PREVIEWING THIS WEEKEND
•The Southwest Minnesota State University (16-22, 6-20 NSIC) baseball team continues home action this Sunday and Monday at Legion Field in Marshall with a three-game series versus the University of Jamestown (11-25, 6-17 NSIC).
•Sunday's doubleheader (7-9) is set to begin at 2 p.m. with Monday's single nine-inning game slated for a 12 p.m. first pitch. This will be the first time SMSU has played Jamestown as members of the NSIC.
•Sunday is 'Senior Day' with the SMSU baseball program honoring its 13 seniors in a pregame ceremony.
•Following the games this weekend, SMSU is scheduled to play at Wayne State on April 22 for a doubleheader.
 
            GAME COVERAGE
•Live stats and video for both games will be available at SMSUmustangs.com.
 
            SMSU HEAD COACH
•Jeremy Ische, the sixth head coach in team history, is in his third season with a record of 66-70. He was named to the position on June 15, 2023.
•SMSU finished 27-23 overall and placed sixth in the NSIC at 20-19 during his first season as head coach in 2024. SMSU won its opening game at the NSIC tournament, earning the program's first conference tournament victory since the 2014 season.
•Prior to SMSU, Ische spent five seasons (2019-23) as head coach at Upper Iowa University compiling a record of 57-125.
•In seven seasons as a head coach he has a career record of 123-195.
•He was an assistant coach at UIU for two seasons (2017-18) prior to becoming head coach.
•Ische was also an assistant coach at Luther College (2015-16), SMSU (2013-14) and St. Cloud Tech (2012).
 
            SERIES HISTORY VS. JAMESTOWN
•SMSU holds a 5-4 all-time series lead over UJ in a series that started in 1980.
•The two clubs played seven times in Tucson, Ariz., from 2016-22, with SMSU winning four of seven games. The teams last met in 2022 with SMSU winning two of three at the Tucson Invite.