Mayville, N.D. – The Mayville State Baseball team opens the NAIA Opening Round against the #4 Point Park (Pa.) on Monday at the Williamsburg Bracket. The winner advances to play #1 seed the University of the Cumberlands.
 
Quick Hits on the Comets:
The Mayville State Comets enter the NAIA National Tournament with a 35-16 overall record and 20-8 in the North Star Athletic Association.
The Comets defeated the Bellevue Bruins in the NSAA Championship on Monday and enter the Williamsburg Bracket as the #5 seed.
The Comets are currently hitting .264 as a team, 415 hits, 92 doubles, nine triples, 32 home runs, 273 runs batted in, .382 on-base percentage, and 76 stolen bases.
In the field, the Comets have a .948 fielding percentage, a 3.99 ERA as a staff allowing 410 hits, 181 earned runs, 169 walks, 404 strikeouts, and a .256 opponent batting average.
Jared McCorrister is leading the Comets with a .295 batting average, 59 hits, 18 doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 41 runs batted in, a .510 slugging percentage, and a .363 on-base percentage.
Marcus Wohl is second on the team with a .280 batting average, with 47 hits, 11 doubles, four home runs, 36 runs batted in, and a .440 on-base percentage.
On the mound, the Comets are led by Parker Stohr who has a 2.32 earned run average, allowing 53 hits, 16 earned runs, eight walks, and 80 strikeouts over 62.0 innings pitched.
Kenneth Stewart is the leading arm out of the bullpen for the Comets with a 1.05 earned run average allowing 20 hits, five earned runs, 22 walks, 62 strikeouts, and a .141 opponent batting average over 42.2 innings pitched.
 
Matching up with the Pioneers:
The Point Park Pioneers enter the NAIA Opening Round as the #4 seed with a record of 37-14 overall and 20-7 in the River States Conference.
The Pioneers finished runner-up in the River State Conference losing to the #15 Grenadiers in the Championship.
Point Park is averaging a .309 batting average as a team with 488 hits, 102 doubles, 16 triples, 28 home runs, 338 runs batted in, and a .416 on-base percentage.
In the field, the Pioneers have a .952 fielding percentage, 3.32 earned run average, allowing 175 hits, 146 earned runs, 126 walks, and 402 strikeouts.
Carlos Sanchez has a team-leading .411 batting average with 37 hits, eight doubles, four home runs, a .633 slugging percentage, and a .518 on-base percentage.
Second on the team is Jouseph Renovales hitting .401 on the season, with 75 hits, 12 doubles, 11 triples, one home run, 40 runs batted in, and 26 stolen bases.
On the mound, the Pioneers are led by Ruben Ramirez pitching a 0.95 earned run average allowing 45 hits, seven earned runs, 18 walks, and 99 strikeouts over 66.2 innings pitched.
Nicholas Beardsley has a 3.00 ERA over 81.0 innings pitched this season allowing 81 hits, 27 earned runs, 27 walks, and 99 strikeouts.