Raider Baseball Hosts 20th-Ranked Concordia In 4-Game Series

Orange City, Iowa — The Northwestern College baseball team begins a four-game set against 20th-ranked and GPAC-leading Concordia on Thursday, April 15 in Orange City. Game times for the mid-week doubleheader are set for 5/7:15pm. The teams will then play another doubleheader the next day, on Friday, April 16, beginning at 3pm.

Northwestern has won back-to-back series against Dakota Wesleyan and Dordt, going 6-2 in its last eight games. The Raiders are tied for sixth in the GPAC with a 7-9 mark, 14-18 overall. Concordia is tied with Doane for first place in the GPAC standings with a 13-3 record, 26-5 overall. The Bulldogs moved up to 20th in this week’s coaches poll and have won at least three games in every four-game series against teams this season.

This week’s four-game set also pits the teams that won the last three GPAC regular season titles; Northwestern in 2018, Concordia in 2017 and 2019.

#20 Concordia Bulldogs:
2021 Record: 13-3 (T1st GPAC), 26-5 overall
most recent: won three of four vs Briar Cliff on April 10-11

Northwestern Red Raiders:
2021 record: 7-9 (T7th in GPAC), 14-18 overall
-most recent: won 3 of 4 vs Dordt last weekend

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