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 10-16 2016 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NR BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS (2-7, 0-0 NSIC) as of 3/9 BEMIDJI STATE (2-7, 0-0 NSIC) Head Coach: Tim Bellew (Kansas Wesleyan, ‘87) Date Team Time/Result Record at BSU: 171-314-1, 105-187 NSIC (11th Season) • Career Record: 398-571-1 (22nd Season) Feb. 12 at (24) Mo. Southern State L, 1-0 / L, 15-3 Feb. 13 at (24) Mo. Southern State L, 14-6 vs Feb. 14 at (24) Mo. Southern State L, 14-2 March 4 at Truman State L, 7-0 / W, 1--3 March 5 at William Jewell L, 5-1 / L, 3-2 NR OKLAHOMA CITY STARS (14-7, 3-0 SAC) as of 3/9 March 6 at William Jewell W, 17-16 Head Coach: Denney Crabaugh (Southeastern Okla. State, ‘80; Southeastern Okla. State, ‘81) March 12 at Oklahoma City 3 p.m. Record at OCU: 1,198-373-2 (25th Season) • Career Record: 1,198-373-2 (25th Season) March 13 at Oklahoma City 1 p.m. Field: Jim Wade Stadium (400) March 14 at (10) Lubbock Christian 5 p.m. March 15 at NW Oklahoma State 6 p.m. March 16 at NW Oklahoma State 1 p.m. March 17 vs William Jewell 2 p.m. March 18 at Upper Iowa 1 p.m. 10 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN CHAPARRALS (13-4, 0-0 HC) as of 3/9 March 25 at Concordia-St. Paul * 1:30 / 3:30 p.m. Head Coach: Nathan Blackwood (Lubbock Christian, ‘95; Harding, ‘00) March 26 at Concordia-St. Paul * 12 / 2 p.m. Record at LCU: 527-201 (13th Season) • Career Record: 527-201 (13th Season) April 2 at (22) Minnesota State * 12 / 2 p.m. Field: Hays Field (3,000) April 3 at (22) Minnesota State * 12 / 2 p.m. April 6 at Northern State * 1 / 3 p.m. April 9 Winona State * 1:30 / 3:30 p.m. April 10 Winona State * 12 / 2 p.m. NR NORTHWESTERN OK STATE RANGERS (7-13, 5-4 GAC) as of 3/9 April 13 Minnesota Crookston * 2 / 4 p.m. Head Coach: Sam Carel (MIssouri State, ‘99, Missouri State, ‘05) April 16 Sioux Falls * 1:30 / 3:30 p.m. April 17 Sioux Falls * 12 / 2 p.m. Record at NWOSU: 26-42 (Second Season) • Career Record: 322-191 (10th Season) April 20 at Minot State * 1:30 / 3:30 p.m. Field: Glass Family Field at Myers Stadium April 23 Minnesota Duluth * 1:30 / 3:30 p.m. April 24 Minnesota Duluth * 12 / 2 p.m. April 27 (2) St. Cloud State * 2 / 4 p.m. April 30 at U-Mary * 1:30 / 3:30 p.m. NR WILLIAM JEWELL CARDINALS (6-5, 0-0 GLVC) as of 3/9 May 1 at U-Mary * 12 / 2 p.m. Head Coach: Mike Stockton (Ottawa University; Kansas) May 4 Southwest MN State * 2 / 4 p.m. Record at WJC: - (15th Season) • Career Record: - (15th Season) Home games in Bold * - NSIC game Rankings based on Collegiate Baseball Div. 2 Poll NR UPPER IOWA PEACOCKS (3-4, 0-0 NSIC) as of 3/9 SETTING THE SCENE Head Coach: Mark Danker (Iowa State, ‘84) Opponents/Game Times: Record at UIU: 346-418 (17th Season) • Career Record: 346-418 (17th Season) Oklahoma City - 3/12 @ 3 p.m. | 3/13 @ 1 p.m. Field: Robertson Woods Field #16 Lubbock Christian - 3/14 @ 5 p.m. NW Okla. State - 3/15 @ 6 p.m. | 3/16 @ 1 p.m. William Jewell - 3/17 @ 2 p.m. BEMIDJI STATE TRAVELS TO FOUR STATES FOR SPRING TRIP Upper Iowa - 3/18 @ 1 p.m. Locations: Oklahoma City, Okla. Lubbock, Texas Spring Trip: The Bemidji State University baseball team heads on its spring trip March 12-18 taking place in Alva, Okla. four states against five teams. Bemidji State (2-7, 0-0 NSIC) will face Oklahoma City University, No. 16 Lubbock Kansas City, Kan. Christian University, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, William Jewell College and Upper Iowa Univer- Fayette, Iowa sity in one nine-inning contests each day of the trip. The Beavers and Stars open the spring trip with a 3 p.m. first pitch March 12 and a 1 p.m. game time March 13 MULTIMEDIA in Oklahoma City, Okla. BSU then travels south to play the Chaparrals at 5 p.m. in Lubbock, Texas. BSU and Live Stats/Video/Audio: www.bsubeavers.com NWOSU begin a two-game series at 6 p.m. March 15 and finish at 1 p.m. March 16 in Alva, Okla. The Beavers wrap up the spring trip at 2 p.m. against the Cardinals in Kansas City, Kan., March 16 and at 1 p.m. against the TEAM INFORMATION Peacocks in Fayette, Iowa March 18. 