Saturday, March 9
Hammond, La.
2 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
at
Southeastern Louisiana
Photo by: Amanda Loman
NDSU Baseball Travels to Louisiana to Face Southeastern Louisiana and No. 2 LSU
3/6/2024 12:28:00 PM | Baseball
THIS WEEK
The North Dakota State (2-9) baseball team travels to Louisiana for a three-game series at Southeastern Louisiana (9-4) beginning on Friday at 6:00 p.m. The Bison will wrap the trip with two games at No. 2 LSU (11-1) on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m., and Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.
COVERAGE
GoBison.com: Live statistics and video will be available for all five games. The Southeastern Louisiana series will be available on ESPN+, while both games at LSU will broadcast on SEC Network+.
LAST TIME OUT
NDSU fell short in the series finale at then-ranked No. 6 Oregon State, 13-7. The Bison notched eight hits as a team with Cadyn Schwabe contributing two hits, two RBI and one run. Garret Hill also added two hits, two runs and two RBI.
THE SERIES VS. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
This will be the first all-time meeting between NDSU and Southeastern Louisiana.
THE SERIES VS. LSU
This will be the first all-time meeting between NDSU and LSU.
TOP 25 COMPETITION
For the second time in three weeks, NDSU is set to face a team ranked inside the top 10 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll. LSU, who finished last season with a 54-17 overall record and won the 2023 College World Series, is positioned No. 2 in the poll. NDSU traveled to Corvallis, Ore., for a four-game series with then-ranked No. 6 Oregon State on Feb. 29-March 3. Last season, NDSU went on the road and knocked off then-ranked No. 23 Texas Tech, 13-4, in the series opener on April 7, 2023.
HOW'S THAT FOR A FIRST CAREER START?
Nolan Johnson made his first career start in the series opener at Pacific. He fired a career-high nine strikeouts over 5.0 frames with three hits, one run and no walks. He followed up his first career start tossing five strikeouts over 5.0 innings at Oregon State last week.
NEW GUYS SHOWING UP
Among players that have played in at least eight games this season, the Bison have two hitting above .300 and both are newcomers to the roster. Colten Becker has played in nine games this season and has registered a .382 batting average with a team-high 13 hits, including three doubles, two triples and one home run. Jake Schaffner has also appeared in eight games and has notched a .345 batting average with 10 hits, including three doubles.
SCHWABE SWIPING BAGS AT RECORD PACE
Cadyn Schwabe has flown up the Bison all-time stolen bases list after swiping a team-high 18 in his first season in 2022 and following it up with a team-best 27 last season, which ranked second on the all-time NDSU single-season list. The Thompson, N.D., native currently ranks fourth on the NDSU all-time list with 47 career stolen bases.
THE CHALLENGING SCHEDULE AHEAD
The Bison are set to embark on a 53-game regular season schedule spanning 10 different states and are scheduled to play the first 28 games away from home. The schedule also features three teams ranked in the D1Baseball Preseason Top 25, including LSU, Oregon State and Iowa.
THE ROAD WARRIORS
The Bison are set to play 37 of 53 regular season games away from home, including the first 28 straight before making their home debut against South Dakota State on April 5.
Last season, NDSU ended up playing its first 38 games on the road after weather forced schedule changes. The Bison went on to play at least one game in seven different states.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
The Bison were picked second in the Summit League Preseason Poll after picking up 21 total points and one first place vote. Oral Roberts earned 25 points and five first place votes to take the top spot and South Dakota State closed out the top three in third place with 16 points.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYERS TO WATCH
Will Busch and Parker Puetz were named to the Summit League Preseason Players to Watch list. Busch has appeared in 106 games with 93 starts over three seasons. Last season, Busch posted a .252 batting average with 32 hits, 11 doubles and two home runs.
Puetz made 16 appearances with 10 starts on the mound last season. He led the Summit League with a 2.51 ERA in his freshman season and totaled 47 strikeouts over 61.0 innings. The Volga, S.D., native earned a spot on the All-Summit League Second Team and the D1Baseball Freshman All-America Second Team.
RETURNING ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYERS
NDSU earned nine All-Summit League selections last season, which was the most since joining the conference in 2008. The Bison return four players from that list this season, including James Dunlap, Cadyn Schwabe, Parker Puetz and Skyler Riedinger after all four grabbed a spot on the All-Summit League Second Team.
