DII Report: DII baseball preview — The NSIC
Augustana (SD) and Minnesota State are DII baseball elite.
Time is dwindling down to opening day of the DII baseball season, so let’s head to the frigid tundra of Northern Sun baseball. But before we break down that conference, be sure to get caught up on all the DII baseball conference previews.
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NSIC facts to know
Augustana (SD) is the last NSIC team to not only win a national championship but play for one back in 2018. The Vikings have won the last three NSIC regular-season team titles and took home the NSIC tournament titles as well in 2024.
Minnesota State has the most NSIC tourney titles in conference history with seven. All seven have come since 2009.
Augustana led the conference in the power department with 96 home runs and a .569 slugging percentage in 2024. The Vikings also drove in the most runs with 468, although Minnesota State scored the most with 598. Concordia-St. Paul led the conference in batting average at .327.
The Vikings also had the top ERA, most wins, strikeouts and lowest batting average against in 2024. So, like the offense, the pitching dominated.