THE SET-UP: The Southwest Minnesota State University baseball concludes its home season on Tuesday taking on Bemidji State University in a conference doubleheader.  The twinbill begins at 1:30 p.m. at SMSU's Alumni Field.

SMSU will be looking to snap a seven-game losing streak, it's longest since the 2006 season, when SMSU lost eight straight.

THE SERIES: Southwest Minnesota State leads the all-time series versus Bemidji State 88-54 ... the teams first met in 1970 … SMSU won three of four games last season, splitting a doubleheader in Marshall, while SMSU won twice in Bemidji … SMSU head coach Paul Blanchard is 36-13 all-time versus BSU ... for the all-time results versus Bemidji State click HERE.

HEAD COACH: Paul Blanchard, the all-time leader in victories at SMSU, is in his 15th season as head coach with a record of 388-284-1, including 209-121 in conference play.  During his tenure, Blanchard has led the program to its only NCAA tournament appearance, one Northern Sun Conference Intercollegiate championship, three NSIC tournament championships and 15 straight appearances in the NSIC tournament.  Blanchard began the 2011 season with a .590 career winning percentage ranking 44th in the country among active NCAA II coaches.  Named the fifth coach in SMSU history on July 14, 1996, Blanchard has coached two NSIC Players of the Year, one NSIC Pitcher of the Year, 21 all-region players, two Academic All-Americas, the program's only NCAA All-America and two Major League Baseball draft picks.