NDSU Baseball Falls in Extra Innings to Northern Colorado

Friday, May 24

Tulsa, Okla.

4 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

20-30-1

Northern Colorado

16-38-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
North Dakota State	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	0	0	9	10	2
Northern Colorado	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	4	0	1	10	15	1

Photo by: Ben Cohen

NDSU Baseball Falls in Extra Innings to Northern Colorado

5/24/2024 8:50:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

TULSA, Okla. – The second-seeded North Dakota State baseball team came up short in 10 innings against fourth-seeded Northern Colorado, 10-9, at the Summit League Championship at J.L. Johnson Field on Friday afternoon.

With the loss, the Bison close the season with a 20-30-1 overall record. Northern Colorado (16-38-1) will advance to face third-seeded Oral Roberts (26-30-1) tomorrow at 1:00 p.m., in the Summit League championship game.

Northern Colorado slowly opened up a 4-0 lead through five complete innings following a Caden Wagner home run in the fifth. Sam Canton provided some energy for NDSU with a two-run home run to right field to cut the deficit in half, 4-2, in the sixth.

NDSU carried the momentum into the seventh after James Dunlap blasted a two-run single into left field to tie the contest, 4-4. Canton finished off the five-run frame with a three RBI home run to put the Bison in front, 7-4.

After Northern Colorado plated a run in the seventh, Cadyn Schwabe extended the lead with an RBI single before Dunlap reached on a fielder's choice to score Jake Schaffner and make the score 9-5. The Bears answered in the eighth with four runs on four hits to lock the contest, 9-9, following an RBI single off the bat of Caden Wagner. Both teams then battled through a scoreless ninth before Dalton Miller connected on an RBI single in the 10th inning to secure the 10-9 walk-off victory.

The Bison totaled 10 hits as a team with Schwabe going 3-of-6 at the plate with one run and one RBI. Sam Canton added two hits, including two home runs go along with two runs and a career-high five RBI.

NDSU used five combined pitchers with Leland Wilson making the start going 5.0 innings with one strikeout. Joey Danielson (1-5) picked up the loss closing out the final 2.0 innings with one strikeout.