Games 38-40: Oral Roberts May 4-6, 2018 NORTH …€¦ · take on Summit League-leading Oral...

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SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (18-19, 9-10 Summit League) is slated to take on Summit League-leading Oral Roberts (27-15, 16-5 Summit League) in a key three-game league series May 4-6 at Newman Outdoor Field. The series opener is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, with games two and three slated for 1 p.m. first pitches Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6. MEDIA COVERAGE: Friday’s series opener vs. ORU will air live on Bison 1660 AM and 92.7 FM with Jeff Culhane and Keith Brake calling the action. Saturday and Sunday’s games will be joined in progress after the conclusion of NDSU softball’s contests vs. Western Illinois. Live video, live audio and live stats will be available for all three games. For links, please visit www.GoBison.com. SERIES HISTORY: The weekend series against the Golden Eagles will mark meetings 45-47 in the all-time series that dates back to 2008. ORU leads the series, 32-12. Oral Roberts swept a three-game series against NDSU earlier this season in Tulsa, Okla. The Bison have won two of three contests against the Golden Eagles the last two seasons at Newman Outdoor Field. BISON NOTES: NDSU enters the weekend with an overall record of 18-19 and a Summit League tally of 9-10 after defeating Mayville State, 8-5, Tuesday in a non-league contest ... Through 37 games, the Bison are led at the plate by senior infielders Mason Pierzchalski (.291 avg., 11 R, 41 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 14 BB, 1 SB) and Matt Elsenpeter (.283 avg., 21 R, 34 H, 6 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB, 5 HBP, 3 SB), and redshirt junior outfielder Jayse McLean (.271 avg., 28 R, 35 H, 5 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 20 BB, 6 SB) ... On the mound, NDSU is paced by senior left-handed starter Blake Stockert (3.77 ERA, 4-2, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 45.1 IP, 49 H, 23 R, 19 ER, 16 BB, 41 SO) and senior closer Kevin Folman (1.41 ERA, 3-2, 5 SV, 32.0 IP, 23 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 6 BB, 37 SO) ... As a team, NDSU is ranked fifth in The Summit League in hitting (.241 avg.), second in pitching (4.39 ERA) and first in fielding (.976 fielding percentage) ... North Dakota State was picked to finish third in The Summit League preseason poll. SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles come into the weekend with an overall record of 27-15 and sit atop The Summit League standings at 16-5 after defeating No. 21 Oklahoma State Tuesday evening in Tulsa, Okla. ... ORU has won six straight games entering the weekend ... Through 42 contests, Oral Roberts is led by sophomore infielder Spencer Henson (.362 avg., 25 R, 50 H, 6 2B, 7 HR, 39 RBI, 18 BB), senior infielder Cal Hernandez (.323 avg., 34 R, 52 H, 8 2B, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 20 BB, 3 SB) and senior outfielder Noah Cummings (.304 avg., 34 R, 48 H, 9 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 42 RBI, 24 BB, 6 SB) ... On the mound, the Golden Eagles are paced by senior right-handed starter Justin McGregor (2.35 ERA, 4-1, 65.0 IP, 49 H, 18 R, 17 ER, 25 BB, 65 SO) and redshirt senior closer Kyler Stout (2.70 ERA, 2-1, 10 SV, 20.0 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 9 BB, 36 SO) ... Henson leads the league in batting average and is tied with Cummings for the league lead in homers ... Cummings is the league leader in RBI, and Henson ranks second ... McGregor is first in ERA and Stout is the league saves leader, while left-hander Miguel Ausua is second in ERA (2.79) and first in wins (7) ... Oral Roberts leads the league in team batting average (.276) and ERA (4.05), and ranks third in fielding (.966 fielding percentage) ... The Golden Eagles were picked to win The Summit League ... ORU is under the direction of sixth season head coach Ryan Folmar. SUMMIT LEAGUE WEEKLY HONORS: Player of the Week: OF Carter Thompson (April 30), IF Mason Pierzchalski (March 4), OF Logan Busch (Feb. 26); Pitcher of the Week: LHP Blake Stockert (April 9), RHP Riley Johnson (Feb. 26, March 26) Key Summit League Series vs. Oral Roberts On Tap for NDSU Baseball May 4-6 at Newman Outdoor Field NORTH DAKOTA STATE BASEBALL Contact: Ryan Anderson | (701) 412-6788 | [email protected] | @NDSUbaseball Games 38-40: Oral Roberts May 4-6, 2018 Bison Schedule/Results (18-19 Overall, 9-10 Summit League) 2/16 at Incarnate Word (DH) ................................. W, 8-2; L, 1-2 2/17 at Incarnate Word ......................................... W, 4-3 (10) 2/18 at Incarnate Word ......................................... L, 2-6 2/23 # vs. Central Connecticut State ...................... W, 2-0 2/24 # vs. Central Connecticut State ...................... L, 2-9 2/25 # vs. Central Connecticut State ...................... W, 4-0 2/27 & at Minnesota ............................................. L, 1-3 3/2 at Northern Colorado .................................... L, 4-17 (7) 3/3 at Northern Colorado (DH) ............................ W, 6-3;W, 4-2 3/4 at Northern Colorado .................................... L, 7-9 3/9 at Arizona ..................................................... L, 3-13 3/10 at Arizona ..................................................... L, 4-9 3/11 at Arizona ..................................................... L, 2-11 3/12 % vs. Dickinson State .................................... W, 17-4 (7) 3/16 * at Western Illinois ...................................... Canceled 3/17 * at Western Illinois ...................................... L, 0-2 3/18 * at Western Illinois ...................................... W, 2-1 (10); L, 3-6 3/23 * at Fort Wayne ............................................. W, 2-1 3/24 * at Fort Wayne ............................................. W, 15-0 (7) 3/25 * at Fort Wayne ............................................. W, 10-3 3/30 * at Oral Roberts (DH) ................................... L, 2-5; L, 2-6 3/31 * at Oral Roberts ........................................... L, 5-6 4/3 MARY (N.D.) .........................................Canceled 4/5 * at Omaha (DH) ........................................... W, 2-1 (10); W, 2-0 4/6 * at Omaha ................................................... Canceled 4/10 $ at Minnesota .............................................. Postponed 4/12 * @ vs. South Dakota State (DH) ................... L, 4-5; L, 9-12 4/13 * @ vs. South Dakota State ........................... Canceled 4/17 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.).......................Canceled 4/20 * + vs. Western Illinois ................................. L, 2-7 4/21 * + vs. Western Illinois ................................. W, 3-1 4/22 * + vs. Western Illinois ................................. L, 0-4 4/25 DAKOTA STATE ......................................W, 16-1 4/27 * OMAHA .............................................W, 9-1 4/28 * OMAHA .............................................L, 2-13 4/29 * OMAHA .............................................W, 10-0 (8) 5/1 MAYVILLE STATE ...................................W, 8-5 5/4 * ORAL ROBERTS ..................................6:30 p.m. 5/5 * ORAL ROBERTS ..................................1 p.m. 5/6 * ORAL ROBERTS ..................................1 p.m. 5/8 CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD........................6:30 p.m. 5/11 * FORT WAYNE......................................6:30 p.m. 5/12 * FORT WAYNE......................................1 p.m. 5/13 * FORT WAYNE......................................1 p.m. 5/17 * SOUTH DAKOTA STATE .........................6:30 p.m. 5/18 * SOUTH DAKOTA STATE .........................6:30 p.m. 5/19 * SOUTH DAKOTA STATE .........................1 p.m. 5/23-26 Summit League tournament...................... TBA & = Game played at U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis, Minn.) # = Snowbird Baseball Classic (Port Charlotte, Fla.) $ = Game played at Siebert Field (Minneapolis, Minn.) % = Game played in Tucson, Ariz. @ = Games played in Sioux Falls, S.D. + = Games played in Omaha, Neb. * = Summit League game All home games in bold played at Newman Outdoor Field All times CENTRAL, unless noted * Game dates and times are subject to change NDSU’s Probable Starters Name B/T Yr. Hometown 2018 Stats C Nick Emanuel L/R So. Esko, Minn. .237, 9 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 7 RBI, 5 BB 1B Mason Pierzchalski R/R Sr. Sammamish, Wash. .291, 11 R, 41 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 14 BB 2B Drew Fearing R/R Sr. Osakis, Minn. .254, 18 R, 33 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 24 BB, 2 HBP, 4 SB 3B Matt Elsenpeter R/R Sr. Watertown, Minn. .283, 21 R, 34 H, 6 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB, 5 HBP, 3 SB SS Bennett Hostetler R/R So. Bozeman, Mont. .197, 22 R, 27 H, 3 2B, 4 3B, 14 RBI, 22 BB, 7 HBP, 5 SB LF Jayse McLean L/R RJr. Great Falls, Mont. .271, 28 R, 35 H, 5 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 20 BB, 3 HBP, 6 SB CF Alec Abercrombie L/R Jr. Shoreview, Minn. .194, 19 R, 19 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 18 BB, 1 HBP, 4 SB RF Carter Thompson R/L So. Fargo, N.D. .340, 9 R, 16 H, 3 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 4 BB, 1 HBP DH Tucker Rohde L/R So. Scottsdale, Ariz. .248, 15 R, 31 H, 4 2B, 2 3B, 12 RBI, 11 BB, 1 HBP Gm 1 Riley Johnson R/R So. Apple Valley, Minn. 4.19, 4-5, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 68.2 IP, 65 H, 37 R, 32 ER, 28 BB, 52 SO Gm 2 Blake Stockert R/L Sr. Alexandria, Minn. 3.77, 4-2, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 45.1 IP, 49 H, 23 R, 19 ER, 16 BB, 41 SO Gm 3 TBA

