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Games 4-8: at Saint Louis (Billiken Sports Center) February 24, 2021 NORTH DAKOTA STATE BASEBALL Contact: Ryan Workman | (701) 809-6597 | [email protected] | @NDSUbaseball North Dakota State Bison Saint Louis Billikens 2-1 Overall (0-0 Summit League) 1-3 Overall (0-0 Atlantic 10) Head Coach: Tod Brown at Head Coach: Darin Hendrickson Overall Record: 301-332 (14th year) Overall Record: 736-402-1 (22nd year) Record at NDSU: 301-332 (14th year) Record at Saint Louis: 401-302-1 (14th year) Bison Schedule/Results Date Time NDSU Probable Starter Saint Louis Probable Starter (2-1 Overall, 0-0 Summit League) Feb. 26 3 p.m. TBA (RHP) Trevor Harris (LHP, 0-0, 9.00) 2/19 at Western Kentucky ..................................... Postponed Feb. 27 1 p.m. Cade Feeney (RHP, 0-0, 8.10) Mark Finkelnburg (LHP, 0-1, 0.00) 2/20 at Western Kentucky ..................................... Postponed Feb. 27 4:30 p.m. Ben Smith (RHP, 0-0, 6.75) Matt Boyer (RHP, 0-0, 0.00) 2/21 at Western Kentucky ..................................... L, 4-10 Feb. 28 12 p.m. Evan Sankey (RHP, 1-0, 0.00) Scott Youngbrandt (RHP, 0-1, 9.00) 2/22 at Western Kentucky ..................................... W, 8-5 2/22 at Western Kentucky ..................................... W, 10-2 Live Stats: BisonStats.com Live Video: N/A TV: N/A Radio: N/A 2/26 at Saint Louis ................................................ 3 p.m. 2/27 at Saint Louis ................................................ 1 p.m. Scene Setter 2/27 at Saint Louis ................................................ 4:30 p.m. The North Dakota State baseball team returns to action this weekend, with a four-game series scheduled against Saint 2/28 at Saint Louis ................................................ 12 p.m. Louis in St. Louis, Mo. The two teams will play the series opener at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26, followed by a doubleheader on 3/5 at Northern Colorado .................................... 1 p.m. Saturday with a scheduled 1 p.m. start. The series finale is scheduled for 12 p.m. on Sunday. 3/6 at Northern Colorado .................................... 1 p.m. 3/6 at Northern Colorado .................................... 4:30 p.m. Media Coverage 3/7 at Northern Colorado .................................... 1 p.m. Live stats for the games will be available at BisonStats.com. 3/12 at Dayton ...................................................... 2 p.m. 3/13 at Dayton ...................................................... 12 p.m. Series History 3/14 at Dayton ...................................................... 12 p.m. Saint Louis leads the all-time series 1-0, picking up a 4-3 victory in Port Charlotte, Fla. on Feb. 28, 2020. The game was a late 3/16 at Dayton ...................................................... 12 p.m. 3/19 *at Western Illinois ....................................... 12 p.m. addition to the Bison schedule, as the original opponent for NDSU, St. Bonaventure, was unable to get to Florida on time 3/19 *at Western Illinois ....................................... 3:30 p.m. due to snow in the northeast. 3/20 *at Western Illinois ....................................... 1 p.m. 3/21 *at Western Illinois ....................................... 1 p.m. Previewing 2021 3/26 *at Oral Roberts ............................................ 3 p.m. Experience will be the key for the North Dakota State baseball team heading into the 2021 season. The Bison return nine 3/26 *at Oral Roberts ............................................ 6:30 p.m. starters and 10 pitchers from a shortened 2020 season, where the Bison finished with an 8-9 record. First baseman Brock 3/27 *at Oral Roberts ............................................ 2 p.m. Anderson led the Bison with a .333 batting average, including five doubles, a home run and 12 RBI. Tucker Rohde returns 3/28 *at Oral Roberts ............................................ 1 p.m. at third base, where he hit .297 with five doubles, a home run and 11 RBI. On the mound, the Bison return 2019 Summit 4/2 *at Omaha .................................................... 3 p.m. League Newcomer of the Year Max Loven. A 2019 All-Summit League First Team selection, Loven was 2-1 with a 3.13 ERA 4/2 *at Omaha .................................................... 6:30 p.m. in four starts last season. He struck out 19 in 23 innings pitched. Gabe Pilla returns out of the bullpen, where he had a pair 4/3 *at Omaha .................................................... 3 p.m. of saves and a 1-1 record to go along with a .96 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 9.1 innings last year. In 14.1 innings last year, Zach 4/4 *at Omaha .................................................... 