Tuesday, February 28
Minneapolis, Minn. (U.S. Bank Stadium)
6 p.m.
North Dakota State
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Minnesota
Photo by: Richard Svaleson
NDSU Baseball Travels to U.S. Bank Stadium Tuesday to Take On Minnesota
2/27/2017 3:04:00 PM | Baseball
North Dakota State at Minnesota
Tuesday, Feb. 28 | 6 p.m.
Minneapolis, Minn. (U.S. Bank Stadium)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com and the Bison 1660 app (Jeff Culhane, play-by-play; Keith Brake, color)
TV: Big Ten Network Plus
Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio | NDSU Game Notes (PDF)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (4-3 overall) is scheduled to travel to Minneapolis to take on the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-1 overall) Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. inside U.S. Bank Stadium.
U.S. BANK STADIUM FAN INFORMATION: Ticketing: General admission tickets will be $11 for adults and $8 for children (12 & under) and seniors (plus processing fee). Tickets can be purchased online at www.Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations and the U.S. Bank Stadium Ticket Office ... Seating and Parking: Seating for the game will be in sections 114-124 in the stadium. Fans may enter the stadium at the North West Legacy Gate, located on the west side of the facility. Doors open at 5 p.m. Please visit www.usbankstadium.com for guest information including transportation, A-Z guide, guest services information and more. Public parking information can be accessed at www.usbankstadiumparking.com.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Tuesday's game at U.S. Bank Stadium will air live on Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com and the Bison 1660 app with Jeff Culhane describing the play-by-play and Keith Brake providing color commentary. Coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. The game will also be televised on Big Ten Network Plus. Live stats and live video links are available at www.GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORD: Tuesday's game against Minnesota will mark the 36th meeting in the all-time series that dates back to 1964. The Golden Gophers lead the series, 26-9. Last season, NDSU split two games with Minnesota, losing in Minneapolis, 10-0, before winning in Fargo, 7-4.
BISON NOTES: The North Dakota State University Bison enter the week at 4-3 overall after losing three games at Abilene Christian Feb. 24-26 ... Through seven games, NDSU is led at the plate by junior infielder Mason Pierzchalski (.370 avg., 10 H, 7 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB), redshirt junior outfielder Logan Busch (.300 avg., 6 H, 7 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .650 SLG%, 8 BB), senior outfielder Ben Petersen (.296 avg., 8 H, 7 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .630 SLG%, 5 BB) and freshman infielder Tucker Rohde (.296 avg., 8 H, 1 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI) ... On the mound, the Bison are paced by redshirt senior LHP Zach Mayo (1.00 ERA, 1-0, 9.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 10 SO), senior RHP Luke Lind (4.09 ERA, 1-1, 11.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 11 SO), redshirt junior LHP Chris Choles (1.50 ERA, 1 SV, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO) and sophomore RHP Jordan Harms (3.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO) ... As a team, North Dakota State is hitting .268 while holding opponents to a .252 batting average. The Bison have a team ERA of 4.42 while their adversaries have a 5.08 ERA.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers enter Tuesday at 4-1 overall after sweeping a three-game series against Seattle University Feb. 24-26 at U.S. Bank Stadium ... Through five games, Minnesota is led in the batter's box by junior infielder Luke Pettersen (.765 avg., 13 H, 4 R, 6 RBI, .765 SLG%, .778 OB%), redshirt senior outfielder Jordan Smith (.476 avg., 10 H, 5 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 RBI, .714 SLG%) and junior first baseman Toby Hanson (.435 avg., 10 H, 6 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 7 RBI, .696 SLG%) ... On the mound, the Golden Gophers are paced by freshman RHP Brett Schulze (3.00 ERA, 1-0, 9.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 7 SO) and senior RHP Brian Glowicki (0.00 ERA, 3 SV, 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO) ... As a team, Minnesota is hitting .371 while limiting opponents to a .263 batting average ... The Golden Gophers have a 5.73 team ERA while their adversaries have a 9.00 team ERA ... Minnesota was picked to finish tied for sixth in the Big Ten Baseball Preseason Poll ... Minnesota is the defending Big Ten regular season champion ... The Golden Gophers are under the leadership of 36th season head coach John Anderson.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE WELCOMES 14 NEWCOMERS IN 2017: Fourteen newcomers, including eight position players and six pitchers, join the Bison for the 2017 season. Position players include infielders Bennett Hostetler (Bozeman, Mont.), Charley Hesse (Mendota Heights, Minn.) and Tucker Rohde (Scottsdale, Ariz.); outfielder Carter Thompson (Fargo, N.D.); catchers Nick Emanuel (Esko, Minn.), Jake Malec (Proctor, Minn.) and Calvin Kalthoff (Cold Spring, Minn.); and infielder/outfielder Axel Twenge (Minnetonka, Minn.). ... Pitchers include left-hander Mitch O'Connor (Bloomington, Minn.), and right-handers Ryan Olson (Halstad, Minn.), Riley Johnson (Apple Valley, Minn.), Devin Foster (Broomfield, Colo.), Austin Truso (Prior Lake, Minn.) and Kyle Ferderer (Savage, Minn.).