Transcript of Games 38-40: Oral Roberts May 4-6, 2018 NORTH …€¦ · take on Summit League-leading Oral...

SCENE SETTER: The North Dakota State University baseball team (18-19, 9-10 Summit League) is slated to take on Summit League-leading Oral Roberts (27-15, 16-5 Summit League) in a key three-game league series May 4-6 at Newman Outdoor Field. The series opener is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, with games two and three slated for 1 p.m. first pitches Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6.

MEDIA COVERAGE: Friday’s series opener vs. ORU will air live on Bison 1660 AM and 92.7 FM with Jeff Culhane and Keith Brake calling the action. Saturday and Sunday’s games will be joined in progress after the conclusion of NDSU softball’s contests vs. Western Illinois. Live video, live audio and live stats will be available for all three games. For links, please visit www.GoBison.com.

SERIES HISTORY: The weekend series against the Golden Eagles will mark meetings 45-47 in the all-time series that dates back to 2008. ORU leads the series, 32-12. Oral Roberts swept a three-game series against NDSU earlier this season in Tulsa, Okla. The Bison have won two of three contests against the Golden Eagles the last two seasons at Newman Outdoor Field.

BISON NOTES: NDSU enters the weekend with an overall record of 18-19 and a Summit League tally of 9-10 after defeating Mayville State, 8-5, Tuesday in a non-league contest ... Through 37 games, the Bison are led at the plate by senior infielders Mason Pierzchalski (.291 avg., 11 R, 41 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 14 BB, 1 SB) and Matt Elsenpeter (.283 avg., 21 R, 34 H, 6 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB, 5 HBP, 3 SB), and redshirt junior outfielder Jayse McLean (.271 avg., 28 R, 35 H, 5 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 20 BB, 6 SB) ... On the mound, NDSU is paced by senior left-handed starter Blake Stockert (3.77 ERA, 4-2, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 45.1 IP, 49 H, 23 R, 19 ER, 16 BB, 41 SO) and senior closer Kevin Folman (1.41 ERA, 3-2, 5 SV, 32.0 IP, 23 H, 8 R, 5 ER, 6 BB, 37 SO) ... As a team, NDSU is ranked fifth in The Summit League in hitting (.241 avg.), second in pitching (4.39 ERA) and first in fielding (.976 fielding percentage) ... North Dakota State was picked to finish third in The Summit League preseason poll.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: The Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles come into the weekend with an overall record of 27-15 and sit atop The Summit League standings at 16-5 after defeating No. 21 Oklahoma State Tuesday evening in Tulsa, Okla. ... ORU has won six straight games entering the weekend ... Through 42 contests, Oral Roberts is led by sophomore infielder Spencer Henson (.362 avg., 25 R, 50 H, 6 2B, 7 HR, 39 RBI, 18 BB), senior infielder Cal Hernandez (.323 avg., 34 R, 52 H, 8 2B, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 20 BB, 3 SB) and senior outfielder Noah Cummings (.304 avg., 34 R, 48 H, 9 2B, 1 3B, 7 HR, 42 RBI, 24 BB, 6 SB) ... On the mound, the Golden Eagles are paced by senior right-handed starter Justin McGregor (2.35 ERA, 4-1, 65.0 IP, 49 H, 18 R, 17 ER, 25 BB, 65 SO) and redshirt senior closer Kyler Stout (2.70 ERA, 2-1, 10 SV, 20.0 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 9 BB, 36 SO) ... Henson leads the league in batting average and is tied with Cummings for the league lead in homers ... Cummings is the league leader in RBI, and Henson ranks second ... McGregor is first in ERA and Stout is the league saves leader, while left-hander Miguel Ausua is second in ERA (2.79) and first in wins (7) ... Oral Roberts leads the league in team batting average (.276) and ERA (4.05), and ranks third in fielding (.966 fielding percentage) ... The Golden Eagles were picked to win The Summit League ... ORU is under the direction of sixth season head coach Ryan Folmar.

