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Bison Host Summit League Leader Oral Roberts May 5-7 at Newman Outdoor Field
5/4/2017 2:31:00 PM | Baseball
Game 1: North Dakota State vs. Oral Roberts
Friday, May 5 | 6:30 p.m.
Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 2: North Dakota State vs. Oral Roberts
Saturday, May 6 | 1 p.m.
Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
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Game 3: North Dakota State vs. Oral Roberts
Sunday, May 7 | 1 p.m.
Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
NDSU Game Notes (PDF)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team is scheduled to host Summit League leader Oral Roberts in a three-game series at Newman Outdoor Field May 5-7. The series opener is slated for 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, with games two and three scheduled for Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7, at 1 p.m.
MEDIA COVERAGE: The three-game series vs. Oral Roberts will air live on Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com and the Bison 1660 app. Jeff Culhane will call the action with Keith Brake providing color commentary. A pay-per-view video webcast and free live stats will also be available for each game at GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORD: The three-game series vs. the Golden Eagles will mark meetings 38-40 in the all-time series that dates back to 2008. ORU leads the series, 27-10, after sweeping the Bison in a three-game series earlier this season in Tulsa, Okla.
BISON NOTES: North Dakota State enters the weekend at 22-21 overall and 12-9 in Summit League play after defeating Valley City State, 8-3, Tuesday in a non-league game ... Through 43 games, NDSU is paced at the plate by junior infielder Mason Pierzchalski (.295 avg., 24 R, 49 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 13 BB), junior outfielder Logan Busch (.294 avg., 21 R, 42 H, 10 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 28 BB) and senior outfielder Ben Petersen (.279 avg., 33 R, 43 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 22 RBI, 26 BB, 6 SB) ... On the mound, NDSU is led by senior right-handers Reed Pfannenstein (3.90 ERA, 5-4, 1 SHO, 64.2 IP, 74 H, 32 R, 28 ER, 17 BB, 44 SO) and Luke Lind (4.59 ERA, 4-4, 2 CG, 2 SHO, 64.2 IP, 52 H, 34 R, 33 ER, 17 BB, 67 SO), and sophomore right-hander Jordan Harms (3.26 ERA, 2-6, 1 SHO, 49.2 IP, 45 H, 25 R, 18 ER, 25 BB, 43 SO) ... Lind leads The Summit League in strikeouts and strikeouts per game (9.32/game), and shutouts (2) ... Redshirt junior reliever Kevin Folman has a team-high six saves in 16 appearances and 20.2 innings pitched ... North Dakota State has a .243 team batting average, .973 team fielding percentage and 3.84 team ERA ... The Bison rank second in The Summit League in both team ERA and fielding percentage, and fifth in team hitting.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles enter the weekend at 32-11 overall and 19-2 in Summit League action after claiming a 4-1 win over Oklahoma State Tuesday in Tulsa ... Through 43 contests, ORU is led by redshirt junior outfielder Noah Cummings (.349 avg., 36 R, 60 H, 13 2B, 11 HR, 56 RBI, 17 BB, 4 SB), junior infielder Dylan Snypes (.348 avg., 32 R, 62 H, 14 2B, 2 3B, 30 RBI, 13 BB, 6 SB), junior infielder Nick Roark (.335 avg., 35 R, 55 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 26 BB, 10 SB) and senior first baseman/catcher Brent Williams (.249 avg., 31 R, 43 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 37 RBI, 15 BB) ... Williams (1st) and Cummings (2nd) lead The Summit League in home runs ... Cummings also leads the lead in RBIs, while Williams ranks second ... On the mound, Oral Roberts is led by sophomore RHP Josh McMinn (2.25 ERA, 7-3, 2 CBO, 64.0 IP, 62 H, 21 R, 16 ER, 18 BB, 52 SO) and redshirt junior closer Kyler Stout (0.70 ERA, 2-1, 2 CBO, 8 SV, 25.2 IP, 20 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 10 BB, 28 SO) ... McMinn leads the league in ERA while Stout leads the league in saves ... ORU leads the league in team batting average (.294) team fielding percentage (.978) and team ERA (3.09) ... The Golden Eagles are under the direction of fifth season head coach Ryan Folmar.
LIND NAMED NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior RHP Luke Lind was named one of Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's National Players of the Week for May 1. Lind fired a one-hit shutout with a career-high 11 strikeouts in a 3-0 nine-inning victory at South Dakota State on Friday, April 28. It was the first one-hitter for NDSU baseball since Mike Peschel in 2002 and the first nine-inning complete-game shutout since John Straka and David Ernst posted back-to-back complete-game shutouts in 2013.
MAKING THE PLAYS: In NDSU's 21 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 26 double plays. NDSU also leads the league in overall double plays and ranks 32nd in the latest NCAA Division I national statistics with 42 double plays in 43 games. The Bison are three double plays away from tying the NDSU single-season record, which was set back in 1996 and matched in 2010.
