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2014 Baseball Roster

Richard Svaleson

16 Blake Turbak

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Watertown, S.D.
  • High School Watertown HS

Biography

2014 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in 39 games for the Bison, making 27 starts...Selected to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll and The Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...Hit .200 with 18 hits in 90 at bats...Had 16 RBI with two doubles and 15 runs scored...Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI against Maine March 16...Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a double and an RBI against Harvard March 19...Compiled a .345 on base percentage and .222 slugging percentage...2013 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 52 of 53 games missing only the April 24 midweek game at Minnesota...Made 44 starts in right field and eight in left field...Hit .286 with 12 doubles, three triples, two home runs, 29 RBIs and 27 runs scored...Second on the team with seven sac bunts...Third overall in The Summit League in triples and fifth with a .389 on-base percentage, including 13 hit-by-pitches that ranked second in the league...Hit a team-best .348 off left-handed pitching and .350 with runners in scoring position...Had 14 two-out RBIs...Led the Bison with four 3-hit games...Went 3-for-5 with a school-record two triples, one home run and five RBIs in a Metrodome win over Northern State...Started a seven-game hitting streak with a 2-for-3 game and four RBIs in an 8-7 loss at Western Illinois...Named to the Summit League Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll and the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...2012 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Hit .167 with three doubles and 12 RBIs in 32 games...Made 11 starts in right field and eight as designated hitter...Started and hit safely in the first six games of the year...2011 SEASON (FRESHMAN): NDSU's leading hitter with a .349 average over 46 games...Made 32 starts at DH and six in right field...Hit .396 in two-out situations...Went on a nine-game hitting streak over parts of March and April...Hit safely in the last four games of the year...Named to the Summit League all-tournament team after hitting .545 (6-for-11) with a double and two RBIs in three games...Named to the Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic Team...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2009 from Watertown High School...Three-year starting catcher...First-team all-region and all-state his senior year when he hit .486 with seven home runs...Academic all-state honoree...Played for the Watertown American Legion program...Hit .404 with a single-season record 13 home runs in 2009...PERSONAL: Son of Kenneth and Kim Turbak of Watertown, S.D...Has two brothers, Andrew and Alex...Andrew played baseball for two seasons at Ridgewater Community College and two seasons at Mount Marty College...Majoring in construction engineering.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2011Freshman

    Catcher/Outfielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2012Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2013Junior

    Outfielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2014Senior

    Outfielder
    5'11" 200 lbs
    16