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North Dakota State Hosts Concordia-Moorhead May 8 to Conclude Non-League Schedule
5/7/2018 11:28:00 PM | Baseball
North Dakota State vs. Concordia-Moorhead
Tuesday, May 8 | 6:30 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM & 92.7 FM (Jeff Culhane, pxp)
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
NDSU Game Notes | NDSU Baseball on Twitter
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (18-22) is slated to host the Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers (17-18) for its final non-league game of the season Tuesday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m. at Newman Outdoor Field.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Tuesday's game will air live on Bison 1660 AM and 92.7 FM with Jeff Culhane calling the action. Live stats, live audio and live video will also be available for the game at www.GoBison.com.
SERIES HISTORY: Tuesday's contest vs. Concordia-Moorhead will be the 93rd meeting in the all-time series that dates all the way back to 1909. NDSU leads the series, 58-33-1. The Bison and Cobbers last met during the 2016 season, with NDSU winning two games in Fargo, 10-1 and 4-3 in 10 innings.
BISON NOTES: North Dakota State comes into the week with an overall record of 18-22 after losing three games at home against Summit League-leading Oral Roberts May 4-6 ... Through 40 games, the Bison are led at the plate by senior infielder Mason Pierzchalski (.290 avg., 14 R, 45 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 14 BB) and redshirt junior outfielder Jayse McLean (.270 avg., 30 R, 38 H, 5 2B, 4 3B, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 22 BB, 6 SB) ... On the mound, NDSU is paced by senior LHP Blake Stockert (4.29 ERA, 4-3, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 50.1 IP, 58 H, 28 R, 24 ER, 18 BB, 48 SO) and senior RHP 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, the Bison lead The Summit League in fielding (.975 fielding percentage), rank third in pitching (4.70 ERA) and fifth in hitting (.242 batting average) ... North Dakota State was picked to finish third in The Summit League preseason poll.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers enter Tuesday with an overall record of 17-18 after sweeping a doubleheader at Macalester College Monday ... Through 35 contests, Concordia is paced offensively by senior outfielder Chad Johnson (.301 avg., 16 R, 34 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 14 BB, 11 SB) and senior RHP/infielder Nate Leintz (.277 avg., 13 R, 31 H, 6 2B, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 6 BB, 4 HBP) ... On the mound, the Cobbers are led by sophomore RHP Austin Ver Steeg (1.25 ERA, 3-0, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 2 SV, 36.0 IP, 26 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 9 BB, 34 SO) ... As a team, Concordia has a .255 batting average, 4.24 ERA and .949 fielding percentage ... The Cobbers were picked to finish fifth out of 11 teams in the MIAC preseason poll ... Concordia is under the leadership of fourth season head coach Chris Coste.
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)
ROHDE HITS FIRST-CAREER HOMER: Sophomore Tucker Rohde hit his first collegiate home run in NDSU's game against Oral Roberts Sunday, May 6. The Scottsdale, Ariz., belted a solo shot over the right field wall in the bottom of the fourth inning.
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 Tuesday. The Osakis, Minn., native is second in fielding assists (470), tied for fourth in stolen bases (41), sixth in games started (180), ninth in games played (183) and 10th in fielding chances (814).
BISON SWINGING FOR THE FENCES AT RECORD PACE: Through eight home games at Newman Outdoor Field this season, NDSU has clubbed seven homers, surpassing last season's total of five in 19 games. Jayse McLean and Tucker Rohde went deep against Oral Roberts May 6.
NOTABLE HITTING AND ON-BASE STREAKS: Hitting: Mason Pierzchalski and Carter Thompson are on a team-high six-game hitting streak ... Logan Busch is riding a four-game hitting streak ... On-base: Drew Fearing has reached base safely in his last eight games, while Thompson and Pierzchalski have both gotten on-base successfully in their last six contests.
TURNING TWO: The Bison lead The Summit League and rank 69th in NCAA Division I baseball in double plays turned through 40 games this season with 38. NDSU is 26th 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 40 games, Mason Pierzchalski ranks third in The Summit League with nine doubles, fifth in RBI (27) and seventh in hits (45).
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 36 hit batters through 40 games. Individually, Bennett Hostetler is fifth in the league with seven HBP, while Matt Elsenpeter is tied for 10th with five HBP.
TRIPLE LEADERS: Through 40 games, NDSU leads The Summit League with 16 triples. Bennett Hostetler has 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 47th nationally with a .975 fielding percentage in 40 games.
JOHNSON THROWS SIXTH NO-HITTER IN PROGRAM HISTORY: Riley Johnson tossed the sixth no-hitter in NDSU program history, and the first no-hitter of the 2018 college baseball season in NDSU's 2-0 win over Central Connecticut State Feb. 23. Johnson was the first Bison to throw a no-no since Jay Mitchell accomplished the feat against Augustana (S.D.) in 2004. During his nine, no-hit innings, Johnson collected a career-high eight strikeouts while tallying only one walk. For his efforts, he was named one of Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week.