HOSTETLER'S HEATING UP: Freshman shortstop Bennett Hostetler hit .308 and tallied his first collegiate home run -- a grand slam -- in North Dakota State's three-game series at South Dakota State April 28-29. The Bozeman, Mont., native cleared the bases with a grand slam to left field in the Bison's 11-4 win over the Jackrabbits in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, April 29, in Brookings. During that contest, he posted three hits, two runs scored, four RBIs, a homer and stolen base. He belted his second homer in three games in the Bison's non-league win over Valley City State Tuesday -- a two-run shot to left field in the bottom of the eighth inning.
BUSCH GETTING ON BASE: Junior outfielder Logan Busch has an 18 game on-base streak entering Friday's game. At South Dakota State April 28-29, Busch hit a team-best .385 with five hits and two doubles.
ROHDE ROLLING: Freshman infielder Tucker Rohde is hitting .370 with 10 hits, six runs, a double and four RBIs in his last nine 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.
ABERCROMBIE ACCELERATING IN THE BATTER'S BOX: In his last 11 games, sophomore outfielder Alec Abercrombie is hitting .375 with 12 hits, seven runs scored, two doubles, one triple, seven RBIs, five walks and four stolen bases. On the season, the Shoreview, Minn., native is second on the team with six stolen bases in seven attempts.
PITCHING CONSISTENCY: Bison RHP Reed Pfannenstein has compiled a 1.73 ERA and is 4-0 in his last five appearances and starts on the mound. In 36.1 innings, he has allowed only seven earned runs on 26 hits with 21 strikeouts and 10 walks.
HARMS SHUTTING DOWN OPPONENTS: In his last five starts, RHP Jordan Harms has allowed just six earned runs (eight total runs) on 23 hits with 22 strikeouts in 28.1 innings. Entering the week, he ranks fourth in The Summit League with a 3.26 ERA.
CLOSING THE DOOR: NDSU right-handed closer Kevin Folman leads the team and is third 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 28 free passes, while Ben Petersen is tied for fourth with 26 walks. As a team, North Dakota State leads The Summit League with 170 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 40 times through 43 games.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mason Pierzchalski (Feb. 19), Ben Petersen (March 6) and Luke Lind (March 13, May 1) have received Summit League Player of the Week honors this season.
EIGHT CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASONS: North Dakota State has reached the 20-win mark eight 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 237-270 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, May 5 | 6:30 p.m.
Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 2: North Dakota State vs. Oral Roberts
Saturday, May 6 | 1 p.m.
Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 3: North Dakota State vs. Oral Roberts
Sunday, May 7 | 1 p.m.
Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com, Bison 1660 app
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
NDSU Game Notes (PDF)
NDSU baseball on Twitter: @NDSUbaseball
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team is scheduled to host Summit League leader Oral Roberts in a three-game series at Newman Outdoor Field May 5-7. The series opener is slated for 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 5, with games two and three scheduled for Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7, at 1 p.m.
MEDIA COVERAGE: The three-game series vs. Oral Roberts will air live on Bison 1660 AM, 92.7 FM, Bison1660.com and the Bison 1660 app. Jeff Culhane will call the action with Keith Brake providing color commentary. A pay-per-view video webcast and free live stats will also be available for each game at GoBison.com.
SERIES RECORD: The three-game series vs. the Golden Eagles will mark meetings 38-40 in the all-time series that dates back to 2008. ORU leads the series, 27-10, after sweeping the Bison in a three-game series earlier this season in Tulsa, Okla.
