ST. PAUL, Minn. – Concordia-St. Paul baseball (15-18, 11-9 NSIC) concludes the week with a three-game road test against the Wayne State Wildcats (18-18, 11-9 NSIC) at Pete Chapman Baseball Complex in Wayne, Nebraska.
 
Saturday's series opener is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. Action will conclude on Sunday with a doubleheader beginning at noon.
 
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SEASON LEADERS
Kal Brohmer has excelled at the plate so far this season, slashing .396/.504/.491, and heads into the weekend series on a 12 game hitting streak. The sophomore first baseman has collected 42 hits that includes eight doubles and a triple. He has added 24 runs, 21 RBIs and 25 walks.
 
Bryce Nelson has been efficient at the plate for the Golden Bears with a slash line of .341/.403/.423. The junior third baseman has notched 42 hits with four doubles and three triples, while driving in 19 runners and being walked 10 times.
 
Noah Juliar leads CSP in home runs with five, RBIs with 36 and runs scored with 29 in the 33 games played so far. The sophomore outfielder has also accumulated 39 hits and 11 walks.
 
Jonah Lewis (3-3) has an earned run average of 3.92 in a team-leading 43.2 innings pitched. The junior right-hander has faced 173 batters with 38 strikeouts and has only walked 14 batters.
 
Korey Dahlberg (3-5) leads the pitching staff in strikeouts with 40 in 41.1 innings pitched for the Golden Bears. The sophomore right-hander has faced 172 batters with only 12 walks.
 
Eric Lundell (2-2) (4) has shined in the relief role for Concordia this season. The junior right-hander has appeared in 16 games with an earned run average of 2.79 and 22 strikeouts.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Concordia baseball dropped both games of Tuesday afternoon at Robertson Woods Field as they fell 11-2 in game one and 7-6 in game two to the Upper Iowa Peacocks.
 
After spotting Upper Iowa nine runs in the opening inning and allowing a pair to cross in the third, the Golden Bears found themselves in a jam and could not capitalize on their momentum throughout the game as they left 11 runners stranded on base in the game one loss.
 
As a team, the Golden Bears collected seven hits. Jaden Werner led the Golden Bears offensively with a 2-3 outing at the plate, which included a double and a walk for the Golden Bears. Brohmer added a 2-2 performance at the plate with a walk.
 
Christian Morel (2-4) started on the Bump with 2.1 innings, allowing five earned runs, walking three and striking out one. Reece Piontek remained in the game for the final 3.2 innings, collecting four strikeouts and walking one in the scoreless relief appearance from the mound.
 
Game two saw multiple momentum shifts with the two teams trading the lead four times in the nine inning affair. CSP collected a trio of runs in both the first and seventh inning, but Upper Iowa sealed the deal with the final run in the eighth to secure game two victory.
 
Multi-hit games from Brohmer, Juliar, Werner, and Mason Nadolney combined for eight of the team's 10 hits in the contest as each of them finished with two hits apiece. Both of Brohmer's hits and one of Nadolney's hits went for an extra base as a double.
 
Nick Thimsen added a triple and a team-leading two RBIs, while Brayden Roybal reached safely with a pair of walks.
 
Four different pitchers saw the mound for the Golden Bears in game two. Gavin Rusch made the start and picked up the no-contest decision after going 5.0 innings with four strikeouts, two walks and zero earned runs allowed. Lundell (2-2) was charged with the loss after giving up one run in the eighth inning.
 
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST WSC
The Golden Bears and the Wildcats have met 49 times since April 28, 2001, with Wayne State holding a 33-16 series advantage. Concordia heads into the match winners of nine of the last 10 matchups, including a series sweep last season in Wayne with a pair of one run victories. CSP has scored 266 total runs with an average of 5.43 runs a game.
 
ABOUT THE WILDCATS
Wayne State posted a 19-26 (13-18 NSIC) record in the 2022 campaign and was picked to finish 10th in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll with 97 points.
 
The Wildcats hold a record of 18-18 (12-10 NSIC) this season and are currently sitting in ninth in NSIC conference standings right below the Golden Bears.
 
In non-conference play, the Wildcats finished 6-7 with two of their losses coming by three runs or less, which included a 12 inning 9-11 loss in the non-conference finale to Grand Valley State.
 
WSC is coming off a split doubleheader with the Winona State Warriors on Tuesday. Prior to the doubleheader WSU, the Wildcats edged UIU, 2-1, to claim the three-game weekend series.
 
The Wildcats have also claimed conference series over Northern State (2-0), Minnesota Duluth (2-0) and Bemidji State (3-0), while splitting doubleheaders with Minot State and Mary.
 
The batter to watch for the Wildcats is Colin Lynam, who has slashed .338/.418/.631 with 44 hits, 35 runs and 44 RBIs. The senior outfield has collected 19 extra-base hits that include eight home runs, eight doubles and three triples.
 
For the pitchers, sophomore Corbin Kirk has led the way for the Wildcats with a 2-3 record, a 6.81 earned run average and 41 strikeouts. He has allowed 40 hits and 28 earned runs in 37.0 innings pitched.