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NDSU Baseball Travels to Lamar for Four-Game Series Friday-Sunday
2/25/2016 12:05:00 PM | Baseball
Game 1: North Dakota State (3-0) at Lamar (5-0)
Friday, Feb. 26 | 6 p.m.
Vincent-Beck Stadium | Beaumont, Texas
Games 2-3: North Dakota State at Lamar
Saturday, Feb. 27 | 1 p.m. (doubleheader)
Vincent-Beck Stadium | Beaumont, Texas
Game 4: North Dakota State at Lamar
Sunday, Feb. 28 | 11 a.m.
Vincent-Beck | Beaumont, Texas
NDSU Notes (PDF) | Live Stats (all games) | Live Video (Friday and Sunday only)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (3-0) travels to Beaumont, Texas, to take on the Lamar Cardinals (5-0) in a four-game series Feb. 26-28 at Vincent-Beck Stadium. Game one is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday night, followed by a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, and a single game Sunday at 11 a.m.
THE SERIES: The four-game series at Lamar will be meetings 8-11 in the all-time series ... NDSU trails the Cardinals in the series, 1-6 ... When the two teams last met in 2011, Lamar swept the Bison in a four-game series in Beaumont, 15-2, 4-3 in 11 innings, 2-1, and 5-4 in 11 innings ... NDSU's lone win in the series was a 10-9 victory at Lamar during the 2010 season.
CATCHING UP WITH THE BISON: North Dakota State is 3-0 for the first time since 2002 after sweeping a three-game series at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Feb. 19-20 to open the 2016 season ... Through three games, catcher Juan Gamez (.444, 4 H, 2 3B, 3 RBI, .889 SLG%, 4-4 SB) and first baseman Brayden Resch (.400, 4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .700 SLG%) lead the Bison offensively, while left-handed starting pitcher Parker Trewin (0.00 ERA, 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 SO, 1 BB) and right-handed relievers Luke Lind (0.00 ERA, 1-0, 4.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 SO, 1 BB), Brian VanderWoude (0.00 ERA, 1-0, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 SO, 0 BB) and Dalton England (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 SO, 0 BB) pace NDSU on the mound ... As a team, NDSU is hitting .230 while its opponents are hitting .273.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The Lamar University Cardinals are 5-0 heading into the four-game series with the Bison after claiming a 12-11 win over fifth-ranked LSU at home Wednesday ... The Cardinals also have wins over No. 23 Arizona (13-5) and Southeast Missouri State (2-1, 2-1, 5-2) ... Through five games, Cutter McDowell (.421, 8 H, 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI), Jacoby Middleton (.333), 6 H, 1 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI) and Reid Russell (.300, 6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI) lead Lamar at the plate, while RHP Jimmy Johnson (0.00 ERA, 2-0, 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 6 SO, 1 BB), RHP Jayson McKinley (0.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 6 SO, 0 BB) and RHP Will Hibbs (1.50 ERA, 1-0, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 8 SO, 0 BB) lead the Cardinal pitching staff ... Lamar is hitting .262 and limiting its adversaries to a .238 average ... The Cardinals are under the leadership of 39th-season head coach Jim Gilligan (Lamar, 1969).
EIGHT POSITION STARTERS RETURN FOR BISON IN 2016: The Bison return eight of nine position starters from last season's team, including All-Summit League second team outfielder Ben Petersen, who hit a team-best .355 with eight doubles, three home runs, one triple and 23 RBI, and catcher Juan Gamez, who hit a team-high nine homers and drove in 26 runs ... The other returning starters include infielders Paul Funk (.252, 7 2B, 1 3B, 16 RBI, 19 BB), Drew Fearing (.276, 5 2B, 10 RBI, 9 SB) and Brayden Resch (.260, 5 2B, 1 HR, 13 RBI), outfielder Danny Regan (.266, 6 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 23 BB), utility player JT Core (.299, 8 2B, 17 RBI, 17 BB) and designated hitter Taylor Sanders (.344, 8 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBI) ... NDSU also welcomes back infielders Andy Wicklund (.258, 17 H, 6 RBI), Mason Pierzchalski (.247, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 15 RBI), JD Larimer (.228, 2 2B, 7 RBI) and Matt Elsenpeter (.200), catcher Danny Palmiscno (.222, 1 2B, 1 RBI), and outfielder Jayse McLean (.118, 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 RBI).
