BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Bemidji State University Baseball home opening series with University of Sioux Falls has been moved to the campus of Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb., due to lingering winter effects in Bemidji. The Beavers and Cougars will now play a three-game series beginning Sunday, Mar. 26 and ending Monday at Hank Overin Field in Wayne.
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The teams will play a doubleheader beginning at noon on Sunday before closing out the series Monday with a single game at 1:00 p.m. Fans watch the Beavers and follow live at:
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The Beavers enter the Sun-Mon series looking for their first wins in conference play (0-5) and are 1-19 overall. The Cougars will also be looking for their first league wins (0-5) and are 1-18 overall.
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The Beavers rank 14
th in the NSIC with a team batting average of .240 and have scored 81 runs this season which ranks 13
th in the conference. The Beavers have hit 22 doubles, two triples and nine home runs this season and are 15
th with a .330 slugging percentage but are 13
th with an on-base percentage of .350.
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BSU is 14
th in the league with a team ERA of 11.62 and have allowed 217 runs to also rank 14
th.
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Bemidji State is led at the plate by junior
Jack Munson who is batting .329 with 24 hits, five doubles, one triple, three home runs and has 11 RBI. He is slugging .548 and has an on-base percentage of .364. Senior
Logan Barrick leads the BSU pitching staff and is 1-1 with an ERA of 6.08 in 23.2 innings pitched. Â
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For more information on the Bemidji State baseball program, follow the Beavers on Twitter (@BSUBeaversBase), like them on Facebook (facebook.com/BSUBeavers) and follow them on Instagram (@BSUBeaversBase).
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Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
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