DITCH AND KEEFER JOIN NDSU COACHING STAFF: In addition to 14 new student-athletes, the Bison also have two new coaches for 2017. Jeff Ditch, who has coached college baseball for over 24 years, is the new hitting coach for North Dakota State, while former Bison left-handed pitcher Trent Keefer is a volunteer assistant coach. Ditch joined the Bison after serving as head coach for 11 seasons at Indiana University-Pennsylvania, where he was the all-time winningest coach in program history, recording 253 wins. He also spent time at West Virginia, Cincinnati and Penn State as an assistant.
NOTABLE HITTING AND ON-BASE STREAKS: Mason Pierzchalski has recorded a hit in all seven of NDSU's games ... Pierzchalski and Logan Busch have both reached base safely in the Bison's seven contests.
WEEKLY HONORS: Mason Pierzchalski was named Summit League Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 17-19.
BISON 1660 TO BROADCAST MINIMUM OF 24 NDSU BASEBALL GAMES IN 2017: A minimum of 24 North Dakota State University baseball games will air live on Bison 1660 AM during the 2017 season, NDSU athletics and Radio FM Media announced Monday, Feb. 20. Bison 1660 will broadcast 24 regular season contests and all postseason games over the air, online at Bison1660.com, and on the Bison 1660 app. The inaugural North Dakota State baseball broadcast will be on Tuesday, Feb. 28 when the Bison take on Minnesota in Minneapolis at U.S. Bank Stadium. The "Voice of the Bison" Jeff Culhane will call the action, with Bison 1660 on-air personality Keith Brake providing color commentary. All broadcasts will feature a 30-minute pregame show. For a complete broadcast schedule, please visit www.GoBison.com.
SEVEN CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASONS: North Dakota State has reached the 20-win mark seven straight seasons. The Bison have qualified for five Summit League tournaments, winning the tournament championship in 2014 and reaching the championship game in three of the last five seasons. This is NDSU's 10th season in The Summit League after three seasons as a Division I independent.
PRESEASON PICKS: The North Dakota State University baseball team was picked to finish third in The Summit League Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll released on Thursday, Feb. 9, by the league office. The Bison tallied 17 points in the poll, which was voted on by the league's six head coaches. Defending Summit League regular season and tournament champion Oral Roberts was picked first and tallied 25 points with five first-place votes, while South Dakota State was second with 18 points and received the final first-place vote. NDSU was third, followed by Omaha (13 points), Western Illinois (nine points) and Fort Wayne (eight points).
THE COACH: Tod Brown (Arizona, 1994) enters his 10th season as the head coach for the Bison and has a 219-252 record at NDSU. 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:
Tuesday, Feb. 28 | 6 p.m.
Minneapolis, Minn. (U.S. Bank Stadium)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com and the Bison 1660 app (Jeff Culhane, play-by-play; Keith Brake, color)
TV: Big Ten Network Plus
Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio | NDSU Game Notes (PDF)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (4-3 overall) is scheduled to travel to Minneapolis to take on the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-1 overall) Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. inside U.S. Bank Stadium.
U.S. BANK STADIUM FAN INFORMATION: Ticketing: General admission tickets will be $11 for adults and $8 for children (12 & under) and seniors (plus processing fee). Tickets can be purchased online at www.Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations and the U.S. Bank Stadium Ticket Office ... Seating and Parking: Seating for the game will be in sections 114-124 in the stadium. Fans may enter the stadium at the North West Legacy Gate, located on the west side of the facility. Doors open at 5 p.m. Please visit www.usbankstadium.com for guest information including transportation, A-Z guide, guest services information and more. Public parking information can be accessed at www.usbankstadiumparking.com.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Tuesday's game at U.S. Bank Stadium will air live on Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com and the Bison 1660 app with Jeff Culhane describing the play-by-play and Keith Brake providing color commentary. Coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. The game will also be televised on Big Ten Network Plus. Live stats and live video links are available at www.GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORD: Tuesday's game against Minnesota will mark the 36th meeting in the all-time series that dates back to 1964. The Golden Gophers lead the series, 26-9. Last season, NDSU split two games with Minnesota, losing in Minneapolis, 10-0, before winning in Fargo, 7-4.
