MANKATO, Minn. – The Minnesota State baseball team heads to Winona, Minn., for a two-game Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) series against the Winona State Warriors on Tuesday at Loughrey Field. First pitch is set for 1:30 p.m., with game two following at 3:30 p.m.

Last Time Out
Minnesota State is coming off a dominant four-game sweep on the road at Minot State.

Game One Recap:
The Mavericks opened the series with an 11-3 win, powered by a trio of early home runs. Louis Magers started the scoring with a two-run homer in the first, followed by Nick Baker and Aidan Byrne adding two-run shots in the second and third innings. Zach Stroh and Matthew Fleischhacker came through with key RBI hits in the sixth, while Ike Mezzenga added a solo homer in the seventh, his first of two on the day. Stroh led the team with three hits, while Nathan Culley improved to 7-0 on the mound after a six-inning.

Game Two Recap:
MSU completed the Saturday sweep with a 7-0 shutout. Mezzenga launched a solo homer in the first and doubled to set up Magers' second long ball of the day in the fourth.
Stroh tallied two more hits, finishing the day 5-for-8. On the mound, Sam George tossed 5.0 shutout innings to move to 3-0, as the Mavericks' pitching staff stranded seven runners.

Game Three Recap:
The Maverick offense exploded for a 19-7 win in Sunday's opener. Mezzenga homered twice and drove in five runs, while Jake Berkland and Stroh combined for six RBIs. After Minot State cut the deficit to 10-7 in the fifth, MSU answered with a nine-run ninth inning to seal the win.

Game Four Recap:
Minnesota State completed the sweep with a 10-6 victory. Berkland and Brandon Vlcko got the Mavericks on the board early, and Vlcko added a three-run homer in the seventh. Stroh hit a three-run shot in the ninth to close it out. On the mound, Mack Crowley picked up his fourth win of the season.

Ike Mezzenga is second on the Mavericks with a .396 batting average, with an NSIC-high 12 home runs and has 46 runs batted in for the season, which also leads the conference.
On the mound Nathan Culley leads with a 2.25 ERA and has a 7-0 record for the season.

Minnesota State ranks 12^th in NCAA Division II in team batting average (.339) and is tied for seventh in home runs per game (1.67).

Scouting the Warriors
Winona State enters Tuesday's series at 15-14 overall and 11-9 in conference play. The Warriors split a four-game set with Minnesota Crookston last weekend, going 2-2.

Cole Fuecker leads the team offensively with a .353 batting average, three home runs, and 20 RBIs. On the mound, George Henkel has been a standout, sporting a 1.17 ERA and a 3-0 record.

Head coach Seth Wing is in his third season leading the Warriors and has guided the team to an 11-11 home record in 2024.