MINOT, N.D. – The Minot State baseball team rides an eight-game win streak into a showdown with No. 4 St. Cloud State in an NSIC doubleheader on Wednesday beginning at 2 p.m. in St. Cloud, Minn.
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Date: Wednesday, April 24
Time: 2 p.m. (DH)
Location: St. Cloud, Minn.
Opponent: No. 4 St. Cloud State
Coverage: Live Stream |
Live Stats
Beavers vs. St. Cloud State: SCSU leads the all-time series, 22-4.
Last Meeting: The Beavers defeated third-seeded St. Cloud State 13-6 in the 2018 NSIC Baseball Tournament in Sioux Falls, S.D. on May 10, 2018.
Last Time Out
It took all of three hours and 57 minutes, but the Minot State baseball team survived a 15-12 slugfest against Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday to clinch the three-game sweep over the Mustangs at Corbett Field.
Quick Hits
- Minot State is 26-12 overall and 19-6 in NSIC contests this season.
- The Beavers sit fourth in the conference standings, just ahead of Wayne State (20-8).
- Michael Borst is hitting .421 this season with 39 runs scored, 56 hits, 12 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 46 RBI.
- Ryley Humrighouse and Mason Gifford have posted a .364 and .341 batting average, respectively with three home runs apiece in their debut season at Minot State.
- Jaymon Cervantes is 5-0 this season with 51 strikeouts and a 3.05 ERA.
- Zach Newman has a 1.78 ERA with a 4-0 mark on the year.
- Minot State is hitting .285 on the season with 259 runs, 344 hits, 61 doubles, 13 triples, 26 home runs and 233 runs batted in.
- The Beavers are outscoring opponents by a blistering 36-6 margin in the second inning and 40-12 combined in the eighth and ninth innings this season.
