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NDSU Falls to Omaha in Summit League Championship
5/28/2022 7:58:00 PM | Baseball
TULSA, Okla. – The North Dakota State baseball team came up short against Omaha, 5-3, at the Summit League Championship on Saturday afternoon at J.L. Johnson Stadium.
With the loss, NDSU finishes its season with a 31-19 overall record. The Bison, who won their first Summit League regular season title, reached the 30-win mark for only the seventh time in program history. Omaha (26-30) advances to face Oral Roberts (37-18) in the final round of the Summit League Championship tomorrow at 1:05 p.m.
The Mavericks started fast after Eduardo Rosario connected on a two RBI home run in the opening inning to make the score 2-0. Jack Simonsen cut the deficit in half, 2-1, in the bottom of the first after he sent an RBI single into left.
Omaha responded to add a run in the third after Jack Lombardi connected on an RBI single into left and then homered in the sixth to increase the Maverick lead to 4-1. Logan Williams responded for NDSU with a two RBI home run of his own to pull the Bison back within one, 4-3, in the sixth.
The contest then went scoreless for two innings until Lombardi added insurance in the ninth with an RBI single into right to extend the edge to 5-3. The Bison made one final comeback attempt after Cadyn Schwabe was hit by a pitch and Terrell Huggins singled in the ninth. However, the Mavericks sealed the 5-3 win after Calen Schwabe grounded into a double play to end the contest.
Druw Sackett led the Bison with two hits and two runs. Williams added two hits, including a double and team-high 12th home run of the season. He also added two RBI and one run to his stat line.
Evan Sankey (5-4) made the start on the mound and tossed two strikeouts with one walk over 5.1 innings. Jake Drew also provided 3.0 innings of relief and contributed two strikeouts.
With the loss, NDSU finishes its season with a 31-19 overall record. The Bison, who won their first Summit League regular season title, reached the 30-win mark for only the seventh time in program history. Omaha (26-30) advances to face Oral Roberts (37-18) in the final round of the Summit League Championship tomorrow at 1:05 p.m.
The Mavericks started fast after Eduardo Rosario connected on a two RBI home run in the opening inning to make the score 2-0. Jack Simonsen cut the deficit in half, 2-1, in the bottom of the first after he sent an RBI single into left.
Omaha responded to add a run in the third after Jack Lombardi connected on an RBI single into left and then homered in the sixth to increase the Maverick lead to 4-1. Logan Williams responded for NDSU with a two RBI home run of his own to pull the Bison back within one, 4-3, in the sixth.
The contest then went scoreless for two innings until Lombardi added insurance in the ninth with an RBI single into right to extend the edge to 5-3. The Bison made one final comeback attempt after Cadyn Schwabe was hit by a pitch and Terrell Huggins singled in the ninth. However, the Mavericks sealed the 5-3 win after Calen Schwabe grounded into a double play to end the contest.
Druw Sackett led the Bison with two hits and two runs. Williams added two hits, including a double and team-high 12th home run of the season. He also added two RBI and one run to his stat line.
Evan Sankey (5-4) made the start on the mound and tossed two strikeouts with one walk over 5.1 innings. Jake Drew also provided 3.0 innings of relief and contributed two strikeouts.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Charlie Bell (5-5)
L: Sankey, Evan (5-4)
S: Harrison Kreiling (2)
Batting:
2B: Mike Boeve 2 ; Eduardo Rosario 1
HR: Eduardo Rosario 1 ; Jack Lombardi 1
RBI: Eduardo Rosario 2 ; Jack Lombardi 3
SH: Eduardo Rosario 1 ; Devin Hurdle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mike Boeve 2 ; Eduardo Rosario 2 ; Jack Lombardi 1
SB: Will Hanafan 1
HBP: Eddie Satisky 1

Batting:
2B: Williams, Logan 1
HR: Williams, Logan 1
RBI: Williams, Logan 2 ; Simonsen, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sackett, Druw 2 ; Williams, Logan 1
HBP: Schwabe, Cadyn 2
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