MANDAN, ND – The second University of Mary baseball home series of the season has undergone slight alterations to start time and location when the Marauders host the University of Minnesota Crookston on Wednesday, April 19. First pitch in the Northern Sun doubleheader is pushed up to 9:30 am at Veterans Memorial Ballpark in Mandan, ND.
 
This is the second straight home series for the Marauders. UMary's weekend series was also played at Veterans Memorial Ballpark, which is one of the host sites for the 2023 Northern Sun conference championships along with Bismarck's Municipal Ballpark on May 10-14.
 
The Marauders tied the team single season home run record when Cal James hit UMary's 51^st round tripper of the season on Monday, equaling the team mark set last season.
 
Several Marauders are in pursuit of individual records this season also.
 
Derek Shoen is in the top five in several career categories:

• Derek Shoen owns 35 career home runs with the Marauders and is second all-time at UMary. Tyler Liffrig is the Marauders career record-holder with 39 (2007-10)
• Shoen is 3rd all-time in RBIs (122). Liffrig and Jeff Wedul are tied for most career RBIs with 141 each.
• Shoen is tied for 5^th in doubles (34) with Andy Leer
• 6^th in runs scored (119) behind Andy Leer (132), Jeff Wedul (130), Tyler Liffrig (126) and teammate Cal James (121).  

 
Cal James has reached the top five in several categories also:

• Cal James is second in career doubles with 42. Tyler Liffrig tops the list (44).

• James is 4^th all-time in RBIs behind Liffrig (141), Jeff Wedul (141) and Derek Shoen (122).
• James is 3^rd in career hits with 176. Andy Leer tops the list with 189, followed by Michael Feldman (186).
• James is 5^th all-time in runs scored with 121. Shoen is 6^th with 119. Leer is the all-time leader in runs scored with 132, followed by Jeff Wedul (130), Tyler Liffrig (126) and Feldman (124).  

 
Jonathan Draheim is climbing the all-time leaderboard at UMary in several categories. The senior righthander is:

• Tied for 1^st in most career starts with Nicholas Stobbe (37)
• 2^nd in career wins with 14, one behind Ryan Astle (15)
• Tied for 2^nd in career strikeouts at 159 with McKeon Meyhoff (Jake Johnson 1^st with 177)
• 3^rd in complete games with nine (Ryan Astle with 11 and Matt Medeiros leads with 13)
• 3^rd in innings pitched with 207 (Nicholas Stobbe first with 225.2 and McKeon Meyhoff 2^nd with 221.1)
• 2^nd in shutouts with two, one behind career totals of three by Ryan Astle and Dale Dingmann.

 
The Marauders also have some single season marks within reach:

• Hits – 68 by Derek Ihde (2002) and Michael Feldman (2008) | Derek Shoen at 58
• Doubles – 18 by Cal James (2022) | Derek Shoen at 12, Cal James and Kalem Haney at 11
• Home runs – Derek Shoen 14 (2023) | Derek Shoen at 10, Noah Hull at 9
• RBIs – Derek Shoen 51 (2022) | Derek Shoen at 39
• Runs scored – Steve Laasko 56 (1998) | Derek Shoen and Cal James at 37

 
Following the UMC games, UMary is next scheduled for a trio of weekend games at St. Cloud State University on April 22-23.
 
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