ST. PAUL, Minn. – This weekend, Concordia-St. Paul (17-25, 13-19 NSIC) will host Bemidji State (5-34, 4-28 NSIC) for a three-game series at Barnes Field. The Golden Bears and Beavers will play a Saturday doubleheader at noon followed by a single 9-inning game at noon on Sunday, honoring the program's 13 seniors following the conclusion of Sunday's game.

The Golden Bears played their first home weekend series last weekend, and will play their last home weekend series this weekend, part of a stretch of 10 home games in a 12-game span that includes a pair of five-game home stretches.

Concordia is coming off of its most challenging portion of the schedule, splitting with fifth-place Winona State and taking one of three over the weekend against second-place Augustana before falling twice in a midweek doubleheader at conference-leading #4 Minnesota State.
 
CSP enters the final stretch of the schedule against 14^th-place Bemidji State (4-28), 10^th-place Minnesota Duluth (15-17) and fourth-place Sioux Falls (18-14). CSP is two games behind UMD and three games out of the eighth-place tie between St. Cloud State and UMary (16-16).
 
The games this weekend will be streamed on the NSIC Network with the play-by-play call from Minnesota Gopher and Sioux Falls Canaries broadcaster Tanner Hoops, and feature live in-game statistics to follow along online.
 
SERIES HISTORY: CSP 52, BSU 25
The Golden Bears and Vikings have met 77 times dating back to 1997 with BSU sweeping the Comets in a non-conference series in late March, that opened an 8-0 start in favor of BSU to open the history between the programs.
 
The Golden Bears have won the last 13 games dating back to 2019, and 22 of the last 23 dating back to 2015. Head coach Neil Lerner holds a 12-0 record against BSU since the 2020 season and is 2-0 at Barnes Field against the Beavers, sweeping a doubleheader in 2021.
 
The Golden Bears have won seven straight at home over Bemidji State, dating back to 2012 when the Beavers took the first three games in a four-game series at Barnes Field.
 
The last time the teams met was a three-game series in Bemidji in late April, 2024 with CSP sweeping the set with double-digit wins in each contest (17-5, 16-4, 14-0).
 
Concordia and BSU have played 53 games of the 77 on a campus site with 28 at Barnes Field and Concordia holding an 18-10 record.
 
ABOUT THE GOLDEN BEARS
Coming off of an NSIC Tournament final four finish, the Golden Bears rank in the top-6 in the NSIC in double plays turned (28), sacrifice bunts (19), strikeouts/9 innings (8.5), walks (184) and triples (8). Their ability to get efficient outs via the strikeout and double play, combined with the ability to put down sacrifice bunts has led to the team repeatedly competing in close contests with 10 1-run games (4-6) and six 2-run games (3-3).
 
From the top of the lineup, Kal Brohmer is third in the NSIC with 30 walks while third-batter Noah Juliar is sixth in the conference with 57 hits and 10th with 12 doubles, while Koby McBroome, who bookends the lineup hitting mostly leadoff or ninth, is second in the Northern Sun with three triples.
 
On the mound, Ian Segna is fifth in the NSIC with a 4.05 ERA, seventh in the NSIC with 2.89 walks/9 innings and ninth in the NSIC with a 2.67 strikeout-walk ratio. Gavin Rusch is eighth in the conference with 9.34 strikeouts/9 and a 2.71 strikeout-walk ratio.
 
While not primarily deployed in save situations only, high leverage relief arm Jack Greenlun is sixth in the NSIC with four saves.  
 
ABOUT THE BEAVERS
Despite a 4-28 NSIC record, the Beavers are improved from a year ago, doubling their wins output in league play, most recently snapping a nine-game losing streak by winning the weekend series finale 10-2 over Northern State. BSU also secured a doubleheader split with Minnesota Duluth and took a game in four-game weekend series' with Winona State (game 3) and Sioux Falls (game 1).
 
Bemidji State's top team statistic is their ninth-place ranking in the NSIC with 1.05 stolen bases per game led by Matt Filippi who is 13-17 on the year, followed by Noah Drusch (8-10), Beau Thoma (6-7) and Jack Feldman (6-11).
 
Filippi leads BSU in hitting (.311), runs (22), hits (38), is second on the team with a .364 OBP and adds three home runs. Zach Evenson leads BSU with seven home runs and 20 RBIs, a .386 OBP, .891 OPS and is second on the team with a .505 slugging percentage. Adrian Falcon leads the team with a .533 slugging percentage on four doubles, two triples and five home runs while ranking second on the team with 19 RBIs. Thoma is the team's second-leading hitter (.290) and leads the team with nine doubles, adding two home runs.
 
