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Bison Face Mary and North Dakota in Pair of Midweek Home Games April 12-13
4/11/2016 6:16:00 PM | Baseball
North Dakota State vs. Mary
Tuesday, April 12 | 5 p.m.
Newman Outdoor Field | Fargo, N.D.
Live Stats
North Dakota State vs. North Dakota
Wednesday, April 13 | 5 p.m.
Newman Outdoor Field | Fargo, N.D.
Live Stats
NDSU Notes (PDF) | Live Video (both games)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (15-13) faces the University of Mary Marauders (5-20) and University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks (6-17) at Newman Outdoor Field on Tuesday, April 12, and Wednesday, April 13, in a pair of midweek non-conference games. Both games are scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Free live statistics and a pay-per-view video webcast will be available for Tuesday and Wednesday's games at www.GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORDS: Mary - Tuesday's game against Mary will be the seventh meeting in the all-time series and the first encounter since 2008 ... NDSU leads the series, 5-1, after defeating the Marauders, 22-11, in Fargo during the 2008 season ... North Dakota - Wednesday's non-conference contest against the Fighting Hawks will mark the 180th meeting in the all-time series that dates all the way back to 1910 ... North Dakota holds a 99-79-1 lead in the series ... Last season, the Bison went 2-0 against UND, defeating the Fighting Hawks in Fargo, 4-2, and on the road in Grand Forks, 1-0.
CATCHING UP WITH THE BISON: North Dakota State comes into Tuesday's contest against Mary at 15-13 overall after sweeping IPFW in a three-game Summit League series April 9-10 at Newman Outdoor Field ... Through 28 games, North Dakota State is led offensively by infielders Drew Fearing (.340, 35 H, 27 R, 6 2B, 16 RBI, 15 BB, 9 SB), Brayden Resch (.323, 32 H, 19 R, 7 2B, 1 HR, 18 RBI, 22 BB) and Mason Pierzchalski (.284, 29 H, 13 R, 5 2B, 12 RBI, 9 BB), and outfielder Ben Petersen (.268, 26 H, 15 R, 5 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 18 RBI, 11 BB, 5 SB) ... On the mound through 28 contests, NDSU is paced by right-handed starter Reed Pfannenstein (3.82 ERA, 2-1, 37.2 IP, 44 H, 19 R, 16 ER, 21 SO, 18 BB) and right-handed reliever Brian VanderWoude (2.76 ERA, 5-1, 29.1 IP, 30 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 33 SO, 11 BB) ... NDSU is hitting .244 and has a 4.56 team ERA.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: Mary - The University of Mary Marauders are 5-20 overall entering Tuesday's contest against the Bison after going 1-3 in a four-game series against Minnesota State University April 9-10 in Bismarck, N.D. ... Through 25 games, Mary is led offensively by senior second baseman Jason Shaul (.438, 32 H, 14 R, 6 2B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 17 BB, 3 SB), while sophomore right-handed pitcher Jake Johnson (3.09 ERA, 2-1, 35.0 IP, 24 H, 15 R, 12 ER, 30 SO, 11 BB) paces Mary on the mound ... The Marauders are hitting .274 and have a 6.17 team ERA ... Mary is led by fifth season head coach Joel Barta ... North Dakota - The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks are 6-17 overall entering the week after dropping two of three games at home against Seattle April 9-10 ... Through 23 games, UND is led at the plate by redshirt freshman catcher Miles Lewis (.363, 33 H, 11 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 8 BB, 7 SB) and junior infielder Ben Reznicek (.317, 26 H, 14 R, 4 2B, 11 RBI, 8 SB) ... On the mound, North Dakota is paced by junior left-handed pitcher Zach Muckenhirn (3.14 ERA, 2-4, 48.2 IP, 42 H, 22 R, 17 ER, 54 SO, 9 BB) ... The Fighting Hawks are hitting .245 and have a team ERA of 4.93 ... UND is under the direction of eighth season head coach Jeff Dodson.
BROWN REACHES MILESTONE: North Dakota State head coach Tod Brown earned his 200th career win after the Bison swept a doubleheader against IPFW on Saturday, April 9. His career record in nine seasons as the Bison skipper is now 201-237.
