Friday, April 28
Brookings, S.D.
3 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
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South Dakota State
Photo by: Carrie Snyder
North Dakota State Travels to South Dakota State for Trio of Games April 28-30
4/27/2017 3:30:00 PM | Baseball
Game 1: North Dakota State at South Dakota State
Friday, April 28 | 3 p.m.
Brookings, S.D. (Erv Huether Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
TV: MidcoSN
Live Stats | Live Audio
Game 2: North Dakota State at South Dakota State
Saturday, April 29 | 1 p.m.
Brookings, S.D. (Erv Huether Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Audio
Game 3: North Dakota State at South Dakota State
Sunday, April 30 | 1 p.m.
Brookings, S.D. (Erv Huether Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Audio
NDSU Game Notes (PDF)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team is scheduled to travel to Brookings, S.D., to take on the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits April 28-30 in a three-game Summit League series at Erv Huether Field. The series opener is slated for 3 p.m. Friday, April 28, with games two and three scheduled for Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30 at 1 p.m.
MEDIA COVERAGE: The three-game series against South Dakota State will air live on Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com and the Bison 1660 app beginning 30 minutes prior to first pitch of each game. Jeff Culhane will call the action with Keith Brake providing color commentary. Friday's game will also be televised live on MidcoSN with Tom Nieman providing play-by-play and Jody Norstedt serving as color commentator. In addition, free live stats will be available for every game. Links are available at GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORD: The three-game series at South Dakota State will mark meetings 176-178 in the all-time series that dates back to 1956. The Jackrabbits lead the series, 112-63-0. The Bison won two of three games against the Jacks earlier this season in Fargo April 7-9. NDSU has dropped seven consecutive games in Brookings. The last North Dakota State win at SDSU was during the 2013 season. The Bison did not play at South Dakota State in 2014.
BISON NOTES: North Dakota State enters the weekend at 19-20 overall and 10-8 in Summit League play after dropping two of three games to Omaha April 21-23 at Newman Outdoor Field ... NDSU was scheduled to face Mayville State in a non-league game Tuesday, April 25, but the contest was canceled due to inclement weather ... Through 39 games, infielder Mason Pierzchalski (.307 avg., 23 R, 46 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 12 BB), and outfielders Logan Busch (.291 avg., 19 R, 37 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 23 RBI, 27 BB) and Ben Petersen (.285 avg., 30 R, 41 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 22 RBI, 19 BB, 6 SB) lead the Bison at the plate ... On the mound, NDSU is led by senior right-handers Reed Pfannenstein (3.84 ERA, 4-4, 1 SHO, 58.2 IP, 68 H, 29 R, 25 ER, 15 BB, 39 SO) and Luke Lind (5.34 ERA, 3-4, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 55.2 IP, 51 H, 34 R, 33 ER, 16 BB, 56 SO), and junior right-hander Jordan Harms (3.43 ERA, 2-5, 1 SHO, 44.2 IP, 40 H, 24 R, 17 ER, 21 BB, 36 SO) ... Redshirt junior reliever Kevin Folman has a team-high six saves in 16 appearances and 20.2 innings pitched ... North Dakota State has a .242 team batting average, .972 team fielding percentage and 4.00 team ERA.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The South Dakota State Jackrabbits enter the weekend at 16-19 overall and 9-9 in Summit League action after losing two of three games to Oral Roberts April 21-23 in Brookings ... Through 32 contests, the Jacks are led at the plate by sophomore outfielder Nick Smith (.358 avg., 23 R, 54 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 9 RBI, 19 BB, 5 SB) and senior infielder Matt Johnson (.333 avg., 45 H, 27 R, 12 2B, 9 HR, 28 RBI, 23 BB) ... On the mound, SDSU is led by senior closer Chris Halbur (0.43 ERA, 15 app., 2 CBO, 6 SV, 21.0 IP, 11 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 23 SO) and sophomore reliever Bryce Hanson (1.35 ERA, 3-0, 26.2 IP, 20 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 11 BB, 29 SO) ... The Jacks leading starting pitcher is freshman left-hander Brady Stover (4.19 ERA, 2-3, 1 CBO, 34.1 IP, 31 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 28 BB, 35 SO) ... South Dakota State has a .281 team batting average, .967 team fielding percentage and 4.32 team ERA ... The Jacks are under the direction of first season head coach Rob Bishop.
