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NDSU Baseball Opens April with Three-Game Summit League Series at Oral Roberts
3/30/2016 4:39:00 PM | Baseball
Game 1: North Dakota State at Oral Roberts
Friday, April 1 | 6:30 p.m.
J.L. Johnson Stadium | Tulsa, Okla.
Live Stats
Game 2: North Dakota State at Oral Roberts
Saturday, April 2 | 2 p.m.
J.L. Johnson Stadium | Tulsa, Okla.
Live Stats
Game 3: North Dakota State at Oral Roberts
Sunday, April 3 | 1 p.m.
J.L. Johnson Stadium | Tulsa, Okla.
Live Stats
NDSU Notes (PDF) | Live Video (all games)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State baseball team (11-10, 2-4 Summit League) opens the month of April with a three-game Summit League series at Oral Roberts (13-10, 4-2 Summit League) in Tulsa, Okla., at J.L. Johnson Stadium. The Bison and Golden Eagles begin the series with a 6:30 p.m. contest on Friday, April 1, before playing game two on Saturday, April 2, at 2 p.m. The series finale is slated for 1 p.m. Sunday, April 3.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Live statistics and free live video will be available for every game at Oral Roberts this weekend. For links, please visit www.GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORD: This weekend's three-game series at ORU will mark meetings 29-31 in the all-time series that dates back to 2008 ... The Golden Eagles lead the series, 20-8 ... Last season NDSU went 2-5 against Oral Roberts.
CATCHING UP WITH THE BISON: The Bison enter the weekend with an overall record of 11-10 and a Summit League tally of 2-4 after dropping two of three games at Omaha March 25-27 ... Through 21 games, North Dakota State is led offensively by infielders Drew Fearing (.342, 27 H, 16 R, 6 2B, 12 RBI, 11 BB, 7 SB and Brayden Resch (.324, 24 H, 14 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 17 BB) ... On the mound through 21 contests, NDSU is paced by right-handed starter Reed Pfannenstein (3.12 ERA, 2-0, 26.0 IP, 28 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 17 SO, 11 BB) and right-handed reliever Brian VanderWoude (2.74 ERA, 4-1, 23.0 IP, 20 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 25 SO, 9 BB) ... NDSU is hitting .239 and has a 4.13 team ERA.
ABOUT ORAL ROBERTS: The Golden Eagles enter the week at 13-10 overall and 4-2 in Summit League play after winning two of three games at home against IPFW March 25-26 ... ORU is scheduled to face Kansas State in a non-league contest on Wednesday, March 30, before taking on the Bison this weekend ... Through 23 games, Oral Roberts is paced by infielder Rolando Martinez (.355, 26 H, 16 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 16 BB), catcher Matt Whatley (.355, 33 H, 21 R, 6 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 17 BB), and outfielder Noah Cummings (.315, 23 H, 10 R, 6 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 8 BB) ... On the mound through 23 games, Oral Roberts is led by RHP Bryce Howe (4.18 ERA, 1-1, 32.1 IP, 39 H, 19 R, 15 ER, 28 SO, 17 BB), RHP Josh McMinn (5.92 ERA, 1-2, 24.1 IP, 28 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 23 SO, 8 BB) and RHP Nick Wood (2.01 ERA, 2-1, 22.1 IP, 25 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 21 SO, 10 BB) ... The Golden Eagles are hitting .291 and have a 4.13 team ERA ... Oral Roberts is under the leadership of fourth season head coach Ryan Folmar.
FEARING EXCELLING IN LEAGUE PLAY: Sophomore infielder Drew Fearing leads the Bison in batting average (.500), hits (12), doubles (4), runs scored (6), slugging percentage (.667), on base percentage (.571), total bases (16) and stolen bases (2) through six Summit League games.
BROWN APPROACHING MILESTONE: North Dakota State head coach Tod Brown is only three victories away from tallying his 200th career win. Brown enters the three-game series at Oral Roberts with a 197-234 record as the Bison bench boss.
SOPHOMORE SLUGGERS: Drew Fearing (.342) and Brayden Resch (.324) lead the Bison in batting average through 21 games.
PATROLLING THE BASE PATHS: NDSU catcher Juan Gamez has thrown out a team-high 12 opposing base runners in 28 stolen base attempts against this season.
SHUTTING THE DOOR: Five different North Dakota State relievers have tallied at least one save through 21 contests. Sean Terres leads the Bison and The Summit League with five saves, while Brian VanderWoude, Blake Stockert, Jordan Harms and Dalton England each have one save.
MAKING A COMEBACK: Bison left-handed pitcher Zach Mayo has a team-high 29 strikeouts and just 12 walks in six appearances, including five starts, and 22.2 innings pitched this season after sitting out all of last season due to injury.
NOTABLE HITTING AND ON BASE STREAKS: Hitting - Brayden Resch: 6; On Base - Brayden Resch: 20, Drew Fearing: 12, Ben Petersen: 11
MIDCO SPORTS NETWORK TO AIR NDSU HOME GAME AGAINST MINNESOTA: North Dakota State's home baseball game against Minnesota scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, at 6:30 p.m. at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo will be televised live throughout the Upper Midwest on Midco Sports Network. For more information on MidcoSN, please visit www.MidcoSN.com.
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.
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 COACH: North Dakota State head coach Tod Brown (Arizona, 1994) is in his ninth season with a 197-234 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:
UP NEXT: NDSU travels to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Tuesday, April 5, at 3 p.m. prior to hosting Minot State at Newman Outdoor Field in the 2016 home opener on Wednesday, April 6, at 5 p.m.
