THIS WEEK
After six games on the road, the University of Mary baseball team returns home to host the University of Minnesota Duluth in a three-game set of Northern Sun contests on Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25, at Bismarck's Municipal Ballpark. The Marauders and Bulldogs open the series with a doubleheader on Saturday with the first pitch set for 1:30 pm. The two teams then play a single 9-inning contest on Sunday at 12 noon.
 
FAN ATTENDANCE POLICY
The University of Mary baseball team will play with fans in the stands. Admittance is free to the general public and is limited to the first 100 spectators, including UMary students, faculty and staff... An additional amount of fans will also be admitted if they are on the Family & Friends list submitted by the Marauders baseball program or the Visiting Fans list determined by the opposing head coach… The gates open one hour prior to first pitch… Masking is required for all spectators in attendance regardless of state and local guidance. Additionally, fans must follow all Covid-19 safety, sanitation, and social distancing guidelines.

RADIO WAVES
KFYR 550 AM will air the Marauders-Bulldogs game on April 25. Voice of the Marauders Jesse Rostvedt will call the action 
 
RECORDS
The Marauders are 13-13 overall and 10-9 in Northern Sun play. UMary is 8th in the league standings… The Bulldogs are 9-18 overall and are 14^th out of 15 teams in the NSIC with a record of 6-15 in NSIC play.
 
LAST WEEK
The Marauders split four games on the road in the last week, starting with a non-conference doubleheader at Minnesota Duluth on Sunday and at Minot State on Wednesday.
 
DO I KNOW YOU?
After the Marauders series at Minnesota Crookston and the Bulldogs home games against St. Cloud State were cancelled due to COVID-19 testing protocols by the opponents, UMary went to Duluth, MN, to play a double header on April 18. The teams split a non-conference doubleheader with UMary falling 5-1 in the opener before rebounding for a 14-1 win in game two. The two teams now play their conference games this weekend in Bismarck.
 
6-0
Jonathon Draheim is a perfect 6-0 this season as the sophomore righthander has won all his starts. His six wins is a UMary NCAA-era (2007 and on) record for wins in a season. The previous record was five by Matt Medeiros (2010) and Jeff Skadeland (2013)… The school record for single season wins is 10 by Marauders Hall of Famer Ryan Astle in 2002.
 
DRAHEIM BY THE NUMBERS
Jonathan Draheim is 6-0 with a 2.70 ERA and 0.90 WHIP in 40 innings. In six starts he has allowed just 33 hits and 3 walks while striking out 28 hitters… He is two innings shy of six complete games… In NCAA D2 he ranks 4^th in complete games (4), 5^th in walks/9 innings (0.68), 15^th in wins (6) and 18^th in strikeouts-to-walks ratio (9.33)… Draheim's no-hit effort against Upper Iowa (4-0 win, 7 IP, 5Ks, 2 HBP, 0 BB, pitched six straight perfect innings to close game) was the fourth in school history (Roger Wuertz vs. Graceland College in 1998, Michael Allen vs. Minnesota-Crookston in 2007 and Shane Trattles vs. Penn State-Beaver in 2014)… he retired the first 16 batters he faced in his season-opener at Southwest Baptist and retired 19 straight hitters in his no-hitter against Upper Iowa in his no-hitter.
 
4
Paxton Miller has set a Marauders NCAA-era (2007 and on) record for saves in a season with four. The previous high was three by Chris Scott and Charles Bielejeski in 2019 and Travis Famias in 2012.
 
DEFENSE
The Marauders are 28^th in the country and 1^st in the NSIC with a .972 fielding percentage. UMary has made just 24 errors in 26 games.
 
POWER BALL

• Through 26 games the Marauders have 26 home runs, already the 5^th most in the team's NCAA years. UMary is on pace to exceed the 37 the Marauders hit in 2008.

•             Ty Jones and Calvin James have both had two-homer games this season for the Marauders to tie the Marauders single-game NCAA-era school record. This has happened just 12 times since 2007. James accounts for two of the occurrences.
•             The Marauders blasted four solo shots in the 5-3 win at Concordia-St. Paul. The four home runs are the second-most the Marauders have hit in a game since beginning NCAA play in 2007, bested only by the six UMary hit against Upper Iowa on April 28, 2007.
 
