Bears Close Out Home Slate Against Tommies

GREELEY, Colo. - The Bears will complete their home schedule this weekend with a three-game series against the Tommies of St. Thomas. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 15 with Friday and Saturday's games scheduled for 12 p.m.

The team will honor their 11 seniors prior to first pitch on Saturday.

GAME COVERAGE
This weekends series will be streamed through the Summit League Network, and live stats will be provided by the Northern Colorado Strategic Communications department.

A LOOK AT THE BEARS
Northern Colorado enters the weekend with an overall record of 17-31 with an 8-19 mark in league action to sit sixth in the Summit League standings. The Bears are coming off a series loss on the road to Oral Roberts last weekend where they lost in three straight games.

The Bears are hitting .276 as a team this season with 320 runs on 462 hits as they have registered 90 doubles, 12 triples, and 22 homeruns for a slugging percentage of .384 to go along with 232 walks and 344 strikeouts. Kai Wagner leads the way at the plate, hitting .337 with 16 doubles and 65 total hits to drive in 56 RBI.

UNC has registered a team ERA of 7.85 as they have allowed 420 runs (363 earned) on 563 hits, 219 walks and an opposing batting average of .324. Murphy Geinger is 1-4 on the year with a 5.77 ERA, allowing 53 runs on 95 hits with 28 walks and 73.1 innings pitched.

Head coach Mike Anderson is in his third season at the helm of the Northern Colorado Baseball program and has picked up a 44-103-1 record in that time.

SCOUTING ST. THOMAS
(Thursday-Saturday | May 9 - 11 | 2 p.m., 12 p.m., 12 p.m.)
The Tommies of St. Thomas are first in the Summit League standings, holding a 27-20 overall record and 19-8 league record. The Bears dropped all three games in Saint Paul in early April.

UST is coming off a series win over North Dakota State last weekend, sweeping all three games.

The Tommies are hitting .292 as a team this season with 320 runs on 461 hits as they have registered 100 doubles, 14 triples, and 39 homeruns for a slugging percentage of .447 to go along with 186 walks and 266 strikeouts. Tanner Recchio is leading the way at the plate, hitting .331 with 12 doubles, one triple, and one homeruns to bring in 21RBI to go along with 77 total bases.

UST has registered a team ERA of 6.16 as they have allowed 306 runs on 425 hits with 227 walks and 391 strikeouts in their 395.2 innings of work as a staff with an opposing batting average of .273. Riane Ritter leads the way for the Tommies, holding a 3.72 ERA in 58.0 innings pitched and a 5-1 record. He has allowed 26 runs on 50 hits to go along with 58 strikeouts while holding opposing batters to a .229 average.

Head coach Chris Olean is now in his 16th season at the helm of the UST baseball program, holding an overall record of 412-255-1 (.618)

FOLLOW THE BEARS
For complete coverage of UNC Athletics, check out the official homepage at uncbears.com. Follow the baseball team on X (formerly Twitter) (@UNC_BearsBSB) and Instagram (@UNC_BearsBaseball).

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