MARAUDERS-BEAVERS APRIL 2 MATCHUP CANCELLED
The Wednesday, April 2, University of Mary home midweek non-conference meeting with Minot State University is cancelled due to inclement weather. There are no plans to reschedule the single 9-inning contest between the Highway 83 rivals.
 
WEEKEND MARAUDERS-VIKINGS SERIES CONDENSED TO SATURDAY-SUNDAY, APRIL 5-6
Weather is also impacting the upcoming University of Mary home weekend series against Augustana University. The four-game Northern Sun series now features doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6.
 
The Marauders and the Vikings now open the weekend on Saturday, April 5, with a doubleheader beginning at 1:30 pm. The Sunday, April 6, twin bill commences at 12 noon.
 
The weekend was originally scheduled to open Friday, April 4, with a single game. That contest is moved to Sunday to create a doubleheader.  
 
All four games will be played at Municipal Ballpark in Bismarck, ND.
 
MUNICIPAL BALLPARK ARTIFICIAL TURF DEBUT
The new artificial turf at Municipal Ballpark experienced its first game action when the University of Mary opened a 4-game home series against visiting Wayne State College on Thursday, March 27. Part of a $2.2 million renovation to Municipal Ballpark, the artificial turf was installed last fall. 
 
THE RECORDS
The Marauders are 12-13 overall this season and 8-8 (6^th place) in the Northern Sun… Augustana is 16-9 and 11-5 (2^nd place) in the NSIC.
 
HISTORY
Dating back to the 2011 season the Marauders are 3-29 against the Vikings… Augie has won the last five games… The last nine games were played in Sioux Falls… This is the first time the Marauders have hosted the Vikings in Bismarck since 2021.
 
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LAST TIME OUT
The Marauders hosted Wayne State College March 27-28 in UMary's home opener. It was also the debut of the new artificial turf at Municipal Ballpark.. The Marauders won the opener 8-5. Konnor Kirchoffner earned the win with 3.0 innings of scoreless relief while allowing just one hit. Noah Hull hit a home run and drove in four runs… The Wildcats won the next three games (8-6, 2-1, 7-3) to take the series.
 
CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Noah Hull is climbing the all-time leader board in home runs and RBIs at UMary and the top 10 in other categories. The 2-time All-NSIC senior first baseman ranks:

• 3rd in home runs with 33. Tyler Liffrig (39) is the career record-holder, followed by Derek Shoen (37).
• 5^th in RBIs (131) and trails only Jeff Wedul (141), Tyler Liffrig (141), Derek Shoen (135) and Cal James (133). He was the 7^th Marauder to crack the century mark in runs batted in. 
• 5^th in hits (174). James is 1^st (198), followed by Andy Leer (189), Mike Feldman (186) and Schoen (181).
• 6^th in doubles (35). James leads with 48, followed by Liffrig (44), Feldman (41), Jason Duppong (38) and Schoen (38).
• 7^th in runs scored (112). James is the all-time runs leader (154), ahead of Schoen (134), Leer (132), Wedul (130), Liffrig (126) and Feldman (124).

 
HITTING THEIR STRIDE

• Bryce Leafgren is leading the Marauders in batting, hitting .446/.575/.800 for a 1.375 OPS. In 23 games he is 29-for-65 with eight doubles, five home runs, 15 runs scored and 17 RBIs… Leafgren ranks second in the NSIC in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage and OPS and 9^th in home runs… Nationally Leafgren is 8^th in NCAA Division II in on base percentage, 18^th in batting average and 25^th in slugging percentage.
• Kieran Gaffney is tied for third on the team in home runs (3) and is second in runs scored (20). The junior third baseman in his first year at UMary is hitting .281/.366/.396 with an .762 OPS and 19 RBIs.
• Isaac Pegors is hitting .338/.444/.690 for a 1.134 OPS with seven doubles, a team-high six home runs and a team-best 25 RBIs. He is among the NSIC leaders in slugging percentage (5^th), OPS (9^th), RBIs (7^th) and home runs (5^th).
• Noah Hull leads the Marauders with 23 runs scored. Eleven of his 27 hits have gone for extra bases. The senior is hitting .300/.406/.489 for a .895 OPS.
• Kalem Haney is hitting .281/.381/.393 (.774 OPS) with 20 runs scored, two home runs and eight RBIs.
• Krece Papierski is tied for 3^rd on the team in home runs (3) and has eight RBIs, three doubles and ten runs scored while batting .243/.371/.405 (.776 OPS).
• Freshman catcher Marcus Butts is off to a strong start to his collegiate debut. He is 17-for-38 with a line of .441/.545/.647 and a 1.192 OPS in 11 games. He has seven doubles, six RBIs and has scored nine runs.

 
TAKING THE HILL

• Aiden Johnson has been stellar anchoring the Marauders rotation in his first season at UMary. The junior transfer from McCook Community College leads the Marauders starters in ERA (3.94). He has gone at least 6.0 innings in four of his six starts and has a 3-1 record. Johnson leads the team in innings (32) and has allowed just 34 hits and nine walks for a 1.34 WHIP while striking out 23… Johnson is 8^th in the NSIC in ERA and innings pitched.
• Ryan Chamberlain is 2-3 on the season and leads the team in strikeouts (24) while pitching 31.2 innings. He has a 5.97 ERA.
• Sam Hayen leads the Marauders in saves (4) and appearances (7)… he is 3^rd in the NSIC in saves and 34^th in NCAA D2.
• Konnor Kirchoffner is 1-0 with two saves and a 3.72 ERA in six relief appearances
• Jeff Tiw moved into the starting rotation after four relief outings and owns a 5.71 ERA over 17.1 innings, the 3^rd most on the team. In his last start, Tiw allowed one run and four hits in 5.0 innings. In his last two starts he has allowed one earned run and five hits in 9.0 innings, striking out six and walking two.

