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NDSU Travels to South Dakota State for Key Summit League Series April 15-17
4/14/2016 4:57:00 PM | Baseball
Game 1: North Dakota State at South Dakota State
Friday, April 15 | 3 p.m.
Erv Huether Field | Brookings, S.D.
Live Stats
Game 2: North Dakota State at South Dakota State
Saturday, April 16 | 1 p.m.
Erv Huether Field | Brookings, S.D.
Live Stats
Game 3: North Dakota State at South Dakota State
Sunday, April 17 | 1 p.m.
Erv Huether Field | Brookings, S.D.
Live Stats
NOTE: Game dates and times are subject to change
NDSU Notes (PDF)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (17-13, 5-7 Summit League) travels to South Dakota State (10-22, 6-6 Summit League) for a key three-game Summit League series April 15-17 in Brookings, S.D. The series opener is slated for 3 p.m. Friday, April 15, with the second and third contests scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, and Sunday, April 17.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Free live statistics will be available for all three games at South Dakota State this weekend. For links, please visit www.GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORD: The three-game series against the Jackrabbits will be meetings 167-169 in the all-time series that dates back to 1956 ... South Dakota State leads the series, 107-59 ... Last season the Bison went 1-5 against SDSU.
CATCHING UP WITH THE BISON: North Dakota State enters the weekend at 17-13 overall and 5-7 in Summit League play after defeating North Dakota at home on Wednesday, 15-4 in seven innings ... Through 30 games, North Dakota State is led offensively by infielders Drew Fearing (.358, 39 H, 28 R, 8 2B, 20 RBI, 16 BB, 10 SB), Brayden Resch (.317, 33 H, 21 R, 7 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 23 BB) and Mason Pierzchalski (.275, 30 H, 14 R, 5 2B, 14 RBI, 9 BB), and outfielder Ben Petersen (.282, 29 H, 18 R, 6 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 13 BB, 7 SB) ... On the mound through 30 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 (2.59 ERA, 6-1, 31.1 IP, 31 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 36 SO, 13 BB) ... NDSU is hitting .248 and has a 4.38 team ERA.
SCOUTING THE JACKRABBITS: South Dakota State enters the three-game series against the Bison at 10-22 overall and 6-6 in Summit League action after dropping a non-league contest at Creighton on Wednesday, 6-5 in 11 innings ... Through 32 games, the Jacks are led at the plate by catcher Luke Ringhofer (.376, 41 H, 26 R, 9 2B, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 23 BB), and infielders Cody Sharrow (.344, 31 H, 16 R, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 18 RBI and Jesse Munsterman (.312, 24 H, 13 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 14 RBI), while outfielder Paul Jacobson has stolen a team-high 13 bases ... On the mound, SDSU is paced by right-hander Andrew Clemen (4.71 ERA, 2-5, 49.2 IP, 56 H, 33 R, 26 ER, 43 SO, 19 BB) ... South Dakota State is hitting .262 and has a Summit League-high 6.68 team ERA ... The Jacks are under the direction of 28th season head coach Dave Schrage.
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 203-237.
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 30 contests this season, tying him for most triples in The Summit League ... RHP Brian VanderWoude is currently tied for the league lead in wins (6) and is third in ERA (2.59) ... Drew Fearing is third in batting average (.358) ... Brayden Resch is tied for fourth in walks (23) ... LHP Zach Mayo is fourth in total strikeouts (38).
POWER SURGE: The Bison have scored 63 runs in their last six games, including four games with at least 10 runs, while holding opponents to just 23 runs.
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: Sophomores Drew Fearing (.358, 39 H) and Brayden Resch (.317, 33 H) lead the Bison in batting average and hits through 30 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 30 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 - Ben Petersen: 7 games; On-Base - Brayden Resch: 8 games, Ben Petersen: 7 games, Paul Funk: 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 6:35 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 203-237 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: North Dakota State travels to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a non-conference contest on Tuesday, April 19, at 6 p.m. at Siebert Field.