MAKING THE PLAYS: In NDSU's 18 Summit League games, the Bison have a .973 team fielding percentage -- second-best in the league behind Oral Roberts -- and have turned a league-best 25 double plays. NDSU also leads the league in overall double plays and ranks 20th in the latest NCAA Division I national statistics with 40 double plays in 39 games. The Bison are five double plays away from tying the NDSU single-season record, which was set back in 1996 and matched in 2010.
HARM STYMIEING ADVERSARIES: In his last 10.2 innings, Bison left-handed reliever Parker Harm has a 0.00 ERA with seven strikeouts and three walks. He has only given up four hits during that span.
ROHDE ROLLING: Freshman infielder Tucker Rohde is hitting .500 with eight hits, four runs, a double and two RBIs in his last five games. In the Bison's 10-2 win over Omaha April 22, the Scottsdale, Ariz., native went 3-for-5 at the plate with two runs and an RBI. Rohde is on a five-game hitting streak heading into the weekend.
GETTING ON BASE: Junior outfielder Logan Busch has reached base safely in 15 straight games and has a 10 game hitting streak entering Friday's series opener at South Dakota State.
ABERCROMBIE ACCELERATING IN THE BATTER'S BOX: In his last seven games, sophomore outfielder Alec Abercrombie is hitting .429 with nine hits, four runs scored, two doubles, five RBIs, three walks and four stolen bases. On the season, the Shoreview, Minn., native is tied for the team lead with six stolen bases in seven attempts.
DOUBLE DIGIT DOUBLES: Junior infielder Mason Pierzchalski has hit a team-best 11 doubles this season. In the most recent Summit League statistics, Pierzchalski is tied for sixth in doubles.
SIZZLING AT THE PLATE: Senior designated hitter JT Core is hitting .346 with nine hits, three runs scored, two doubles, a homer, six RBIs and two walks in his last seven games.
PETERSEN CLEARS THE FENCE: Senior outfielder Ben Petersen hit his team-high seventh home run of the season in NDSU's 12-2 win over Fort Wayne April 16. Entering the weekend, Petersen is tied for fourth in The Summit League in homers.
PITCHING CONSISTENCY: Bison RHP Reed Pfannenstein has compiled a 1.19 ERA and is 3-0 in his last four appearances and starts on the mound. In 30.1 innings, he has allowed only four earned runs on 20 hits with 16 strikeouts and eight walks.
HARMS SHUTTING DOWN OPPONENTS: In his last three starts, RHP Jordan Harms have allowed just five earned runs on 18 hits with 15 strikeouts in 23.1 innings. Entering Friday, he ranks fifth in The Summit League with a 3.43 ERA.
CLOSING THE DOOR: NDSU right-handed closer Kevin Folman leads the team and is tied for second in The Summit League with six saves in 16 relief appearances. The Hermantown, Minn., native has allowed only six earned runs on 15 hits with 15 strikeouts and six walks in 20.2 innings.
WALK THIS WAY: In the latest Summit League statistics, the Bison have two players ranked in the top 10 in walks. Logan Busch is third in the league with 27 free passes, while Ben Petersen is tied for 10th with 19 walks. As a team, North Dakota State is second in The Summit League with 153 walks.
TAKE YOUR BASE: Two Bison rank in the top 10 in The Summit League in hit batters. Drew Fearing has been hit a league-high 10 times, while Danny Palmiscno has been hit seven times, ranking him sixth. The Bison have been hit a league-high 39 times through 39 games.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mason Pierzchalski (Feb. 19), Ben Petersen (March 6) and Luke Lind (March 13) have received Summit League Player of the Week honors this season.