PUETZ LANDS ON D1BASEBALL FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
Parker Puetz made 16 appearances with 10 starts on the mound and boasted a 3-0 overall record in his freshman season. The Volga, S.D., native paced the Summit League with a 2.51 ERA. He tossed 47 total strikeouts over 61.0 innings and held opposing batters to a .187 average in Summit League play. Puetz was one of 10 starting pitchers to be named to the list and was the only Summit League player selected.
GOIN' FOR TWO AND MAKING HISTORY
The Bison ranked second in the Summit League with 116 doubles last season, which is the most in a single-season in NDSU history. NDSU notched at least one double in 44 of 52 games last season.
BISON PLAY IN BIG TIME VENUES
Under third-year head coach Tyler Oakes, the Bison have made a habit of scheduling a challenging non-conference schedule in preparation of Summit League play and have done it in some of the best venues in college baseball. Last season, NDSU played in front of five of the largest road crowds in program history since 1977. The top five is as follows at Texas on March 15, 2023 (6,522), at Texas on March 14, 2023 (6,457), at Nebraska on May 3, 2023 (5,374), at Texas Tech on April 8, 2023 (4,432) and at Nebraska on March 28, 2023 (4,218).
#PROBISON
NDSU has had seven incoming or current players selected in the MLB Draft since 2013. Cade Feeney became the 13th NDSU player selected in the MLB Draft dating back to 1968 after the Boston Red Sox selected in him in the 13th round last season. Bennett Hostetler was also selected in the 18th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins and most recently earned a spot on the non-roster invitees list for spring training with the Marlins.
WHO'S BACK?
NDSU returns 12 letterwinners this season, including seven starters that played in at least 50 percent of the games last season. The roster also features nine seniors: James Dunlap, Will Busch, Garrett Hill, Jack Steil, Cadyn Schwabe, Hunter Rosenbaum, Carson Hake, Joey Danielson and Colbey Klepper.
WELCOME TO THE SQUAD
The Bison welcome 19 newcomers this season: Noah Gordon, Blake Timmons, Jake Schaffner, Sam Canton, Luis Garcia, Matt Sargeant, Roman Trapani, Colten Becker, Aiden Schenk, Logan Knight, Julien Hachem, Ben Soke, Ben Berkhof, Seth Thompson, Landon Koenig, Colbey Klepper, Cole Mahlum, Alex Karns and Austin Bergum.
UP NEXT
The Bison will begin Summit League play at Omaha with a three-game series beginning on March 15-17.
The North Dakota State (2-9) baseball team travels to Louisiana for a three-game series at Southeastern Louisiana (9-4) beginning on Friday at 6:00 p.m. The Bison will wrap the trip with two games at No. 2 LSU (11-1) on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m., and Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.
COVERAGE
GoBison.com: Live statistics and video will be available for all five games. The Southeastern Louisiana series will be available on ESPN+, while both games at LSU will broadcast on SEC Network+.
LAST TIME OUT
NDSU fell short in the series finale at then-ranked No. 6 Oregon State, 13-7. The Bison notched eight hits as a team with Cadyn Schwabe contributing two hits, two RBI and one run. Garret Hill also added two hits, two runs and two RBI.
THE SERIES VS. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
This will be the first all-time meeting between NDSU and Southeastern Louisiana.
THE SERIES VS. LSU
This will be the first all-time meeting between NDSU and LSU.
TOP 25 COMPETITION
For the second time in three weeks, NDSU is set to face a team ranked inside the top 10 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll. LSU, who finished last season with a 54-17 overall record and won the 2023 College World Series, is positioned No. 2 in the poll. NDSU traveled to Corvallis, Ore., for a four-game series with then-ranked No. 6 Oregon State on Feb. 29-March 3. Last season, NDSU went on the road and knocked off then-ranked No. 23 Texas Tech, 13-4, in the series opener on April 7, 2023.
HOW'S THAT FOR A FIRST CAREER START?
Nolan Johnson made his first career start in the series opener at Pacific. He fired a career-high nine strikeouts over 5.0 frames with three hits, one run and no walks. He followed up his first career start tossing five strikeouts over 5.0 innings at Oregon State last week.
NEW GUYS SHOWING UP
Among players that have played in at least eight games this season, the Bison have two hitting above .300 and both are newcomers to the roster. Colten Becker has played in nine games this season and has registered a .382 batting average with a team-high 13 hits, including three doubles, two triples and one home run. Jake Schaffner has also appeared in eight games and has notched a .345 batting average with 10 hits, including three doubles.