WEEKLY HONORS: North Dakota State right-handed relief pitcher Luke Lind was named The Summit League Pitcher of the Week for his performance during the season-opening weekend Feb. 19-21. Lind collected his first Pitcher of the Week award after notching his first career win in NDSU's 8-7 extra inning win at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. He struck out a career-high five batters over 4.2 innings of work while allowing no runs and surrendering just four hits.
PITCHING DEPTH TO BE TESTED: North Dakota State will have key spots to fill in the starting pitching rotation after the departure of veteran starters David Ernst and Trent Keefer ... The Bison will also have to replace key relievers Trevor Jaunich and Jay Flaa in the bullpen ... Senior Parker Trewin, who received an extra year of eligibility after making just four appearances and starts last season due to injury, and junior Reed Pfannenstein are the two returning starters for NDSU. Prior to his injury last season, Trewin compiled an impressive 7-3 record in 14 appearances and 13 starts during the 2014 season. The Ramsey, Minn., native boasted a team-low 2.57 ERA in 77 innings pitched with a team-high 68 strikeouts and only 28 walks. He allowed just 22 earned runs and held opponents to a .225 batting average. Trewin was named to the All-Summit League Second Team ... Pfannenstein will look to return to his 2014 Summit League tournament MVP form after struggling during most of the 2015 season. The Cold Spring, Minn., native posted a 7.42 ERA in 12 appearances and 10 starts last season after tallying a 2.86 ERA in 13 appearances and six starts in 2014 ... In the bullpen, the Bison return senior Brian VanderWoude, who posted a team-low 2.47 ERA with 50 strikeouts and just 23 walks in 54.2 innings of work last year, and sophomore Blake Stockert, who compiled a 4.76 ERA with 28 strikeouts and nine walks in 16 appearances and 28.1 innings pitched.
NDSU WELCOMES EIGHT NEWCOMERS IN 2016: Eight newcomers, including six pitchers and two position players, join the Bison for the 2016 season ... Pitchers include right-handers Dalton England (Gilbert, Ariz.), Alex Rogers (Nanaimo, British Columbia), Logan McShane (Greenfield, Wis.), Nick Salentine (Fargo, N.D.), Jordan Harms (Hitterdal, Minn.) and Blake Tritch (Chaska, Minn.) ... Position players are Alec Abercrombie (Shoreview, Minn.) and Logan Busch (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.).
PRESEASON PICKS: North Dakota State was picked to finish fifth in The Summit League in a preseason poll of the league's six head coaches. Oral Roberts was picked first after claiming the league's regular season and postseason tournament championships last season. The Golden Eagles received all five of its possible first-place votes. Fort Wayne, last season's tournament runner-up, was picked second. South Dakota State was slotted third with the final first-place tally, followed by Omaha, the Bison and Western Illinois. NDSU welcomes back second team All-Summit League outfielder Ben Petersen.
SIX CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASONS: North Dakota State has reached the 20-win mark six straight seasons. The Bison have qualified for five straight Summit League tournaments, winning the tournament championship in 2014 and reaching the championship game in three of the last four seasons. This is NDSU's ninth season in The Summit League after three seasons as a Division I independent.
THE SUMMIT LEAGUE: This is North Dakota State's ninth year in The Summit League, which has six baseball teams for 2016 – NDSU, IPFW, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota State and Western Illinois. Denver, IUPUI and South Dakota do not have baseball.
THE COACH: North Dakota State head coach Tod Brown (Arizona, 1994) is in his ninth season with a 189-224 record. Brown previously was the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for eight seasons at Bowling Green, where he was part of two division titles and a regular-season title in the Mid-American Conference. Brown began his collegiate coaching career in 1999 as a volunteer assistant at Arizona. He was a left-handed pitcher for the Wildcats under Hall of Fame coach Jerry Kindall and a member of the 1992 Pac-10 champs.
THE TOD BROWN FILE:
Friday, Feb. 26 | 6 p.m.
