Friday, February 18
Abilene, Texas
4:05 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
0-1
3
at
5
Abilene Christian
1-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Abilene Christian | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Photo by: Zachary Lucy
NDSU Drops Season Opener at Abilene Christian, 5-3
2/18/2022 8:15:00 PM | Baseball
ABILENE, Texas – Abilene Christian scored two late runs in the eighth inning to edge the North Dakota State baseball team, 5-3, in the season opener at Crutcher Scott Field on Friday night.
After the Wildcats (1-0) grabbed a two-run lead in the opening frame, Will Busch answered for the Bison (0-1) in the second inning connecting on his first career home run to make the score 2-1. Following a run from Abilene Christian in the bottom half of the second, Calen Schwabe delivered a two RBI single into right field to lock the contest, 3-3, in the fourth stanza. The game then went scoreless for three innings until the Wildcats were able to push two runs across in the eighth to steal the 5-3 win.
Busch paced the Bison going 3-of-4 at the plate with two runs and one RBI. Max Loven got the start on the mound and tossed four strikeouts over 4.0 innings. Tristen Roehrich (0-1) picked up the loss and finished the final 4.0 innings with a game-high seven strikeouts.
NDSU will continue its four-game series with Abilene Christian tomorrow. The doubleheader is set to begin at 1:05 p.m.
After the Wildcats (1-0) grabbed a two-run lead in the opening frame, Will Busch answered for the Bison (0-1) in the second inning connecting on his first career home run to make the score 2-1. Following a run from Abilene Christian in the bottom half of the second, Calen Schwabe delivered a two RBI single into right field to lock the contest, 3-3, in the fourth stanza. The game then went scoreless for three innings until the Wildcats were able to push two runs across in the eighth to steal the 5-3 win.
Busch paced the Bison going 3-of-4 at the plate with two runs and one RBI. Max Loven got the start on the mound and tossed four strikeouts over 4.0 innings. Tristen Roehrich (0-1) picked up the loss and finished the final 4.0 innings with a game-high seven strikeouts.
NDSU will continue its four-game series with Abilene Christian tomorrow. The doubleheader is set to begin at 1:05 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tanner Riley (1-0)
L: Roehrich, Tristen (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Schwabe, Calen 1
HR: Busch, Will 1
RBI: Busch, Will 1 ; Schwabe, Calen 2
SH: Schwabe, Cadyn 1 ; Hesse, Charley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Busch, Will 2 ; Hesse, Charley 1
SB: Schwabe, Cadyn 1 ; Schwabe, Calen 1
PO: Hill, Garret 1
Batting:
2B: Grayson Tatrow 1 ; Colton Eager 1
RBI: Colton Eager 2 ; Tommy Cruz 2
SH: Grayson Tatrow 1
SF: Colton Eager 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mitchell Dickson 3 ; Grayson Tatrow 1 ; Bash Randle 1
CS: Bryson Hill 1
HBP: Mitchell Dickson 1 ; Colton Eager 1 ; Miller Ladusau 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
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