THIS WEEK
The North Dakota State (1-11) baseball team travels to Texas for a three-game series with Texas State (7-5) beginning on Friday at 6:00 p.m.
 
COVERAGE
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LOOKING BACK AT THE ARIZONA TRIP
The Bison fell short against Arizona State and Arizona with two of the four games being decided by one run. Terrell Huggins paced the Bison with a .467 batting average to go along with a team-high seven hits, including three doubles and one home run. Zach Kluvers started all four games of the trip and registered a .357 batting average with five hits and three runs.
 
THE BROOKSHAW SHOW
Peter Brookshaw has started all 12 games this season and is currently on a team-best seven-game hit streak. On the Arizona trip last week, Brookshaw tallied six hits with a team-best three home runs and one double. The Prescott, Wis., native also added a team-best five RBI and four runs to his stat line.
 
GOIN' FOR TWO
Terrell Huggins has already tied a career-high six doubles this season. That total leads the Summit League and ranks 27th in the nation. Peter Brookshaw has also totaled five doubles this season, which ranks fourth in the Summit League.
 
THE DOUBLE MACHINE
After not hitting double in each of the first three games this season, Peter Brookshaw tied a career-high and program record three doubles in the series finale against Sacramento State. It marked the second time in his career he notched three doubles in a game with the first coming in his Bison debut at Sacramento State on Feb. 16, 2019. With five doubles this season, Brookshaw has increased his career total to 37, which ranks tied for eighth place all-time in NDSU history.
 
CONSISTENTLY PRODUCING
Cadyn Schwabe, Peter Brookshaw and Drew Sackett are the only Bison to start all 12 games this season. Schwabe leads NDSU in on-base percentage (.456), runs (11) and stolen bases (6). Druw Sackett leads the Bison in RBI (11) and home runs (3), while Brookshaw has also connected on a team-high three home runs.
 
TEXAS CONNECTIONS
Dallan Quigley is the only Bison on the roster from the state of Texas and is a native of Lubbock, Texas. Prior to joining NDSU this season, Quigley spent last season at Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas.
 
ON THE MOUND
Through the first three weeks of the season, NDSU has had 11 different pitchers appear on the mound for at least 2.0 innings. Cade Feeney has made three starts and thrown a team-high 20 strikeouts over 12.0 innings. Tristen Roehrich has also made three starts with 15 strikeouts and is limiting opponents to a .259 batting average.
 
KINGS OF THE ROAD
The Bison are set to play 39 of 52 regular season games away from home, including the first 34 straight before making their home debut on April 18 against Mayville State.
 
Last season, NDSU ended up playing its first 37 games on the road after weather forced schedule changes. The Bison went on to register at least one win in 10 different states.
 
RAISING THE BAR
The Bison finished last season with a 31-19 (17-5 Summit) overall record and reached the 30-win mark for only the seventh time in program history. It also marked the first time NDSU won 30 or more games in back-to-back seasons in program history after the Bison won a program record 42 games 2021. NDSU also reached the 15-win mark for the second straight season and sixth time overall in conference play since joining the Summit League in 2008.
 
THE CHALLENGING SCHEDULE AHEAD
The Bison are set to play a challenging schedule this season that features 52 regular season contests across eight states against opponents from nine different conferences. NDSU will also face five opponents that participated in the NCAA Tournament last season, including Arizona, Texas State, Texas, Texas Tech and Oral Roberts. Additionally, the Bison will play 39 of 52 games away from home, including the first 34 straight before making their home debut on April 18 against Mayville State.
 
SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
The Bison were picked second in the Summit League Preseason Poll. Oral Roberts earned the top spot with 42 points and six first-place votes. NDSU, who won its first regular season Summit League Championship in program history last year, was in second with 36 points and one first-place vote, while Omaha closed out the top three in third place with 30 points.
 
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYERS TO WATCH
Peter Brookshaw and Cade Feeney were named to the Summit League Players to Watch list. Brookshaw started 46 games last season and led the Bison in RBI (46) and runs (36). He also ranked second on the team in hits (52), stolen bases (13) and home runs (8).
 
Feeney made 14 starts and tossed a team-high 62 strikeouts over 79.1 innings. He also posted a 7-3 overall record on the mound and his seven wins last season ranked tied for seventh place on the NDSU single-season list.
 
YEAR TWO UNDER OAKES
In his first season as head coach last season, Tyler Oakes guided NDSU to its first Summit League regular season title in program history after assembling a 30-17 (17-5 Summit) overall record. It marked only the seventh time in program history the Bison have reached the 30-win mark. NDSU began the season playing each of its first 37 games on the road and were the last Division I team to play a home game. Oakes became the first coach in NDSU baseball history to earn Summit League Coach of the Year honors.
 
THE SUMMIT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP COMES TO FARGO
NDSU will host the Summit League Baseball Championship at Newman Outdoor Field on May 24-27 for the first time in program history. It will mark the first time NDSU has hosted a postseason baseball event since the 2000 North Central Conference (NCC) tournament. The Bison assembled a 31-19 overall record last season and won their first regular season Summit League championship in program history. 
 
LIGHTS OUT
NDSU returns five pitchers this season that totaled at least 20 strikeouts last season. Cade Feeney totaled a team-high 62 strikeouts over 14 appearances on the mound. The Bison also earned 17 saves last season, which led the Summit League and ranked tied for second all-time in NDSU history. Tristen Roehrich finished the season ranked tied for third in the Summit League with a team-best six saves.
 
MR. DURABILITY
Peter Brookshaw enters the season having started all 179 games he's appeared in over five seasons. The Prescott, Wis., native ranks inside in the top ten in several notable categories in Bison history: most sacrifice flies (T-2nd, 12), most walks (2nd, 95), RBI (6th, 135), at-bats (7th, 695), stolen bases (8th, 38), doubles (8th, 36), triples (T-9th, 8), total bases (T-9th, 291) and most games started (10th, 179)
 
LOVEN CLIMBS THE RANKS
Max Loven begins the season with a chance to leave his mark in Bison history and ranks inside the top 10 in several categories: starts (2nd, 47), innings pitched (4th, 262.1), strikeouts (4th, 213) and wins (T-6th, 16).
 
WHO'S BACK?
NDSU returns 14 letterwinners this season, including five pitchers that tossed at least 20 strikeouts last season. The roster also features six seniors: Terrell Huggins, Peter Brookshaw, Druw Sackett, Max Loven, Shea Zetterman and Tristen Roehrich.
 
WELCOME TO THE SQUAD
The Bison welcome 14 newcomers this season: Kyle Law, Davis Hamilton, Kale Jensen, Parker Puetz, Kale Hopke, Zak Endres, Konnor Kirchoffner, Dallan Quigley, James Dunlap, Jack Steil, Hunter Rosenbaum, Jack Luster, Carson Jacobs and Stephen Lund.
 
THE SERIES VS. TEXAS STATE
This will be the first meeting with Texas State since 1988 with the Bobcats leading the all-time series, 3-0. In the most recent meeting in 1988, NDSU fell short at Texas State, 13-5.
 
UP NEXT
NDSU will continue its road swing at Texas on Tuesday, March 14. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.