ACE HIGH
Lefthander Austin Wagner, a transfer from NCAA Division I Abilene Christian, has had a pair of dominant outings in his four starts this season for the Marauders. For the season Wagner has a 3.86 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP covering 16.1 innings. He has 18 Ks and has allowed just 13 hits.
 
BOX SCORE GEMS

• Andrew Brooks has allowed just two runs this season in 11 relief appearances spanning 12 innings of relief. Brooks has given up just six hits and has struck out 18.
• Calvin James is hitting .367 with a .442 on base percentage and is slugging .678 with a 1120 OPS to lead the Marauders in all four categories. He has 8 doubles, 1 triple, 18 runs scored, 6 home runs and 21 RBIs. He is in the Top 10 of the NSIC in hitting, slugging, doubles and home runs.

• Derek Shoen owns a slash line of .276/.360/.494 and an OPS of 854. He has 6 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs and 13 RBIs in 24 games. Shoen also has started five games on the hill for UMary and has a 4.81 ERA covering 24.1 innings with 23 strikeouts.
• Ty Jones has accumulated 2 doubles, 2 triples, 5 home runs and 14 RBIs on the season, posting a .501 slugging percentage. He also has 18 strikeouts in 16.1 innings on the hill, allowing just 13 hits.
• C Tyrus Barclay moved into the leadoff slot in the Augie series and he has been on fire since the move. In seven games at the top of the order he is 11-for-28 with five runs scored and five extra base hits. For the season the graduate transfer is hitting .279/.355/.471 with 5 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, 13 runs scored and 9 RBIs.
• In just 15 games, Riley Schlimm has posted 11 RBIs and two home runs with a slash line of .256/.373/.488

 
ON THE RUN
The Marauders have stolen 33 bases in 41 attempts this season. Ty Jones is 7-for-7 on steal attempts.
 
NSIC WINS
The team high for NSIC wins in a season is 14, when the Marauders finished 14-16 in 2008. UMary currently has a record of 10-9 in league play with 13 games remaining in the conference schedule.
 
NCAA WINS
The team-high for wins during the NCAA era (2007 and forward) is 18. The Marauders finished 18-24 in 2010.
 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Spencer Gillund returns to anchor the infield at shortstop. The former NJCAA All-American, NCAA Division I transfer and Northwoods League player posted a 905 OPS in limited play last season for UMary. The Enderlin, ND, native also was a 2-time all-region player at Bismarck State College and is the Marauders NSIC Player to Watch… Newcomer Austin Wagner is UMary's Pitcher to Watch. The lefthander is a transfer from NCAA Division I Abilene Christian, where he was the Wildcats top starter. Wagner ranked 6th in the nation in strikeout—to-walk ratio (22-to-1) and was among the Southland Conference leaders in WHIP (0.81) and ERA (1.96). the Wisconsin native led his hometown Fond du Lac Dock Spiders to the 2018 Northwoods League title… Wagner headlines a deep pitching staff for the Marauders. Sophomores Daniel Turner and Jonathan Draheim enter their third year in the starting rotation. Turner was 2-1 with a 0.91 WHIP last year, including a win over national power Central Missouri... Outfielder Ty Jones and infielder Derek Shoen, in his first year at UMary, will both see double duty in the field and on the mound… Paxton Miller and Andrew Brooks gained valuable experience with the Bismarck Larks in the Northwoods League last summer and key a bullpen that will also feature Shaun Hickey, Liam Sommer, Jayden Smith, Mitch Oehme, Anthony Leedle, Kody Jones and more… Third baseman Cal James made an immediate impact with the bat last year as a true freshman. OF Braxton Inniss, a transfer from NCAA D1 Northern Colorado, and C Tyrus Barclay, a grad transfer from Emporia State, will play key roles.
 
ON DECK
After the Marauders host the Bulldogs, UMary opens a 5-game road trip with a pair of games at Bemidji State on April 28 and three games at Southwest Minnesota State on May 1-2.  
 
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