The Beavers' pitching staff is led by Brandon Lind with a 3-4 record in seven starts, striking out 46 in 38.1 innings with 15 walks, a .265 opponent batting average and a 1.41 WHIP. Matt Greiner is BSU's most frequently utilized pitcher with 21 appearances, holding a 16-8 strikeout-walk ratio in 18.1 innings and a 7.36 ERA. Cole Smith has a pair of saves among his 13 appearances (1 start) with 21 strikeouts in 19.0 innings, a 10.42 ERA and a 2.05 WHIP.  
 
POTENTIAL PITCHING MATCHUPS
Teams do not promote or communicate their probable pitching matchups in the Northern Sun, but below is a projection based on each team's season-long and recent usage:
 
BSU:

1. Josh Haugen (8 app, 8 GS, 0-7, 11.34 ERA, 2.16 WHIP, 33.1 IP, 17-24 SO-BB, .343 oav)
2. Jacob Smith (6 app, 4 GS, 0-4, 11.84 ERA, 2.21 WHIP, 19.0 IP, 11-4 SO-BB, .418 oav)
3. Brandon Lind (7 app, 7 GS, 3-4, 4.93 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 38.1 IP, 46-15 SO-BB, .265 oav)

 
CSP:

1. Korey Dahlberg (9 app, 9 GS, 1-5, 7.74 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, 43.0 IP, 34-23 SO-BB, .294 oav)
2. Gavin Rusch (9 app, 8 GS, 2-4, 6.09 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 44.1 IP, 46-17 SO-BB, .326 oav)
3. Ian Segna (9 app, 8 GS, 5-2, 4.05 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 46.2 IP, 40-15 SO-BB, .281 oav)

 
PLAYER NOTES:
Bennett McCollow (2B-36, DH-6 | 1^st-1, 2^nd-36, 3^rd-5)
2025: 42 GP, .315/.442/.500 (46-146), 30 R, 9 2B, 6 HR, 17 RBI, 26-32 BB-SO
Career: 93 GP, .377/.481/.611 (127-337), 94 R, 27 2B, 2 3B, 16 HR, 70 RBI, 51-64 BB-SO

• Opened season reaching base (H, BB, HBP) in 14-straight games, extending his streak to 28 games
• Has reached base safely in 36 of 42 games
• Second on the team with 15 multi-hit games
• Had five-straight 2-hit games (Feb 24 to Mar 4) in a string of multi-hit games in 7-of-8
• Had four multi-hit games in a recent seven-game stretch (Apr 12 to Apr 18)
• Leads the team with 30 runs, six home runs, .442 OBP, .500 SLG
• Ranks 5^th in CSP history with a .481 career OBP
• 2025 NCBWA (DH) & D2 Baseball (2B) Preseason All-America First Team
• 2024 D2 Baseball All-America Second Team (2B) & 64 Analytics D2 All-America (DH)
• 2024 All-Central Region Team (D2CCA, ABCA, NCBWA)
• 2024 NSIC Newcomer of the Year
• 2024 All-NSIC First Team & NSIC All-Tournament Team

 
Noah Juliar (RF-42 | 3^rd-37, 4^th-5)
2025: 42 GP, .352/.401/.475 (57-162), 26 R, 12 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 13-21 BB-SO
Career: 137 GP, .329/.391/.509 (167-507), 102 R, 31 2B, 9 3B, 14 HR, 125 RBI, 52-88 BB-SO, 5-6 SB

• Opened season on 12-game hitting streak and 13-game reach base streak, extending his overall reach base streak to 25 games
• Has reached base safely in 36 of 42 games on the season and hit safely in 33 of 42 games
• Had a season-long 17-game reach base streak snapped in game 2 at SCSU
• Has two reach base streaks of 12-plus games this season
• Leads team with 17 multi-hit games including six games with 3-plus hits
• Had a streak of four-straight games with 2+ hits (Feb 24 to Mar 1) as part of a streak of multi-hit games in 7-of-9 games, opening the season with a .500 average in 10 games
• Leads the team with a .352 avg, 57 hits, 12 doubles and tied for the team-lead with 26 RBIs
• Second on the team with a .475 SLG
• 6^th NSIC with 57 hits
• 10^th NSIC with 12 doubles
• Ranks 4^th in CSP history with 9 triples
• Ranks 7^th in CSP history with 125 RBIs
• Ranks 10^th in CSP history with 258 total bases
• 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team

 
Kal Brohmer (LF-24, 1B-5, 2B-3, CF-2, DH-7) | 1^st-24, 2^nd-5, 5^th-1, 6^th-8, 7^th-3)
2025: 41 GP, .281/.408/.341 (38-135), 28 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 25 RBI, 30-25 BB-SO, 4-5 SB, .968 fld
Career: 163 GP, .305/.420/.383 (156-512), 104 R, 22 2B, 6 3B, 2 HR, 86 RBI, 101-100 BB-SO, 9-13 SB, .990 fld

