Mayville, N.D. – The Mayville State University baseball team travels south for the spring 2021 opener against Hastings College Saturday and Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 pm on Saturday and 12:00 pm on Sunday from Hastings, Nebraska.
 
Quick Hits on the Comets:
The Comets enter the spring season with a 4-2 overall record from the fall. MSU defeated the Jimmies three times in the spring and defeated the Vikings one time during the fall.
Mayville State enters the matchup with a .259 batting average, .368 slugging percentage, .343 on-base percentage, recording eight doubles, and five home runs.
In the field, the Comets have a .944 fielding percentage, 3.60 earned run average, allowing 22 earned runs, 35 walks, 57 strikeouts, and an opponent batting average of .216.
Payton Deluca is leading the Comet offense with a .583 batting average in 12 at-bats, with one double and three runs scored.
Adam Senden leads the team with eight hits, three home runs, four runs batted in, and a slugging percentage of .739.
Kenneth Stewart is leading the pitching staff with a 1.69 earned run average over 10.2 innings pitched, allowing three hits, two earned runs, and 16 strikeouts.
Matthew Johnston has a 2.45 earned run average over 14.2 innings, allowing nine hits, four earned runs, seven walks, and a team-leading 18 strikeouts.
The Comets were selected second in the NSAA Preseason Coaches' Poll with 55 points. Bellevue was selected first with 64 points and eight first-place votes.
 
Matching up with the Broncos:
The Broncos enter the four-game series with the Comets with an 0-6 overall record.
Hastings College is averaging a .270 batting average, .365 slugging percentage, a .350 on-base percentage, recording 11 doubles, and two home runs.
In the field, the Broncos have a fielding percentage of .944, a 12.15 earned run average, allowing 54 earned runs, 39 walks, and 29 strikeouts.
Race Traynor is leading the Broncos with one home run and three runs batted in. He also has six hits, two runs scored, a .429 batting average, and a .556 on-base percentage.
Camden Brichacek also has six hits on the season, hitting .333 on the season with one double, one run batted in, and a .478 on-base percentage.
Josh Merithew has pitched 6.0 innings this year allowing a 4.50 earned run average, seven hits, three earned runs allowed, six walks, and two strikeouts.
Gates Johnson has allowed four earned runs in 6.0 innings on the mound for Hastings College, allowing seven hits, five walks, and three strikeouts.