Storylines and history
• Augustana heads off to Tucson, Ariz. for nine games in six days.
• The Vikings will take on six teams during the trip.
• First up, Augustana will meet up with NSIC foe Bemidji State for a doubleheader on Thursday.
• Start time is set for 6 p.m. CST.
• The Vikings lead the all-time series 17-6, including 14 out of the last 16.
• Augustana matches up with Southwest Minnesota State for a nine-inning affair on Friday.
• First pitch is 2:30 p.m. CST.
• The Vikings hold a 43-41 lead in the all-time series, including winning the last five games.
• Augustana takes on Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday for a doubleheader.
• Game time is set for 6 p.m. CST.
• The Vikings have a 13-2 edge in the all-time series, including a current four-game winning streak.
• Augustana hooks up with Lubbock Christian on Monday, March 16 at 9 p.m. CST for a nine-inning contest.
• This will be the first meeting between the two schools in program history.
• The Vikings meet up with Valley City State for a doubleheader on Tuesday, March 17.
• Start time is set for 6 p.m. CST.
• This is the first meeting in the all-time series between the two teams.
• Augustana closes out the series out on Wednesday, March 18 with a nine-inning game against Mayville State.
• Scheduled start time is 11 a.m. CST.
•  This will be the fifth meeting in the all-time series between the squads, the first since 1981.
• The Vikings have a 2-2 record in the series.
 
Catching up with the Vikings
• Augustana went 0-4 on the road this past weekend at Arkansas Tech.
•  The Vikings dropped the first game 8-6.
•  Augustana had a season-high 14 hits in the loss.
•  Kris Ashland and Josh Benson each recorded two hits.
•  Ryan Hamilton (0-1) picked up his first loss of the year, going 6.2 innings, while giving up six earned runs on five hits.
• The Vikings fell in game two 9-1 despite having eight hits.
•  Patrick Fiala went 1 for 2 on the day and had the lone RBI for Augustana.
• Tyler Field (0-1) was credited with the loss.
• The Vikings suffered their worst loss of the series in game one on Sunday, losing 17-0 to the Wonder Boys.
• TJ Davis was the lone Augustana player with multiple hits, going 2 for 2.
• Some late-inning magic wasn't enough as the Vikings lost 4-3 in game two, giving ATU the four-game sweep of the weekend.
• Both Ashland and Jack Goihl each smacked their first home runs on the season, both coming on back-to-back jacks in the top of the seventh inning.
• Colton Fast (0-1) dropped his first collegiate start for the Vikings. The senior was able to go 4.2 innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits.

About Augustana
• The Vikings are currently 0-6 this season.
• Augustana is hitting .235 on the year.
• The Vikings rank 12th in the NSIC in runs scored with 10.
• Augustana has driven in nine runs on the year, tied for 11th in the NSIC.
• The Vikings are 11th in the NSIC in on-base percentage at .292.
• Augustana holds a .282 slugging percentage through six games this year.
• Augustana has 40 hits so far on the season, good for ninth in the NSIC.
• Goihl leads the team in batting average at .412, 13th in the NSIC.
• Goihl's .588 slugging percentage also leads the team and is tied for 15th in the NSIC.
• Goihl's .444 on-base percentage is 18th in the NSIC.
• Ashland is second on the team with a .333 batting average.
• Hamilton leads the team in ERA with at 4.38.
• Hamilton is holding the opposition to a .156 batting average this year, good for third .
• Hamilton's seven strikeouts this year are the most on the team.
• The Vikings' pitching staff has an 11.88 team ERA.
• Opponents are currently hitting .324 against Augustana pitchers, sixth in the NSIC.