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NDSU Baseball Welcomes South Dakota State to Fargo for Three-Game Series April 7-9
4/6/2017 11:09:00 AM | Baseball
Game 1: North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State
Friday, April 7 | 6:30 p.m.
Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
TV: MidcoSN
Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio
Game 2: North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State
Saturday, April 8 | 1 p.m.
Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio
Game 3: North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State
Sunday, April 9 | 1 p.m.
Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio
NDSU Game Notes (PDF)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team is scheduled to host the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits in a three-game Summit League series April 7-9 at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo. The series opener is slated for 6:30 p.m. Friday, with games two and three scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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 with Jeff Culhane calling the action and Keith Brake providing color commentary. Friday's series opener will also be televised live on MidcoSN with Brian Shawn providing play-by-play and Tom Nieman serving as color commentator. Live stats and live video will be available for every contest. Links can be accessed at www.GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORD: The three-game series against the Jackrabbits will mark meetings 173-175 in the all-time series that dates back to 1956. South Dakota State leads the series, 111-61-0. Last season, NDSU went 2-4 against SDSU, losing three games in Brookings before winning two of three contests in Fargo.
BISON NOTES: The North Dakota State University baseball team enters the weekend at 12-16 overall and 4-5 in Summit League play after defeating Minot State Wednesday in the 2017 home opener, 7-4 ... Through 28 games, the Bison are led at the plate by juniors Mason Pierzchalski (.318 avg., 18 R, 34 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 9 BB) and Logan Busch (.284 avg., 14 R, 25 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 22 BB), and senior Ben Petersen (.284 avg., 21 R, 29 H, 4 2B, 6 HR, 18 RBI, 15 BB, 4 SB) ... On the mound, North Dakota State is led by sophomore RHP Jordan Harms (4.13 ERA, 1-4, 28.1 IP, 25 H, 18 R, 13 ER, 11 BB, 25 SO) and senior right-handers Luke Lind (5.72 ERA, 2-3, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 39.1 IP, 40 H, 26 R, 25 ER, 7 BB, 39 SO) and Reed Pfannenstein (5.25 ERA, 2-4, 36.0 IP, 52 H, 25 R, 21 ER, 8 BB, 24 SO) ... NDSU has a .232 team batting average, .971 team fielding percentage and 4.81 team ERA.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The South Dakota State University Jackrabbits enter the weekend at 13-11 overall and 6-3 in Summit League action after falling at Iowa Tuesday, 4-3 ... Through 24 games, the Jacks are led at the plate by senior infielder Matt Johnson (.341 avg., 15 R, 30 H, 8 2B, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 18 BB) and junior infielder Newt Johnson (.315 avg., 17 R, 28 H, 9 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 10 BB) ... On the mound, the Jackrabbits are paced by senior RHP Ryan Froom (3.52 ERA, 3-2, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 30.2 IP, 30 H, 12 R, 12 ER, 12 BB, 20 SO) and senior closer Chris Halbur (0.00 ERA, 1-0, 4 SV, 17.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 22 SO) ... South Dakota State has a Summit League-best .285 team batting average, .969 team fielding percentage and 3.78 team ERA ... SDSU is under the direction of first season head coach Rob Bishop.
HARMS SHUTTING DOWN OPPONENTS: In his last two starts, RHP Jordan Harms have allowed just one earned run on six hits with 11 strikeouts and three walks in 13 innings of work. At Western Illinois March 26, he tossed six scoreless innings before allowing only one run in seven innings at Omaha April 2.
BUSCH SURGING AT THE PLATE IN LEAGUE ACTION: Logan Busch is hitting a team-best .310 through nine Summit League games. He has nine hits, two doubles, one homer, seven RBIs and seven walks in league action entering Friday's game against SDSU. In the most recent Summit League overall statistics, Busch is tied for second in the latest Summit League statistics with 21 RBIs.
PETERSEN POWER: Ben Petersen leads North Dakota State and is tied for The Summit League lead with six home runs this season. The senior from Lino Lakes, Minn., ranks second on the team and ninth in the league in RBIs with 18.
PIERZCHALSKI SIZZLING AT THE PLATE: Mason Pierzchalski leads the Bison and is fifth in The Summit League in hits with 34. He also leads NDSU with a .318 batting average.
WALK THIS WAY: In the latest Summit League statistics, the Bison have three players ranked in the top 10 in walks. Logan Busch is tied for the league lead with 22 free passes, while Ben Petersen is tied for eighth with 15 walks and Drew Fearing is tied for 10th with 14 walks. As a team, North Dakota State leads The Summit League with 118 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, tying him for second. Fearing ranks 20th in hit by pitch in the most recent NCAA Division I national statistics.
