ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul baseball team (3-1, 0-0 NSIC) will move their NSIC opening weekend series against Minnesota Duluth (2-0, 0-0 NSIC) to Veterans Field at Minnetonka High School. Doubleheaders are set to begin at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
 
SERIES INFORMATION
Due to Monday's snowfall in St. Paul, the decision was made to move the series from Barnes Field to Veterans Field.
 
The two teams will play a four-game series with the first three games counting as conference contests followed by a non-conference meeting in game two on Sunday. Saturday's doubleheader will be a seven-inning game followed by a nine-inning contest. Sunday will be reversed with a nine-inning NSIC game followed by a seven-inning non-conference contest.
 
FAN POLICY
In accordance with MDH guidance, Concordia will be hosting spectators via home and visitor pass lists, submitted by each team. Family and friends must be pre-registered via player pass lists in order to attend. 
 
A check-in table to pick up wristbands will be located on the upper concourse of Veterans Field behind home plate. Masks and social distancing are required.
 
WATCH ONLINE - NSIC NETWORK
Powered by the NSIC Network, all Northern Sun home and away baseball games will be broadcast online, free of charge, weather permitting. Visit www.nsicnetwork.com/cspbears to watch the Golden Bears. Away games will feature production by the host institution, while home games are broadcast using BlueFrame Technology with the play-by-play call of Dan Flanagan, voice of the Golden Bears for over a decade. Flanagan is a St. Paul native who professionally trained in broadcasting at Fordham University in New York where he was the voice of the basketball and football teams, among other sports. NSIC Network Announcement & FAQ
 
WATCH ON YOUR TV
The NSIC Network, supported by BlueFrame Technology, is available to download on your favorite OTT providers like Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. Simply search for "NSIC" or "NSIC Network" and download the app for a full listing of Northern Sun action on your TV.  NSIC Network Announcement & FAQ
 
WATCH ON THE GO
Download the NSIC Network app in the Google Play Store or the App Store on your Apple device to watch on your smartphone, a new feature from BlueFrame Technology.  NSIC Network Announcement & FAQ
 
FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Not able to watch or keep an eye on live stats? Check in on social media by following our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram feeds. Each platform will have different levels of engagement. Twitter will offer scoring updates, Instagram will feature live look-ins and engaging content and Facebook is a great place to get links to previews, recaps and more. Simply search for CSP Bears on any of the platforms and remember to #BeGolden!
 
LAST TIME OUT
In last weekend's trip to Purdue Northwest, the Golden Bears took three of four games to claim a series win to open the season.
 
After a tough matchup in the first game of the series, Concordia stormed back to win the final three games of the weekend. CSP claimed wins of 7-5, 7-4 and 8-2 after the series-opening 3-0 loss.
 
During the three-game winning streak, CSP reached base at a .410 clip while holding their opponents to a sub-.300 mark at .297. The Golden Bears added a team average of .295 with 10 extra-base hits while PNW finished at .231 with just four extra-base hits during that span.
 
The corner infield duo of Ryan Bastyr and Eathan Soeffker was impressive at the plate as Bastyr slashed .500/.647/.583 while Soeffker put up a mark of .400/.455/.900. Bastyr proved to be a tough out as he reached base safely in 11 of 17 plate appearances, adding a double, three RBIs and three runs scored. Soeffker supplied the power as three of his four hits went for extra bases with two doubles and a homer, giving him a team-best seven RBIs.
 
On the mound, it was the bullpen that shined with five of seven relievers not allowing an earned run on the weekend. Overall, the bullpen delivered a sterling 1.80 ERA over 15.0 innings, allowing just six hits and striking out 14. TJ Johnson and Eric Lundell each picked up their first career wins out of the bullpen while Jonah Lewis grabbed his first save in navy and gold.
 
UMD SERIES HISTORY
The Golden Bears and the Bulldogs have combined for a fairly even series history with CSP holding a record of 24-28 against UMD heading into the weekend. Concordia's best stretch came from 2006-09 as they claimed 11 wins in 13 meetings during that span. Minnesota Duluth has started to turn the momentum in their favor with nine wins in 11 meetings before the CSP grabbed a four-game sweep back in 2019. In 13 neutral site meetings, Concordia has gone 11-6.
 
LAST MEETING WITH THE BULLDOGS
Back on Mar. 31-Apr.1, 2019, the Golden Bears took care of business at Superior High School as they took all four games of a four-game series. CSP snagged wins of 4-2 and 10-8 on the first day before winning 9-2 and 6-3 on the second.
 
In the first game of the series, it was a big day at the plate for Patrick Bordewick as the CSP shortstop went 6-10 (.600) with a home run, four runs driven in and three runs scored to guide the offense. Bordewick also extended his hitting streak to 13 as he picked up his sixth and seventh multi-hit games during the streak. Carter Schmidt added a pair of multi-hit games as well to finish the day 4-8 (.500) with a double, two runs and two RBIs.
 
On day two, It was a true team effort on the day for the Golden Bears as 11 different players registered hits and 18 reached base at least once in the doubleheader sweep. As a team, CSP picked up 23 hits it 70 at-bats to slash .329/.434/.443 on the day. The pitching staff was equally effective as the four pitchers combined for a 1.69 ERA over 16.0 innings with 13 strikeouts and 14 hits allowed.