Owatonna at Rochester John Marshall
5 p.m., Thursday, April 9

Last season’s Big Nine Conference Co-Coaches of the Year square off this week to see who can get the first win of the season. Owatonna’s Tate Cummins and Rochester John Marshall’s Terry Heiderscheit square off in the coaching matchup.

Owatonna is coming off a disappointing postseason, where the Huskies were bounced after consecutive losses. Senior shortstop Dexter Leer returns after finishing second in the conference with 24 runs scored and third in stolen bases with 16.

Senior shortstop Jake Halverson (.407 batting average, conference-best 30 runs scored last season) leads Rochester John Marshall, while senior pitcher Jackson Miller went 5-0 last season, albeit with a 5.10 ERA.