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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Officials at Concordia-St. Paul and Winona State have announced that this weekend's four game NSIC series has been relocated to the campus of Winona State and delayed one day to Sunday and Monday. Sunday's doubleheader at Loughrey Field will begin at 1 p.m. with Monday's first pitch at noon.

The games will feature a live webcast and live stats courtesy of Winona State sports information.

WINTER WONDERLAND
The schedule change is due to the winter storm warning that will hit the Twin Cities on Thursday evening and Friday morning along with field conditions at Barnes Field on Concordia's campus.

LONGING FOR HOME
The site reversal further delays Concordia's home opener as the Golden Bears are now scheduled for 16 consecutive road games, although Concordia will still be considered the home team in the box score this weekend.

Concordia's next scheduled home games are a four game series against Upper Iowa on April 26-27 followed by a Wednesday home doubleheader against Minnesota State on April 30.

The Golden Bears have won two of their last three games after a three game skid. Prior to the three losses, Concordia opened the year 10-2.

NORTHERN SUN RECORDS
The Golden Bears are 4-4 in the Northern Sun while Winona State is 4-3. The Warriors and Golden Bears have faced two common opponents this year, St. Cloud State and U-Mary. Both teams went 1-3 against SCSU while Concordia went 2-0 against U-Mary and WSU took three of four from the Marauders.

TEAM HITTING COMPARISON
Concordia ranks second in the NSIC in hitting (.306) and third in on base percentage (.395) while Winona State is 14th in hitting (.252) and 12th in OBP (.336). The Golden Bears are third in the league in runs (6.61) while WSU is 12th (4.68).

TEAM PITCHING COMPARISON
On the mound, Concordia is third in the league in earned run average (3.86) to Winona State in 11th (6.19) as the Golden Bears hold opponents to a .255 average (4th) while opponents hit .319 (11th) off WSU pitchers.

TEAM DEFENSIVE COMPARISON
Defensively, Concordia is second in the Northern Sun in fielding percentage (.971) while Winona State is in the middle of the pack in eighth at .955. The Golden Bears have turned a league-leading 21 double plays while WSU has turned only nine.

CONTROLLING THE RUNNING GAME
Teams have also only stolen 12 bases against Concordia catchers Brooks Beilke and David Henke, who have combined to throw out nine runners. Beilke has allowed just five stolen bases while nabbing six runners on his own. On the flip side, WSU has allowed 16 stolen bases in 25 attempts.

On the bases, WSU is 16-22 in stolen base attempts while Concordia is 12-15.

SERIES HISTORY: Concordia 23, Winona State 31
The teams have met 54 times since 1999 with WSU holding an 8-game lead in the series. However, the Warriors won the first 10 meetings from 1999 when Concordia was an NAIA program to 2002 when Concordia was in its early years as an NSIC and Division II member. Concordia has had the upper hand since 2005, going 19-14 in the last 33 games. Last year, the teams met seven times with Concordia winning the season series with four wins. However, WSU defeated Concordia 9-3 in the first round of the NSIC Tournament in St. Cloud, Minn. and took three of the last four meetings. All seven meetings last year were on a neutral field. Concordia is 12-17 all-time at Loughrey Field, splitting a doubleheader in their last trip in 2011.