Storylines and history
• Augustana is set to close out the regular season this upcoming week with six games of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play.
• The Vikings meet up with Sioux Falls for a mid-week doubleheader on Wednesday in the regular-season home finale.
• Games will be played at Karras Park Home of Ronken Field with a start time of 5 p.m. for game one.
• Each game will be for a half a point in the First Dakota National Bank Mayor's Cup Challenge.
• Augustana leads the all-time series 26-10 against the Cougars.
• The Vikings took last year's series by way of a two-game sweep at Harmodon Park.
• Head coach Tim Huber has an all-time record of 7-4 against USF.
• Augustana travels to Fayette, Iowa for its final series of the year, a four-game matchup with Upper Iowa.
• The Vikings and Peacocks will start with a doubleheader on Friday.
• First pitch is set for 12 p.m.
• Augustana holds a 10-2 advantage in the all-time series.
• The Vikings currently have an eight-game winning streak in the series.
• Huber owns a career record of 10-2 against UIU.

 Catching up with the Vikings
• Augustana strung together strong performances this past week en route to going 6-0 against NSIC foes.
• The Vikings scored 61 runs in the six wins, good for a 10 runs per game average.
• Augustana had the bats going at the plate, posting a .412 team average over the week.
• The Vikings also hit 14 home runs during the six games.
• Augustana got things started with a two-game sweep on Minnesota Crookston last Wednesday at home.
• The Vikings' back-to-back double-digit wins were the first time that they have scored 10-plus runs in consecutive games in a month.
• Patrick O'Donnell went 2-for-4 with at the plate in game one, which included a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• Zach Reeg (1-0) notched his first collegiate victory on the mound in game one.
• Augustana was in complete control in game two, winning 13-2 over the Golden Eagles to get the sweep.
• Jack Goihl, Alex Fink, and Patrick Fiala each homered in the victory.
• Dalton Allen (3-0) was credited with the win in a relief role. The Harrisburg, S.D. native went 2.1 innings on the mound, giving up no runs on two hits.
• The Vikings picked up the four-game sweep of Southwest Minnesota State over the weekend.
• Ryan Hamilton (3-3) picked his third win on the year in a 5-1 extra-innings victory in game one.
• Hamilton racked up his fifth complete game of the season, going all eight innings, tying a career high nine strikeouts.
• Bryce Berg and Reeg each recorded grand slams in a game-one win on Sunday.
• Lincoln Voss (2-1) got his second win of 2015 in game two. Voss threw seven scoreless innings in a relief role, highlighted by the sophomore retiring the first 11 batters he faced.

About Augustana
• The Vikings are currently 28-15 this season.
• Augustana is hitting .354 on the year, third in the NSIC and sixth in the NCAA.
• The Vikings rank third in the NSIC in runs scored with 355, 25th in the country.
• Augustana has driven in 329 runs on the year, second in the NSIC.
• The Vikings are third in the NSIC in on-base percentage at .424, 12th in all of Division II.
• Augustana holds a .543 slugging percentage, which is good for first in the NSIC and ninth in the NCAA.
• Augustana has 493 hits so far on the season, third in the NSIC.
• The Vikings' 54 home runs on the year rank first in the NSIC and 18th in nation.
• Augustana is averaging 8.3 runs per game, third in the NSIC and 21st in the NCAA.
• Berg (fourth, .425), Jacob James (fifth, .421), Goihl (12th, .404), and Fiala (13th, .394) all rank in the top 15 of the NSIC in batting average.
• James ranks third in the NSIC in hits with 64.
• Goihl's slugging percentage of .753 ranks second in the NSIC and 25th in all of Division II.
• Berg (fifth, .698) and Fiala (ninth, .662) also rank in the top 10 of the NSIC in slugging percentage.
• Goihl (first, 52), Fiala (fourth, 49), and Berg (43, 11th) are in the top 12 in the NSIC for RBI.
• Goihl is tied for the lead in home runs in the NSIC with 14.
• Hamilton's 55.2 innings pitched is tied for eighth in the NSIC.
• Hamilton is holding the opposition to a .232 batting average this year, good for fifth lowest in the NSIC.
• Hamilton's 46 strikeouts rank tied for 10th in most strikeouts in the NSIC.
• The Vikings' pitching staff has a 5.47 team ERA, sixth in the NSIC.
• Augustana has struck out 283 opposing batters on the season, fourth in the NSIC.
• Opponents are currently hitting .274 against Augustana pitchers, which ranks fourth in the NSIC.

About Sioux Falls
• The Cougars own a record of 15-29.
• USF is hitting .278 at the plate on the year, eighth in the NSIC.
• Sioux Falls is 13th in the NSIC in slugging percentage at .385.
• The Cougars are 12th in the NSIC in on-base percentage at a .359 clip.
• USF has scored 240 runs this season, which is good for 11th in the NSIC.
• Sioux Falls has 211 runs batted in, 11th in the NSIC.
• The Cougars are eighth in the NSIC in doubles, having belted 80 in 2015.
• Matthew Minnick leads the team with a .351 batting average.
• Minnick has a team-leading .603 slugging percentage.
• Minnick also leads the team in RBI with 38.
• USF's 7.88 team ERA is 13th in the NSIC.
• Sioux Falls is letting teams bat .350 against them, 12th in the NSIC.
• Alex Wall has been the staff ace so far, posting a 4-6 record.
• Eric Brothers has thrown a team-high 56.1 innings.
• Three players are tied for the lead in saves with one.

About Upper Iowa
• The Peacocks are 18-26 so far this season.
• Upper Iowa is hitting .309 at the plate on the year, sixth in the NSIC.
• UIU is sixth in the NSIC in slugging percentage at .445.
• The Peacocks are seventh in the NSIC in on-base percentage at a .388 clip.
• Upper Iowa has scored 293 runs this season, which is good for sixth in the NSIC.
• UIU has 263 runs batted in, seventh in the NSIC.
• The Peacocks are fourth in the NSIC in triples with 12 in 2015.
• Mitch Moser leads the team in hitting with a .381 average, 17th in the NSIC.
• Jacob Greco has a team-leading .624 slugging percentage, 17th in the NSIC.
• Greco also leads the team in home runs with nine on the season, tied for seventh in the NSIC.
• Upper Iowa has a 7.87 team ERA that ranks 12th in the NSIC.
• The Peacocks are letting teams hit .346 against them, 11th in the NSIC.
• Mason Buster has the best starter so far, posting a 3-3 record.
• Zach Carstens has thrown a team-high 41.1 innings.
• Ross Kulick leads the team in saves with seven, tied for the most in the NSIC.