SCHWABE SWIPING BAGS AT RECORD PACE
Cadyn Schwabe has flown up the Bison all-time stolen bases list after swiping a team-high 18 in his first season in 2022 and following it up with a team-best 27 last season, which ranked second on the all-time NDSU single-season list. The Thompson, N.D., native currently ranks fourth on the NDSU all-time list with 47 career stolen bases.
THE CHALLENGING SCHEDULE AHEAD
The Bison are set to embark on a 53-game regular season schedule spanning 10 different states and are scheduled to play the first 28 games away from home. The schedule also features three teams ranked in the D1Baseball Preseason Top 25, including LSU, Oregon State and Iowa.
THE ROAD WARRIORS
The Bison are set to play 37 of 53 regular season games away from home, including the first 28 straight before making their home debut against South Dakota State on April 5.
Last season, NDSU ended up playing its first 38 games on the road after weather forced schedule changes. The Bison went on to play at least one game in seven different states.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL
The Bison were picked second in the Summit League Preseason Poll after picking up 21 total points and one first place vote. Oral Roberts earned 25 points and five first place votes to take the top spot and South Dakota State closed out the top three in third place with 16 points.
SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYERS TO WATCH
Will Busch and Parker Puetz were named to the Summit League Preseason Players to Watch list. Busch has appeared in 106 games with 93 starts over three seasons. Last season, Busch posted a .252 batting average with 32 hits, 11 doubles and two home runs.
Puetz made 16 appearances with 10 starts on the mound last season. He led the Summit League with a 2.51 ERA in his freshman season and totaled 47 strikeouts over 61.0 innings. The Volga, S.D., native earned a spot on the All-Summit League Second Team and the D1Baseball Freshman All-America Second Team.
RETURNING ALL-SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAYERS
NDSU earned nine All-Summit League selections last season, which was the most since joining the conference in 2008. The Bison return four players from that list this season, including James Dunlap, Cadyn Schwabe, Parker Puetz and Skyler Riedinger after all four grabbed a spot on the All-Summit League Second Team.
PUETZ LANDS ON D1BASEBALL FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA SECOND TEAM
Parker Puetz made 16 appearances with 10 starts on the mound and boasted a 3-0 overall record in his freshman season. The Volga, S.D., native paced the Summit League with a 2.51 ERA. He tossed 47 total strikeouts over 61.0 innings and held opposing batters to a .187 average in Summit League play. Puetz was one of 10 starting pitchers to be named to the list and was the only Summit League player selected.
GOIN' FOR TWO AND MAKING HISTORY
The Bison ranked second in the Summit League with 116 doubles last season, which is the most in a single-season in NDSU history. NDSU notched at least one double in 44 of 52 games last season.
BISON PLAY IN BIG TIME VENUES
Under third-year head coach Tyler Oakes, the Bison have made a habit of scheduling a challenging non-conference schedule in preparation of Summit League play and have done it in some of the best venues in college baseball. Last season, NDSU played in front of five of the largest road crowds in program history since 1977. The top five is as follows at Texas on March 15, 2023 (6,522), at Texas on March 14, 2023 (6,457), at Nebraska on May 3, 2023 (5,374), at Texas Tech on April 8, 2023 (4,432) and at Nebraska on March 28, 2023 (4,218).
#PROBISON
NDSU has had seven incoming or current players selected in the MLB Draft since 2013. Cade Feeney became the 13th NDSU player selected in the MLB Draft dating back to 1968 after the Boston Red Sox selected in him in the 13th round last season. Bennett Hostetler was also selected in the 18th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins and most recently earned a spot on the non-roster invitees list for spring training with the Marlins.
WHO'S BACK?
NDSU returns 12 letterwinners this season, including seven starters that played in at least 50 percent of the games last season. The roster also features nine seniors: James Dunlap, Will Busch, Garrett Hill, Jack Steil, Cadyn Schwabe, Hunter Rosenbaum, Carson Hake, Joey Danielson and Colbey Klepper.
WELCOME TO THE SQUAD
The Bison welcome 19 newcomers this season: Noah Gordon, Blake Timmons, Jake Schaffner, Sam Canton, Luis Garcia, Matt Sargeant, Roman Trapani, Colten Becker, Aiden Schenk, Logan Knight, Julien Hachem, Ben Soke, Ben Berkhof, Seth Thompson, Landon Koenig, Colbey Klepper, Cole Mahlum, Alex Karns and Austin Bergum.
UP NEXT
The Bison will begin Summit League play at Omaha with a three-game series beginning on March 15-17.
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