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Bison Play Fort Wayne in Crucial Summit League Series May 11-13 at Newman Outdoor Field
5/10/2018 4:11:00 PM | Baseball
Game 1: North Dakota State vs. Fort Wayne
Friday, May 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM & 92.7 FM (Jeff Culhane, pxp; Keith Brake, color)
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 2: North Dakota State vs. Fort Wayne
Saturday, May 12 | 1 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: TBA
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 3: North Dakota State vs. Fort Wayne
Sunday, May 13 | 1 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM & 92.7 FM (Jeff Culhane, pxp; Keith Brake, color)
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
NDSU Game Notes | NDSU Baseball on Twitter
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (19-22, 9-13 Summit League) is slated to play the Fort Wayne Mastodons (10-31, 6-18 Summit League) in a crucial three-game Summit League series May 11-13 at Newman Outdoor Field. The series opener is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, with games two and three slated for 1 p.m. first pitches Saturday, May 12, and Sunday, May 13.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Bison 1660 AM and 92.7 FM are scheduled to air all three games in the series this weekend with Jeff Culhane calling the action and Keith Brake providing color commentary. If the NDSU softball team advances to The Summit League Softball Championship game scheduled for Saturday, the game that day will not be on the radio. Live video, live audio and live stats will be available for all three games.
SERIES HISTORY: The three-game series against Fort Wayne this weekend will mark meetings 55-57 in the all-time series that dates back to 2006. NDSU leads the series, 31-23. The Bison swept a three-game series in Fort Wayne, Ind., earlier this season.
BISON NOTES: North Dakota State enters the weekend at 19-22 overall and 9-13 in Summit League play after rolling to a 10-0 win in seven innings over Concordia-Moorhead in a non-league contest Tuesday evening ... Through 41 contests, NDSU is lead at the plate by senior infielder Mason Pierzchalski (.297 avg., 15 R, 47 H, 9 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 28 RBI, 14 BB), sophomore outfielder Carter Thompson (.349 avg., 11 R, 22 H, 5 2B, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 4 BB) and redshirt junior outfielder Jayse McLean (.266 avg., 31 R, 38 H, 5 2B, 4 3B, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 23 BB, 6 SB) ... On the mound, North Dakota State is paced by senior left-handed starter Blake Stockert (4.29 ERA, 4-3, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 50.1 IP, 58 H, 28 R, 24 ER, 18 BB, 48 SO), sophomore right-handed starter Riley Johnson (4.77 ERA, 4-6, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 71.2 IP, 72 H, 45 R, 38 ER, 31 BB, 56 SO), and senior closer Kevin Folman (2.41 ERA, 3-3, 5 SV, 37.1 IP, 32 H, 13 R, 10 ER, 7 BB, 42 SO) ... As a team, NDSU leads The Summit League in fielding (.976 fielding percentage), ranks third in ERA (4.61) and fifth in batting average (.247) ... NDSU was picked to finish third in The Summit League preseason poll.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The Fort Wayne Mastodons come into the weekend with an overall record of 10-31 and a Summit League mark of 6-18 after losing a non-league game Tuesday at Purdue, 27-3 ... Through 41 games, Fort Wayne is led offensively by sophomore infielder Travis Upp (.305 avg., 21 R, 40 H, 8 2B, 2 HR, 21 RBI, 15 BB, 2 SB) ... Senior infielder Brady Hettinger leads the team and ranks fifth in The Summit League with 11 stolen bases ... On the mound, the Mastodons are paced by redshirt senior right-handed starter Brandon Phelps (5.37 ERA, 4-5, 2 CG, 67.0 IP, 87 H, 51 R, 40 ER, 24 BB, 54 SO) ... As a team, Fort Wayne ranks fourth in the league in batting average (.250), and last in both ERA (7.72) and fielding (.945 fielding percentage) ... The Mastodons were picked to finish sixth in The Summit League preseason poll ... Fort Wayne is under the direction of 10th season head coach Bobby Pierce.
