GREELEY, Colo. – The North Dakota State baseball team scored four unanswered runs over the final five innings in the 4-3 come-from-behind win at Northern Colorado on Friday afternoon at Jackson Field.

Northern Colorado (6-29, 4-8 Summit) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after Logan Pruski delivered a two RBI single in the first frame and Zeke Minic connected on an RBI sacrifice fly in the fourth inning.

Colten Becker sparked the Bison (5-20, 2-5 Summit) with a two-out RBI single to center field to make the score 3-1 in the fifth inning. Chase Womack then launched his first career home run as a Bison in the sixth to cut the deficit to 3-2. Becker followed it up the eighth with another solo home run to right field to lock the contest, 3-3. Bennett Freiter closed the game out in the ninth inning with a solo home run of his own to right field to seal the 4-3 comeback win.

The Bison totaled 10 hits as a team with Dante Smith posting a season-best three in five appearances with one run. Becker also went 2-of-4 at the plate with two RBI and one run.

Parker Puetz made the start tossing four strikeouts over 6.0 innings with one walk. Sheamus Ryan (1-0) earned his first career win tossing three strikeouts over 3.0 scoreless frames.

The victory also marked the 100th career win for head coach Tyler Oakes. He has posted a 100-133 record over five seasons, which includes one Summit League regular season championship in 2022 and one Summit League Tournament title last season.

NDSU will continue its series at Northern Colorado tomorrow. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. CT