Vincent-Beck Stadium | Beaumont, Texas
Games 2-3: North Dakota State at Lamar
Saturday, Feb. 27 | 1 p.m. (doubleheader)
Vincent-Beck Stadium | Beaumont, Texas
Game 4: North Dakota State at Lamar
Sunday, Feb. 28 | 11 a.m.
Vincent-Beck | Beaumont, Texas
NDSU Notes (PDF) | Live Stats (all games) | Live Video (Friday and Sunday only)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (3-0) travels to Beaumont, Texas, to take on the Lamar Cardinals (5-0) in a four-game series Feb. 26-28 at Vincent-Beck Stadium. Game one is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday night, followed by a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, and a single game Sunday at 11 a.m.
THE SERIES: The four-game series at Lamar will be meetings 8-11 in the all-time series ... NDSU trails the Cardinals in the series, 1-6 ... When the two teams last met in 2011, Lamar swept the Bison in a four-game series in Beaumont, 15-2, 4-3 in 11 innings, 2-1, and 5-4 in 11 innings ... NDSU's lone win in the series was a 10-9 victory at Lamar during the 2010 season.
CATCHING UP WITH THE BISON: North Dakota State is 3-0 for the first time since 2002 after sweeping a three-game series at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Feb. 19-20 to open the 2016 season ... Through three games, catcher Juan Gamez (.444, 4 H, 2 3B, 3 RBI, .889 SLG%, 4-4 SB) and first baseman Brayden Resch (.400, 4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .700 SLG%) lead the Bison offensively, while left-handed starting pitcher Parker Trewin (0.00 ERA, 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 SO, 1 BB) and right-handed relievers Luke Lind (0.00 ERA, 1-0, 4.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 SO, 1 BB), Brian VanderWoude (0.00 ERA, 1-0, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 SO, 0 BB) and Dalton England (1-0, 3.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 SO, 0 BB) pace NDSU on the mound ... As a team, NDSU is hitting .230 while its opponents are hitting .273.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The Lamar University Cardinals are 5-0 heading into the four-game series with the Bison after claiming a 12-11 win over fifth-ranked LSU at home Wednesday ... The Cardinals also have wins over No. 23 Arizona (13-5) and Southeast Missouri State (2-1, 2-1, 5-2) ... Through five games, Cutter McDowell (.421, 8 H, 2 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI), Jacoby Middleton (.333), 6 H, 1 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI) and Reid Russell (.300, 6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI) lead Lamar at the plate, while RHP Jimmy Johnson (0.00 ERA, 2-0, 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 6 SO, 1 BB), RHP Jayson McKinley (0.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 6 SO, 0 BB) and RHP Will Hibbs (1.50 ERA, 1-0, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 8 SO, 0 BB) lead the Cardinal pitching staff ... Lamar is hitting .262 and limiting its adversaries to a .238 average ... The Cardinals are under the leadership of 39th-season head coach Jim Gilligan (Lamar, 1969).
EIGHT POSITION STARTERS RETURN FOR BISON IN 2016: The Bison return eight of nine position starters from last season's team, including All-Summit League second team outfielder Ben Petersen, who hit a team-best .355 with eight doubles, three home runs, one triple and 23 RBI, and catcher Juan Gamez, who hit a team-high nine homers and drove in 26 runs ... The other returning starters include infielders Paul Funk (.252, 7 2B, 1 3B, 16 RBI, 19 BB), Drew Fearing (.276, 5 2B, 10 RBI, 9 SB) and Brayden Resch (.260, 5 2B, 1 HR, 13 RBI), outfielder Danny Regan (.266, 6 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 23 BB), utility player JT Core (.299, 8 2B, 17 RBI, 17 BB) and designated hitter Taylor Sanders (.344, 8 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBI) ... NDSU also welcomes back infielders Andy Wicklund (.258, 17 H, 6 RBI), Mason Pierzchalski (.247, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 15 RBI), JD Larimer (.228, 2 2B, 7 RBI) and Matt Elsenpeter (.200), catcher Danny Palmiscno (.222, 1 2B, 1 RBI), and outfielder Jayse McLean (.118, 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 RBI).