SUMMIT LEAGUE WEEKLY HONORS: Player of the Week: OF Carter Thompson (April 30), IF Mason Pierzchalski (March 4), OF Logan Busch (Feb. 26); Pitcher of the Week: LHP Blake Stockert (April 9), RHP Riley Johnson (Feb. 26, March 26)

Key Summit League Series vs. Oral Roberts On Tap for NDSU Baseball May 4-6 at Newman Outdoor Field

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Contact: Ryan Anderson | (701) 412-6788 | [email protected] | @NDSUbaseball

Games 38-40: Oral Roberts May 4-6, 2018

Bison Schedule/Results(18-19 Overall, 9-10 Summit League)

2/16 at Incarnate Word (DH) ................................. W, 8-2; L, 1-22/17 at Incarnate Word ......................................... W, 4-3 (10)2/18 at Incarnate Word ......................................... L, 2-62/23 # vs. Central Connecticut State ...................... W, 2-02/24 # vs. Central Connecticut State ...................... L, 2-92/25 # vs. Central Connecticut State ...................... W, 4-02/27 & at Minnesota ............................................. L, 1-33/2 at Northern Colorado .................................... L, 4-17 (7)3/3 at Northern Colorado (DH) ............................ W, 6-3;W, 4-23/4 at Northern Colorado .................................... L, 7-93/9 at Arizona ..................................................... L, 3-133/10 at Arizona ..................................................... L, 4-93/11 at Arizona ..................................................... L, 2-113/12 % vs. Dickinson State .................................... W, 17-4 (7)3/16 * at Western Illinois ...................................... Canceled3/17 * at Western Illinois ...................................... L, 0-23/18 * at Western Illinois ...................................... W, 2-1 (10); L, 3-63/23 * at Fort Wayne ............................................. W, 2-13/24 * at Fort Wayne ............................................. W, 15-0 (7)3/25 * at Fort Wayne ............................................. W, 10-33/30 * at Oral Roberts (DH) ................................... L, 2-5; L, 2-63/31 * at Oral Roberts ........................................... L, 5-64/3 MARY (N.D.) .........................................Canceled4/5 * at Omaha (DH) ........................................... W, 2-1 (10); W, 2-04/6 * at Omaha ................................................... Canceled4/10 $ at Minnesota .............................................. Postponed4/12 * @ vs. South Dakota State (DH) ................... L, 4-5; L, 9-124/13 * @ vs. South Dakota State ........................... Canceled4/17 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.) .......................Canceled4/20 * + vs. Western Illinois ................................. L, 2-74/21 * + vs. Western Illinois ................................. W, 3-14/22 * + vs. Western Illinois ................................. L, 0-44/25 DAKOTA STATE ......................................W, 16-14/27 * OMAHA .............................................W, 9-14/28 * OMAHA .............................................L, 2-134/29 * OMAHA .............................................W, 10-0 (8)5/1 MAYVILLE STATE ...................................W, 8-55/4 * ORAL ROBERTS ..................................6:30 p.m.5/5 * ORAL ROBERTS ..................................1 p.m.5/6 * ORAL ROBERTS ..................................1 p.m.5/8 CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD........................6:30 p.m.5/11 * FORT WAYNE ......................................6:30 p.m.5/12 * FORT WAYNE ......................................1 p.m.5/13 * FORT WAYNE ......................................1 p.m.5/17 * SOUTH DAKOTA STATE .........................6:30 p.m.5/18 * SOUTH DAKOTA STATE .........................6:30 p.m.5/19 * SOUTH DAKOTA STATE .........................1 p.m.5/23-26 Summit League tournament...................... TBA& = Game played at U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis, Minn.) # = Snowbird Baseball Classic (Port Charlotte, Fla.)

$ = Game played at Siebert Field (Minneapolis, Minn.)

% = Game played in Tucson, Ariz.

@ = Games played in Sioux Falls, S.D.

+ = Games played in Omaha, Neb.* = Summit League gameAll home games in bold played at Newman Outdoor FieldAll times CENTRAL, unless noted

* Game dates and times are subject to change

NDSU’s Probable Starters Name B/T Yr. Hometown 2018 Stats C Nick Emanuel L/R So. Esko, Minn. .237, 9 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 7 RBI, 5 BB1B Mason Pierzchalski R/R Sr. Sammamish, Wash. .291, 11 R, 41 H, 9 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 14 BB2B Drew Fearing R/R Sr. Osakis, Minn. .254, 18 R, 33 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 24 BB, 2 HBP, 4 SB3B Matt Elsenpeter R/R Sr. Watertown, Minn. .283, 21 R, 34 H, 6 2B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 7 BB, 5 HBP, 3 SBSS Bennett Hostetler R/R So. Bozeman, Mont. .197, 22 R, 27 H, 3 2B, 4 3B, 14 RBI, 22 BB, 7 HBP, 5 SBLF Jayse McLean L/R RJr. Great Falls, Mont. .271, 28 R, 35 H, 5 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 20 BB, 3 HBP, 6 SBCF Alec Abercrombie L/R Jr. Shoreview, Minn. .194, 19 R, 19 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 18 BB, 1 HBP, 4 SBRF Carter Thompson R/L So. Fargo, N.D. .340, 9 R, 16 H, 3 2B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 4 BB, 1 HBPDH Tucker Rohde L/R So. Scottsdale, Ariz. .248, 15 R, 31 H, 4 2B, 2 3B, 12 RBI, 11 BB, 1 HBPGm 1 Riley Johnson R/R So. Apple Valley, Minn. 4.19, 4-5, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 68.2 IP, 65 H, 37 R, 32 ER, 28 BB, 52 SOGm 2 Blake Stockert R/L Sr. Alexandria, Minn. 3.77, 4-2, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 45.1 IP, 49 H, 23 R, 19 ER, 16 BB, 41 SOGm 3 TBA

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THOMPSON’S BIG WEEKEND: Sophomore Carter Thompson earned his first-career Summit League Player of the Week honor after slugging 1.444, including three homers in NDSU’s series victory vs. Omaha. He hit .444, recorded an OPS of 1.888 with four RBI and four runs scored without striking out in nine at-bats vs. the Mavericks. Thompson drove in seven runs during the week and only struck out once. He went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs scored and two RBI vs. the Mavs April 29.

FOLMAN CLOSING IN CAREER SAVES RECORD: Kevin Folman is currently fourth in career saves at North Dakota State with 14. He is just four saves away from tying Neil Wagner for most career saves (18 from 2003-05). With one more save, he will tie Chris Bartosiewski (1994-97) and Kyle Kingsley (2010-13) for second in career saves.

FEARING ASCENDING NDSU CAREER RECORD CHARTS: Drew Fearing is the all-time leader in walks at NDSU with 88 and continues to climb the career record charts in other categories entering Tuesday. The Osakis, Minn., native is second in fielding assists (462), tied for fourth in stolen bases (41), sixth in games started (177) and ninth in games played (180) and 10th in fielding chances (803).

BISON SWINGING FOR THE FENCES AT RECORD PACE: Through five home games at Newman Outdoor Field this season, NDSU has clubbed five homers, tying last season’s total of five in 19 games. Carter Thompson and Matt Elsenpeter hit three home runs vs. Omaha, including going back-to-back.

TURNING TWO: The Bison lead The Summit League and rank 59th in NCAA Division I baseball in double plays turned through 37 games this season with 37. NDSU is 13th in double plays per game with one turned per game. North Dakota State set a new single-season record with 53 double plays in 2017.

PIERZCHALSKI AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS: After 37 games, Mason Pierzchalski leads The Summit League with nine doubles, ranks fifth in RBI (26), seventh in slugging percentage (.426) and eighth in hits (41).

ELSENPETER ACCELERATING IN LEAGUE PLAY: Matt Elsenpeter is hitting a team-high .348 in NDSU’s 19 Summit League games. The Watertown, Minn., native has eight runs, 24 hits, three doubles, one homer and nine RBI in league action heading into Wednesday.

GETTING ON BASE ... THE PAINFUL WAY: NDSU is second in The Summit League with 34 hit batters through 36 games. Individually, Bennett Hostetler is fifth in the league with seven HBP, while Matt Elsenpeter is tied for 10th with five HBP.

TRIPLE LEADERS: Through 37 games, NDSU leads The Summit League with 13 triples. Bennett Hostetler has a team and league-best four triples.

