Bison Beat Vikings on Malec Home Run

Tuesday, April 27

Fargo, N.D.

5:30 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

26-12

Valley City State

17-24

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Valley City State	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	8	2
North Dakota State	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	9	1

Photo by: Tim Sanger

Bison Beat Vikings on Malec Home Run

4/27/2021 9:29:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score NDSU - Valley City State Box Score

FARGO, N.D. - Senior Jake Malec hit his seventh home run of the season in the bottom of the 11th inning Tuesday, as the North Dakota State baseball team beat Valley City State 5-3.

The Bison improved to 26-12 overall, while Valley City State dropped to 17-24. NDSU will travel to Lawrence, Kan. on Friday for the first of a three-game series against Kansas. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Malec led the Bison with three hits, while Charley Hesse and Jack Simonsen each had a pair. Malec also drove in two runs and scored twice. Hunter Koep had a no-decision in the start on the mound, as he tossed two innings, allowing an unearned run on a hit and a walk, while striking out one. Zach Smith struck out three in two innings of work. Parker Harm struck out three in 1.1 innings, while allowing a run on two hits. Wyatt Nelson earned the victory, as he improved to 1-1 in two innings of work. Nelson struck out one, while allowing a hit.

The Vikings struck first in the first inning, scoring a run off an infield error. NDSU quickly took the lead back, as Malec scored while Bennett Hostetler reached on a dropped fly ball. Tucker Rohde then hit a sacrifice fly that brought in Peter Brookshaw for a 2-1 NDSU lead. The Bison extended the lead to 3-1 on a solo home run from Simonsen in the fourth inning, his fifth of the year. Valley City State scored on a single up the middle in the sixth and tied the game on a two-out single up the middle in the ninth. With one out in the ninth, Malec hit the home run to drive in Calen Schwabe for the Bison victory.