 
SPENCER REACHES 100 COACHING WINS
Marauders head coach Tanner Spencer reached 100 career wins when UMary swept a doubleheader from Concordia-St. Paul on March 13. In just his fifth season as the Marauders head baseball coach, Tanner Spencer has accumulated 106 wins and is second in career coaching victories at UMary. Steve LeGrand leads the way with 121 (1997-2001) with Brad Walsh third with 90 (2005-11). The Marauders have eclipsed 20 wins each of the last four seasons, the only 20-win seasons for UMary since beginning NCAA play in spring 2007.
 
RECORD DAY
The Marauders rewrote the record book in a 26-22 win at Missouri Western on February 26:

• Team record for most hits (26) and most RBIs (26)
• Ties team record for most runs (26 at Southern Nazarene February 14, 2023)
• Rhett Chisholm broke team NCAA single game record for RBIs (8). Previous record (7) set by Carter Beck in 2024 and Derek Schoen in 2023. This was the first game started by Chisholm and his second collegiate game overall.
• Carter Shin set team NCAA single game record by reaching base safely seven times (3 hits, 3 walks, 1 hit by pitch)
• Bryce Leafgren tied team NCAA single game record with five hits (7^th time in team history, last done by Josh Walker vs. Sioux Falls in 2024).

 
CHAMBERLAIN SWEEPS NSIC, REGION AND NATIONAL PITCHING HONORS
Ryan Chamberlain claimed Northern Sun and National College Baseball Writers Association Central Region and National Pitcher of the Week honors for his stellar outing against Concordia-St. Paul. The junior righthander from Laramie, WY, struck out ten hitters and allowed three hits in a 9-inning 8-0 shutout win over the Golden Bears. He didn't walk anyone. After giving up hits in each of the first two innings, Chamberlain retired 11 straight hitters before giving up a third and final hit to lead off the 7^th inning. He then retired the final nine batters to close out the game and 20 of the final 21 hitters he faced.

• The 9-inning complete game shutout was the first for the Marauders since Michael Vollrath blanked the Apprentice School in 2014
• Chamberlain joins Jonathan Draheim (2021) and Shane Trattles (2013) as Marauders who won NBCWA national pitcher of the week honors at UMary. Draheim and Trattles were both honored after pitching no-hitters.

 
WELCOME BACK
The Marauders return 22 players, including 12 pitchers and 10 position players… Seven position players have earned at bats with the Marauders while eight pitchers have made appearances on the mound.
 
HANEY SELECTED TO 2025 NCBWA ALL-CENTRAL REGION PRESEASON TEAM
Marauders infielder Kalem Haney was named to the National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason All-Central Region team. Haney becomes the first UMary player to earn NCAA preseason all-region baseball honors from the NCBWA.
 
HANEY NAMED UMARY'S 2025 NSIC PLAYER TO WATCH
A junior middle infielder from Lethbridge, Alberta, Kalem Haney was a dynamic leadoff hitter for UMary in 2024. Primarily playing second base, he hit .360/.460/.560 with a 1.010 OPS. He led the Marauders in steals (14 bases in 15 attempts) and triples (4) and was second in runs scored (48), doubles (13) while starting all 50 games. He also had five home runs. He had at least one hit in 39 games with 17 multiple hit performances. Only once did he fail to have a hit in back-to-back games. Haney was named to the 2024 All-NSIC 1st team and the 2024 NSIC All-defensive team. He earned NSIC Player of the Week honors once last year.
 
CHAMBERLAIN UMARY'S 2025 NSIC PRESEASON PITCHER TO WATCH
A junior right-handed pitcher from Laramie, WY, Ryan Chamberlain finished 2024 with a record of 3-2. He pitched 51 innings over 12 appearances, including six starts. Chamberlain tossed one complete game and struck out 41 batters while walking just 12 to post a WHIP of 1.37. He tied for the team lead in wins, was second in innings pitched and fourth in strikeouts.
 
ROSTER BREAKDOWN

• 47 players
• 22 returners
• 25 newcomers (11 freshmen, 14 transfers)
• 11 freshmen
• 5 redshirt freshmen
• 7 sophomores
• 18 juniors
• 6 seniors
• 28 pitchers (21 RHP/7 LHP)
• 19 position players

 
2024 REWIND

• The Marauders made the NSIC tournament for the 3rd time in four seasons, the only appearances in program history
• UMary tied the school record for home runs, hitting 72 for the second straight season
• Carter Beck was the NSIC Freshman of the Year
• Kalem Haney and Mark Schommer earned NSIC 1st team honors
• Noah Hull and Carter Beck earned NSIC 2nd team honors
• Haney and Hull were selected to the NSIC All-Defensive Team
• Mark Schommer was named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Central region 1st team and the NCBWA All-Central Region second team
• Noah Hull and Kalem Haney earned NSIC Player of the Week honors
• Lukas Frers received NSIC Pitcher of the Week honors

 
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