DEFENDING AT A HIGH LEVEL: Through 19 Summit League games, the Bison have only committed 14 errors for an impressive .979 fielding percentage. On the season, NDSU leads The Summit League and ranks 34th nationally with a .976 fielding percentage in 36 games.

JOHNSON THROWS SIXTH NO-HITTER IN PROGRAM HISTORY: Riley Johnson tossed the sixth no-hitter in NDSU program history, and the first no-hitter of the 2018 college baseball season in NDSU’s 2-0 win over Central Connecticut State Feb. 23. Johnson was the first Bison to throw a no-no since Jay Mitchell accomplished the feat against Augustana (S.D.) in 2004. During his nine, no-hit innings, Johnson collected a career-high eight strikeouts while tallying only one walk. For his efforts, he was named one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week.

EIGHT CONSECUTIVE 20-WIN SEASONS: North Dakota State has reached the 20-win mark eight straight seasons. The Bison have qualified for six Summit League tournaments, winning the tournament championship in 2014 and reaching the championship game in four of the last six seasons. This is NDSU’s 11th season in The Summit League after three seasons as a Division I independent.

THE COACH: Tod Brown is in his 11th season as the head coach for the Bison and has a 265-292 record at NDSU. Brown previously was the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for eight seasons at Bowling Green, where he was part of two division titles and a regular-season title in the Mid-American Conference. Brown began his collegiate coaching career in 1999 as a volunteer assistant at Arizona. He was a left-handed pitcher for the Wildcats under Hall of Fame coach Jerry Kindall and a member of the 1992 Pac-10 champs.

THE TOD BROWN FILE: • 2014 Summit League tournament champions• 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament Corvallis Regional qualifiers• Won school-record 40 games in 2012• Won school-record 19 Summit League games in 2017• Combined record of 60-50 (.545) over the last two seasons (2016 and 2017)• 91-47 (.659) record at home since 2010• .529 winning percentage over the last six seasons• Four Summit League championship game appearances in the past six seasons• Six Summit League tournament appearances in the last seven years• 25 All-Summit League honorees, including eight first team selections• 21 players who have signed professional contracts• Coached three NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients: Wes Satzinger (2014), John Straka (2013) and Kole

Zimmerman (2008)

Standings & Schedule Summit OverallTeam W-L Pct. W-L Pct. L10 StrOral Roberts 16-5 .762 27-15 .643 9-1 W6South Dakota St. 10-8 .556 12-24 .333 5-5 W1Omaha 9-9 .500 14-25 .359 3-7 L1North Dakota St. 9-10 .474 18-19 .486 5-5 W2Western Illinois 7-10 .412 10-25 .286 4-6 L3Fort Wayne 6-15 .286 10-27 .270 4-6 L1

Upcoming Schedule/Recent ScoresTuesday, May 1North Dakota St. 8, Mayville St. 5Oral Roberts 6, No. 12 Oklahoma St. 5

Friday, May 4* Fort Wayne at Western Illinois, 3 p.m.* Omaha at South Dakota St., 3 p.m.* Oral Roberts at North Dakota St., 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 5* Fort Wayne at Western Illinois, 1 p.m.* Omaha at South Dakota St., 1 p.m.* Oral Roberts at North Dakota St., 1 p.m.

Sunday, May 6* Fort Wayne at Western Illinois, 1 p.m.* Omaha at South Dakota St., 1 p.m.* Oral Roberts at North Dakota St., 1 p.m.

Overall StatisticsTeam Batting Avg.1. Oral Roberts ..................................................................2762. South Dakota State ........................................................2583. Fort Wayne ....................................................................2534. Western Illinois ..............................................................2455. North Dakota State ........................................................2416. Omaha ..........................................................................238

Team Pitching ERA1. Oral Roberts .................................................................4.052. North Dakota State .......................................................4.393. Western Illinois .............................................................4.464. Omaha .........................................................................4.725. South Dakota State .......................................................5.946. Fort Wayne ...................................................................7.05

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2018 North Dakota State Baseball RosterNo. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown (Previous School)1 Bennett Hostetler IF So. 6-0 190 R/R Bozeman, Mont. (Bozeman HS)2 Matt Elsenpeter IF Sr. 5-8 180 R/R Watertown, Minn. (Watertown-Mayer HS)3 Alec Abercrombie OF Jr. 6-2 205 L/R Shoreview, Minn. (Mounds View HS)4 Charley Hesse IF So. 6-1 180 R/R Mendota Heights, Minn. (Henry Sibley HS)5 Tucker Rohde IF So. 6-3 200 L/R Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain HS)6 Ryan Olson RHP So. 6-0 190 R/R Halstad, Minn. (Norman County West HS)7 Blake Tritch RHP So. 6-2 197 R/R Chaska, Minn. (Chaska HS)8 Tyler Hillman IF Fr. 6-2 190 R/R Pella, Iowa (Pella HS)9 Carter Thompson OF So. 6-1 190 R/L Fargo, N.D. (Fargo North HS)10 Mason Pierzchalski IF Sr. 6-1 205 R/R Sammamish, Wash. (Eastlake HS)11 Logan Busch OF Sr. 6-0 195 L/L Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Century College)13 Zach Solano OF Fr. 5-10 175 R/R Rapid City, S.D. (Central HS)14 Drew Fearing IF Sr. 5-10 175 R/R Osakis, Minn. (Osakis HS)15 Sean Noel C Jr. 6-3 200 R/R Mahtomedi, Minn. (Des Moines Area CC)16 Tom Ginther RHP Fr. 6-1 200 R/R Baraboo, Wis. (Baraboo HS)17 Kyle Ferderer RHP So. 5-11 185 R/R Savage, Minn. (Burnsville HS)18 Jake Drew RHP Fr. 6-4 185 R/R Alexandria, Minn. (Alexandria Area HS)19 Jake Malec C/OF So. 6-0 190 L/R Proctor, Minn. (Proctor HS)20 Nick Emanuel C So. 6-1 195 L/R Esko, Minn. (Esko HS)22 Christian Rawlings LHP Fr. 6-3 185 L/L Plano, Texas (IMG Academy)23 Zach Smith RHP/UT Fr. 5-11 185 R/R Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall HS)24 Jayse McLean OF RJr. 6-3 220 L/R Great Falls, Mont. (CMR HS)25 Riley Johnson RHP So. 6-4 220 R/R Apple Valley, Minn. (Eastview HS)27 Kevin Folman RHP Sr. 6-2 220 R/R Hermantown, Minn. (Hermantown HS)28 Chris Choles LHP Sr. 6-1 205 L/L Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie HS)29 Jack Simonsen C Fr. 6-1 200 R/R Sioux Falls, S.D. (Roosevelt HS)30 Tom Krause OF Fr. 6-0 180 L/R Rochester, Minn. (Mayo HS)32 Parker Harm LHP So. 6-2 195 L/L Mandan, N.D. (Mandan HS)33 Hunter Koep RHP/IF Fr. 6-3 225 R/R Northfield, Minn. (Northfield HS)34 Austin Truso RHP Jr. 6-1 195 R/R Prior Lake, Minn. (Southeast CC)35 Gabe Pilla RHP Fr. 6-1 230 R/R Bloomington, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels HS)36 Mitch O’Connor LHP RSo. 6-4 215 L/L Bloomington, Minn. (Des Moines Area CC)38 Blake Stockert LHP Sr. 6-1 205 R/L Alexandria, Minn. (Jefferson HS)39 Jordan Harms RHP Jr. 6-3 185 R/R Hitterdal, Minn. (Hawley HS)