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 234-269 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:
Friday, April 28 | 3 p.m.
Brookings, S.D. (Erv Huether Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
TV: MidcoSN
Live Stats | Live Audio
Game 2: North Dakota State at South Dakota State
Saturday, April 29 | 1 p.m.
Brookings, S.D. (Erv Huether Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Audio
Game 3: North Dakota State at South Dakota State
Sunday, April 30 | 1 p.m.
Brookings, S.D. (Erv Huether Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Audio
NDSU Game Notes (PDF)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team is scheduled to travel to Brookings, S.D., to take on the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits April 28-30 in a three-game Summit League series at Erv Huether Field. The series opener is slated for 3 p.m. Friday, April 28, with games two and three scheduled for Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30 at 1 p.m.
MEDIA COVERAGE: The three-game series against South Dakota State will air live on Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com and the Bison 1660 app beginning 30 minutes prior to first pitch of each game. Jeff Culhane will call the action with Keith Brake providing color commentary. Friday's game will also be televised live on MidcoSN with Tom Nieman providing play-by-play and Jody Norstedt serving as color commentator. In addition, free live stats will be available for every game. Links are available at GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORD: The three-game series at South Dakota State will mark meetings 176-178 in the all-time series that dates back to 1956. The Jackrabbits lead the series, 112-63-0. The Bison won two of three games against the Jacks earlier this season in Fargo April 7-9. NDSU has dropped seven consecutive games in Brookings. The last North Dakota State win at SDSU was during the 2013 season. The Bison did not play at South Dakota State in 2014.
BISON NOTES: North Dakota State enters the weekend at 19-20 overall and 10-8 in Summit League play after dropping two of three games to Omaha April 21-23 at Newman Outdoor Field ... NDSU was scheduled to face Mayville State in a non-league game Tuesday, April 25, but the contest was canceled due to inclement weather ... Through 39 games, infielder Mason Pierzchalski (.307 avg., 23 R, 46 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 12 BB), and outfielders Logan Busch (.291 avg., 19 R, 37 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 23 RBI, 27 BB) and Ben Petersen (.285 avg., 30 R, 41 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 22 RBI, 19 BB, 6 SB) lead the Bison at the plate ... On the mound, NDSU is led by senior right-handers Reed Pfannenstein (3.84 ERA, 4-4, 1 SHO, 58.2 IP, 68 H, 29 R, 25 ER, 15 BB, 39 SO) and Luke Lind (5.34 ERA, 3-4, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 55.2 IP, 51 H, 34 R, 33 ER, 16 BB, 56 SO), and junior right-hander Jordan Harms (3.43 ERA, 2-5, 1 SHO, 44.2 IP, 40 H, 24 R, 17 ER, 21 BB, 36 SO) ... Redshirt junior reliever Kevin Folman has a team-high six saves in 16 appearances and 20.2 innings pitched ... North Dakota State has a .242 team batting average, .972 team fielding percentage and 4.00 team ERA.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The South Dakota State Jackrabbits enter the weekend at 16-19 overall and 9-9 in Summit League action after losing two of three games to Oral Roberts April 21-23 in Brookings ... Through 32 contests, the Jacks are led at the plate by sophomore outfielder Nick Smith (.358 avg., 23 R, 54 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 9 RBI, 19 BB, 5 SB) and senior infielder Matt Johnson (.333 avg., 45 H, 27 R, 12 2B, 9 HR, 28 RBI, 23 BB) ... On the mound, SDSU is led by senior closer Chris Halbur (0.43 ERA, 15 app., 2 CBO, 6 SV, 21.0 IP, 11 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 23 SO) and sophomore reliever Bryce Hanson (1.35 ERA, 3-0, 26.2 IP, 20 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 11 BB, 29 SO) ... The Jacks leading starting pitcher is freshman left-hander Brady Stover (4.19 ERA, 2-3, 1 CBO, 34.1 IP, 31 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 28 BB, 35 SO) ... South Dakota State has a .281 team batting average, .967 team fielding percentage and 4.32 team ERA ... The Jacks are under the direction of first season head coach Rob Bishop.
