THIS WEEK
The North Dakota State (10-24, 6-3 Summit) baseball team is set take on Oral Roberts (27-10, 12-0 Summit) in a three-game series featuring the top two teams in the Summit League. The Bison and Golden Eagles will begin the series on Friday at 3:00 p.m., in Council Bluffs, Iowa at Doc Ross Field.
 
SCHEDULE UPDATES
Due to field conditions and weather in Fargo, the NDSU and Oral Roberts series has shifted to Council Bluffs, Iowa at Doc Ross Field beginning on Friday at 3:00 p.m.
 
COVERAGE
GoBison.com: Live statistics will be available for all three games on GoBison.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
NDSU, who won the first two games of the series, came up short in the finale at St. Thomas, 2-1. Jack Steil tied the game, 1-1, in the ninth with an RBI single before the Tommies hit a walk-off RBI single to win it, 2-1, in the ninth. Parker Puetz made the start on the mound going 6.0 innings with one walk and two strikeouts.
 
BISON IN LEAGUE PLAY
NDSU has fought its way through a tough non-conference schedule this season and jumped out to a 6-3 record in Summit league play. The Bison have won each of their first three series in conference play and currently sit in second place. Jack Steil has registered a team-best .371 batting average in Summit League play and leads the Bison in RBI (11) and doubles (4). He has also reached base in each of the last 25 games this season.
 
BATTLING UNTIL THE END
Through 34 games, NDSU has played in 14 games decided by two runs or less and are 3-11 over that span.
 
CONSISTENTLY PRODUCING
Cadyn Schwabe, Peter Brookshaw and Druw Sackett are the only Bison to start all 34 games this season. Schwabe leads NDSU in on-base percentage (.440), batting average (.321) and stolen bases (16), while Brookshaw paces the Bison in slugging percentage (.608), hits (45), runs (30), doubles (13) and home runs (9). Sackett has also compiled a team-best 30 RBI.
 
GOIN' FOR TWO
The Bison pace the Summit League with 81 doubles this season. NDSU has notched at least one double in 28 of 34 games, including a season-high seven at Texas Tech on April 7. Peter Brookshaw leads the Summit League with 13 doubles.
 
ROBBIN' BASES
The Bison have stolen 54 bases this season, which ranks second in the Summit League. NDSU has logged at least one stolen base in 27 of 34 games. Cadyn Schwabe ranks second in the Summit League in stolen bases with 16, which ranks tied for the 10th on the Bison single-season list. Last season, NDSU set the program record for stolen bases in a single-season with 87.
 
THE LONG BALL IS WORKING
The Bison are positioned third in the Summit League with 38 home runs and nine different players have contributed at least one. Peter Brookshaw has hit a career-high nine home runs this season. Last season, the Bison were slotted second in the Summit League with 50 home runs, which ranked fifth on the NDSU single-season list.
 
MR. DURABILITY
Peter Brookshaw has started all 201 games that he's appeared in over five seasons at NDSU. He played and started in his 200th game last week at St. Thomas on Friday. Brookshaw currently ranks sixth in games played and games started in Bison history. Additionally, Brookshaw has totaled a team-high 45 hits this season to reach the 200 career hits milestone. His 218 hits position him in fifth place on the NDSU all-time list.
 
HE DOES IT ALL
After spending a majority of his time at second base and four appearances at shortstop in his first season at NDSU last year, Druw Sackett has already lined up in five different positions this season. He's appeared in right field (17 games), shortstop (14 games), left field (one game), second base (one game) and first base (one game).
 
THE FEENEY FILE
Cade Feeney has settled in on the mound this season and has won each of his last four starts. He boasts a 4-3 overall record this season and has increased his career win total to 19, which ranks fourth all-time in Bison history. In Summit League play, Feeney has notched a 1.71 ERA with 13 strikeouts over 21.0 innings.
 
ON THE MOUND
Cade Feeney, Max Loven and Tristen Roehrich have all started a team-high nine games on the mound for the Bison this season. Parker Puetz has also made five starts in his freshman season. Roehrich has tossed a team-best 54 strikeouts, which ranks second in the Summit League. Feeney is also slotted in the top five in the Summit League in fourth with 51 strikeouts.
 
OUT OF THE PEN
Skyler Riedinger has made 12 appearances out of the bullpen and has provided 22.1 innings of relief with 19 strikeouts and a career-high and team-best three saves. Carson Jacobs has also made 12 appearances with 29 strikeouts and one save.
 
THE DOUBLE MACHINE
After not hitting a 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 a career-high 13 doubles this season, Brookshaw has increased his career total to 45, which ranks fourth all-time in NDSU history.
 
TOP 25 UPSET IN LUBBOCK
After working through travel delays and schedule adjustments, NDSU upended No. 23 Texas Tech, 8-1, in the series opener. Cade Feeney tossed five strikeouts over 6.0 innings, while Skyler Riedinger closed out the final 3.0 innings delivering three scoreless frames with three strikeouts for the save. As a team, the Bison totaled 13 hits, including a season-high seven doubles. It marked the most doubles in a single-game since 2017. Druw Sackett led the way for NDSU going 4-of-6 at the plate with a game-best three RBI and one run. He also tied the NDSU program record for doubles in a single-game with three.
 
A WILD ONE IN SAN MARCOS
In game two against Texas State, the two teams combined for 35 hits, including 14 home runs before the Bobcats edged the Bison, 19-18. NDSU connected on a season-high 20 hits with six different players contributing at least two. The Bison also launched a season-high seven home runs with Terrell Huggins and Peter Brookshaw each registering two. That total tied the program record for home runs in a single-game with the Bison also hitting seven home runs against Stony Brook on March 19, 1998.
 
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 42 of 51 games away from home, including the first 38 straight before making their home debut on April 28 against Western Illionis.
 
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.
 
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 (T-1st, 53), innings pitched (4th, 279.2), strikeouts (4th, 220) and wins (T-5th, 17).
 
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. ORAL ROBERTS
NDSU has won each of the last two meetings and is 6-4 over the last 10 games against Oral Roberts. However, the Golden Eagles lead the all-time series, 46-21, that dates back to 2008. In their most recent encounter last season, NDSU rolled past Oral Roberts, 10-2, in Tulsa, Okla. Druw Sackett paced the Bison going 3-of-5 at the plate with one RBI and one run.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
NDSU will travel to Minnesota on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m., at Siebert Field.