• Opened season reaching base safely in 14 games, extending streak to 25 games
• Has currently reached base safely in 17 straight games
• Has reached base successfully in 39 of 41 games
• Second on the team with a .408 OBP and 28 runs, leads the team with 30 walks
• 3^rd NSIC with 30 walks
• 5^th NSIC with four sacrifice bunts
• Ranks t-1^st in CSP history with 10 sacrifice flies
• Ranks t-1^st in CSP history with 101 walks, tying the school record (Jon Stockton, 2008-11)
• Ranks 5^th in CSP history with 723 putouts
• Ranks 6^th in CSP history with six triples
• Ranks 8^th in CSP history with 56 double plays turned
• 2022 All-NSIC Second Team (DH)

 
Koby McBroome (SS-40 | 1^st-15, 6^th-2, 9^th-23)
2025: 40 GP, .277/.395/.423 (36-130), 22 R, 7 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 21 RBI, 23-27 BB-SO, 7-11 SB
Career: 103 GP, .270/.409/.398 (86-319), 86 R, 15 2B, 4 3B, 6 HR, 43 RBI, 72-79 BB-SO, 8-12 SB

• Had a 10-game reached base streak earlier this season
• Riding an 8-game hitting streak
• Has reached base safely in 30 of 35 games on the year
• Had three games with 3-plus RBIs in a 6-game stretch (vs Tiffin, NWMSU, Park Gilbert)
• 2^nd NSIC with three triples
• Ranks 7^th in CSP history with 72 walks

 
Will Husemann (3B-42 | 4^th-19, 5^th-5, 6^th-9, 7^th-8, 8^th-1)
2025: 42 GP, .235/.331/.369 (35-149), 27 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 26 RBI, 15-51 BB-SO, 4-4 SB
Career: 60 GP, .260/.347/.422 (50-192), 35 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 8 HR, 39 RBI, 18-66 BB-SO, 4-4 SB

• Had a team-high 17-game reached base streak
• Has reached base in 35 of 42 games on the season
• Leads the team with 10 multi-RBI games
• Third on the team with 10 multi-hit games
• Second on the team with five home runs and 27 runs, and tied for the team-lead with 26 RBIs
• CSP has 5-3 record when batting in 6^th spot in lineup

 
MISCELLANEOUS PLAYER NOTES:

• Freshman Eric Berg is third on the team in hitting at .287 (330-115) and second in doubles (9)
• Catcher Trett Joles is third on the team with four home runs and leads the team with 12 HBP. He has reached base in 29 of 38 games.
• Center fielder Kaden Johnson leads the team in stolen bases (10-10) and is fourth on the team in doubles (8) and third in home runs (4). Johnson hit two home runs in game 1 against Winona State.
• First baseman Charlie Harms is tied for the team lead with 26 RBIs, producing seven multi-RBI games in a recent nine-game stretch (Apr 9 to Apr 18)
• Six of the nine Golden Bear starting position players have at least a .371 OBP

 
PITCHER NOTES:
Korey Dahlberg
2025: 9 APP/9 GS, 1-5, 7.74 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, 43.0 IP, 34-23 SO-BB, .294 oav
Career: 42 APP/41 GS, 14-20, 6.75 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 204.0 IP, 152-83 SO-BB, .307 oav

• Has registered three quality starts in 2025, working 6.0 IP with 0 ER with 5 SO against Minot State, 6.0 IP with 2 ER and 4 SO against Northern State and 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 SO against SMSU
• Has allowed six hits or less in six of nine starts
• Has at least four strikeouts in six of nine starts
• Has pitched 4.0 or more innings in eight of nine starts including seven in a row
• Ranks 1^st in CSP history with 41 games started
• Ranks 3^rd in CSP history with 987 batters faced
• Ranks 6^th in CSP history with 204.0 innings pitched

 
Gavin Rusch
2025: 9 APP/8 GS, 2-4, 6.09 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 44.1 IP, 46-17 SO-BB, .326 oav
Career: 37 APP/29 GS, 8-8, 7.03 ERA, 1.72 WHIP, 152.1 IP, 113-52 SO-BB, .324 oav

• Had season-high 10 strikeouts in 6.0 IP, allowing 0 ER against Northern State
• Has pitched at least 4.0 IP in all nine appearances
• Has allowed 2 ER or less four times
• Has at least four strikeouts in seven of eight starts
• Opposing basestealers are just 7-11 against him and his catcher on the season
• 8^th NSIC with 9.34 strikeouts/9 innings
• 8^th NSIC with 2.71 strikeout-walk ratio

 
Ian Segna
2025: 9 APP/8 GS, 5-2, 4.05 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 46.2 IP, 40-15 SO-BB, .281 oav
Career: 20 APP/18 GS, 11-3, 4.53 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 103.1 IP, 72-29 SO-BB, .309 oav