MCLEAN VOTED TO GOOGLE CLOUD ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT® 6 BASEBALL TEAM: Redshirt junior outfielder Jayse McLean was voted to the Google Cloud Academic All-District ® 6 Division I Baseball Team announced Thursday, May 10, and selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America. This is McLean's inaugural selection to the team and the first NDSU honoree since Tim Colwell in 2014. McLean boasts a perfect 4.00 grade-point average majoring in mechanical engineering. He is now eligible for the Academic All-America® Team ballot, which will be released in June.
SUMMIT LEAGUE WEEKLY HONORS: Player of the Week: OF Carter Thompson (April 30), IF Mason Pierzchalski (March 4), OF Logan Busch (Feb. 26); Pitcher of the Week: LHP Blake Stockert (April 9), RHP Riley Johnson (Feb. 26, March 26)
FOLMAN CLOSING IN CAREER SAVES RECORD: Kevin Folman is currently fourth in career saves at North Dakota State with 14. He is just four saves away from tying Neil Wagner for most career saves (18 from 2003-05). With one more save, he will tie Chris Bartosiewski (1994-97) and Kyle Kingsley (2010-13) for second in career saves.
FEARING ASCENDING NDSU CAREER RECORD CHARTS: Drew Fearing is the all-time leader in walks at NDSU with 89 and continues to climb the career record charts in other categories entering Friday. The Osakis, Minn., native is second in fielding assists (471), tied for fourth in stolen bases (41), sixth in games started (180), ninth in games played (184) and 10th in fielding chances (815).
BISON SWINGING FOR THE FENCES AT RECORD PACE: Through nine home games at Newman Outdoor Field this season, NDSU has clubbed eight homers, surpassing last season's total of five in 19 games. Carter Thompson has gone yard a team-high three times at home this season, while McLean has blasted two homers at Newman Outdoor Field. Matt Elsenpeter, Tucker Rohde and Bennett Hostetler have each swung for the fences one time at home in 2018.
NOTABLE HITTING AND ON-BASE STREAKS: Hitting: Mason Pierzchalski and Carter Thompson are on a team-high seven-game hitting streak ... Logan Busch is riding a five-game hitting streak ... On-base: Drew Fearing has reached base safely in his last nine games, while Thompson and Pierzchalski have both gotten on-base successfully in their last seven contests.
TURNING TWO: The Bison lead The Summit League and rank 60th in NCAA Division I baseball in double plays turned through 41 games this season with 39. NDSU is 24th in double plays per game with 0.95 turned per game. North Dakota State set a new single-season record with 53 double plays in 2017.
PIERZCHALSKI AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS: After 41 games, Mason Pierzchalski ranks third in The Summit League with nine doubles, fifth in RBI (28) and sixth in hits (47).
ELSENPETER ACCELERATING IN LEAGUE PLAY: Matt Elsenpeter is hitting a team-high .316 in NDSU's 22 Summit League games. The Watertown, Minn., native has eight runs, 25 hits, three doubles, one homer and 11 RBI in league action heading into Wednesday.
GETTING ON BASE ... THE PAINFUL WAY: NDSU is second in The Summit League with 37 hit batters through 41 games. Individually, Bennett Hostetler is fifth in the league with eight HBP, while Matt Elsenpeter is tied for 10th with five HBP.
TRIPLE LEADERS: Through 41 games, NDSU leads The Summit League with 17 triples. Bennett Hostetler and Jayse McLean have hit a team and league-best four triples.
DEFENDING AT A HIGH LEVEL: Through 22 Summit League games, the Bison have only committed 18 errors for an impressive .977 fielding percentage. On the season, NDSU leads The Summit League and ranks 40th nationally with a .976 fielding percentage in 41 games.
EIGHT CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASONS: North Dakota State has reached the 20-win mark eight straight seasons. The Bison have qualified for six Summit League tournaments, winning the tournament championship in 2014 and reaching the championship game in four of the last six seasons. This is NDSU's 11th season in The Summit League after three seasons as a Division I independent.
