Lumberjacks Gearing up for Late Season Push

Lumberjacks Gearing up for Late Season Push

Through 35 games the Lumberjack baseball team sits at one game below .500 at 17-18 and 4-8 inside the Mon-Dak. Of the 12 regular season games remaining 12 will be played from the friendly confines of The Lumberyard.

Offensively Andrew Carreon leads the team with 41 RBI's and 4 HR. Brady Papineau has the best batting average on the team hitting .395 including 4 triples which ties him for the single season school record.

On the mound Nate Huisken leads the team in innings pitched with 31.2 and strikeouts with 34.  MJ Aasen and Nathaniel McGill lead the team in ERA with 4.82 and 4.91 respectively   Sutton Shurley has picked up four wins to lead the team and William Broderius has an equal amount of saves which is a single season school record.

Here is what head coach Mark LaCroix has had to say about the season and some of the players' performances so far, "our sophomores have led the way with our resurgence this season, coming up with big hits, pitches thrown, and key plays. Brady Papineau is playing at an All-Conference level and Nate Huisken and Shane Palmer have given us quality starts time and time again. Freshman Joe Plett, McLeod Sell, and Nathaniel McGill have contributed massively as freshman. Helping in all three aspects of the game."

The Lumberjacks return to action with a weekend series against Lake Region State College. Saturday the teams square off in Devils Lake. Sunday the teams play at The Lumberyard first pitch for game one is scheduled for 12:00p.m.