• Had a string of five consecutive starts pitching at least 5.0 IP and allowing 3 ER or less
• Has pitched at least 5.0 IP in seven of eight starts
• Has 7+ strikeouts in three starts
• Had a streak winning four-straight decisions and four of five starts
• Picked up a win over Augustana with 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 SO
• Pitched second career shutout in win over SMSU (7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO)
• Recorded 9 SO in 7.0 IP against Minot State, with 1 BB and 2 ER
• Recorded 7 SO in 5.0 IP against UMary, allowing 1 ER on 2 H and 2 BB
• Allowed 2 ER in 6.0 IP with 3-0 SO-BB ratio against Northern State
• Recorded 9 SO in 6.0 IP against UMC, allowing 3 ER on 6 H and 1 BB
• 5^th in NSIC with a 4.05 ERA
• 7^th in NSIC with a 2.89 walk/9 rate
• 9^th in NSIC with a 2.67 strikeout-walk ratio

 
PITCHING NOTES:

• Senior Fritz Meyer has 10 app/8 starts, striking out 36 over 36.1 IP with a 6.44 ERA and 1.73 WHIP
• Meyer had career-high nine strikeouts in 4.1 scoreless innings against UMC
• Meyer has pitched 4.0 or more innings in six of his eight starts
• Senior Jack Greenlun leads the team with 16 relief appearances, working 31.1 innings out of the bullpen with 35 strikeouts and a .237 opponent average with a win and four saves.
• Greenlun has allowed 1 or 0 earned runs in 11 of his 16 appearances
• Greenlun took the loss in game 2 at SCSU, allowing one unearned run in 4.2 innings
• Greenlun saved two games in one doubleheader against UMC
• He earned a 3.0 inning, no-hit, no-run save against Augustana
• In two seasons as a pitcher, he's struck out 50 batters in 50.1 innings in 27 appearances
• Senior Reece Piontek, one of three LHP in the bullpen, has 36 strikeouts in 29.2 IP with a 7.28 ERA and 1.62 WHIP in 10 appearances (four starts) and has been inserted into the starting rotation since midweek play has started
• In his top appearance of the season against SMSU, he entered in the 5^th inning in a bases loaded, 2-out jam and recorded a strikeout to preserve a 2-2 tie in a game he would finish with 4.1 shutout innings and an 8-1 SO-BB ratio for a 3-2 win.
• In his next outing at SCSU, Piontek entered with runners on 2^nd and 3^rd and trailing 4-3 with two outs in the third inning, getting a strikeout to end the threat in a game that would go into extra innings. He struck out five in 2.1 innings in the outing.
• He struck out 9 with 1 walk in 5.1 innings at #4 Minnesota State, allowing four runs on five hits
• In Piontek's career, he has 121.0 career IP in 42 appearances with 25 starts and a 5-8 lifetime record, striking out 106 with an 8.26 ERA.
• Junior Cooper Mollet has recorded a 3.94 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 16.0 innings with 18 strikeouts in 11 appearances, holding hitters to a .194 average. He's yet to allow more than three hits to an opponent. He had a 5-0 SO-BB ratio in 3.1 innings, allowing a run on three hits in his longest outing against Winona State.
• Junior Ollie Yuhas, one of three LHP in the bullpen, has pitched to a 3.97 ERA and 0.88 WHIP in 11.1 IP across six appearances with a 6-3 SO-BB ratio and .184 oav. He hasn't allowed more than one hit in an appearance since allowing three hits in 2.0 IP in his debut on 2/24 and has pitched four times in a row without issuing a walk covering 7.1 IP. Yuhas hasn't appeared in a game since March 22
• Nine different pitchers have started a game for CSP this year, 10 pitchers have secured a win, and four different pitchers have secured at least one save.

BIG SENIOR CLASS
The Golden Bears will honor the following 13 seniors and graduating players following Sunday's series finale against Bemidji State:
Andrew Boeser (Business Management)
Kal Brohmer (Sport Management)
Leo Bustos (Exercise Science / Pre-Physical Therapy)
Korey Dahlberg (Marketing)
Jack Greenlun (Biology / 9-12 Education)
Noah Juliar (Marketing)
Koby McBroome (Exercise Science)
Bennett McCollow (K-12 Physical Education & 5-12 Health Education)
Jeremy McGuigan (Business Management)
Fritz Meyer (Sport Management)
Reece Piontek (Sport Management)
Gavin Rusch (Finance)
David Salz (Exercise Science)

COACH LERNER WINS 100^th GAME
The Golden Bears secured the 100^th win in head coach Neil Lerner's career with the game four win over SMSU, which also secured the 3-1 series win. He's been head coach since the COVID-shortened 2020 season and is the third to reach the milestone in Concordia's 4-year college era (1967-68 to present).