THE COACH: Tod Brown is in his 11th season as the head coach for the Bison and has a 266-295 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 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM & 92.7 FM (Jeff Culhane, pxp; Keith Brake, color)
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 2: North Dakota State vs. Fort Wayne
Saturday, May 12 | 1 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: TBA
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
Game 3: North Dakota State vs. Fort Wayne
Sunday, May 13 | 1 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM & 92.7 FM (Jeff Culhane, pxp; Keith Brake, color)
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
NDSU Game Notes | NDSU Baseball on Twitter
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (19-22, 9-13 Summit League) is slated to play the Fort Wayne Mastodons (10-31, 6-18 Summit League) in a crucial three-game Summit League series May 11-13 at Newman Outdoor Field. The series opener is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, with games two and three slated for 1 p.m. first pitches Saturday, May 12, and Sunday, May 13.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Bison 1660 AM and 92.7 FM are scheduled to air all three games in the series this weekend with Jeff Culhane calling the action and Keith Brake providing color commentary. If the NDSU softball team advances to The Summit League Softball Championship game scheduled for Saturday, the game that day will not be on the radio. Live video, live audio and live stats will be available for all three games.
SERIES HISTORY: The three-game series against Fort Wayne this weekend will mark meetings 55-57 in the all-time series that dates back to 2006. NDSU leads the series, 31-23. The Bison swept a three-game series in Fort Wayne, Ind., earlier this season.
BISON NOTES: North Dakota State enters the weekend at 19-22 overall and 9-13 in Summit League play after rolling to a 10-0 win in seven innings over Concordia-Moorhead in a non-league contest Tuesday evening ... Through 41 contests, NDSU is lead at the plate by senior infielder Mason Pierzchalski (.297 avg., 15 R, 47 H, 9 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 28 RBI, 14 BB), sophomore outfielder Carter Thompson (.349 avg., 11 R, 22 H, 5 2B, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 4 BB) and redshirt junior outfielder Jayse McLean (.266 avg., 31 R, 38 H, 5 2B, 4 3B, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 23 BB, 6 SB) ... On the mound, North Dakota State is paced by senior left-handed starter Blake Stockert (4.29 ERA, 4-3, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 50.1 IP, 58 H, 28 R, 24 ER, 18 BB, 48 SO), sophomore right-handed starter Riley Johnson (4.77 ERA, 4-6, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 71.2 IP, 72 H, 45 R, 38 ER, 31 BB, 56 SO), and senior closer Kevin Folman (2.41 ERA, 3-3, 5 SV, 37.1 IP, 32 H, 13 R, 10 ER, 7 BB, 42 SO) ... As a team, NDSU leads The Summit League in fielding (.976 fielding percentage), ranks third in ERA (4.61) and fifth in batting average (.247) ... NDSU was picked to finish third in The Summit League preseason poll.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The Fort Wayne Mastodons come into the weekend with an overall record of 10-31 and a Summit League mark of 6-18 after losing a non-league game Tuesday at Purdue, 27-3 ... Through 41 games, Fort Wayne is led offensively by sophomore infielder Travis Upp (.305 avg., 21 R, 40 H, 8 2B, 2 HR, 21 RBI, 15 BB, 2 SB) ... Senior infielder Brady Hettinger leads the team and ranks fifth in The Summit League with 11 stolen bases ... On the mound, the Mastodons are paced by redshirt senior right-handed starter Brandon Phelps (5.37 ERA, 4-5, 2 CG, 67.0 IP, 87 H, 51 R, 40 ER, 24 BB, 54 SO) ... As a team, Fort Wayne ranks fourth in the league in batting average (.250), and last in both ERA (7.72) and fielding (.945 fielding percentage) ... The Mastodons were picked to finish sixth in The Summit League preseason poll ... Fort Wayne is under the direction of 10th season head coach Bobby Pierce.
MCLEAN VOTED TO GOOGLE CLOUD ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT® 6 BASEBALL TEAM: Redshirt junior outfielder Jayse McLean was voted to the Google Cloud Academic All-District ® 6 Division I Baseball Team announced Thursday, May 10, and selected by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America. This is McLean's inaugural selection to the team and the first NDSU honoree since Tim Colwell in 2014. McLean boasts a perfect 4.00 grade-point average majoring in mechanical engineering. He is now eligible for the Academic All-America® Team ballot, which will be released in June.
