After a perfect run through the MIAC Playoff bracket and claiming their second straight MIAC Playoff championship, the Bethel University baseball team continues its run through the postseason opening up NCAA Regional play against No, 24 Buena Vista, who earned an at-large bid, on Friday afternoon in La Crosse, Wis. First pitch is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
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BU will face off on Saturday against the winner or loser of game one which features the host and WIAC champion No. 13 Wisconsin-La Crosse and Bethany Lutheran, who earned the UMAC's automatic bid.
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#13 Wisconsin La-Crosse
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#24 Buena Vista |
Bethany Lutheran |
2023 Record:Â 31-9, 18-6 WIAC
All-Time Record: BU trails 2-6
Streak: Loss 3
Last Meeting: BU loss 1-0 on 3/19/23 at Davenport, Fla. |
2023 Record: 30-9, 20-3 A-R-C
All-Time Record: BU leads 5-2
Streak: Loss 1
Last Meeting: Three-game series 2/25-26 in Topeka Kan. L, 3-2 • W, 5-2 • L, 4-3 |
2023 Record: 30-9, 20-3 A-R-C
All-Time Record: BU leads 11-1
Streak:Â Won 1
Last Meeting: Series split on 3/27 in Mankato, Minn. L, 6-3 • W, 5-4. |
GAME SCHEDULE
Friday, May 19, 2023
Game 1: 11 a.m. – #1 seed UW-La Crosse vs. #4 seed Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) -Â
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Game 2: 2:30 p.m. – Buena Vista University (Iowa) vs. Bethel University (Minn.) -Â
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Saturday, May 20, 2023
Game 3:Â 11 a.m. - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 -Â
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Game 4:Â 2:30 p.m. - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 -Â
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Game 5:Â 6 p.m. - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 -Â
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Sunday, May 21, 2023
Game 6:Â 11 a.m. -Â Â Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 -Â
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Game 7: if necessary – beginning 45 minutes after the conclusion of Game 6 -Â
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NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
All-time NCAA Tournament Record: 2-4
• 2018 • Duluth Regional
L, 4-3 (12 inns.) vs #7 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
L, 10-7 vs. #8 Concordia Chicago (
elimination game)
• 2022 • Alton, Ill. Regional
W, 12-7 vs. College of Wooster
W, 7-5 vs. #5 WebsterÂ
L, 11-8 vs. College of WoosterÂ
(regional championship game 1)
L, 11-6Â vs. College of WoosterÂ
(regional championship game 2)
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ROYAL NOTES
• The Royals enter the tournament 29-10 overall and have won seven of their last 10.
• Skipper
Brian Raabe is in his 12th season with the Royals and holds a 296-155 all-time record.
• Bethel had six All-MIAC honorees, the most by the program in a single season, announced by the conference office on Monday.
Marcus Krupke,
Matthew Carlsen,
Justin Winterfeldt and
Ty Koehn highlighted the squad earning back-to-back honors.
Noah Wenberg and
John Solfest each garner their first All-MIAC accolade.
• BU's defense has been lights out ranking 11th nationally with a .974 mark.
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Max Sutter ranks second nationally with a 14.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 0.64 walks allowed per nine innings.
• The pitching staff has tossed five shutouts ranking 17th nationally.
IN THE RECORD BOOKS
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Matthew Carlsen's 62 hits is fourth most in a single-season.
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Matthew Carlsen's .414 career batting average would tie with Kirby Carr's (2004-07) all-time leading mark if the season ended today.Â
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Matthew Carlsen's 175 hits rank eighth all-time.
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Matthew Carlsen's 124 career runs ranks fifth all-time
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Justin Winterfeldt's 112 career RBIs ranks sixth all-time
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Justin Winterfeldt's 24 career home runs is tied for second all-time.
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Marcus Krupke's 86 career walks ranks third all-time, and is one shy of moving into second a tie for second all-time
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Marcus Krupke is the Royals all-time wins leader with 25. He is 25-9 all-time on the mound.Â
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Marcus Krupke's 181 career strikeouts on the bump is fourth all-time.Â
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Blake Williams'Â 12 saves ranks third all-time.Â
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