MAKING THE PLAYS: In NDSU's 18 Summit League games, the Bison have a .973 team fielding percentage -- second-best in the league behind Oral Roberts -- and have turned a league-best 25 double plays. NDSU also leads the league in overall double plays and ranks 20th in the latest NCAA Division I national statistics with 40 double plays in 39 games. The Bison are five double plays away from tying the NDSU single-season record, which was set back in 1996 and matched in 2010.
HARM STYMIEING ADVERSARIES: In his last 10.2 innings, Bison left-handed reliever Parker Harm has a 0.00 ERA with seven strikeouts and three walks. He has only given up four hits during that span.
ROHDE ROLLING: Freshman infielder Tucker Rohde is hitting .500 with eight hits, four runs, a double and two RBIs in his last five games. In the Bison's 10-2 win over Omaha April 22, the Scottsdale, Ariz., native went 3-for-5 at the plate with two runs and an RBI. Rohde is on a five-game hitting streak heading into the weekend.
GETTING ON BASE: Junior outfielder Logan Busch has reached base safely in 15 straight games and has a 10 game hitting streak entering Friday's series opener at South Dakota State.
ABERCROMBIE ACCELERATING IN THE BATTER'S BOX: In his last seven games, sophomore outfielder Alec Abercrombie is hitting .429 with nine hits, four runs scored, two doubles, five RBIs, three walks and four stolen bases. On the season, the Shoreview, Minn., native is tied for the team lead with six stolen bases in seven attempts.
DOUBLE DIGIT DOUBLES: Junior infielder Mason Pierzchalski has hit a team-best 11 doubles this season. In the most recent Summit League statistics, Pierzchalski is tied for sixth in doubles.
SIZZLING AT THE PLATE: Senior designated hitter JT Core is hitting .346 with nine hits, three runs scored, two doubles, a homer, six RBIs and two walks in his last seven games.
PETERSEN CLEARS THE FENCE: Senior outfielder Ben Petersen hit his team-high seventh home run of the season in NDSU's 12-2 win over Fort Wayne April 16. Entering the weekend, Petersen is tied for fourth in The Summit League in homers.
PITCHING CONSISTENCY: Bison RHP Reed Pfannenstein has compiled a 1.19 ERA and is 3-0 in his last four appearances and starts on the mound. In 30.1 innings, he has allowed only four earned runs on 20 hits with 16 strikeouts and eight walks.
HARMS SHUTTING DOWN OPPONENTS: In his last three starts, RHP Jordan Harms have allowed just five earned runs on 18 hits with 15 strikeouts in 23.1 innings. Entering Friday, he ranks fifth in The Summit League with a 3.43 ERA.
CLOSING THE DOOR: NDSU right-handed closer Kevin Folman leads the team and is tied for second in The Summit League with six saves in 16 relief appearances. The Hermantown, Minn., native has allowed only six earned runs on 15 hits with 15 strikeouts and six walks in 20.2 innings.
WALK THIS WAY: In the latest Summit League statistics, the Bison have two players ranked in the top 10 in walks. Logan Busch is third in the league with 27 free passes, while Ben Petersen is tied for 10th with 19 walks. As a team, North Dakota State is second in The Summit League with 153 walks.
TAKE YOUR BASE: Two Bison rank in the top 10 in The Summit League in hit batters. Drew Fearing has been hit a league-high 10 times, while Danny Palmiscno has been hit seven times, ranking him sixth. The Bison have been hit a league-high 39 times through 39 games.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mason Pierzchalski (Feb. 19), Ben Petersen (March 6) and Luke Lind (March 13) have received Summit League Player of the Week honors this season.
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 234-269 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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