ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Concordia-St. Paul baseball team (6-7, 2-6 NSIC) will host St. Cloud State (5-5, 3-2 NSIC) for a Tuesday doubleheader at Barnes Field before hitting the road to Southwest Minnesota State (5-6, 3-5 NSIC) on Friday and Saturday for a three-game series. First pitch is set for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 1 p.m. on Friday and noon on Saturday.
 
HOME 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. 
 
We ask that fans use the main entrance to Barnes Field only, located in center field of Barnes Field on the south side of the Gangelhoff Center, near Lot C. A designated check-in table will be provided. It is recommended that fans bring their own chair, as seating will be limited to the outfield area. Institutional Fan Protocol
 
SMSU FAN POLICY
Fans will be limited to family members of home and visiting team rosters and must be on the pre-approved pass list. Fans will be required to complete a COVID-19 self-screen online prior to arrival, along with masking and social distancing during the event.
 
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!
 
SCSU SERIES HISTORY
The Golden Bears and the Huskies will meet for the 53^rd and 54^th times in the all-time series as CSP has gone 16-35-1 in the previous 52 meetings. In the first 16 contests between the two schools from 2002-10, Concordia held a slight 8-7-1 advantage, but the scales have been tilted in St. Cloud State's favor since then. Since the Golden Bears took two of the first three in the 2017 season series, the Huskies have taken nine of 12. On their home field, CSP has compiled a 2-9-1 record while they have gone 8-25 in NSIC contests.
 
LAST MEETING WITH THE HUSKIES
Back on Feb. 26, 2020, CSP bounced back from a 7-0 game one loss to win game two 7-6 in walk-off fashion to give head coach Neil Lerner his first win as head coach against the Huskies at US Bank Stadium.
 
In the second game of the day after seeing an early 2-0 lead erased in the middle innings, the Golden Bears clawed their way back late with two runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh to walk off the Huskies and pick up their first win of the season.
 
The middle of the order played a big role as Ryan Christopher and Patrick Bordewick combined for five hits and drove in three while Matt Pietsch delivered a game-tying double and also drew a walk. Christopher, the game's starting pitcher, finished 2-4 with a double and a triple with two runs scored and two driven in while Bordewick reached safely four times, contributing three hits and a pair of runs in the game.
 
SMSU SERIES HISTORY
Against one of CSP's most familiar opponents, the Golden Bears have compiled a 36-24 record in 60 previous meetings. Concordia has been even more dominant in recent seasons as they have won 15 of the last 20 meetings since 2016, including seven in a row to start that run. Just six of the previous 60 meetings have come in Marshall as SMSU holds a 4-2 edge in those meetings.
 
LAST MEETING WITH THE MUSTANGS
In their final game before the COVID-19 pandemic brought the 2020 season to a halt, Concordia blanked SMSU 5-0 on March 9, 2020.
 
Blake Stelzer delivered a dominant outing, pairing up with Shane Benson to collect the team's second shutout of the week.
 
Stelzer shut down the Mustangs for 8.0 innings as he limited them to just four hits and a walk while striking out 10 in the win. Benson added a scoreless ninth as he registered a strikeout before grabbing a game-ending double play.
 
The offense took advantage of their opportunities as they turned eight hits into five runs in the win. Young and Pietsch each made it three straight two-hit games as Young went 2-4 with two runs scored while Pietsch went 2-4 with a run and an RBI. Ryan Bastyr added a big two-run double while Soeffker finished 1-1 with a walk and an RBI.