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BABSON PARK, Fla. – The North Dakota State University baseball team fell to the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks, 4-0, in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational Wednesday, March 15, at Webber International University.

With the loss, NDSU drops to 7-10 overall while Lehigh improves to 3-9 on the season.

Redshirt senior designated hitter JT Core collected two hits, and junior infielder Mason Pierzchalski added a double and extended his team-best hitting streak to 16 games, leading the Bison at the plate.

Left-hander Parker Harm (0-1) suffered the loss on the mound for North Dakota State after giving up one earned run on two hits with five strikeouts and one walk in four innings pitched.

Outfielder Jacen Nalesnik hit two solo home runs, and infielder Patrick Donnelly added a two-run homer to pace the Mountain Hawks offensively.

Starting pitcher Levi Stoudt (1-2) was the winning pitcher for Lehigh after giving up no earned runs on five hits with 11 strikeouts and one walk in seven innings of work.

North Dakota State is scheduled to open Summit League play Friday, March 17, at 6:30 p.m. at Oral Roberts in Tulsa, Okla.