BISON NOTES: North Dakota State enters the weekend at 22-21 overall and 12-9 in Summit League play after defeating Valley City State, 8-3, Tuesday in a non-league game ... Through 43 games, NDSU is paced at the plate by junior infielder Mason Pierzchalski (.295 avg., 24 R, 49 H, 11 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 13 BB), junior outfielder Logan Busch (.294 avg., 21 R, 42 H, 10 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 28 BB) and senior outfielder Ben Petersen (.279 avg., 33 R, 43 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 22 RBI, 26 BB, 6 SB) ... On the mound, NDSU is led by senior right-handers Reed Pfannenstein (3.90 ERA, 5-4, 1 SHO, 64.2 IP, 74 H, 32 R, 28 ER, 17 BB, 44 SO) and Luke Lind (4.59 ERA, 4-4, 2 CG, 2 SHO, 64.2 IP, 52 H, 34 R, 33 ER, 17 BB, 67 SO), and sophomore right-hander Jordan Harms (3.26 ERA, 2-6, 1 SHO, 49.2 IP, 45 H, 25 R, 18 ER, 25 BB, 43 SO) ... Lind leads The Summit League in strikeouts and strikeouts per game (9.32/game), and shutouts (2) ... Redshirt junior reliever Kevin Folman has a team-high six saves in 16 appearances and 20.2 innings pitched ... North Dakota State has a .243 team batting average, .973 team fielding percentage and 3.84 team ERA ... The Bison rank second in The Summit League in both team ERA and fielding percentage, and fifth in team hitting.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles enter the weekend at 32-11 overall and 19-2 in Summit League action after claiming a 4-1 win over Oklahoma State Tuesday in Tulsa ... Through 43 contests, ORU is led by redshirt junior outfielder Noah Cummings (.349 avg., 36 R, 60 H, 13 2B, 11 HR, 56 RBI, 17 BB, 4 SB), junior infielder Dylan Snypes (.348 avg., 32 R, 62 H, 14 2B, 2 3B, 30 RBI, 13 BB, 6 SB), junior infielder Nick Roark (.335 avg., 35 R, 55 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 26 BB, 10 SB) and senior first baseman/catcher Brent Williams (.249 avg., 31 R, 43 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 37 RBI, 15 BB) ... Williams (1st) and Cummings (2nd) lead The Summit League in home runs ... Cummings also leads the lead in RBIs, while Williams ranks second ... On the mound, Oral Roberts is led by sophomore RHP Josh McMinn (2.25 ERA, 7-3, 2 CBO, 64.0 IP, 62 H, 21 R, 16 ER, 18 BB, 52 SO) and redshirt junior closer Kyler Stout (0.70 ERA, 2-1, 2 CBO, 8 SV, 25.2 IP, 20 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 10 BB, 28 SO) ... McMinn leads the league in ERA while Stout leads the league in saves ... ORU leads the league in team batting average (.294) team fielding percentage (.978) and team ERA (3.09) ... The Golden Eagles are under the direction of fifth season head coach Ryan Folmar.
LIND NAMED NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior RHP Luke Lind was named one of Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's National Players of the Week for May 1. Lind fired a one-hit shutout with a career-high 11 strikeouts in a 3-0 nine-inning victory at South Dakota State on Friday, April 28. It was the first one-hitter for NDSU baseball since Mike Peschel in 2002 and the first nine-inning complete-game shutout since John Straka and David Ernst posted back-to-back complete-game shutouts in 2013.
MAKING THE PLAYS: In NDSU's 21 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 26 double plays. NDSU also leads the league in overall double plays and ranks 32nd in the latest NCAA Division I national statistics with 42 double plays in 43 games. The Bison are three double plays away from tying the NDSU single-season record, which was set back in 1996 and matched in 2010.
HOSTETLER'S HEATING UP: Freshman shortstop Bennett Hostetler hit .308 and tallied his first collegiate home run -- a grand slam -- in North Dakota State's three-game series at South Dakota State April 28-29. The Bozeman, Mont., native cleared the bases with a grand slam to left field in the Bison's 11-4 win over the Jackrabbits in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, April 29, in Brookings. During that contest, he posted three hits, two runs scored, four RBIs, a homer and stolen base. He belted his second homer in three games in the Bison's non-league win over Valley City State Tuesday -- a two-run shot to left field in the bottom of the eighth inning.
BUSCH GETTING ON BASE: Junior outfielder Logan Busch has an 18 game on-base streak entering Friday's game. At South Dakota State April 28-29, Busch hit a team-best .385 with five hits and two doubles.
ROHDE ROLLING: Freshman infielder Tucker Rohde is hitting .370 with 10 hits, six runs, a double and four RBIs in his last nine 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.
ABERCROMBIE ACCELERATING IN THE BATTER'S BOX: In his last 11 games, sophomore outfielder Alec Abercrombie is hitting .375 with 12 hits, seven runs scored, two doubles, one triple, seven RBIs, five walks and four stolen bases. On the season, the Shoreview, Minn., native is second on the team with six stolen bases in seven attempts.
PITCHING CONSISTENCY: Bison RHP Reed Pfannenstein has compiled a 1.73 ERA and is 4-0 in his last five appearances and starts on the mound. In 36.1 innings, he has allowed only seven earned runs on 26 hits with 21 strikeouts and 10 walks.
HARMS SHUTTING DOWN OPPONENTS: In his last five starts, RHP Jordan Harms has allowed just six earned runs (eight total runs) on 23 hits with 22 strikeouts in 28.1 innings. Entering the week, he ranks fourth in The Summit League with a 3.26 ERA.
CLOSING THE DOOR: NDSU right-handed closer Kevin Folman leads the team and is third 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 28 free passes, while Ben Petersen is tied for fourth with 26 walks. As a team, North Dakota State leads The Summit League with 170 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 40 times through 43 games.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Mason Pierzchalski (Feb. 19), Ben Petersen (March 6) and Luke Lind (March 13, May 1) have received Summit League Player of the Week honors this season.
EIGHT CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASONS: North Dakota State has reached the 20-win mark eight 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 237-270 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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