BISON NOTES: The North Dakota State University Bison enter the week at 4-3 overall after losing three games at Abilene Christian Feb. 24-26 ... Through seven games, NDSU is led at the plate by junior infielder Mason Pierzchalski (.370 avg., 10 H, 7 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB), redshirt junior outfielder Logan Busch (.300 avg., 6 H, 7 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, .650 SLG%, 8 BB), senior outfielder Ben Petersen (.296 avg., 8 H, 7 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .630 SLG%, 5 BB) and freshman infielder Tucker Rohde (.296 avg., 8 H, 1 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI) ... On the mound, the Bison are paced by redshirt senior LHP Zach Mayo (1.00 ERA, 1-0, 9.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 10 SO), senior RHP Luke Lind (4.09 ERA, 1-1, 11.0 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 11 SO), redshirt junior LHP Chris Choles (1.50 ERA, 1 SV, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO) and sophomore RHP Jordan Harms (3.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO) ... As a team, North Dakota State is hitting .268 while holding opponents to a .252 batting average. The Bison have a team ERA of 4.42 while their adversaries have a 5.08 ERA.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers enter Tuesday at 4-1 overall after sweeping a three-game series against Seattle University Feb. 24-26 at U.S. Bank Stadium ... Through five games, Minnesota is led in the batter's box by junior infielder Luke Pettersen (.765 avg., 13 H, 4 R, 6 RBI, .765 SLG%, .778 OB%), redshirt senior outfielder Jordan Smith (.476 avg., 10 H, 5 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 RBI, .714 SLG%) and junior first baseman Toby Hanson (.435 avg., 10 H, 6 R, 4 2B, 1 3B, 7 RBI, .696 SLG%) ... On the mound, the Golden Gophers are paced by freshman RHP Brett Schulze (3.00 ERA, 1-0, 9.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 7 SO) and senior RHP Brian Glowicki (0.00 ERA, 3 SV, 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO) ... As a team, Minnesota is hitting .371 while limiting opponents to a .263 batting average ... The Golden Gophers have a 5.73 team ERA while their adversaries have a 9.00 team ERA ... Minnesota was picked to finish tied for sixth in the Big Ten Baseball Preseason Poll ... Minnesota is the defending Big Ten regular season champion ... The Golden Gophers are under the leadership of 36th season head coach John Anderson.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE WELCOMES 14 NEWCOMERS IN 2017: Fourteen newcomers, including eight position players and six pitchers, join the Bison for the 2017 season. Position players include infielders Bennett Hostetler (Bozeman, Mont.), Charley Hesse (Mendota Heights, Minn.) and Tucker Rohde (Scottsdale, Ariz.); outfielder Carter Thompson (Fargo, N.D.); catchers Nick Emanuel (Esko, Minn.), Jake Malec (Proctor, Minn.) and Calvin Kalthoff (Cold Spring, Minn.); and infielder/outfielder Axel Twenge (Minnetonka, Minn.). ... Pitchers include left-hander Mitch O'Connor (Bloomington, Minn.), and right-handers Ryan Olson (Halstad, Minn.), Riley Johnson (Apple Valley, Minn.), Devin Foster (Broomfield, Colo.), Austin Truso (Prior Lake, Minn.) and Kyle Ferderer (Savage, Minn.).
DITCH AND KEEFER JOIN NDSU COACHING STAFF: In addition to 14 new student-athletes, the Bison also have two new coaches for 2017. Jeff Ditch, who has coached college baseball for over 24 years, is the new hitting coach for North Dakota State, while former Bison left-handed pitcher Trent Keefer is a volunteer assistant coach. Ditch joined the Bison after serving as head coach for 11 seasons at Indiana University-Pennsylvania, where he was the all-time winningest coach in program history, recording 253 wins. He also spent time at West Virginia, Cincinnati and Penn State as an assistant.
NOTABLE HITTING AND ON-BASE STREAKS: Mason Pierzchalski has recorded a hit in all seven of NDSU's games ... Pierzchalski and Logan Busch have both reached base safely in the Bison's seven contests.
WEEKLY HONORS: Mason Pierzchalski was named Summit League Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 17-19.
BISON 1660 TO BROADCAST MINIMUM OF 24 NDSU BASEBALL GAMES IN 2017: A minimum of 24 North Dakota State University baseball games will air live on Bison 1660 AM during the 2017 season, NDSU athletics and Radio FM Media announced Monday, Feb. 20. Bison 1660 will broadcast 24 regular season contests and all postseason games over the air, online at Bison1660.com, and on the Bison 1660 app. The inaugural North Dakota State baseball broadcast will be on Tuesday, Feb. 28 when the Bison take on Minnesota in Minneapolis at U.S. Bank Stadium. The "Voice of the Bison" Jeff Culhane will call the action, with Bison 1660 on-air personality Keith Brake providing color commentary. All broadcasts will feature a 30-minute pregame show. For a complete broadcast schedule, please visit www.GoBison.com.
SEVEN CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASONS: North Dakota State has reached the 20-win mark seven straight seasons. The Bison have qualified for five Summit League tournaments, winning the tournament championship in 2014 and reaching the championship game in three of the last five seasons. This is NDSU's 10th season in The Summit League after three seasons as a Division I independent.
PRESEASON PICKS: The North Dakota State University baseball team was picked to finish third in The Summit League Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll released on Thursday, Feb. 9, by the league office. The Bison tallied 17 points in the poll, which was voted on by the league's six head coaches. Defending Summit League regular season and tournament champion Oral Roberts was picked first and tallied 25 points with five first-place votes, while South Dakota State was second with 18 points and received the final first-place vote. NDSU was third, followed by Omaha (13 points), Western Illinois (nine points) and Fort Wayne (eight points).
THE COACH: Tod Brown (Arizona, 1994) enters his 10th season as the head coach for the Bison and has a 219-252 record at NDSU. 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 five seasons
- Five Summit League tournament appearances in the last six years
- Winning percentage of .520 the past five seasons
- 20 All-Summit League honorees, including seven first team selections
- 19 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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