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NOTE: Live stats will not be provided for all games due to no internet connection at the fields in Arizona. We will provide updates on Twitter and Facebook. Please see our Stay Connected page for all of your social media links.

RECORDS: MISU is 3-1 overall and 0-0 in the NSIC.  

COACHES CORNER: Brock Weppler is in his sixth season at the helms of the MISU baseball program. Weppler sports a career record of 66-130, all games coming at Minot State. In 2010, Weppler had his most successful season as Beaver head coach, guiding the team to 21 wins and a third place finish in the Dakota Athletic Conference. Before being named head coach, Weppler spent 2006 and 2007 as an assistant for Minot State. As a player, Weppler played two seasons at MSU-Bottineau before transferring to University of Mary for his last two seasons.

FOLLOW THE BEAVERS: MISU provides live video and live stats at msubeavers.com/stayconnected. Minot State Athletics also is active on Facebook, Twitter and You Tube with all feeds accessible through the home page.

RANKINGS: Minot State was not ranked in the latest NCAA Division II Baseball Coaches Poll. The Beavers are receiving votes in the National College Baseball Writers Association NCAA Division II Central Region poll. This marks the first time the MISU baseball program has been ranked in any NCA Division II poll.

RECENT HISTORY: The Beavers got off to their best start in the last ten years, by going 3-1 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn. on Feb. 14 & 15. Minot State swept University of Minnesota Duluth 8-6, 3-0 and split with Wayne State College 0-2, 2-1. All four games were non-conference.

NOTING THE 2013 TUCSON INVITATIONAL GAMES: The Tucson Invitational Games is a tournament with 57 different entrants representing NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, and Junior College levels.  All tournament games will be played at the Kino Sports Complex, former Spring Training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox. Kino Sports Complex offers eight baseball fields, five which are equipped with lights to host night games.

MISU STRETCHES ITS LIVE COVERAGE: Minot State University, in conjunction with the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, has partnered with Stretch Internet to provide live video feeds for all home contest, all away NSIC games and select non-conference away games. Stretch Internet is an industry leader is live streaming video and offers live chat and On Demand replay video for select games. Log on to msubeavers.com/stayconnected for more information and to view live video. Minot State will provide live video at all home contests unless softball and baseball are playing simultaneous.

JAMIN WITH GILLY: Minot State University baseball will again feature a blog from student-athletes during the 2013 season. Following in the wildly popular footsteps of Around the Horns with Ryne Hornecker, the Beavers are proud to announce this year's blog, Jamin with Gilly, featuring Jamin Heller (Jr., P, Lethbridge, Alberta) and Jordan Gilmour (Sr., OF, Gatineau, Quebec). The dynamic duo will blog about life on the road, 6 a.m. practices and hopefully a bunch of wins during the Beavers 2013 season - the school's first in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. To access the blog, click on the link provided below or on the main Minot State Baseball homepage.

NORTHERN SUN PRESEASON POLL: The Beavers are entering their first season as full members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Beavers were ranked No. 14 in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll from Jan. 10. MISU received 29 points in the poll, nine behind University of Mary (38). Minnesota State was the top pick of NSIC coaches, receiving 195 points, including 13 first place votes.

MAPLE LEAF MAGIC: The 2013 Minot State baseball roster has 15 Canadian players, making up nearly half of the team. Provinces Alberta (5), Manitoba (4), Saskatchewan (3), British Columbia (2), and Quebec (1) are all represented on the MISU baseball team the will look to make some noise in their first year in the NSIC.

GOLD GLOVES: Through the first four games of the 2013 season, Minot State has committed just one error in the field, good enough for a .991 fielding percentage. The Beavers are ranked first in the NSIC in fielding percentage, led by Mitch Olson (Sr., 1B/3B, Deloraine, Manitoba) with 31 putouts and no errors.

PITCHING LEADS THE WAY: Along with some stellar defense, the Minot State pitching staff has been on point to start the season. The Beavers lead the NSIC in Earned Run Average (ERA), allowing an average of 2.00 runs per game. MISU pitchers are also ranked first in the conference in walks allowed per game, walking just 1.67 batters per game.

ROOTIN' FOR MOUGHTIN: Connor Moughtin (Jr., C, Victoria, British Columbia) is leading the Beavers offensive attack out of the gates. Moughtin has collected five hits in ten at-bats. He is also tied for first on the team with three runs scored.

ROACH HEADING HOME: Andrew Roach (So., P/OF, Gilbert, Ariz.) will have somewhat of a homecoming, as he returns to his home state of Arizona. Roach is the only Beaver from Arizona and he will look to continue hitting the ball with power in the Grand Canyon State. He is hitting for an average of .444 with a team-high slugging percentage of .778.

SHUTOUT PERFORMANCES: Jesse Goertzen (Fr., P, Steinbach, Manitoba) and Cole Stober (Sr., P, Hays, Alberta) did not allow an earned run in their first starts of the 2013 campaign. Goertzen, in his first collegiate start, struck out seven UMD batters in 5 2/3 innings on the bump. Stober tossed four solid innings, striking out one on his way to victory.

THE MARK OF ZORN-O: Behind the arm of Austin Zorn (So., P, Bismarck, N.D.), MISU beat Wayne State 2-1 on Feb. 15. Zorn sliced and diced the Wildcats on his way to a complete game win. He pitched seven innings, allowing just one earned run while striking out four batters.

PATIENCE AT THE PLATE: As a team, the Beavers have made opposing pitchers work. Minot State has averaged three bases-on-balls per game in their first four games of the season. Lead-off hitter Jordan Gilmour leads MISU with three walks.

GOING YARD: Minot State did not hit a home run in the first four games of the 2013 season. In 2012, the Beavers hit 11 all season while giving up 20 home runs to their opponents. Mitch Olson led MISU in 2012 belting out three round tripper's during his junior campaign.