BANNER WEEK: Right fielder Ben Petersen earned his first career Summit League Baseball Player of the Week award after hitting an impressive .438 with seven hits, eight runs scored, eight RBIs, four walks, two stolen bases, and one double, triple and home run in NDSU's four victories April 4-10. The Lino Lakes, Minn., native tallied at least one hit in all four games and went 3-of-4 at the plate with four RBIs and two runs scored in the Bison's series finale win over IPFW Sunday. For the week, he compiled an .812 slugging percentage and .550 on-base percentage.
LEAGUE LEADERS: Ben Petersen has three triples through 28 contests this season, tying him for most triples in The Summit League ... RHP Brian VanderWoude currently ranks second in the league statistics in wins (5) and third in ERA (2.76).
FEARING EXCELLING IN LEAGUE PLAY: Sophomore infielder Drew Fearing leads the Bison in batting average (.455), hits (20), runs scored (16), slugging percentage (.545), on base percentage (.575), total bases (24) and stolen bases (4) through 12 Summit League games.
SOPHOMORE SLUGGERS: Drew Fearing (.340), Brayden Resch (.323) and Mason Pierzchalski (.284) lead the Bison in batting average through 28 games.
PATROLLING THE BASE PATHS: NDSU catcher Juan Gamez has thrown out a team-high 12 opposing base runners in 31 stolen base attempts against this season.
SHUTTING THE DOOR: Five different North Dakota State relievers have tallied at least one save through 28 contests. Sean Terres leads the Bison and The Summit League with five saves, while Brian VanderWoude has two, and Blake Stockert, Jordan Harms and Dalton England each have one save.
MAKING A COMEBACK: Bison left-handed pitcher Zach Mayo has a team-high 38 strikeouts and just 18 walks in eight appearances, including seven starts, and 33 innings pitched this season after sitting out all of last season due to injury.
NOTABLE HITTING AND ON-BASE STREAKS: Hitting - Taylor Sanders: 6 games, Ben Petersen: 5 games; On-Base - Taylor Sanders: 10 games, Brayden Resch: 6 games
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 will be televised live throughout the Upper Midwest on Midco Sports Network. For more information on MidcoSN, please visit www.MidcoSN.com.
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 201-237 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: The Bison travel to Brookings, S.D., for a key three-game Summit League series at South Dakota State April 15-17.
Tuesday, April 12 | 5 p.m.
Newman Outdoor Field | Fargo, N.D.
Live Stats
North Dakota State vs. North Dakota
Wednesday, April 13 | 5 p.m.
Newman Outdoor Field | Fargo, N.D.
Live Stats
NDSU Notes (PDF) | Live Video (both games)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (15-13) faces the University of Mary Marauders (5-20) and University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks (6-17) at Newman Outdoor Field on Tuesday, April 12, and Wednesday, April 13, in a pair of midweek non-conference games. Both games are scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Free live statistics and a pay-per-view video webcast will be available for Tuesday and Wednesday's games at www.GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORDS: Mary - Tuesday's game against Mary will be the seventh meeting in the all-time series and the first encounter since 2008 ... NDSU leads the series, 5-1, after defeating the Marauders, 22-11, in Fargo during the 2008 season ... North Dakota - Wednesday's non-conference contest against the Fighting Hawks will mark the 180th meeting in the all-time series that dates all the way back to 1910 ... North Dakota holds a 99-79-1 lead in the series ... Last season, the Bison went 2-0 against UND, defeating the Fighting Hawks in Fargo, 4-2, and on the road in Grand Forks, 1-0.
