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 16-19 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NR BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS (3-12, 0-0 NSIC) BEMIDJI STATE (3-12, 0-0 NSIC) Head Coach: Tim Bellew (Kansas Wesleyan, ‘87) Date Team Time/Result Record at BSU: 158-286-1, 94-166 NSIC (10th Season) • Career Record: 385-543-1 (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 WINONA STATE WARRIORS (2-10, 0-0 NSIC) Mar. 7 vs. Rockhurst (DH) L, 5-1 / W, 5-3 Head Coach: Kyle Poock (Winona State, ‘83) Mar. 9 vs St. Cloud State% L, 15-6 Record at WU: 348-248-1 (13th Season) • Career Record: 348-248-1 (13th 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 BEAVERS OPEN 2015 NSIC ACTION ON THE ROAD AT WINONA STATE Mar. 20 at Winona State * (DH) 1:30/3:30 p.m. Mar. 21 at Winona State * (DH) 12/2 p.m. This Week: Bemidji State University baseball (3-12, 0-0 NSIC) opens its 2015 NSIC action against the Winona State Mar. 28 at Sioux Falls * (DH) 12/2 p.m. University Warriors (2-10, 0-0 NSIC), March 20-21. Game one of the doubleheader Friday will start at 1:30 p.m. with Mar. 29 at Sioux Falls * (DH) 12/2 p.m. Mar. 31 Northern State * (DH) 1/3 p.m. Saturday’s first game at 12 p.m. (noon) from Loughrey Field in Winona, Minn. Apr. 3 Concordia-St. Paul * (DH) 12/2 p.m. Apr. 4 Concorida-St. Paul * (DH) 12/2 p.m. The Series: The Beavers and the Warriors have a long-standing series dating back to 1957. Winona State edges BSU Apr. 8 at Minnesota Crookston * (DH) 1/3 p.m. 149-36-1 all-time with the Beavers last victories coming on a doubleheader sweep, April 29, 2012, by scores of 7-6 and Apr. 11 Minnesota State * (DH) 12/2 p.m. 20-12. WSU won the last meeting April 12, 2014 in Bemidji, 5-2 and 16-0. Apr. 12 Minnesota State * (DH) 12/2 p.m. Apr. 15 Minot State * (DH) 1/3 p.m. About Bemidji State: Apr. 18 at Minnesota Duluth * (DH) 1:30/3:30 p.m. • The Beavers enter the NSIC opener with a 3-12 overall record and are coming off their annual spring trip to Arizona Apr. 19 at Minnesota Duluth * (DH) 12/2 p.m. Apr. 22 at St. Cloud State * (DH) 1/3 p.m. where they played seven games. BSU went 2-5, taking wins over Arizona Christian University, 8-5 and one over Apr. 29 at SW Minnesota State * (DH) 1/3 p.m. Southwest Minnesota State University, 17-8. May 1 U-Mary * (DH) 12/2 p.m. May 2 U-Mary * (DH) 12/2 p.m. • BSU’s opponents so far this season have an average win percentage of .650 and of which three of the teams have been ranked nationally when going head-to-head against the Beavers. Home games in Bold * - NSIC game • Jack Hegarty leads the club with a .378 batting average (14-for-37) for those that have had over 20 at bats this % - Spring Break Trip (Phoenix & Tucson, Ariz.) season, including four doubles, one triple and one home run. He posted a season-high three hits against St. Cloud State (March 13). SETTING THE SCENE Opponent: Winona State • Hegarty and Joey Hanowski lead the team in runs batted in (RBI), each earning seven. Hanowski ranks fifth in the Game Times: March 20 - 1:30/3:30 p.m. league for at bats with 54, while teammate Dylan Webb is fourth with 55. March 21 - 12/2 p.m. Location: Winona, Minn. • On the mound for the Beavers, Hegarty paces with a 1.69 earned run average (ERA) and owns a 1-0 record in 10.2 Field: Loughrey Field innings pitched this season. • Hegarty is ranked sixth in the NSIC with 14 strikeouts, while Terry Hadden has the second most on the team with 11. MULTIMEDIA Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/winona/baseball/ • Hadden has pitched in 18.1 innings for BSU, which puts him sixth in the conference. • As a team, BSU is first in the NSIC for at bats (480), second in batters struck out (78), third in hits (125), tied for fifth TEAM INFORMATION in triples (5) and tied for sixth in doubles (22) and home runs (4). 2014 Record: 21-22 (.488) NSIC Record: 15-15 (.500) (9th place) About Winona State: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 25 / 9 • The Warriors come into the weekend holding a 2-10 overall record after earning two wins at the Russ Matt Invita- Newcomers: 11 tional. WSU split against Ohio Dominican for a 7-5 victory and against Wayne State (Mich.) for an 11-9 win. 2015 Captain: Dylan Webb • Travis Evanson leads the Warriors at the plate with a .318 batting average, going 14-for-44, including one double and COACHING STAFF team-best three home runs. Evanson’s home runs place him tied for third amongst the NSIC. Head Coach: Tim Bellew (10th Season) Alma Mater: Kansas Wesleyan ‘87 • In 12 games Evanson has tallied eight runs and six RBI and paces the club with 83 putouts. Office Phone: (218) 755-4108 e-mail: [email protected] • Tyler Nehring is the only other Warrior to have a batting average above .300 as he is batting .311 in 12 games. Record at BSU: 158-286-1 Nehring also has 14 hits on the season. Career Record: 385-543-1 (21st Season) Record versus the NSIC: 94-166 • Andrew Geislinger not only leads WSU in sacrifice bunts he leads the conference with nine on the season. The War- Assistants: riors are ranked fourth in the category as a team with 11. Matt Ellinghuysen Bemidji State ‘13 (2nd Season) Scott Seaton Bemidji State (3rd Season) • On the mound, Mitch Voter leads Winona State with a 1.29 earned run average in four appearances for seven in- nings of work. Voter is 0-1 on the season with one save. He has allowed only 13 hits, three runs - which only one was earned - and paces the pitchers with 10 strikeouts. • As a team, the Warriors rank high in a few categories, including tied for fourth in the league for home runs (7), sixth in fielding double plays (8) and tied for sixth in errors (23). 2 015 BEAVER BASEBALL 1 GAMES 16-19 at WINONA STATE 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 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (April 19, 2014) 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: Logan Kalis and Zach Braun vs. Concordia-St. Paul (March 30, 2013) 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 Cole Bjorge vs. Minnesota Crookston (April 22, 2014) Drury University 0-1 0-1 - - Stolen Bases: 2 Bo Schmitz at Avila (March 23, 2014) Emporia State 0-9 - 0-8 0-1 Hit by Pitch: Fort Hays State 0-3 - 0-3 - 2 Zach Braun vs.