Friday, April 15
Omaha, Neb.
6:30 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
at
Omaha
Photo by: Mike Janes
NDSU Continues Summit League Play at Omaha
4/14/2022 2:39:00 PM | Baseball
THIS WEEK
The North Dakota State baseball team is set to travel to Omaha this weekend after weather in the Fargo area forced the series to shift locations. The Bison and the Mavericks will begin the series on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The two teams will then play on Saturday at 2 p.m., before wrapping the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. All three games will be played at Tal Anderson Field.
GAME COVERAGE
Live statistics links will be available on OMavs.com and GoBison.com.
LAST TIME OUT
Tristen Roehrich fired a career-high eight strikeouts to help lead NDSU to its second straight win over St. Thomas, 8-7, on Sunday at Koch Diamond. The Bison totaled nine hits as team, including three home runs. Charley Hesse paced NDSU going 2-of-3 at the plate with a team-best three RBI and two runs.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAY AT A GLANCE
The Bison have won each of their first three Summit League series and have put together a 7-2 overall record. Jack Simonsen leads NDSU in conference play with a team-best .400 batting average with 14 hits, nine runs and nine RBI.
ONE OF THE BEST IN THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
NDSU leads the Summit League in four categories: home runs (1st, 37), home runs per game (1st, 1.28), on-base percentage (1st, .392) and slugging percentage (1st, .451).
Logan Williams also leads the Summit League in home runs (1st, 10) and home runs per game (1st, 0.43). Jake Drew paces the conference in saves (1st, 5), while Calen Schwabe leads the Summit League in sacrifice bunts (1st, 8) and sacrifice bunts per game (1st, .30).
ON HISTORIC PACE
Logan Williams has connected on a team-high 10 home runs this season, which leads the Summit League. His 10 home runs are also the most in the NDSU Division I era in a single season and tied for 11th overall on the NDSU all-time single season list.
Williams assembled a streak of seven games with a home run from March 15-March 27. The NCAA record for consecutive games with a with a home run is nine, which was set by Nevada's Tyler Bosetti in 2021 from April 24-May 9.
Williams had a performance to remember at Northern Colorado with two grand slams and a career-high eight RBI to help the Bison to a 15-1 win. His eight RBI were the most in the NDSU Division I era and one shy of the program record of nine.
THE BAT IS HOT
Through the first 29 games, NDSU has five different players with a batting average of .300 or better. Jack Simonsen has registered a .337 batting average with a team-high 34 hits with 21 RBI. The Sioux Falls, S.D. native has posted a team-high seven doubles with four home runs and two triples.
HITTING THE LONG BALL
The Bison have connected on 37 home runs, which leads the Summit League. Logan Williams paces the conference with 10 home runs, while Peter Brookshaw ranks tied for fifth and has launched a career-high six this season. NDSU is the only team in the Summit League with two different players who have hit six or more home runs.
PLENTY OF ARMS
NDSU has seven different players that have contributed 12 or more strikeouts this season. The pitching staff has compiled 201 total strikeouts and boasts a 4.20 ERA. Cade Feeney paces the Bison with a team-high 38 strikeouts.
LOVEN CLIMBS THE RANKS
Max Loven has made eight appearances on the bump this season and boasts a 4-2 overall record. He has fired 31 total strikeouts to increase his career total to 175, which positions him in seventh place on the all-time NDSU strikeout list. Loven has also totaled 219.1 innings pitched and is slotted in sixth place on the NDSU all-time innings pitched list. He's one of only nine players in program history to pitch in 200 innings or more.
DREW CLOSES THINGS OUT
Jake Drew earned his first win of the season firing three strikeouts with no walks over the final 1.1 innings in the 6-4 comeback win at Western Illinois.
The Alexandria, Minn., native also finished the final inning to preserve the 4-1 win over St. Thomas on April 9 and earned his career-high fifth save of the season. He has contributed nine saves over five seasons and is tied for sixth place on the NDSU all-time saves list.
Additionally, Drew hasn't allowed a run over his last six appearances (6.5 innings) dating back to March 8 at Minnesota.
SCOUTING OMAHA
Omaha has won its last three games and enters the weekend after edging Kansas, 11-10, on Tuesday night. Mike Boeve, who was named the Summit League Player of the Week on Monday, paces the Mavericks with a .380 batting average and leads the conference in hits (41), runs (31) and doubles (14).
THE SERIES VS. OMAHA
NDSU is 6-1 over the last seven meetings against Omaha dating back to 2021. In the most recent meeting last season, the Bison topped the Mavericks, 3-1, in the Summit League Tournament at Tal Anderson Field. Max Loven led the way for NDSU with seven strikeouts over 8.0 innings .
