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Bison Host No. 19 Minnesota Tuesday at Newman Outdoor Field
4/25/2016 12:24:00 PM | Baseball
North Dakota State vs. No. 19 Minnesota
Tuesday, April 26 | 6:35 p.m.
Newman Outdoor Field | Fargo, N.D.
TV: MidcoSN (Tom Nieman, play-by-play; Brian Shawn, color commentary)
NDSU Notes (PDF) | Live Video | Live Stats
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (20-18) hosts the 19th-ranked University of Minnesota Golden Gophers (25-11) on Tuesday, April 26, at 6:35 p.m. at Newman Outdoor Field.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Live statistics and live video will be available for Tuesday's game against Minnesota. For links, please visit www.GoBison.com. The contest will also be televised live throughout the region on Midco Sports Network with Tom Nieman calling the action and Brian Shawn providing color commentary.
SERIES RECORD: Tuesday's game with Minnesota will be the 35th meeting in the all-time series ... The Golden Gophers lead the series, 26-8, after defeating North Dakota State last Tuesday, April 19, in Minneapolis, 10-0 ... NDSU's last win in the series was last season, when the Bison defeated the Golden Gophers in Fargo, 5-4, on a walk-off single off the bat of Brayden Resch in the bottom of the 10th-inning.
CATCHING UP WITH THE BISON: North Dakota State enters the week at 20-18 overall after defeating Western Illinois in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday, April 23, 3-0 ... Through 38 games, North Dakota State is led offensively by infielders Drew Fearing (.331, 46 H, 33 R, 8 2B, 1 3B, 23 RBI, 17 BB, 13 SB) and Brayden Resch (.299, 40 H, 23 R, 8 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 24 BB), designated hitter Taylor Sanders (.389, 26 H, 5 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB), and outfielder Ben Petersen (.267, 35 H, 25 R, 6 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 17 BB, 11 SB) ... On the mound through 38 contests, NDSU is paced by right-handers Reed Pfannenstein (3.82 ERA, 2-1, 37.2 IP, 44 H, 19 R, 16 ER, 21 SO, 18 BB), Brian VanderWoude (3.60 ERA, 6-2, 3 SV, 40.0 IP, 43 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 49 SO, 17 BB) and Jordan Harms (3.16, 1-1, 1 SV, 25.2 IP, 20 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 26 SO, 12 BB) ... NDSU is hitting .254 and has a 4.76 team ERA.
SCOUTING MINNESOTA: The Golden Gophers are 25-11 overall after sweeping a three-game Big Ten Conference series at Northwestern April 22-24 ... Minnesota has won 11 of its last 12 games and currently leads the Big Ten ... The Golden Gophers are ranked 19th in the latest D1Baseball.com Top-25 poll ... Through 36 games, Minnesota is led by junior pitcher/outfielder Matt Fiedler (.403, 58 H, 34 R, 10 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 11 BB, 10 SB) and junior catcher Austin Athmann (.396, 44 H, 27 R, 13 2B, 8 HR, 30 RBI, .730 SLG%, 11 BB) ... In addition to Fielder and Athmann, Minnesota has five other players who are hitting .300 or better ... On the mound, the Golden Gophers are paced by senior left-handed pitcher Dalton Sawyer (3.47 ERA, 5-4, 57.0 IP, 46 H, 24 R, 22 ER, 70 SO, 25 BB) ... Minnesota is hitting .327 and has a 3.87 team ERA ... The Golden Gophers are under the leadership of 35th-season head coach John Anderson.
HARMS NAMED SUMMIT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK: NDSU freshman RHP Jordan Harms was named The Summit League Pitcher of the Week for his performance during the week of April 18-24. Harms pitched the first four innings against then No. 25 Minnesota on April 19, allowing just two hits with no runs and a pair of strikeouts before tossing six shutout innings with a career-best six strikeouts in NDSU's 3-0 win over Western Illinois April 23 to earn his first collegiate win. For the week, he allowed no runs with eight strikeouts and one walk in 10 innings of work.
SEVEN CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASONS: North Dakota State has reached the 20-win mark seven 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.
