SIOUX FALLS, S.D.--The Augustana baseball team is heading to the Centennial State to Lakewood, Colorado, this weekend for a four-game series against Colorado Christian. The Vikings start the series with a doubleheader on Saturday slated for noon (CST). On Sunday, the teams are scheduled to play another doubleheader with a noon start time.

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The Cougars
Colorado Christian holds a record of 2-3-1 entering the series with the Vikings. The Cougars completed the 2022 season with a record of 17-32 overall and 13-19 in RMAC action.

Major Maydon leads the Cougars at the plate with a batting average of .375 with six hits and one home run while making starts in all six games for CCU. Caden Walton and Jordan Medina have each totaled eight hits.

On the mound, Robby Caro has tossed eight innings and has an ERA of 3.38, making two starts. Cole Kennedy leads the team in strikeouts with eight, holding a record of 1-0.

The Vikings
Augustana is 4-5 overall in 2023. The Vikings are coming off of a 3-1 series win at Emporia State last weekend. 

On the mound, Seth Miller spent 5.1 innings on the mound in Augustana's 4-2 win over Emporia State. Miller struck out seven batters in the outing and had an ERA of 1.69. Caleb Kranz and Caleb Saari lead the Vikings with 17 strikeouts each. Kranz has been stellar on the hill for AU as he owns a .93 WHIP while holding opposing hitters to just a .189 batting average in 9.2 innings.

Jack Hines earned NSIC Player of the Week honors last week after his performance at Emporia State. Hines batted .667 (10-of-15), owned a 1.200 slugging percentage and a .722 on-base percentage, totaled five hits, scored five runs, drove in six and added a pair of doubles and home runs.

One Last Thing
The weekend series will be the first meeting between the Cougars and Vikings. In fact, Augustana has not faced a foe from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference since the 2018 season. In that year, AU traveled to Alamosa, Colorado, to face Adams State. Although the second day got canceled, Augustana won the opening game 13-6.

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