GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS

THIS WEEK - The Southwest Minnesota State University baseball team (12-12, 3-5 NSIC) continues Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play tomorrow with a doubleheader versus Winona State University (9-14, 6-5 NSIC) at Alumni Field starting at 1:30 p.m. The home games will be the first for SMSU in nearly two years. The Mustangs have played 69 consecutive games away from Alumni Field since April 29, 2012.

SERIES HISTORY - Winona State leads the all-time series versus Southwest Minnesota State 108-54. The 162 games played is the most versus any opponent in SMSU history. WSU leads the series 10-9 since the 2008 season. The teams split a conference doubleheader last season played in Sioux Falls, S.D. WSU will be making its first appearance in Marshall since the 2010 season. SMSU head coach Paul Blanchard is 32-32 all-time versus Winona State.

LEADING OFF - SMSU has beaten a pair of ranked teams this season, downing No. 17 Missouri Western State on Feb. 15 and No. 2 Minnesota State on March 21 ... SMSU's win over MSU?was the program's first since 2009, snapping an 18-game losing streak ... Patrick Rients leads the team with five home runs and also ranks first with 18 RBIs ... Ben Korger leads the team with 18 runs scored ... Korger, Austin Stubbs and Brandan Alfson are tied for the team lead with seven doubles ... Korger and Sam Haas lead the team with six stolen bases ... Jordon Kontz leads the club with 31 base hits and is hitting .352 ... Stubbs leads the team with a .355 batting average ... Kontz has a team-high 11 multi-hit games ... Rients has a team-leading six multi-RBI?games ... Kontz drilled his first career home run on April 6 vs. Minnesota Duluth ... Jimmy Callahan tossed a nine-inning shutout vs. Minnesota Duluth (April 5) ... Mitch Wurm tossed a seven-inning three-hit shutout vs. Minnesota Duluth (April 6) ... SMSU held UMD scoreless for 20 consecutive innings in last weekend's four-game series split ... Joe Axelson recorded a career-high seven strikeouts vs. Bemidji State (March 12) ... Steven Wehr tossed his first career complete game in a 4-2 victory over Bemidji State (March 12) ... Kontz ranks fifth in school history in hit by pitches with 32 ... Josh Hanson belted his first career home run vs. Mayville State (March 13) ... Tanner Neale clubbed his first career home run vs. Northern State (March 9) ... Rients had a team-high 11-game hitting streak (Feb. 15-March 12) ... Ellis was named NSIC?Player of the Week on Feb. 18 ... Axelson was named NSIC?Pitcher of the Week on March 17.