PETERSEN NAVIGATING THE BASE PATHS: Junior outfielder Ben Petersen has a career-high 11 stolen bases in 12 attempts through 38 games. His previous record was six in 2015.
LEAGUE LEADERS: Ben Petersen has three triples through 38 contests this season, tying him for most triples in The Summit League ... RHP Brian VanderWoude is currently tied for second in wins (6) and is sixth in ERA (3.60) and fifth in strikeouts (49) ... Brayden Resch is sixth in walks (24) ... LHP Zach Mayo is seventh in total strikeouts (46).
POWER SURGE: The Bison have scored 104 runs in their last 14 games, including five games with at least 10 runs, while holding opponents to 83 runs.
FEARING EXCELLING IN LEAGUE PLAY: Sophomore infielder Drew Fearing leads the Bison in batting average (.379), hits (25), runs scored (19), on base percentage (.481) and stolen bases (4) through 18 Summit League games.
SOPHOMORE SLUGGERS: Sophomores Drew Fearing (.346, 45 H) and Brayden Resch (.299, 40 H) lead the Bison in batting average and hits through 38 games.
PATROLLING THE BASE PATHS: NDSU catcher Juan Gamez has thrown out a team-high 12 opposing base runners in 37 stolen base attempts against this season.
SHUTTING THE DOOR: Seven different North Dakota State relievers have tallied at least one save through 38 contests. Sean Terres leads the Bison and The Summit League with five saves, while Brian VanderWoude has three, and Colin Baumgard, Luke Lind, Blake Stockert, Jordan Harms and Dalton England each have one save.
MAKING A COMEBACK: Bison left-handed pitcher Zach Mayo ranks second on the team with 46 strikeouts and just 21 walks in 11 appearances, including eight starts, and 40.2 innings pitched this season after sitting out all of last season due to injury.
NOTABLE HITTING AND ON-BASE STREAKS: Hitting - None; On-Base - Logan Busch: 9 games
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 206-242.
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.
THE COACH: North Dakota State head coach Tod Brown (Arizona, 1994) is in his ninth season with a 206-242 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 welcome Oral Roberts to Newman Outdoor Field for a three-game Summit League series April 29 through May 1.
Tuesday, April 26 | 6:35 p.m.
Newman Outdoor Field | Fargo, N.D.
TV: MidcoSN (Tom Nieman, play-by-play; Brian Shawn, color commentary)
NDSU Notes (PDF) | Live Video | Live Stats
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (20-18) hosts the 19th-ranked University of Minnesota Golden Gophers (25-11) on Tuesday, April 26, at 6:35 p.m. at Newman Outdoor Field.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Live statistics and live video will be available for Tuesday's game against Minnesota. For links, please visit www.GoBison.com. The contest will also be televised live throughout the region on Midco Sports Network with Tom Nieman calling the action and Brian Shawn providing color commentary.
SERIES RECORD: Tuesday's game with Minnesota will be the 35th meeting in the all-time series ... The Golden Gophers lead the series, 26-8, after defeating North Dakota State last Tuesday, April 19, in Minneapolis, 10-0 ... NDSU's last win in the series was last season, when the Bison defeated the Golden Gophers in Fargo, 5-4, on a walk-off single off the bat of Brayden Resch in the bottom of the 10th-inning.
CATCHING UP WITH THE BISON: North Dakota State enters the week at 20-18 overall after defeating Western Illinois in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday, April 23, 3-0 ... Through 38 games, North Dakota State is led offensively by infielders Drew Fearing (.331, 46 H, 33 R, 8 2B, 1 3B, 23 RBI, 17 BB, 13 SB) and Brayden Resch (.299, 40 H, 23 R, 8 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 24 BB), designated hitter Taylor Sanders (.389, 26 H, 5 R, 3 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB), and outfielder Ben Petersen (.267, 35 H, 25 R, 6 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 17 BB, 11 SB) ... On the mound through 38 contests, NDSU is paced by right-handers Reed Pfannenstein (3.82 ERA, 2-1, 37.2 IP, 44 H, 19 R, 16 ER, 21 SO, 18 BB), Brian VanderWoude (3.60 ERA, 6-2, 3 SV, 40.0 IP, 43 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 49 SO, 17 BB) and Jordan Harms (3.16, 1-1, 1 SV, 25.2 IP, 20 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 26 SO, 12 BB) ... NDSU is hitting .254 and has a 4.76 team ERA.