Head Coach: 21 Tod Brown (11th season)Hitting Coach: 12 Jeff Ditch (2nd season)Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: 45 Tyler Oakes (5th season)Volunteer Assistant: 37 Trent Keefer (2nd season)

Captains: Kevin Folman, Jayse McLean

North Dakota StateQuick Facts

Name: North Dakota State UniversityCity/Zip: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 120, 762)Founded: 1890Enrollment: 14,358 (fall 2017)Nickname: BisonColors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343)Home Field: Newman Outdoor Field (4,172)Surface/Lights: Natural Grass/LightedDimensions: LF 318-399-408-365-314 RFAffiliation: NCAA Division IConference: The Summit LeaguePresident: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984)Athletic Director: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996)Athletic Dept. Phone: (701) 231-8981Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-NDSU (6378)

HistoryFirst Year of Baseball: 1909 (81st season)All-Time Record: 1131-1322-9 (81 seasons)Years in College World Series: NoneYears in NCAA Regionals: ThreeLast NCAA Tournament: 2014 Finish: Corvallis Regional qualifierLast Opponent: UNLV (Lost 2-1)

Team InfoHead Coach: Tod Brown (Arizona, 1994) Record at NDSU: 265-292 (11th season) Career Record: same Office Phone: (701) 231-8853Hitting Coach: Jeff Ditch (Valley City State, 1989)Pitching Coach: Tyler Oakes (Minnesota, 2010)Volunteer Assistant: Trent Keefer2017 Record: 31-25, 19-11 Summit (2nd)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/7 (50% GP or 10+ innings)Starters Returning/Lost: 7/3 (started 50%)Pitchers Returning/Lost: 6/2 (20+ innings)Newcomers: 13

Athletic CommunicationsBaseball Contact: Ryan Anderson Office Phone: (701) 231-5591 Cell Phone: (701) 412-6788 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant: Tara Hoyme Office Phone: (701) 231-7197Website: www.GoBison.comFAX: (701) 231-6246Press Box Phone: (701) 235-5204Mailing Address: NDSU Dept 1200 PO Box 6050 Fargo, ND 58108-6050Physical Address: 1600 University Dr N Fargo, ND 58102Baseball Stadium Address: 1515 15th Ave. N. Fargo, ND 58102

PronouncersCholes ................ like “choalz”Elsenpeter .......... ELL-sen-pee-turFerderer.............. fer-DER-erHesse ................. HESS-eeHostetler ............ hoss-TET-lerPierzchalski ........ pur-CHALL-skeeRohde ................ Row-DEETruso .................. TRUE-so

By StateMinnesota ......... 23North Dakota ..... 2Montana ............ 2South Dakota ..... 2 Arizona ............... 1Iowa .....................1Texas .................. 1Washington ....... 1Wisconsin ........... 1

By ClassFreshmen ........... 10Sophomores ....... 12Juniors ............... 5Seniors ............... 7

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2018 NDSU BaseballOverall Statistics for North Dakota State (as of May 03, 2018)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 18-19 Home: 4-1 Away: 10-13 Neutral: 4-5 Summit: 9-10

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%10 Mason Pierzchalski . 2 9 1 37-37 141 11 41 9 2 2 26 60 . 4 2 6 14 1 20 2 . 3 5 0 4 0 1-2 275 12 3 . 9 9 0 2 Matt Elsenpeter . 2 8 3 37-33 120 21 34 6 0 1 14 43 . 3 5 8 7 5 29 2 . 3 4 1 3 1 3-4 29 59 1 . 9 8 924 Jayse McLean . 2 7 1 37-37 129 28 35 5 3 6 23 64 . 4 9 6 20 3 38 1 . 3 7 7 2 0 6-6 74 4 3 . 9 6 314 Drew Fearing . 2 5 4 37-36 130 18 33 6 1 1 15 44 . 3 3 8 24 2 26 1 . 3 7 8 0 5 4-7 69 94 2 . 9 8 8 5 Tucker Rohde . 2 4 8 35-34 125 15 31 4 2 0 12 39 . 3 1 2 11 1 23 1 . 3 1 4 0 1 0-0 6 6 0 1.000

11 Logan Busch . 2 3 2 34-33 112 12 26 7 0 1 12 36 . 3 2 1 24 4 26 0 . 3 8 3 1 0 0-1 54 1 3 . 9 4 8 1 Bennett Hostetler . 1 9 7 37-37 137 22 27 3 4 0 14 38 . 2 7 7 22 7 26 0 . 3 3 3 2 1 5-8 47 84 11 . 9 2 3 3 Alec Abercrombie . 1 9 4 34-32 98 19 19 4 1 1 9 28 . 2 8 6 18 1 37 0 . 3 2 5 0 5 4-5 88 3 4 . 9 5 815 Sean Noel . 1 6 0 27-22 81 8 13 4 0 0 9 17 . 2 1 0 5 4 19 0 . 2 4 2 1 2 0-0 136 16 1 . 9 9 3-------------------- 9 Carter Thompson . 3 4 0 22-11 47 9 16 3 0 3 12 28 . 5 9 6 4 1 12 0 . 4 0 4 0 1 0-0 10 0 0 1.000

20 Nick Emanuel . 2 3 7 19-10 38 9 9 1 0 0 7 10 . 2 6 3 5 3 11 1 . 3 7 0 0 0 0-1 83 6 0 1.000

19 Jake Malec . 1 8 4 20-9 38 6 7 1 0 1 4 11 . 2 8 9 4 2 14 0 . 2 9 5 0 1 2-2 39 7 1 . 9 7 929 Jack Simonsen . 0 0 0 8-0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 0 0 1.000

33 Hunter Koep . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000

Totals . 2 4 1 37 1213 179 292 53 13 16 158 419 . 3 4 5 160 34 285 8 . 3 4 2 14 17 25-36 935 336 31 . 9 7 6

Opponents . 2 6 9 37 1171 173 315 45 11 18 160 436 . 3 7 2 141 47 265 23 . 3 6 7 11 24 33-45 959 341 45 . 9 6 7

