LINKS: RONKEN FIELD | DIRECTIONS | LIVE STATS (courtesy GoAugie.com)
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Concordia-St. Paul head baseball coach
Mark "Lunch" McKenzie has announced that this weekend's NSIC four game series against Bemidji State has been relocated to Ronken Field on the campus of Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Game times for each doubleheader will be 5:30 p.m. and will follow the regular 7/9-inning conference game format.
Concordia enters the series riding a four game winning streak with doubleheader sweeps at the Metrodome of Missouri S&T on March 8 and Winona State on March 16. In the four games, the Golden Bear pitching and defense allowed just one run in each game. Right handers
Adam Kramer (Wausau, Wis.) and
Andy Fagely (Mahtomedi, Minn.) each went 2-0 on the mound for the Golden Bears during the streak.
Bemidji State has also been hot of late as well, winning five straight games entering this weekend's series including three wins over conference opponents (in non-conference games) beating Minot State twice and SMSU once.
SERIES NOTES
Since joining the NSIC in 2000, Concordia is 26-15 against Bemidji State but the Beavers took three of four from Concordia to open NSIC play last season at Barnes Field on March 24-25 … the Beavers won the first five games against the Golden Bears in Concordia's first few years in the league, with Concordia winning 26 of the last 36 contests … Concordia is 3-1 against BSU at Veterans Field, with the Golden Bears winning a 4-game series on March 24-25, 2007.
