MINOT, N.D. – The Minot State baseball team's four-game weekend series vs. Minnesota Duluth has been moved to Watford City, N.D. due to unplayable field conditions at Corbett Field.
Originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, the Beavers and Bulldogs will now play a doubleheader on Sunday beginning at 1 p.m. in Watford City, N.D. Monday's game location and time will be determined at a later date.
Quick Hits
Minot State is 14-2 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play after sweeping Northern State in a doubleheader on Wednesday in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Justin Demary earned the complete-game victory in the first game while
Reilly O'Rourke only gave up one hit in five innings of work in the second game to extend Minot State's win streak to 11 games.
The current 11-game win streak is the longest known win streak the Beavers have recorded since 1967.
Minot State is hitting .262 as a team with 148 runs, 207 hits, 47 doubles, six triples and 27 home runs on the season.
Michael Borst leads Minot State at the plate while hitting .337, followed by
Celestino Rodriguez with a .326 batting average.
Darrel Doll is tied for first in the NSIC six home runs while also leading Minot State with 26 RBIs.
Wyatt Schlosser and Rodriguez have notched four home runs, followed by
Kyle Williamson and
Zack Kunkel with three home runs apiece while five other Beavers have at least one home run on the season.
Tannar Galey is 2-0 on the season with a 0.84 ERA while
Jeremy Sylvester is 2-0 with a 1.64 ERA.
Scouting the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
Minnesota Duluth enters the series with a 14-14 overall record and 10-6 mark in NSIC play this season. Tyler Midas leads the Bulldogs at the plate with a team-high 10 doubles, four home runs and 21 RBIs while hitting .388. Chris Saltzmann is hitting .345 with two home runs and 11 RBIs. Jalen Busker is 4-2 on the season with a 3.65 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 37 innings of work this season.
As a team, the Bulldogs are hitting .263 with 144 runs, 221 hits, 41 doubles, seven triples and 13 home runs. The Minnesota Duluth pitching staff has a team ERA of 5.12 while surrendering 124 earned runs on 156 hits and striking out 181 opposing batters.
Head coach Bob Rients is in his 13
th season at Minnesota Duluth with a career record of 304-313.
Series History
Minnesota Duluth leads the all-time series with Minot State, 10-3. In their last meeting, Minnesota Duluth won 11-4 in Duluth, Minn. on April 23, 2017.