LOB - Team (301), Opp (286). DPs turned - Team (37), Opp (24). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (4), Pierzchalski 3, Busch1. Picked off - Hostetler 2, Elsenpeter 1, Malec 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha38 Blake Stockert 3 . 7 7 4-2 9 9 1 1/1 0 45.1 49 23 19 16 41 10 3 3 . 2 8 5 1 4 0 1 325 Riley Johnson 4 . 1 9 4-5 11 11 2 1/0 0 68.2 65 37 32 28 52 12 5 3 . 2 5 3 1 11 1 3 4--------------------27 Kevin Folman 1 . 4 1 3-2 13 0 0 0/2 5 32.0 23 8 5 6 37 1 1 2 . 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 7 Blake Tritch 3 . 7 8 0-2 8 3 0 0/0 0 16.2 21 9 7 8 9 2 0 0 . 3 0 9 5 3 0 0 128 Chris Choles 4 . 4 1 2-0 16 0 0 0/2 1 32.2 34 16 16 12 17 5 0 3 . 2 8 6 4 4 0 1 232 Parker Harm 4 . 5 8 1-2 10 1 0 0/1 1 35.1 28 18 18 19 31 4 0 2 . 2 2 8 8 6 0 2 318 Jake Drew 4 . 7 6 0-0 9 0 0 0/0 1 11.1 8 6 6 7 10 1 1 0 . 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 233 Hunter Koep 4 . 8 5 0-0 8 0 0 0/1 0 13.0 16 8 7 7 16 1 0 1 . 3 1 4 1 0 1 1 039 Jordan Harms 5 . 1 7 1-1 5 5 0 0/1 0 15.2 18 11 9 6 14 1 0 2 . 2 9 5 0 5 0 0 217 Kyle Ferderer 5 . 7 9 0-2 5 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 4 5 3 8 3 1 0 0 . 2 5 0 2 2 0 1 036 Mitch O'Connor 6 . 3 0 1-3 6 5 0 0/0 0 20.0 21 14 14 8 16 2 0 2 . 2 7 6 1 4 0 1 123 Zach Smith 7 . 5 0 2-0 5 3 0 0/0 0 12.0 20 11 10 9 13 2 1 0 . 3 8 5 2 1 1 0 2 6 Ryan Olson 9 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 2 2 5 4 1 0 0 . 3 3 3 0 2 0 0 034 Austin Truso 15.43 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 5 5 4 2 2 2 0 0 . 4 1 7 0 1 0 1 0Totals 4 . 3 9 18-19 37 37 3 5/3 8 311.2 315 173 152 141 265 45 11 18 . 2 6 9 29 47 3 11 24

Opponents 4 . 0 8 19-18 37 37 0 2/2 10 319.2 292 179 145 160 285 53 13 16 . 2 4 1 41 34 4 14 17

PB - Team (11), Emanuel 4, Malec 4, Noel 3, Opp (11). Pickoffs - Team (5), Stockert 4, Choles 1, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - Noel(20-26), Ril. Johnson (7-9), Malec (5-8), Emanuel (7-7), Harm (7-7), Choles (2-6), Folman (5-6), Stockert (2-5), Z. Smith(2-2), Tritch (2-2), Koep (2-2), Harms (2-2), M. O'Connor (1-2), J. Drew (1-1), Ferderer (0-1), Simonsen (1-1).

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2018 NDSU BaseballGame Results for North Dakota State (as of May 03, 2018)

(All games)

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Summit Pitcher of record Attend Time

Feb 16, 2018 at UIW-1 W 8-2 9 1-0-0 0-0-0 Ril. Johnson (W 1-0) 7 9 5 2:44Feb 16, 2018 at UIW-2 L 1-2 9 1-1-0 0-0-0 Ferderer (L 0-1) 8 1 2 2:45Feb 17, 2018 at UIW W 4-3 (10) 2-1-0 0-0-0 Harm (W 1-0) 8 3 3 3:16Feb 18, 2018 at UIW L 2-6 9 2-2-0 0-0-0 Tritch (L 0-1) 7 1 1 2:522/23/2018 vs Central Conn. St. W 2-0 9 3-2-0 0-0-0 Ril. Johnson (W 2-0) 5 0 2:092/24/2018 vs Central Conn. St. L 2-9 9 3-3-0 0-0-0 M. O'Connor (L 0-1) 2 0 0 2:242/25/2018 vs Central Conn. St. W 4-0 9 4-3-0 0-0-0 Choles (W 1-0) 2 0 0 2:07Feb 27, 2018 at Minnesota L 1-3 9 4-4-0 0-0-0 Ferderer (L 0-2) 5 5 5 2:55Mar 02, 2018 at Northern Colorado L 4-17 7 4-5-0 0-0-0 Ril. Johnson (L 2-1) 1 8 9 2:54Mar 03, 2018 at Northern Colorado-1 W 6-3 7 5-5-0 0-0-0 Harms (W 1-0) - 2:25Mar 03, 2018 at Northern Colorado-2 W 4-2 9 6-5-0 0-0-0 Stockert (W 1-0) 1 1 0 5:40Mar 04, 2018 at Northern Colorado L 7-9 9 6-6-0 0-0-0 M. O'Connor (L 0-2) 1 6 9 3:24Mar 09, 2018 at Arizona L 3-13 9 6-7-0 0-0-0 Ril. Johnson (L 2-2) 2 8 3 1 3:04Mar 10, 2018 at Arizona L 4-9 9 6-8-0 0-0-0 Stockert (L 1-1) 2 5 4 3 3:13Mar 11, 2018 at Arizona L 2-11 9 6-9-0 0-0-0 Harms (L 1-1) 2 7 0 9 2:52Mar 12, 2018 vs Dickinson State W 17-4 7 7-9-0 0-0-0 Z. Smith (W 1-0) 1 0 4 2:40

* Mar 17, 2018 at Western Illinois L 0-2 9 7-10-0 0-1-0 Ril. Johnson (L 2-3) 8 7 2:21* Mar 18, 2018 at Western Illinois-1 W 2-1 (10) 8-10-0 1-1-0 Folman (W 1-0) 1 0 1 2:37* Mar 18, 2018 at Western Illinois-2 L 3-6 9 8-11-0 1-2-0 Harm (L 1-1) 1 1 7 2:50* Mar 23, 2018 at Fort Wayne W 2-1 9 9-11-0 2-2-0 Ril. Johnson (W 3-3) 2 1 1 2:19* Mar 24, 2018 at Fort Wayne W 15-0 7 10-11-0 3-2-0 Stockert (W 2-1) 1 1 7 2:25* Mar 25, 2018 at Fort Wayne W 10-3 9 11-11-0 4-2-0 Choles (W 2-0) 1 0 2 3:22* Mar 30, 2018 at Oral Roberts-1 L 2-5 9 11-12-0 4-3-0 Ril. Johnson (L 3-4) - 2:23* Mar 30, 2018 at Oral Roberts-2 L 2-6 9 11-13-0 4-4-0 Tritch (L 0-2) 6 8 2 2:46* Mar 31, 2018 at Oral Roberts L 5-6 9 11-14-0 4-5-0 Folman (L 1-1) 8 2 3 2:43* Apr 05, 2018 at Omaha-1 W 2-1 (10) 12-14-0 5-5-0 Folman (W 2-1) - 2:27* Apr 05, 2018 at Omaha-2 W 2-0 9 13-14-0 6-5-0 Stockert (W 3-1) 6 3 2:05* Apr 12, 2018 vs South Dakota State-1 L 4-5 9 13-15-0 6-6-0 Folman (L 2-2) - 3:08* Apr 12, 2018 vs South Dakota State-2 L 9-12 9 13-16-0 6-7-0 Harm (L 1-2) 1 2 9 3:28* Apr 20, 2018 vs Western Illinois L 2-7 9 13-17-0 6-8-0 Ril. Johnson (L 3-5) 3 5 2:24* Apr 21, 2018 vs Western Illinois W 3-1 9 14-17-0 7-8-0 Stockert (W 4-1) 4 3 2:20* Apr 22, 2018 vs Western Illinois L 0-4 9 14-18-0 7-9-0 M. O'Connor (L 0-3) 3 9 2:29