SUMMIT LEAGUE WEEKLY HONORS: Player of the Week: OF Carter Thompson (April 30), IF Mason Pierzchalski (March 4), OF Logan Busch (Feb. 26); Pitcher of the Week: LHP Blake Stockert (April 9), RHP Riley Johnson (Feb. 26, March 26)
FOLMAN CLOSING IN CAREER SAVES RECORD: Kevin Folman is currently fourth in career saves at North Dakota State with 14. He is just four saves away from tying Neil Wagner for most career saves (18 from 2003-05). With one more save, he will tie Chris Bartosiewski (1994-97) and Kyle Kingsley (2010-13) for second in career saves.
FEARING ASCENDING NDSU CAREER RECORD CHARTS: Drew Fearing is the all-time leader in walks at NDSU with 89 and continues to climb the career record charts in other categories entering Friday. The Osakis, Minn., native is second in fielding assists (471), tied for fourth in stolen bases (41), sixth in games started (180), ninth in games played (184) and 10th in fielding chances (815).
BISON SWINGING FOR THE FENCES AT RECORD PACE: Through nine home games at Newman Outdoor Field this season, NDSU has clubbed eight homers, surpassing last season's total of five in 19 games. Carter Thompson has gone yard a team-high three times at home this season, while McLean has blasted two homers at Newman Outdoor Field. Matt Elsenpeter, Tucker Rohde and Bennett Hostetler have each swung for the fences one time at home in 2018.
NOTABLE HITTING AND ON-BASE STREAKS: Hitting: Mason Pierzchalski and Carter Thompson are on a team-high seven-game hitting streak ... Logan Busch is riding a five-game hitting streak ... On-base: Drew Fearing has reached base safely in his last nine games, while Thompson and Pierzchalski have both gotten on-base successfully in their last seven contests.
TURNING TWO: The Bison lead The Summit League and rank 60th in NCAA Division I baseball in double plays turned through 41 games this season with 39. NDSU is 24th in double plays per game with 0.95 turned per game. North Dakota State set a new single-season record with 53 double plays in 2017.
PIERZCHALSKI AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS: After 41 games, Mason Pierzchalski ranks third in The Summit League with nine doubles, fifth in RBI (28) and sixth in hits (47).
ELSENPETER ACCELERATING IN LEAGUE PLAY: Matt Elsenpeter is hitting a team-high .316 in NDSU's 22 Summit League games. The Watertown, Minn., native has eight runs, 25 hits, three doubles, one homer and 11 RBI in league action heading into Wednesday.
GETTING ON BASE ... THE PAINFUL WAY: NDSU is second in The Summit League with 37 hit batters through 41 games. Individually, Bennett Hostetler is fifth in the league with eight HBP, while Matt Elsenpeter is tied for 10th with five HBP.
TRIPLE LEADERS: Through 41 games, NDSU leads The Summit League with 17 triples. Bennett Hostetler and Jayse McLean have hit a team and league-best four triples.
DEFENDING AT A HIGH LEVEL: Through 22 Summit League games, the Bison have only committed 18 errors for an impressive .977 fielding percentage. On the season, NDSU leads The Summit League and ranks 40th nationally with a .976 fielding percentage in 41 games.
EIGHT CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASONS: North Dakota State has reached the 20-win mark eight straight seasons. The Bison have qualified for six Summit League tournaments, winning the tournament championship in 2014 and reaching the championship game in four of the last six seasons. This is NDSU's 11th season in The Summit League after three seasons as a Division I independent.
THE COACH: Tod Brown is in his 11th season as the head coach for the Bison and has a 266-295 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
- Won school-record 19 Summit League games in 2017
- Combined record of 60-50 (.545) over the last two seasons (2016 and 2017)
- 91-47 (.659) record at home since 2010
- .529 winning percentage over the last six seasons
- Four Summit League championship game appearances in the past six seasons
- Six Summit League tournament appearances in the last seven years
- 25 All-Summit League honorees, including eight first team selections
- 21 players who have signed professional contracts
- Coached three NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients: Wes Satzinger (2014), John Straka (2013) and Kole Zimmerman (2008)
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