UP NEXT
NDSU travels to Nebraska on Wednesday night. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.
The North Dakota State baseball team is set to travel to Omaha this weekend after weather in the Fargo area forced the series to shift locations. The Bison and the Mavericks will begin the series on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The two teams will then play on Saturday at 2 p.m., before wrapping the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. All three games will be played at Tal Anderson Field.
GAME COVERAGE
Live statistics links will be available on OMavs.com and GoBison.com.
LAST TIME OUT
Tristen Roehrich fired a career-high eight strikeouts to help lead NDSU to its second straight win over St. Thomas, 8-7, on Sunday at Koch Diamond. The Bison totaled nine hits as team, including three home runs. Charley Hesse paced NDSU going 2-of-3 at the plate with a team-best three RBI and two runs.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAY AT A GLANCE
The Bison have won each of their first three Summit League series and have put together a 7-2 overall record. Jack Simonsen leads NDSU in conference play with a team-best .400 batting average with 14 hits, nine runs and nine RBI.
ONE OF THE BEST IN THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
NDSU leads the Summit League in four categories: home runs (1st, 37), home runs per game (1st, 1.28), on-base percentage (1st, .392) and slugging percentage (1st, .451).
Logan Williams also leads the Summit League in home runs (1st, 10) and home runs per game (1st, 0.43). Jake Drew paces the conference in saves (1st, 5), while Calen Schwabe leads the Summit League in sacrifice bunts (1st, 8) and sacrifice bunts per game (1st, .30).
ON HISTORIC PACE
Logan Williams has connected on a team-high 10 home runs this season, which leads the Summit League. His 10 home runs are also the most in the NDSU Division I era in a single season and tied for 11th overall on the NDSU all-time single season list.
Williams assembled a streak of seven games with a home run from March 15-March 27. The NCAA record for consecutive games with a with a home run is nine, which was set by Nevada's Tyler Bosetti in 2021 from April 24-May 9.
Williams had a performance to remember at Northern Colorado with two grand slams and a career-high eight RBI to help the Bison to a 15-1 win. His eight RBI were the most in the NDSU Division I era and one shy of the program record of nine.
THE BAT IS HOT
Through the first 29 games, NDSU has five different players with a batting average of .300 or better. Jack Simonsen has registered a .337 batting average with a team-high 34 hits with 21 RBI. The Sioux Falls, S.D. native has posted a team-high seven doubles with four home runs and two triples.
HITTING THE LONG BALL
The Bison have connected on 37 home runs, which leads the Summit League. Logan Williams paces the conference with 10 home runs, while Peter Brookshaw ranks tied for fifth and has launched a career-high six this season. NDSU is the only team in the Summit League with two different players who have hit six or more home runs.
PLENTY OF ARMS
NDSU has seven different players that have contributed 12 or more strikeouts this season. The pitching staff has compiled 201 total strikeouts and boasts a 4.20 ERA. Cade Feeney paces the Bison with a team-high 38 strikeouts.
LOVEN CLIMBS THE RANKS
Max Loven has made eight appearances on the bump this season and boasts a 4-2 overall record. He has fired 31 total strikeouts to increase his career total to 175, which positions him in seventh place on the all-time NDSU strikeout list. Loven has also totaled 219.1 innings pitched and is slotted in sixth place on the NDSU all-time innings pitched list. He's one of only nine players in program history to pitch in 200 innings or more.
DREW CLOSES THINGS OUT
Jake Drew earned his first win of the season firing three strikeouts with no walks over the final 1.1 innings in the 6-4 comeback win at Western Illinois.
The Alexandria, Minn., native also finished the final inning to preserve the 4-1 win over St. Thomas on April 9 and earned his career-high fifth save of the season. He has contributed nine saves over five seasons and is tied for sixth place on the NDSU all-time saves list.
Additionally, Drew hasn't allowed a run over his last six appearances (6.5 innings) dating back to March 8 at Minnesota.
SCOUTING OMAHA
Omaha has won its last three games and enters the weekend after edging Kansas, 11-10, on Tuesday night. Mike Boeve, who was named the Summit League Player of the Week on Monday, paces the Mavericks with a .380 batting average and leads the conference in hits (41), runs (31) and doubles (14).
THE SERIES VS. OMAHA
NDSU is 6-1 over the last seven meetings against Omaha dating back to 2021. In the most recent meeting last season, the Bison topped the Mavericks, 3-1, in the Summit League Tournament at Tal Anderson Field. Max Loven led the way for NDSU with seven strikeouts over 8.0 innings .
UP NEXT
NDSU travels to Nebraska on Wednesday night. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.
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