Apr 25, 2018 DAKOTA STATE W 16-1 9 15-18-0 7-9-0 Z. Smith (W 2-0) 3 0 2 2:38* Apr 27, 2018 OMAHA W 9-1 9 16-18-0 8-9-0 Ril. Johnson (W 4-5) 2 2 7 2:45* Apr 28, 2018 OMAHA L 2-13 9 16-19-0 8-10-0 Stockert (L 4-2) 2 7 6 3:10* Apr 29, 2018 OMAHA W 10-0 8 17-19-0 9-10-0 Folman (W 3-2) 3 6 1 2:30

May 01, 2018 MAYVILLE STATE W 8-5 9 18-19-0 9-10-0 M. O'Connor (W 1-3) 1 8 7 2:57

() extra inning game

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2018 NDSU BaseballMiscellaneous Stats for North Dakota State (as of May 03, 2018)

(All games)

Multiple Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total10 Mason Pierzchalski 10 3 - - 13 2 Matt Elsenpeter 12 - - - 1224 Jayse McLean 9 2 - - 1111 Logan Busch 7 1 - - 8 5 Tucker Rohde 7 1 - - 814 Drew Fearing 7 1 - - 8 1 Bennett Hostetler 7 1 - - 815 Sean Noel 3 1 - - 4 3 Alec Abercrombie 2 2 - - 4 9 Carter Thompson 2 1 - - 320 Nick Emanuel 2 - - - 219 Jake Malec - 1 - - 1TEAM 68 14 0 0 82

Multiple RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total10 Mason Pierzchalski 5 2 - - 724 Jayse McLean 5 1 1 - 7 1 Bennett Hostetler 3 1 - - 4 9 Carter Thompson 2 1 - - 3 2 Matt Elsenpeter 3 - - - 314 Drew Fearing 2 1 - - 3 3 Alec Abercrombie 3 - - - 311 Logan Busch 2 - - - 215 Sean Noel 1 - - 1 219 Jake Malec - - 1 - 120 Nick Emanuel 1 - - - 1TEAM 27 6 2 1 36

Hitting Streaks Longest Current14 Drew Fearing 8 124 Jayse McLean 7 -10 Mason Pierzchalski 7 311 Logan Busch 6 1 2 Matt Elsenpeter 6 4 5 Tucker Rohde 5 - 1 Bennett Hostetler 5 - 3 Alec Abercrombie 4 - 9 Carter Thompson 3 320 Nick Emanuel 3 115 Sean Noel 2 -19 Jake Malec 1 126 x-Ryan Cornell 1 -

Reached Base Streaks Longest Current11 Logan Busch 16 124 Jayse McLean 9 -14 Drew Fearing 8 510 Mason Pierzchalski 7 3 1 Bennett Hostetler 7 - 5 Tucker Rohde 6 1 2 Matt Elsenpeter 6 5 3 Alec Abercrombie 5 420 Nick Emanuel 4 115 Sean Noel 3 - 9 Carter Thompson 3 326 x-Ryan Cornell 2 -19 Jake Malec 2 1

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North Dakota State UniversityIndividual Career History

Alec Abercrombie

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2016 .165 34-20 79 11 13 3 0 0 2 6 25 0-12017 .237 49-48 139 19 33 7 2 1 18 24 42 9-102018 .194 34-32 98 19 19 4 1 1 9 18 37 4-5TOTAL .206 117-100 316 49 65 14 3 2 29 48 104 13-16

Logan Busch

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2016 .268 48-40 127 19 34 6 1 1 24 15 33 3-42017 .303 56-56 188 29 57 12 3 3 30 36 47 1-32018 .232 34-33 112 12 26 7 0 1 12 24 26 0-1TOTAL .274 138-129 427 60 117 25 4 5 66 75 106 4-8

Chris Choles

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2014 6 . 0 0 0-0 8 0 0 0/0 0 9.0 11 6 6 8 22016 3 . 0 5 4-0 21 0 0 0/0 1 44.1 44 17 15 8 272017 3 . 0 7 4-3 19 0 0 0/1 4 44.0 43 20 15 20 322018 4 . 4 1 2-0 16 0 0 0/2 1 32.2 34 16 16 12 17TOTAL 3 . 6 0 10-3 64 0 0 0/3 6 130.0 132 59 52 48 78

Jake Drew

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2018 4 . 7 6 0-0 9 0 0 0/0 1 11.1 8 6 6 7 10TOTAL 4 . 7 6 0-0 9 0 0 0/0 1 11.1 8 6 6 7 10

Matt Elsenpeter

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2015 .200 12-0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1-22016 .204 38-14 49 7 10 0 0 1 6 2 19 1-12017 .237 40-30 114 10 27 8 1 1 14 10 23 2-22018 .283 37-33 120 21 34 6 0 1 14 7 29 3-4TOTAL .250 127-77 288 40 72 14 1 3 34 21 74 7-9

Nick Emanuel

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2017 .056 10-3 18 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 10 0-02018 .237 19-10 38 9 9 1 0 0 7 5 11 0-1TOTAL .179 29-13 56 9 10 1 0 0 8 6 21 0-1

Drew Fearing

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2015 .276 34-32 123 24 34 5 0 0 10 13 25 9-122016 .327 53-53 196 41 64 10 1 0 26 27 28 18-202017 .250 56-56 204 29 51 7 0 0 16 24 36 10-122018 .254 37-36 130 18 33 6 1 1 15 24 26 4-7TOTAL .279 180-177 653 112 182 28 2 1 67 88 115 41-51

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North Dakota State UniversityIndividual Career History

Kyle Ferderer

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2017 3 . 1 4 2-0 10 0 0 0/0 0 14.1 11 6 5 13 172018 5 . 7 9 0-2 5 0 0 0/0 0 4.2 4 5 3 8 3TOTAL 3 . 7 9 2-2 15 0 0 0/0 0 19.0 15 11 8 21 20

Kevin Folman

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2014 6 . 5 8 0-3 11 2 0 0/1 1 26.0 34 22 19 11 162015 9 . 0 0 1-0 7 0 0 0/0 0 13.0 18 13 13 8 72017 2 . 7 0 4-1 21 0 0 0/2 8 26.2 21 10 8 8 232018 1 . 4 1 3-2 13 0 0 0/2 5 32.0 23 8 5 6 37TOTAL 4 . 1 5 8-6 52 2 0 0/5 14 97.2 96 53 45 33 83

Tom Ginther

Parker Harm

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2017 3 . 1 1 0-2 13 1 0 0/0 0 37.2 20 14 13 18 242018 4 . 5 8 1-2 10 1 0 0/1 1 35.1 28 18 18 19 31TOTAL 3 . 8 2 1-4 23 2 0 0/1 1 73.0 48 32 31 37 55

Jordan Harms

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2016 3 . 1 2 1-3 14 7 0 0/3 1 49.0 37 17 17 21 482017 3 . 1 5 4-7 15 12 0 0/2 0 71.1 62 34 25 34 622018 5 . 1 7 1-1 5 5 0 0/1 0 15.2 18 11 9 6 14TOTAL 3 . 3 8 6-11 34 24 0 0/6 1 136.0 117 62 51 61 124

Charley Hesse

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2017 .077 13-1 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-1TOTAL .077 13-1 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-1

Tyler Hillman

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North Dakota State UniversityIndividual Career History

Bennett Hostetler

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2017 .279 54-49 190 26 53 5 1 2 26 13 40 5-72018 .197 37-37 137 22 27 3 4 0 14 22 26 5-8TOTAL .245 91-86 327 48 80 8 5 2 40 35 66 10-15

