TAHLEQUAH – Northeastern State plays their first games at Rousey Field this week, hosting UC Colorado Springs for a four-game series spanning Friday through Sunday.

Friday
Northeastern State vs. UC Colorado Springs | 12:00 p.m. / 3 p.m.

Saturday
Northeastern State vs. UC Colorado Springs | 1 p.m.

Sunday
Northeastern State vs. UC Colorado Springs | 12 p.m.

Through four games, the RiverHawks have earned 36 base hits and at least 11 in two of their last three. Yoder's homer last week against Southeastern Oklahoma State made him the first NSU individual to record multiple home runs on the season, while the junior paces the lineup entirely with a .462 batting average. Jackson Dillingham (.429, two RBI) owns the second-highest clip on the team and Xavier Sanchez leads in RBI (seven).

This weekend will mark the first meetings in program history with UC Colorado Springs. The Mountain Lions (3-1) compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and are in their ninth season fielding a team. UCCS entered the campaign off a 16-win effort in 2024, their lowest total in a full season over program history. Tying for sixth across a nine-team league in the RMAC Preseason Poll, the Mountain Lions opened the season by earning a pair of wins against Wayne State (Neb.) before splitting with Mary (N.D.). Caleb Stubbings is back after setting the program record in career home runs (currently at 37) in 2024 and has recorded three RBI and five base hits to begin the year. The pitching staff has allowed just nine earned runs across their first four games. Ryder Mancuso paces the group with nine strikeouts.

Northeastern State opens MIAA play next week by traveling to Wichita, Kan. to face Newman in a series from Feb. 21-23.