CATCHING UP WITH THE BISON: North Dakota State comes into Tuesday's contest against Mary at 15-13 overall after sweeping IPFW in a three-game Summit League series April 9-10 at Newman Outdoor Field ... Through 28 games, North Dakota State is led offensively by infielders Drew Fearing (.340, 35 H, 27 R, 6 2B, 16 RBI, 15 BB, 9 SB), Brayden Resch (.323, 32 H, 19 R, 7 2B, 1 HR, 18 RBI, 22 BB) and Mason Pierzchalski (.284, 29 H, 13 R, 5 2B, 12 RBI, 9 BB), and outfielder Ben Petersen (.268, 26 H, 15 R, 5 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 18 RBI, 11 BB, 5 SB) ... On the mound through 28 contests, NDSU is paced by right-handed starter Reed Pfannenstein (3.82 ERA, 2-1, 37.2 IP, 44 H, 19 R, 16 ER, 21 SO, 18 BB) and right-handed reliever Brian VanderWoude (2.76 ERA, 5-1, 29.1 IP, 30 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 33 SO, 11 BB) ... NDSU is hitting .244 and has a 4.56 team ERA.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS: Mary - The University of Mary Marauders are 5-20 overall entering Tuesday's contest against the Bison after going 1-3 in a four-game series against Minnesota State University April 9-10 in Bismarck, N.D. ... Through 25 games, Mary is led offensively by senior second baseman Jason Shaul (.438, 32 H, 14 R, 6 2B, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 17 BB, 3 SB), while sophomore right-handed pitcher Jake Johnson (3.09 ERA, 2-1, 35.0 IP, 24 H, 15 R, 12 ER, 30 SO, 11 BB) paces Mary on the mound ... The Marauders are hitting .274 and have a 6.17 team ERA ... Mary is led by fifth season head coach Joel Barta ... North Dakota - The University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks are 6-17 overall entering the week after dropping two of three games at home against Seattle April 9-10 ... Through 23 games, UND is led at the plate by redshirt freshman catcher Miles Lewis (.363, 33 H, 11 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 8 BB, 7 SB) and junior infielder Ben Reznicek (.317, 26 H, 14 R, 4 2B, 11 RBI, 8 SB) ... On the mound, North Dakota is paced by junior left-handed pitcher Zach Muckenhirn (3.14 ERA, 2-4, 48.2 IP, 42 H, 22 R, 17 ER, 54 SO, 9 BB) ... The Fighting Hawks are hitting .245 and have a team ERA of 4.93 ... UND is under the direction of eighth season head coach Jeff Dodson.
BROWN REACHES MILESTONE: North Dakota State head coach Tod Brown earned his 200th career win after the Bison swept a doubleheader against IPFW on Saturday, April 9. His career record in nine seasons as the Bison skipper is now 201-237.
BANNER WEEK: Right fielder Ben Petersen earned his first career Summit League Baseball Player of the Week award after hitting an impressive .438 with seven hits, eight runs scored, eight RBIs, four walks, two stolen bases, and one double, triple and home run in NDSU's four victories April 4-10. The Lino Lakes, Minn., native tallied at least one hit in all four games and went 3-of-4 at the plate with four RBIs and two runs scored in the Bison's series finale win over IPFW Sunday. For the week, he compiled an .812 slugging percentage and .550 on-base percentage.
LEAGUE LEADERS: Ben Petersen has three triples through 28 contests this season, tying him for most triples in The Summit League ... RHP Brian VanderWoude currently ranks second in the league statistics in wins (5) and third in ERA (2.76).
FEARING EXCELLING IN LEAGUE PLAY: Sophomore infielder Drew Fearing leads the Bison in batting average (.455), hits (20), runs scored (16), slugging percentage (.545), on base percentage (.575), total bases (24) and stolen bases (4) through 12 Summit League games.
SOPHOMORE SLUGGERS: Drew Fearing (.340), Brayden Resch (.323) and Mason Pierzchalski (.284) lead the Bison in batting average through 28 games.
PATROLLING THE BASE PATHS: NDSU catcher Juan Gamez has thrown out a team-high 12 opposing base runners in 31 stolen base attempts against this season.
SHUTTING THE DOOR: Five different North Dakota State relievers have tallied at least one save through 28 contests. Sean Terres leads the Bison and The Summit League with five saves, while Brian VanderWoude has two, and Blake Stockert, Jordan Harms and Dalton England each have one save.
MAKING A COMEBACK: Bison left-handed pitcher Zach Mayo has a team-high 38 strikeouts and just 18 walks in eight appearances, including seven starts, and 33 innings pitched this season after sitting out all of last season due to injury.
NOTABLE HITTING AND ON-BASE STREAKS: Hitting - Taylor Sanders: 6 games, Ben Petersen: 5 games; On-Base - Taylor Sanders: 10 games, Brayden Resch: 6 games
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 will be televised live throughout the Upper Midwest on Midco Sports Network. For more information on MidcoSN, please visit www.MidcoSN.com.
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 201-237 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: The Bison travel to Brookings, S.D., for a key three-game Summit League series at South Dakota State April 15-17.
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