Setting up Shop

Minnesota State takes on Bethany this Saturday at 2:00 p.m. for one nine-inning game at Franklin Rogers Park in Mankato, Minn.


Fan Attendance

This game is not open to the general public. Only two family members per Bethany Lutheran and MSU varsity student-athlete and coach will be allowed to attend.

Facing Bethany Luthern College

This marks the sixth time the Mavericks and Vikings will go head-to-head. In the all-time series that dates back to 2005, Minnesota State is undefeated with five wins over Bethany. The last matchup was in 2016, when MSU routed BLC 23-8.


Last Time on the Diamond

Minnesota State baseball is off to a 2-1 start after travelling to St. Louis, Mo., to take on the Missouri-St. Louis for a trio of games, Feb. 26-27. The Mavericks claimed an 11-1 decision, Friday, before dropping the second game 3-2 in eight innings to start off Saturday's action. MSU won the series with a 10-2 victory to wrap up action on Saturday before a rain out concluded the four-game series early, Sunday. 


NSIC Pitcher of the Week

For the second time in his career, senior right-hander Jon Ludwig was named NSIC Pitcher of the Week after allowing one run to Missouri-St. Louis in his Opening Day start, Feb. 26. The Mavericks opened the season with a win behind Ludwig's 15 strikeouts against 26 batters faced. The Osseo HS product allowed three hits and a run while earning the 11-1 win over UMSL.


Returning Player Breakdown

The 2021 Minnesota State baseball roster features 34 previous letterwinners. The Mavericks return 15 pitchers from last year's staff and in the field they return 19 position players (10 infielders, six outfielders and three catchers).


2020 Returning Leaders

Senior right-handed pitcher Jon Ludwig pitched a team high 18.2 innings in three starts for the Mavericks, collecting a team high 24 strikeouts. Junior right hander Jimmy Larson (12 innings) and sophomore right hander Jack Zigan (9.1 innings) both did not allow an earned run, while Larson held opponents to a team-low .056 batting average against. 

Junior outfielder Cam Kline led the Mavericks in many offensive categories including batting average (.340), triples (3), RBI (11), total bases (26) and walks (11). Kline also tied for the team lead for hits with 16 with sophomore infielder Nick Altermatt, while Altermatt also led the team with five doubles and four stolen bases. Junior catcher Ben Livorsi had a team high two home runs, a .667 slugging percentage and a .500 on base percentage. Senior infielder Teddy Petersen scored a team high 10 runs, while also stealing four bags.


Career Records

Senior Teddy Petersen is currently the lone Maverick on a career record list. His 27 career sacrifice hits are sixth all-time at MSU.

Junior Cam Kline is approaching the top-10 list for career triples. After hitting three last season, Kline now has seven for his career which is one behind Patrick Dockendorf (2008-12) and Josh Wenzel (2014-18) for tenth on the list with eight.


Going Streaking

Senior Teddy Petersen extended his team-high hit streak to 11 games after his first three games of the season, Feb. 26-27 at UMSL.

Senior Joey Werner holds the longest active on-base streak for the Mavericks by reaching once in each of MSU's last 16 games. Werner had three hits, three walks and a pair of runs scored in the series at UMSL, Feb. 26-27.


2020 Returning Seniors

The Mavericks return five of nine seniors from their 2020 roster thanks to an extra year of eligibility that the NCAA granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic that ended last season prematurely.

Ty Denzer played as a switch hitting outfielder in his last two seasons with MSU after transferring from Kansas. Denzer had 31 hits and 24 RBI in 55 games.

Hunter Even is a right-handed pitcher that transferred from South Dakota State and pitched his last three season for the Mavericks. As a reliever, Even made 21 appearances with a 2-3 record and three saves.

Jon Ludwig is a right-handed pitcher who was in his sixth season after redshirting his first season and receiving a medical redshirt in his sophomore season. Ludwig made 29 appearances (17 starts) with a 9-5 record, 2.78 ERA and 139 strikeouts in 123 innings.

Teddy Petersen is a four-year starter in the infield for MSU. Petersen hit .316 with 39 extra base hits and 74 RBI in 155 games played. 

Joey Werner played his first season at MSU last year after previously playing at North Iowa Area CC and Texas A&M- Corpus Christi. In his lone season, Werner hit .292 with 14 hits, a triple and seven RBI.


2021 Maverick Captains

The Minnesota State Maverick baseball captains for the 2021 season are Teddy Petersen and Jack Waletich.


Preseason Prognostications

Minnesota State, which garnered 2 first-place votes and 181 voting points, was selected to finish second in the 2021 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.


Looking Back at 2020 

Minnesota State finished the 2020 season with an 8-5 record after the season was shortened due to the COVID-19 virus. All of the Mavericks' games were nonconference games after the season stopped right before NSIC play began.


Sensational Skipper

Head coach Matt Magers is in his 13th season at the helm of the Mavericks. Magers has produced a 466-151 (.755) record and now sits in second place for all-time wins at Minnesota State behind his predecessor Dean Boyer (1977-2008 / 990 wins). Magers is 1-of-3 coaches at MSU who has passed the 200-win mark (Jean McCarthy: 1964-76 / 250 wins).


40-Win Club

Minnesota State has recorded nine 40-or-more-win seasons in its 80 previous seasons of competition. Seven of those seasons have come under current head coach Matt Magers.


Minnesota State History

The 2021 season marks the 81st for Maverick baseball. MSU owns an 1,819-877-7 (.673) all-time record in 2,701 total games. Minnesota State has five Northern Intercollegiate Conference titles (1968, 1969, 1979, 1980, 1981), 19 North Central Conference championships (1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007) and five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament crowns (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017). The program has made 37 appearances in the NCAA Division II National Tournament (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019) and eight in the NCAA Division II World Series (1971, 1979, 1980, 1986, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) including third-place finishes in 2012 and 2014 and a national runner-up performance in 2013. Additionally, the Mavericks have earned All-American selections 19 times.

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