WEEKLY HONORS: North Dakota State right-handed relief pitcher Luke Lind was named The Summit League Pitcher of the Week for his performance during the season-opening weekend Feb. 19-21. Lind collected his first Pitcher of the Week award after notching his first career win in NDSU's 8-7 extra inning win at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. He struck out a career-high five batters over 4.2 innings of work while allowing no runs and surrendering just four hits.
PITCHING DEPTH TO BE TESTED: North Dakota State will have key spots to fill in the starting pitching rotation after the departure of veteran starters David Ernst and Trent Keefer ... The Bison will also have to replace key relievers Trevor Jaunich and Jay Flaa in the bullpen ... Senior Parker Trewin, who received an extra year of eligibility after making just four appearances and starts last season due to injury, and junior Reed Pfannenstein are the two returning starters for NDSU. Prior to his injury last season, Trewin compiled an impressive 7-3 record in 14 appearances and 13 starts during the 2014 season. The Ramsey, Minn., native boasted a team-low 2.57 ERA in 77 innings pitched with a team-high 68 strikeouts and only 28 walks. He allowed just 22 earned runs and held opponents to a .225 batting average. Trewin was named to the All-Summit League Second Team ... Pfannenstein will look to return to his 2014 Summit League tournament MVP form after struggling during most of the 2015 season. The Cold Spring, Minn., native posted a 7.42 ERA in 12 appearances and 10 starts last season after tallying a 2.86 ERA in 13 appearances and six starts in 2014 ... In the bullpen, the Bison return senior Brian VanderWoude, who posted a team-low 2.47 ERA with 50 strikeouts and just 23 walks in 54.2 innings of work last year, and sophomore Blake Stockert, who compiled a 4.76 ERA with 28 strikeouts and nine walks in 16 appearances and 28.1 innings pitched.
NDSU WELCOMES EIGHT NEWCOMERS IN 2016: Eight newcomers, including six pitchers and two position players, join the Bison for the 2016 season ... Pitchers include right-handers Dalton England (Gilbert, Ariz.), Alex Rogers (Nanaimo, British Columbia), Logan McShane (Greenfield, Wis.), Nick Salentine (Fargo, N.D.), Jordan Harms (Hitterdal, Minn.) and Blake Tritch (Chaska, Minn.) ... Position players are Alec Abercrombie (Shoreview, Minn.) and Logan Busch (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.).
PRESEASON PICKS: North Dakota State was picked to finish fifth in The Summit League in a preseason poll of the league's six head coaches. Oral Roberts was picked first after claiming the league's regular season and postseason tournament championships last season. The Golden Eagles received all five of its possible first-place votes. Fort Wayne, last season's tournament runner-up, was picked second. South Dakota State was slotted third with the final first-place tally, followed by Omaha, the Bison and Western Illinois. NDSU welcomes back second team All-Summit League outfielder Ben Petersen.
SIX CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASONS: North Dakota State has reached the 20-win mark six straight seasons. The Bison have qualified for five straight Summit League tournaments, winning the tournament championship in 2014 and reaching the championship game in three of the last four seasons. This is NDSU's ninth season in The Summit League after three seasons as a Division I independent.
THE SUMMIT LEAGUE: This is North Dakota State's ninth year in The Summit League, which has six baseball teams for 2016 – NDSU, IPFW, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota State and Western Illinois. Denver, IUPUI and South Dakota do not have baseball.
THE COACH: North Dakota State head coach Tod Brown (Arizona, 1994) is in his ninth season with a 189-224 record. Brown previously was the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for eight seasons at Bowling Green, where he was part of two division titles and a regular-season title in the Mid-American Conference. Brown began his collegiate coaching career in 1999 as a volunteer assistant at Arizona. He was a left-handed pitcher for the Wildcats under Hall of Fame coach Jerry Kindall and a member of the 1992 Pac-10 champs.
THE TOD BROWN FILE:
- 2014 Summit League tournament champions
- 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament Corvallis Regional qualifiers
- Won school-record 40 games in 2012
- Three straight Summit League championship game appearances
- Five consecutive Summit League tournament appearances
- Winning percentage of .518 the past four seasons
- 18 All-Summit League honorees, six first team selections
- 18 players who signed professional contracts
- Coached three NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients: Wes Satzinger (2014), John Straka (2013) and Kole Zimmerman (2008)
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