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.
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.
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 "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 227-265 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 7 | 6:30 p.m.
Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
TV: MidcoSN
Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio
Game 2: North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State
Saturday, April 8 | 1 p.m.
Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio
Game 3: North Dakota State vs. South Dakota State
Sunday, April 9 | 1 p.m.
Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio
NDSU Game Notes (PDF)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team is scheduled to host the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits in a three-game Summit League series April 7-9 at Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo. The series opener is slated for 6:30 p.m. Friday, with games two and three scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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 with Jeff Culhane calling the action and Keith Brake providing color commentary. Friday's series opener will also be televised live on MidcoSN with Brian Shawn providing play-by-play and Tom Nieman serving as color commentator. Live stats and live video will be available for every contest. Links can be accessed at www.GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORD: The three-game series against the Jackrabbits will mark meetings 173-175 in the all-time series that dates back to 1956. South Dakota State leads the series, 111-61-0. Last season, NDSU went 2-4 against SDSU, losing three games in Brookings before winning two of three contests in Fargo.
BISON NOTES: The North Dakota State University baseball team enters the weekend at 12-16 overall and 4-5 in Summit League play after defeating Minot State Wednesday in the 2017 home opener, 7-4 ... Through 28 games, the Bison are led at the plate by juniors Mason Pierzchalski (.318 avg., 18 R, 34 H, 8 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 9 BB) and Logan Busch (.284 avg., 14 R, 25 H, 7 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 22 BB), and senior Ben Petersen (.284 avg., 21 R, 29 H, 4 2B, 6 HR, 18 RBI, 15 BB, 4 SB) ... On the mound, North Dakota State is led by sophomore RHP Jordan Harms (4.13 ERA, 1-4, 28.1 IP, 25 H, 18 R, 13 ER, 11 BB, 25 SO) and senior right-handers Luke Lind (5.72 ERA, 2-3, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 39.1 IP, 40 H, 26 R, 25 ER, 7 BB, 39 SO) and Reed Pfannenstein (5.25 ERA, 2-4, 36.0 IP, 52 H, 25 R, 21 ER, 8 BB, 24 SO) ... NDSU has a .232 team batting average, .971 team fielding percentage and 4.81 team ERA.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The South Dakota State University Jackrabbits enter the weekend at 13-11 overall and 6-3 in Summit League action after falling at Iowa Tuesday, 4-3 ... Through 24 games, the Jacks are led at the plate by senior infielder Matt Johnson (.341 avg., 15 R, 30 H, 8 2B, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 18 BB) and junior infielder Newt Johnson (.315 avg., 17 R, 28 H, 9 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 10 BB) ... On the mound, the Jackrabbits are paced by senior RHP Ryan Froom (3.52 ERA, 3-2, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 30.2 IP, 30 H, 12 R, 12 ER, 12 BB, 20 SO) and senior closer Chris Halbur (0.00 ERA, 1-0, 4 SV, 17.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 22 SO) ... South Dakota State has a Summit League-best .285 team batting average, .969 team fielding percentage and 3.78 team ERA ... SDSU is under the direction of first season head coach Rob Bishop.
HARMS SHUTTING DOWN OPPONENTS: In his last two starts, RHP Jordan Harms have allowed just one earned run on six hits with 11 strikeouts and three walks in 13 innings of work. At Western Illinois March 26, he tossed six scoreless innings before allowing only one run in seven innings at Omaha April 2.
BUSCH SURGING AT THE PLATE IN LEAGUE ACTION: Logan Busch is hitting a team-best .310 through nine Summit League games. He has nine hits, two doubles, one homer, seven RBIs and seven walks in league action entering Friday's game against SDSU. In the most recent Summit League overall statistics, Busch is tied for second in the latest Summit League statistics with 21 RBIs.
PETERSEN POWER: Ben Petersen leads North Dakota State and is tied for The Summit League lead with six home runs this season. The senior from Lino Lakes, Minn., ranks second on the team and ninth in the league in RBIs with 18.
PIERZCHALSKI SIZZLING AT THE PLATE: Mason Pierzchalski leads the Bison and is fifth in The Summit League in hits with 34. He also leads NDSU with a .318 batting average.
WALK THIS WAY: In the latest Summit League statistics, the Bison have three players ranked in the top 10 in walks. Logan Busch is tied for the league lead with 22 free passes, while Ben Petersen is tied for eighth with 15 walks and Drew Fearing is tied for 10th with 14 walks. As a team, North Dakota State leads The Summit League with 118 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, tying him for second. Fearing ranks 20th in hit by pitch in the most recent NCAA Division I national statistics.
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.
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.
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 "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 227-265 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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