BURNSVILLE, MN – For the first time in program history, the University of Mary baseball team has swept both the Northern Sun Player and Pitcher of the Week honors as both Ben Prediger and Austin Wagner were recognized for their outstanding performances for the Marauders.
 
A catcher from Calgary, Alberta, Ben Prediger went 8-for-10 with a double, two home runs and 10 RBI in three wins over the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The sophomore scored seven runs and slashed .800/.833/.1.500 with a 2.333 OPS.
 
In a 9-4 win over the Mountain Lions on Sunday Prediger was 4-for-4 in the win with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored.
 
Prediger wrapped up the series in a record performance on Monday in a 23-17 win as the Marauders tied a school record for runs in a game and establish new marks for hits (23) and runs batted in (21) in a single game. Prediger blasted two home runs and drove in six runs to tie UMary's NCAA era highs in both categories. He was 3-for-3 with three runs scored as the Marauders rallied from a 10-run deficit after four innings.
 
Coming off the bench in the seventh inning, Prediger scored the first and last run of an 8-run inning. With the Marauders down 17-11, Prediger led off with a pinch hit single before scoring on a James Martin home run. Prediger capped the inning with a 3-run home run to give UMary a 19-17 lead. He later capped the scoring with a 3-run home run in the top of the 9^th inning.
 
For the season Prediger is slashing .667/.714/1.111 with an OPS of 1.825. In seven games he is 12-of-18 with two doubles, two home runs eight runs scored and 10 RBIs.
 
Making his second start of the year, Wagner was once again dominant on the hill. The junior lefthander struck out 11 in five innings on his way to his second win in the Marauders 15-5 victory at UCCS. Wagner allowed just two hits and didn't walk a batter. The lone run scored against him was unearned. The strikeouts matched his career high.
 
Over two starts this season Wagner is 2-0 with 17 strikeouts and one walk in 11 innings. He has allowed just five hits and two runs for a 1.64 ERA and a 0.55 WHIP.
 
Prediger is the Marauders first NSIC Player of the Week since Jason Shaul was honored in April 2014. The previous Marauders NSIC Pitcher of the week was Jonathan Draheim in April 2021.
 
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