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 265-295 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:
Tuesday, May 8 | 6:30 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. (Newman Outdoor Field)
Radio: Bison 1660 AM & 92.7 FM (Jeff Culhane, pxp)
Live Stats | Live Audio | Live Video
NDSU Game Notes | NDSU Baseball on Twitter
SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (18-22) is slated to host the Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers (17-18) for its final non-league game of the season Tuesday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m. at Newman Outdoor Field.
MEDIA COVERAGE: Tuesday's game will air live on Bison 1660 AM and 92.7 FM with Jeff Culhane calling the action. Live stats, live audio and live video will also be available for the game at www.GoBison.com.
SERIES HISTORY: Tuesday's contest vs. Concordia-Moorhead will be the 93rd meeting in the all-time series that dates all the way back to 1909. NDSU leads the series, 58-33-1. The Bison and Cobbers last met during the 2016 season, with NDSU winning two games in Fargo, 10-1 and 4-3 in 10 innings.
BISON NOTES: North Dakota State comes into the week with an overall record of 18-22 after losing three games at home against Summit League-leading Oral Roberts May 4-6 ... Through 40 games, the Bison are led at the plate by senior infielder Mason Pierzchalski (.290 avg., 14 R, 45 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 14 BB) and redshirt junior outfielder Jayse McLean (.270 avg., 30 R, 38 H, 5 2B, 4 3B, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 22 BB, 6 SB) ... On the mound, NDSU is paced by senior LHP Blake Stockert (4.29 ERA, 4-3, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 50.1 IP, 58 H, 28 R, 24 ER, 18 BB, 48 SO) and senior RHP 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, the Bison lead The Summit League in fielding (.975 fielding percentage), rank third in pitching (4.70 ERA) and fifth in hitting (.242 batting average) ... North Dakota State was picked to finish third in The Summit League preseason poll.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers enter Tuesday with an overall record of 17-18 after sweeping a doubleheader at Macalester College Monday ... Through 35 contests, Concordia is paced offensively by senior outfielder Chad Johnson (.301 avg., 16 R, 34 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 14 BB, 11 SB) and senior RHP/infielder Nate Leintz (.277 avg., 13 R, 31 H, 6 2B, 1 HR, 24 RBI, 6 BB, 4 HBP) ... On the mound, the Cobbers are led by sophomore RHP Austin Ver Steeg (1.25 ERA, 3-0, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 2 SV, 36.0 IP, 26 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 9 BB, 34 SO) ... As a team, Concordia has a .255 batting average, 4.24 ERA and .949 fielding percentage ... The Cobbers were picked to finish fifth out of 11 teams in the MIAC preseason poll ... Concordia is under the leadership of fourth season head coach Chris Coste.
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)
ROHDE HITS FIRST-CAREER HOMER: Sophomore Tucker Rohde hit his first collegiate home run in NDSU's game against Oral Roberts Sunday, May 6. The Scottsdale, Ariz., belted a solo shot over the right field wall in the bottom of the fourth inning.
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 Tuesday. The Osakis, Minn., native is second in fielding assists (470), tied for fourth in stolen bases (41), sixth in games started (180), ninth in games played (183) and 10th in fielding chances (814).
BISON SWINGING FOR THE FENCES AT RECORD PACE: Through eight home games at Newman Outdoor Field this season, NDSU has clubbed seven homers, surpassing last season's total of five in 19 games. Jayse McLean and Tucker Rohde went deep against Oral Roberts May 6.
NOTABLE HITTING AND ON-BASE STREAKS: Hitting: Mason Pierzchalski and Carter Thompson are on a team-high six-game hitting streak ... Logan Busch is riding a four-game hitting streak ... On-base: Drew Fearing has reached base safely in his last eight games, while Thompson and Pierzchalski have both gotten on-base successfully in their last six contests.
TURNING TWO: The Bison lead The Summit League and rank 69th in NCAA Division I baseball in double plays turned through 40 games this season with 38. NDSU is 26th 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 40 games, Mason Pierzchalski ranks third in The Summit League with nine doubles, fifth in RBI (27) and seventh in hits (45).
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 36 hit batters through 40 games. Individually, Bennett Hostetler is fifth in the league with seven HBP, while Matt Elsenpeter is tied for 10th with five HBP.
TRIPLE LEADERS: Through 40 games, NDSU leads The Summit League with 16 triples. Bennett Hostetler has 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 47th nationally with a .975 fielding percentage in 40 games.
JOHNSON THROWS SIXTH NO-HITTER IN PROGRAM HISTORY: Riley Johnson tossed the sixth no-hitter in NDSU program history, and the first no-hitter of the 2018 college baseball season in NDSU's 2-0 win over Central Connecticut State Feb. 23. Johnson was the first Bison to throw a no-no since Jay Mitchell accomplished the feat against Augustana (S.D.) in 2004. During his nine, no-hit innings, Johnson collected a career-high eight strikeouts while tallying only one walk. For his efforts, he was named one of Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week.
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 265-295 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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