third winningest coach in Bemidji State baseball his- 5 Zach Braun vs. Winona State (April 28, 2012) tory and has amassed a 158-286-1 overall record and 4 Scott Litchy vs. Southwest Minnesota State (Mar. 11, 2015) Doubles: 94-166 mark in the NSIC as the skipper of the Bea- 3 Colton Smith vs. Minot State (March 11, 2011) vers. Now in his 10th season as head coach, Bellew 2 Joey Hanowski at Winona State (March 21, 2015) Triples: took over the BSU baseball program in the fall of 2005. 2 Nick Jelacie vs. Minnesota Crookston (Feb. 5, 2010) Home Runs: 3 Zach Braun vs. Winona State (April 28, 2012) 2 Zach Braun vs. Malone (March 8, 2014) Back-to-Back Home Runs: Collin Eckman and Tyler Nelson at Winona State (March 21, 2015) The Beavers Under Bellew Runs Scored: W/L Home Away Neutral 5 Scott Litchy vs. Southwest Minnesota State (Mar. 11, 2015) 5 Tyler Nelson vs. Concordia-St. Paul (April 18, 2014) Arkansas Tech 0-2 - 0-1 0-1 4 Zach Braun vs. Malone (March 8, 2014) Arizona Christian Univ. 2-0 - 1-0 1-0 RBIs: Augustana 5-14 1-5 2-7 2-2 7 Logan Kalis vs. Minot State (April 29, 2013) 6 Logan Kalis vs. SW Minnesota State (May 1, 2012) Avila 1-0 - 1-0 - 5 Matt Ellinghuysen vs. Minot State (April 29, 2013) Benedictine Springfield 1-0 - - 1-0 4 Mason Bellew vs. Southwest Minnesota State (Mar. 11, 2015) Central Missouri State 1-1 - 1-1 - 4 Joey Hanowski vs. Concordia-St. Paul (April 19, 2014) Walks: Colorado Christian 1-1 - - 1-1 4 Trevor Purvis vs. Malone (March 6, 2012) Concordia-St. Paul 12-22 5-9 4-6 3-7 3 Scott Litchy at Winona State (March 21, 2015) Drury University 0-1 0-1 - - 3 Cole Bjorge vs.