SCOUTING MINNESOTA: The Golden Gophers are 25-11 overall after sweeping a three-game Big Ten Conference series at Northwestern April 22-24 ... Minnesota has won 11 of its last 12 games and currently leads the Big Ten ... The Golden Gophers are ranked 19th in the latest D1Baseball.com Top-25 poll ... Through 36 games, Minnesota is led by junior pitcher/outfielder Matt Fiedler (.403, 58 H, 34 R, 10 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 11 BB, 10 SB) and junior catcher Austin Athmann (.396, 44 H, 27 R, 13 2B, 8 HR, 30 RBI, .730 SLG%, 11 BB) ... In addition to Fielder and Athmann, Minnesota has five other players who are hitting .300 or better ... On the mound, the Golden Gophers are paced by senior left-handed pitcher Dalton Sawyer (3.47 ERA, 5-4, 57.0 IP, 46 H, 24 R, 22 ER, 70 SO, 25 BB) ... Minnesota is hitting .327 and has a 3.87 team ERA ... The Golden Gophers are under the leadership of 35th-season head coach John Anderson.
HARMS NAMED SUMMIT LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE WEEK: NDSU freshman RHP Jordan Harms was named The Summit League Pitcher of the Week for his performance during the week of April 18-24. Harms pitched the first four innings against then No. 25 Minnesota on April 19, allowing just two hits with no runs and a pair of strikeouts before tossing six shutout innings with a career-best six strikeouts in NDSU's 3-0 win over Western Illinois April 23 to earn his first collegiate win. For the week, he allowed no runs with eight strikeouts and one walk in 10 innings of work.
SEVEN CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASONS: North Dakota State has reached the 20-win mark seven 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.
PETERSEN NAVIGATING THE BASE PATHS: Junior outfielder Ben Petersen has a career-high 11 stolen bases in 12 attempts through 38 games. His previous record was six in 2015.
LEAGUE LEADERS: Ben Petersen has three triples through 38 contests this season, tying him for most triples in The Summit League ... RHP Brian VanderWoude is currently tied for second in wins (6) and is sixth in ERA (3.60) and fifth in strikeouts (49) ... Brayden Resch is sixth in walks (24) ... LHP Zach Mayo is seventh in total strikeouts (46).
POWER SURGE: The Bison have scored 104 runs in their last 14 games, including five games with at least 10 runs, while holding opponents to 83 runs.
FEARING EXCELLING IN LEAGUE PLAY: Sophomore infielder Drew Fearing leads the Bison in batting average (.379), hits (25), runs scored (19), on base percentage (.481) and stolen bases (4) through 18 Summit League games.
SOPHOMORE SLUGGERS: Sophomores Drew Fearing (.346, 45 H) and Brayden Resch (.299, 40 H) lead the Bison in batting average and hits through 38 games.
PATROLLING THE BASE PATHS: NDSU catcher Juan Gamez has thrown out a team-high 12 opposing base runners in 37 stolen base attempts against this season.
SHUTTING THE DOOR: Seven different North Dakota State relievers have tallied at least one save through 38 contests. Sean Terres leads the Bison and The Summit League with five saves, while Brian VanderWoude has three, and Colin Baumgard, Luke Lind, Blake Stockert, Jordan Harms and Dalton England each have one save.
MAKING A COMEBACK: Bison left-handed pitcher Zach Mayo ranks second on the team with 46 strikeouts and just 21 walks in 11 appearances, including eight starts, and 40.2 innings pitched this season after sitting out all of last season due to injury.
NOTABLE HITTING AND ON-BASE STREAKS: Hitting - None; On-Base - Logan Busch: 9 games
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 206-242.
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.
THE COACH: North Dakota State head coach Tod Brown (Arizona, 1994) is in his ninth season with a 206-242 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 welcome Oral Roberts to Newman Outdoor Field for a three-game Summit League series April 29 through May 1.
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