Friday, April 1 | 6:30 p.m.
J.L. Johnson Stadium | Tulsa, Okla.
Live Stats
Game 2: North Dakota State at Oral Roberts
Saturday, April 2 | 2 p.m.
J.L. Johnson Stadium | Tulsa, Okla.
Live Stats
Game 3: North Dakota State at Oral Roberts
Sunday, April 3 | 1 p.m.
J.L. Johnson Stadium | Tulsa, Okla.
Live Stats
NDSU Notes (PDF) | Live Video (all games)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State baseball team (11-10, 2-4 Summit League) opens the month of April with a three-game Summit League series at Oral Roberts (13-10, 4-2 Summit League) in Tulsa, Okla., at J.L. Johnson Stadium. The Bison and Golden Eagles begin the series with a 6:30 p.m. contest on Friday, April 1, before playing game two on Saturday, April 2, at 2 p.m. The series finale is slated for 1 p.m. Sunday, April 3.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Live statistics and free live video will be available for every game at Oral Roberts this weekend. For links, please visit www.GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORD: This weekend's three-game series at ORU will mark meetings 29-31 in the all-time series that dates back to 2008 ... The Golden Eagles lead the series, 20-8 ... Last season NDSU went 2-5 against Oral Roberts.
CATCHING UP WITH THE BISON: The Bison enter the weekend with an overall record of 11-10 and a Summit League tally of 2-4 after dropping two of three games at Omaha March 25-27 ... Through 21 games, North Dakota State is led offensively by infielders Drew Fearing (.342, 27 H, 16 R, 6 2B, 12 RBI, 11 BB, 7 SB and Brayden Resch (.324, 24 H, 14 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 17 BB) ... On the mound through 21 contests, NDSU is paced by right-handed starter Reed Pfannenstein (3.12 ERA, 2-0, 26.0 IP, 28 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 17 SO, 11 BB) and right-handed reliever Brian VanderWoude (2.74 ERA, 4-1, 23.0 IP, 20 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 25 SO, 9 BB) ... NDSU is hitting .239 and has a 4.13 team ERA.
ABOUT ORAL ROBERTS: The Golden Eagles enter the week at 13-10 overall and 4-2 in Summit League play after winning two of three games at home against IPFW March 25-26 ... ORU is scheduled to face Kansas State in a non-league contest on Wednesday, March 30, before taking on the Bison this weekend ... Through 23 games, Oral Roberts is paced by infielder Rolando Martinez (.355, 26 H, 16 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 16 BB), catcher Matt Whatley (.355, 33 H, 21 R, 6 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 17 BB), and outfielder Noah Cummings (.315, 23 H, 10 R, 6 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 8 BB) ... On the mound through 23 games, Oral Roberts is led by RHP Bryce Howe (4.18 ERA, 1-1, 32.1 IP, 39 H, 19 R, 15 ER, 28 SO, 17 BB), RHP Josh McMinn (5.92 ERA, 1-2, 24.1 IP, 28 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 23 SO, 8 BB) and RHP Nick Wood (2.01 ERA, 2-1, 22.1 IP, 25 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 21 SO, 10 BB) ... The Golden Eagles are hitting .291 and have a 4.13 team ERA ... Oral Roberts is under the leadership of fourth season head coach Ryan Folmar.
FEARING EXCELLING IN LEAGUE PLAY: Sophomore infielder Drew Fearing leads the Bison in batting average (.500), hits (12), doubles (4), runs scored (6), slugging percentage (.667), on base percentage (.571), total bases (16) and stolen bases (2) through six Summit League games.
BROWN APPROACHING MILESTONE: North Dakota State head coach Tod Brown is only three victories away from tallying his 200th career win. Brown enters the three-game series at Oral Roberts with a 197-234 record as the Bison bench boss.
SOPHOMORE SLUGGERS: Drew Fearing (.342) and Brayden Resch (.324) lead the Bison in batting average through 21 games.
PATROLLING THE BASE PATHS: NDSU catcher Juan Gamez has thrown out a team-high 12 opposing base runners in 28 stolen base attempts against this season.
SHUTTING THE DOOR: Five different North Dakota State relievers have tallied at least one save through 21 contests. Sean Terres leads the Bison and The Summit League with five saves, while Brian VanderWoude, Blake Stockert, Jordan Harms and Dalton England each have one save.
MAKING A COMEBACK: Bison left-handed pitcher Zach Mayo has a team-high 29 strikeouts and just 12 walks in six appearances, including five starts, and 22.2 innings pitched this season after sitting out all of last season due to injury.
NOTABLE HITTING AND ON BASE STREAKS: Hitting - Brayden Resch: 6; On Base - Brayden Resch: 20, Drew Fearing: 12, Ben Petersen: 11
MIDCO SPORTS NETWORK TO AIR NDSU HOME GAME AGAINST MINNESOTA: North Dakota State's home baseball game against Minnesota scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, at 6:30 p.m. at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo will be televised live throughout the Upper Midwest on Midco Sports Network. For more information on MidcoSN, please visit www.MidcoSN.com.
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.
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 COACH: North Dakota State head coach Tod Brown (Arizona, 1994) is in his ninth season with a 197-234 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 Summit League championship game appearances in the past four seasons
- Five consecutive Summit League tournament appearances
- Winning percentage of .516 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)
UP NEXT: NDSU travels to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Tuesday, April 5, at 3 p.m. prior to hosting Minot State at Newman Outdoor Field in the 2016 home opener on Wednesday, April 6, at 5 p.m.
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