1 p.m. Smith went 2-0 with 2.51 ERA, while striking out 16 and walking just two. 4/9 *Western Illinois..................................3 p.m. 4/9 *Western Illinois..................................6:30 p.m. Scouting the Billikens 4/10 *Western Illinois..................................2 p.m. Saint Louis is 1-3 on the year after a four-game series at Kennesaw State last weekend. The Billikens won the opener 8-7 4/11 *Western Illinois..................................1 p.m. before dropping the next three games. Cam Redding leads three players hitting over .300 after the opening weekend with 4/16 *Oral Roberts ......................................3 p.m. a .333 average. Redding has four hits, while driving in a team-high four runs. Jake Garella is hitting .313 with a team-high 4/16 *Oral Roberts ......................................6:30 p.m. five hits. The Billikens used 11 pitchers in the first four games. Saturday’s game one starter, Mark Finkelnburg, tossed six 4/17 *Oral Roberts ......................................2 p.m. innings in his first appearance, striking out five and walking five, while allowing two unearned runs. Sunday’s starter, Scott 4/18 *Oral Roberts ......................................1 p.m. Youngbrandt, threw five innings in his first appearance, allowing five earned runs on 10 hits. Grant Fremion made two 4/23 *at South Dakota State ................................. 12 p.m. 4/23 *at South Dakota State ................................. 3:30 p.m. appearances out of the bullpen. 4/24 *at South Dakota State ................................. 1 p.m. 4/25 *at South Dakota State ................................. 1 p.m. Brown Joins 300 Club 4/27 Valley City State ..................................5:30 p.m. North Dakota State Head Coach Tod Brown earned his 300th career win on Sunday during the first game of the 4/30 at Kansas ...................................................... 6 p.m. doubleheader at Western Kentucky. Brown is the third coach in Summit League history to earn 300 career wins. Brown 5/1 at Kansas ...................................................... 1 p.m. joins Mitch McLeod as the only Bison coaches with over 300 wins, as McLeod has a school record 347. 5/2 at Kansas ...................................................... 12 p.m. 5/4 Mayville State .....................................5 p.m. Opening Day Streak Snapped 5/7 *Omaha ..............................................3 p.m. With Sunday’s 10-4 loss in the season opener, the Bison had a streak of five-straight wins in season openers snapped. Last 5/7 *Omaha ..............................................6:30 p.m. season, the Bison beat Hawaii 3-1 to start the 2020 campaign. In 2019, the Bison beat Sacramento State 9-1. NDSU beat 5/8 *Omaha ..............................................2 p.m. Incarnate Word 8-2 in 2018, Mississippi Valley State 10-4 in 2017 and Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2-0 in 2016. 5/9 *Omaha ..............................................1 p.m. 5/10 Concordia (Minn.) ................................6:30 p.m. Road Warriors: 5/14 *South Dakota State ............................3 p.m. In 2019, NDSU was the last NCAA Division I baseball team to play a home game. The Bison played 26-straight games away 5/14 *South Dakota State ............................6:30 p.m. from Newman Outdoor Field to start the season in 2019. In 2020, the Bison were scheduled to play the first 27 games away 5/15 *South Dakota State ............................2 p.m. from home before the season was cut short due to Covid-19. This season, the Bison are slated to play 27-straight road 5/16 *South Dakota State ............................1 p.m. games before opening the home schedule April 9 against Western Illinois. 5/20 at Eastern Kentucky ...................................... 5 p.m. 5/21 at Eastern Kentucky ...................................... 5 p.m. Double Vision: 5/22 at Eastern Kentucky ...................................... 11 a.m. The Bison have turned three double plays in three games this season, ranking 27th in the country in double plays. The 1.00 5/26-29 ^at Summit League Championship .............. TBA double plays per game ranks 23rd in the nation. * - Summit League game ^ - Summit League Championship (Omaha, Neb.) All home games in bold played at Newman Outdoor Field Leave The Guy Alone: All times CENTRAL, unless noted Senior Bennett Hostetler ranked fifth in the nation in hit by pitch last year, having been hit 11 times in 17 games. He has already been hit once this season and ranks 20th among active NCAA Division I players with 31 career hit by pitches. Making the Sacrifice: Peter Brookshaw ranked second in the nation with five sacrifice flies last season. Bennett Hostetler has 12 career sacrifice flies, tied for the most in school history and the eighth most among active NCAA Division I players. BISON BASEBALL 2 Walk This Way: In 2019, Brock Anderson set a school record with 39 base on balls. In 17 games last season, Anderson had 13 walks and ranked 95th in the nation. Anderson currently ranks 24th among active NCAA Division I players in on-base percentage at .447. Harm Not Allowing Hits Senior Parker Harm has allowed just 6.47 hits per nine innings over the course of his career. That ranks 18th overall among active players at all NCAA levels and the 14th best among NCAA Division I players. 2021 Standings Hits For Days The Bison tallied 33 hits in the opening weekend, as NDSU ranks 34th in the nation in the category and tops in the Summit Summit Overall League. NDSU also ranks 23rd in triples and 27th in triples per game.