Independent file photo SMSU’s Keenan Wenzel follows through on a swing during their game against Winona State on Sunday. SMSU will face Sioux Falls today in a doubleheader.

MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University baseball team (7-12, 5-11 NSIC) resumes home play today taking on the University of Sioux Falls (8-13, 4-13 NSIC) in a doubleheader (7-9) at Legion Field in Marshall starting at 12 p.m.

•The twinbill was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but was delayed one day due to poor weather.

•SMSU, which has dropped five straight games by a total of 10 runs, begins play on Wednesday in 11th place in the NSIC standings, while USF is currently in 13th place.

•Following today’s games, SMSU will host Bemidji State in a three-game series this Saturday and Sunday.

Game coverage

•Live video and stats for the two games will be available at SMSUmustangs.com.

About Sioux Falls

•USF is 8-13 overall, 4-13 NSIC, and is coming off a weekend series in which they lost two of three at St. Cloud State.

•The Cougars opened the season winning four games at Truman State prior to NSIC play.

•Tyler Cate leads the Cougars batting .313 (20 for 64) with a home run and 11 RBIs.

•Ryan Bernardy is hitting .284 (21 for 74) with six home runs and 21 RBIs.

•Through 21 games, USF is batting .254, with 32 doubles, 12 home runs, 43 stolen bases, averaging 5.3 runs per game and have a team ERA of 7.04 in 161 innings with 145 strikeouts.

Series history

vs. Sioux Falls

•SMSU and USF have meet 23 times since the first meeting in 1972 with SMSU holding a 15-8 all-time advantage.

•The two teams have split all seven doubleheaders played since USF joined the NSIC in 2013.

•This will be USF’s first games in Marshall since March 29, 2017.

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