Riley Johnson

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2017 2 . 3 1 1-1 10 3 0 0/1 0 23.1 28 10 6 8 212018 4 . 1 9 4-5 11 11 2 1/0 0 68.2 65 37 32 28 52TOTAL 3 . 7 2 5-6 21 14 2 1/1 0 92.0 93 47 38 36 73

Hunter Koep

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2018 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0TOTAL .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2018 4 . 8 5 0-0 8 0 0 0/1 0 13.0 16 8 7 7 16TOTAL 4 . 8 5 0-0 8 0 0 0/1 0 13.0 16 8 7 7 16

Thomas Krause

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att1962 .256 0-0 43 4 11 4 0 1 5 0 0 0-0TOTAL .256 0-0 43 4 11 4 0 1 5 0 0 0-0

Jake Malec

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2017 .161 23-8 31 6 5 1 0 0 2 6 15 0-12018 .184 20-9 38 6 7 1 0 1 4 4 14 2-2TOTAL .174 43-17 69 12 12 2 0 1 6 10 29 2-3

Jayse McLean

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2015 .118 26-16 51 6 6 1 1 0 5 10 27 2-22016 .255 32-28 98 13 25 2 0 0 8 12 32 2-32018 .271 37-37 129 28 35 5 3 6 23 20 38 6-6TOTAL .237 95-81 278 47 66 8 4 6 36 42 97 10-11

Sean Noel

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2018 .160 27-22 81 8 13 4 0 0 9 5 19 0-0TOTAL .160 27-22 81 8 13 4 0 0 9 5 19 0-0

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North Dakota State UniversityIndividual Career History

Mitch O'Connor

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2018 6 . 3 0 1-3 6 5 0 0/0 0 20.0 21 14 14 8 16TOTAL 6 . 3 0 1-3 6 5 0 0/0 0 20.0 21 14 14 8 16

Ryan Olson

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2018 9 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 2 2 5 4TOTAL 9 . 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 3 2 2 5 4

Mason Pierzchalski

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2015 .247 37-23 97 10 24 1 1 1 15 8 19 0-12016 .251 54-53 179 22 45 6 1 0 20 14 22 2-22017 .305 55-55 220 35 67 13 3 1 36 17 16 0-12018 .291 37-37 141 11 41 9 2 2 26 14 20 1-2TOTAL .278 183-168 637 78 177 29 7 4 97 53 77 3-6

Gabe Pilla

Christian Rawlings

Tucker Rohde

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2017 .250 45-42 148 13 37 5 0 0 13 12 32 0-02018 .248 35-34 125 15 31 4 2 0 12 11 23 0-0TOTAL .249 80-76 273 28 68 9 2 0 25 23 55 0-0

Jack Simonsen

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2018 .000 8-0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0TOTAL .000 8-0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0

Zach Smith

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2018 7 . 5 0 2-0 5 3 0 0/0 0 12.0 20 11 10 9 13TOTAL 7 . 5 0 2-0 5 3 0 0/0 0 12.0 20 11 10 9 13

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North Dakota State UniversityIndividual Career History

Blake Stockert

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2015 4 . 7 6 2-2 16 1 0 0/0 1 28.1 32 16 15 9 282016 3 . 7 3 2-5 15 8 0 0/0 1 50.2 61 33 21 16 372017 4 . 9 1 3-2 12 4 0 0/1 0 36.2 41 21 20 17 302018 3 . 7 7 4-2 9 9 1 1/1 0 45.1 49 23 19 16 41TOTAL 4 . 1 9 11-11 52 22 1 1/2 2 161.0 183 93 75 58 136

Carter Thompson

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2017 .108 19-10 37 3 4 1 0 0 1 4 10 1-22018 .340 22-11 47 9 16 3 0 3 12 4 12 0-0TOTAL .238 41-21 84 12 20 4 0 3 13 8 22 1-2

Blake Tritch

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb so sb-att2017 .000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1-1TOTAL .000 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1-1

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2016 2 . 8 9 0-1 3 2 0 0/0 0 9.1 12 8 3 4 22017 4 . 5 0 0-0 3 3 0 0/0 0 6.0 3 3 3 0 52018 3 . 7 8 0-2 8 3 0 0/0 0 16.2 21 9 7 8 9TOTAL 3 . 6 6 0-3 14 8 0 0/0 0 32.0 36 20 13 12 16

Austin Truso

Year era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so2018 15.43 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 5 5 4 2 2TOTAL 15.43 0-0 3 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 5 5 4 2 2

BISON BASEBALL 12

1 - Bennett HostetlerIF - R/R

So. - 6-0 - 180

3 - Alec Abercrombie

OF - L/RJr. - 6-2 - 205

4 - Charley Hesse

IF - R/RSo. - 6-1 - 1780

5 - TuckerRohdeIF - L/R

So. - 6-3 - 200

7 - BlakeTritch

RHP/1B - R/RSo. - 6-2 - 197

6 - RyanOlson

RHP - R/RSo. - 6-0 - 190

8 - TylerHillmanIF - R/R

Fr. - 6-2 - 190

9 - CarterThompson

OF - R/LSo. - 6-1 - 190

10 - MasonPierzchalski

IF - R/RSr. - 6-1 - 205

11 - LoganBusch

OF - L/LSr. - 6-0 - 195

13 - ZachSolano

OF - R/RFr. - 5-10 - 175

15 - SeanNoel

C - R/RJr. - 6-3 - 200

14 - DrewFearingIF - R/R

Sr. - 5-10 - 175

16 - TomGinther

RHP - R/RFr. - 6-1 - 200

17 - KyleFerderer

RHP/IF - R/RSo. - 5-11 - 185

18 - JakeDrew

RHP - R/RFr. - 6-4 - 185

19 - JakeMalec

C/OF - L/RSo. - 6-0 - 190

20 - NickEmanuel

C - L/RSo. - 6-1 - 195

23 - ZachSmith

RHP/UT - R/RFr. - 5-11 - 185

22 - ChristianRawlingsLHP - L/L

Fr. - 6-3 - 185

24 - JayseMcLeanOF - L/R

RJr. - 6-3 - 220

25 - RileyJohnsonRHP - R/R

So. - 6-4 - 220

27 - KevinFolman

RHP - R/RSr. - 6-2 - 220

28 - ChrisCholes

LHP - L/LSr. - 6-1 - 205

30 - ThomasKrause

OF - L/RFr. - 6-0 - 180

29 - JackSimonsen

C - R/RFr. - 6-1 - 200

32 - ParkerHarm

LHP - L/LSo. - 6-2 - 195

33 - HunterKoep

RHP/IF - R/RFr. - 6-3 - 225

34 - AustinTruso

RHP - R/RJr. - 6-1 - 195

35 - GabePilla

RHP - R/RFr. - 6-1 - 230

36 - MitchO’ConnorLHP - L/L

RSo. - 6-4 - 215

38 - BlakeStockertLHP - R/L

Sr. - 6-1 - 205

21 - Tod Brown

Head Coach11th season

12 - JeffDitch

Hitting Coach2nd season

37 - TrentKeefer

Volunteer Assistant Coach

2nd season

45 - TylerOakes

Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

5th season

2 - Matt Elsenpeter

IF - R/RSr. - 5-8 - 180

North Dakota State Baseball Radio/TV Roster

39 - JordanHarms

RHP - R/RJr. - 6-3 - 185