| 2002 News Archive |
Bemidji State pitcher and second baseman
Nate Olson was named 2002 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Player of the Year, and head coach Jim Grimm named the league’s
Coach of the Year, to headline a group of eight BSU players
selected to this year’s All-NSIC Team.
[complete story] |
The Southwest State Mustangs recovered quickly
from a 22-4 loss at the hands of Winona State in Game 1 of
the NSIC Tournament, eliminating No. 1 seed and tournament
host Bemidji State with a 12-8 victory tonight at BSU Baseball
Field.
[recap][box
score] |
The Bemidji State Beavers, who had not played
a game that counted in the standings since April 23, failed
to protect their home field in the first round of the Northern
Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament, falling to fourth-seeded
Wayne State, 16-2. The game was called in the seventh inning
due to the NCAA’s 10-run mercy rule.
[recap][box
score] |
Bemidji State used a strong effort by its
pitching staff to complete a two-game exhibition double-header
sweep of the Great Plains (Manitoba) Baseball Academy this
afternoon at BSU Baseball Field, 10-2 and 16-0.
[complete story] |
Bemidji State head baseball coach Jim Grimm
today announced the cancellation of BSU’s scheduled baseball
series at Minnesota-Duluth and St. Cloud State.
[complete story] |
Bemidji State senior catcher Shaun Ross has
been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Baseball
Co-Player of the Week for April 16, the league office announced
yesterday.
[complete story] |
Today’s double-header between the
Bemidji State Beavers and St. Cloud State Huskies was either
a dream game for a hitting coach or a pitching coach’s
worst nightmare - depending on which dugout you happened to
occupy. The Beavers and Huskies combined to score 54 runs
on 61 base hits in a non-conference twinbill at BSU Baseball
Field, with the Beavers capturing a 13-11 decision in Game
1 and then getting blasted 25-5 in the nightcap.
[recap][game
1][game
2] |
It was more difficult than they probably
expected coming into today’s double-header, but the Bemidji
State Beavers completed a four-game sweep of the Minnesota,
Morris Cougars with 5-0 and 4-3 wins today at the BSU Baseball
Field. BSU trailed 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 in Game 2 and needed two
runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out the win
and complete the sweep.
[recap][game
1][game
2] |
The Bemidji State Beavers continued their
run at a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship
today with a dominating double-header sweep of the Minnesota,
Morris Cougars, 13-1 and 5-0, at the BSU Baseball Field. Bemidji
State’s starting pitching dominated, as Nate Heim and
Alan Ryan threw back-to-back complete games for the Beavers
and allowed just one earned run on eight hits in the double-header.
[recap][game
1][game
2] |
Bemidji State senior outfielder Ben Woodford
has been named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Baseball
Player of the Week for April 16, the league office announced
yesterday.
[complete story] |
The Bemidji State Beavers snapped out of
a mini-skid which saw them drop three of four games to complete
a season sweep of the Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles, 5-4
and 15-8 this afternoon in Crookston. The win completes a four-game
season sweep of the Golden Eagles for the Beavers after an April
10 BSU double-header sweep in Bemidji.
[recap][game
1][game
2] |
The North Dakota State Bison swept a two-game
non-conference double-header with the Bemidji State Beavers
yesterday by scores of 11-9 and 7-2 at Newman Outdoor Field.
BSU, which has lost three of its last four starts after winning
six in a row, blew a 6-0 second-inning lead in Game 1 and
scored just two runs in Game 2.
[recap][game
1][game
2] |
Bemidji State baseball capped its most
impressive offensive weekend since 1999, taking two of three
games from the Wayne State Wildcats by scores of 11-7, 7-13
and 12-8 today at the BSU Baseball Field. [recap][game
2] [game
3] [game
4 ] |
Bemidji State picked up its first win
over the Wayne State Wildcats since April 18, 1999 and snapped
Wayne State’s seven-game NSIC winning streak with a 12-7
win today at the BSU Baseball Field.
[recap] [game
1] |
Bemidji State looks to build upon its longest
winning streak in two years when it plays host to the Wayne
State Warriors in a key Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
series this weekend at the BSU Baseball Field in Bemidji. BSU
is third in the NSIC at 4-2 in conference play while Wayne State
has won seven consecutive games against circuit foes and is
tied atop the NSIC standings with Winona State at 7-1.
pre-game notes [160k
PDF] |
| Bemidji State took advantage of strong
starting pitching, timely hitting and a porous Minnesota,
Crookston defense to sweep a Northern Sun Intercollegiate
Conference double-header, 16-2 and 9-3, this afternoon at
BSU Baseball Field.
[complete story]
Box scores for both games are available on the [schedule].
Season statistics have been updated. |
Bemidji State baseball will look to build
on the momentum of its double-header sweep of Southwest State
on April 7 when it plays host to NSIC rival Minnesota-Crookston
on April 10. The Crookston series will be BSU's 2002 home opener.
Senior outfielder Ben Woodford carries an eight-game hitting
streak into tomorrow's games.
pre-game notes [852k
PDF] |
| Bemidji State played its first baseball
games in nearly three weeks over the weekend, splitting a
four-game Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference series with
the Southwest State Mustangs at Red Rock Central High School.
Southwest State swept both games of the April 6 double-header
by scores of 8-3 and 9-1, while BSU rallied to sweep the April
7 twinbill, 9-4 and 7-1 in 10 innings.
[complete story]
Box scores for all four games are available on the [schedule].
Season statistics have been updated. |
Bemidji State's double-header at St. Cloud
State scheduled for April 3 has been rescheduled.
[complete story]
|
Bemidji State’s scheduled four-game
baseball series against the Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears,
scheduled for March 28-29 in St. Paul, has been called off due
to poor field conditions.
[complete story] |
| The Bemidji State baseball team posted
a 5-3 record at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic in Ft. Myers,
Fla. over spring break. The Beavers started 2-0, then dropped
a one-run decision to regional rival North Dakota State and
exploded for a 20-12 win over Robert Morris midway through
the week. BSU then closed 2-2 in its final two days at the
Classic. Six of BSU's eight games for the week were decided
by three runs or less.
[complete story]
Box scores for all eight games are available on the [schedule].
Season statistics have been updated. |
Bemidji State kicks off its 2002 baseball
season at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic, a month-long baseball
extravaganza played in Fort Myers, Fla. BSU is scheduled to
play eight games in the Classic, including a matchup with regional
rival North Dakota State, starting March 11.
pre-game notes
[244k PDF] |
| BSU's 2002 prospectus and season outlook
is now available for download. Includes schedule, updated
roster and returning statistical leaders.
[350k PDF]
Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Don't have one? Get it here. |
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