2015 Record: 14-33 (.298) NSIC Record: 11-21 (.344) (11th place) About Bemidji State Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 23 / 7 • Bemidji State went 2-3 over its previous weekend March 4-6 against Truman State Unviversity and William Newcomers: 9 Jewell College. • The Beavers were led by right fielder Tyler Nelson with two home runs in its 11-3 win over the Bulldogs in the second game of the weekend. • In a high-scoring affair, Bemidji State held off William Jewell in a 17-16 win to finish the series. Center fielder COACHING STAFF Logan Riedel made an impact at the plate and on the mound with six RBI and two innings pitched with a strikeout. Head Coach: Tim Bellew (11th Season) • The team went .294 from the plate with a .417 slugging percentage and recorded its first home runs of the season. Alma Mater: Kansas Wesleyan ‘87 Office Phone: (218) 755-4108 • Nelson notched career highs with five RBI, four runs and two home runs in BSU’s win against TSU. He added e-mail: [email protected] his third triple of the season and fell one double shy of a cycle. Nelson is currently on pace to hit 16 triples, 11 Record at BSU: 171-314-1 more than the current program single-season record. Career Record: 398-571-1 (22nd Season) • Right handed pitcher Jack Stigman and left handed pitcher Nate Heisick recorded the Beavers’ two wins over Record versus the NSIC: 105-187 the weekend. Stigman went 5.0 innings with two strikeouts against Truman State, while Heisick earned a win in relief against William Jewell. Heisick made an appearance in three of the team’s five games, including the win Assistants: against the Bulldogs. Matt Ellinghuysen Bemidji State ‘13 (3rd Season) • The Beavers are 8-of-9 in stolen base attempts during the season. Scott Seaton Bemidji State (4th Season) • BSU is 14-25 all-time against its spring trip opponents, only playing William Jewell and Upper Iowa previously. The Beavers are 1-2 against the Cardinals and 13-23 against the Peacocks. 2 016 BEAVER BASEBALL 1 GAMES 10-16 SPRING TRIP GAME NOTES Last Time... / 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 Six individuals at William Jewell (March 6, 2016) collegiate Conference (NSIC) Coach of the Year, is the Hits: 5 Joey Hanowski vs. U-Mary (May 2, 2015) third winningest coach in Bemidji State baseball his- 4 Logan Riedel vs. U-Mary (May 2, 2015) tory and has amassed a 171-314-1 overall record and Doubles: 3 Tyler Nelson at Sioux Falls (March 29, 2015) 105-187 mark in the NSIC as the skipper of the Bea- 2 Logan Riedel at William Jewell (March 6, 2016) vers. Now in his 11th 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 Tyler Nelson at Truman State (March 4, 2016) Inside the Park Home Run: - The Beavers Under Bellew Back-to-Back Home Runs: Collin Eckman and Tyler Nelson at Winona State (March 21, 2015) W/L Home Away Neutral Back-to-Back-to-Back Home Runs: Arkansas Tech 0-2 - 0-1 0-1 - Arizona Christian Univ. 2-0 - 1-0 1-0 Grand Slam: Augustana 5-14 1-5 2-7 2-2 - Runs Scored: Avila 1-0 - 1-0 - 5 Collin Eckman vs. Minnesota State (April 11, 2015) Benedictine Springfield 1-0 - - 1-0 4 Tyler Nelson at Truman State (March 4, 2016) Central Missouri State 1-1 - 1-1 - RBIs: Colorado Christian 1-1 - - 1-1 8 Scott Litchy at Sioux Falls (March 28, 2015) 7 Collin Eckman vs. Minnesota State (April 11, 2015) Concordia-St. Paul 13-23 6-10 4-6 3-7 6 Logan Riedel at William Jewell (March 6, 2016) Drury University 0-1 0-1 - - 5 Tyler Nelson at Truman State (March 4, 2016) Fort Hays State 0-3 - 0-3 - Walks: Harding University 1-0 - 1-0 - 4 Trevor Purvis vs. Malone (March 6, 2012) Indiana Wesleyan 1-0 - - 1-0 3 Scott Litchy at Winona State (March 21, 2015) Stolen Bases: Jamestown 1-5 0-2 0-3 1-0 2 Scott Litchy vs. U-Mary (May 2, 2015) Kansas Wesleyan 2-0 - 2-0 - Hit by Pitch: Lubbock Christian 0-0 - - - 2 Zach Braun vs.