The Fort Dodge baseball team opens postseason play here Friday night at Ed McNeil Field — weather pending.

Rain is forecast for much of the day, which could factor in getting a Class 4A, Substate 4 opener vs. Mason City in.

First pitch is set for 7 p.m.

These two are very familiar with one another, as the Dodgers (26-13 overall) and Riverhawks (24-12) are both members of the Iowa Alliance Conference North. They have played four times this year and 63 times since 2009, with Fort Dodge holding a slim 32-31 advantage.

Back in late June, the Dodgers swept a two-game set with Mason City by scores of 9-4 and 7-1, as they split the first doubleheader. Fort Dodge won the opener, 10-2, and fell in the nightcap, 7-3.

Leading the way for FDSH at the plate is Royce Pederson, a senior who is hitting .440 with 55 RBI, 27 runs scored, 11 extra-base hits and 12 steals. Classmate Rylan Kingrey is hitting .402 with 59 runs, 29 RBI, 17 extra-base hits and 25 steals.

Junior Jaxson Dencklau and sophomore Kolton Schiltz are both hitting over .300 with Dencklau driving in 35 and Schiltz being walked 30 times and hit 25 more.

On the mound, sophomore Tanner Peterson is 8-1 with 48 strikeouts and a 1.57 earned run average. Senior Landen Grandors has four wins and 47 strikeouts while freshman Reggie Pederson has three wins.

The Riverhawks are led by junior Gabe Ries, a .436 hitter with 35 RBI, 33 runs scored, nine doubles and eight steals. On the mound, sophomore Owen Rickers has six wins with a 1.55 earned run average and 35 strikeouts in just under 50 innings pitched.

Lincoln Berding, a junior, has logged 41-plus innings with a team-high 66 strikeouts.