Friday, April 15 | 3 p.m.
Erv Huether Field | Brookings, S.D.
Live Stats
Game 2: North Dakota State at South Dakota State
Saturday, April 16 | 1 p.m.
Erv Huether Field | Brookings, S.D.
Live Stats
Game 3: North Dakota State at South Dakota State
Sunday, April 17 | 1 p.m.
Erv Huether Field | Brookings, S.D.
Live Stats
NOTE: Game dates and times are subject to change
NDSU Notes (PDF)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (17-13, 5-7 Summit League) travels to South Dakota State (10-22, 6-6 Summit League) for a key three-game Summit League series April 15-17 in Brookings, S.D. The series opener is slated for 3 p.m. Friday, April 15, with the second and third contests scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, and Sunday, April 17.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Free live statistics will be available for all three games at South Dakota State this weekend. For links, please visit www.GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORD: The three-game series against the Jackrabbits will be meetings 167-169 in the all-time series that dates back to 1956 ... South Dakota State leads the series, 107-59 ... Last season the Bison went 1-5 against SDSU.
CATCHING UP WITH THE BISON: North Dakota State enters the weekend at 17-13 overall and 5-7 in Summit League play after defeating North Dakota at home on Wednesday, 15-4 in seven innings ... Through 30 games, North Dakota State is led offensively by infielders Drew Fearing (.358, 39 H, 28 R, 8 2B, 20 RBI, 16 BB, 10 SB), Brayden Resch (.317, 33 H, 21 R, 7 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 23 BB) and Mason Pierzchalski (.275, 30 H, 14 R, 5 2B, 14 RBI, 9 BB), and outfielder Ben Petersen (.282, 29 H, 18 R, 6 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 13 BB, 7 SB) ... On the mound through 30 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 (2.59 ERA, 6-1, 31.1 IP, 31 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 36 SO, 13 BB) ... NDSU is hitting .248 and has a 4.38 team ERA.
SCOUTING THE JACKRABBITS: South Dakota State enters the three-game series against the Bison at 10-22 overall and 6-6 in Summit League action after dropping a non-league contest at Creighton on Wednesday, 6-5 in 11 innings ... Through 32 games, the Jacks are led at the plate by catcher Luke Ringhofer (.376, 41 H, 26 R, 9 2B, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 23 BB), and infielders Cody Sharrow (.344, 31 H, 16 R, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 18 RBI and Jesse Munsterman (.312, 24 H, 13 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 14 RBI), while outfielder Paul Jacobson has stolen a team-high 13 bases ... On the mound, SDSU is paced by right-hander Andrew Clemen (4.71 ERA, 2-5, 49.2 IP, 56 H, 33 R, 26 ER, 43 SO, 19 BB) ... South Dakota State is hitting .262 and has a Summit League-high 6.68 team ERA ... The Jacks are under the direction of 28th season head coach Dave Schrage.
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 203-237.
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 30 contests this season, tying him for most triples in The Summit League ... RHP Brian VanderWoude is currently tied for the league lead in wins (6) and is third in ERA (2.59) ... Drew Fearing is third in batting average (.358) ... Brayden Resch is tied for fourth in walks (23) ... LHP Zach Mayo is fourth in total strikeouts (38).
POWER SURGE: The Bison have scored 63 runs in their last six games, including four games with at least 10 runs, while holding opponents to just 23 runs.
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: Sophomores Drew Fearing (.358, 39 H) and Brayden Resch (.317, 33 H) lead the Bison in batting average and hits through 30 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 30 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 - Ben Petersen: 7 games; On-Base - Brayden Resch: 8 games, Ben Petersen: 7 games, Paul Funk: 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 6:35 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 203-237 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: North Dakota State travels to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a non-conference contest on Tuesday, April 19, at 6 p.m. at Siebert Field.
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