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9 NAIA SCHOLAR ATHLETES I 76 ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS I 2 SDIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (1984, 1985) NAIA SUPER REGIONALS (2003, 2005) I NAIA BASEBALL NATIONAL TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND APPEARANCE (2012) 2021 SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD: 5-6 THIS HOME: 0-0 AWAY: 5-3 NEUTRAL: 0-3 NORTH STAR: 0-0 Date Opponent Time (CST)/Results WEEK Feb. 20 McPherson (Kan.) L, 0-11; L, 4-5 Feb. 27 Briar Cliff (Iowa) # L, 0-13 (7) Feb. 27 Briar Cliff (Iowa) # L, 5-14; L, 3-10 March 9 Randall (Okla.) W, 3-1; L, 3-10 DAKOTA STATE KANSAS CHRISTIAN DORDT March 12 Dallas Christian (Texas) W,13-1; W, 10-4 March 13 Dallas Christian (Texas) W, 2-1; W, 18-6 March 19 Kansas Christian 1 p.m. OVERALL RECORD ...... 5-6 ...... 12-2 ...... 7-11 ...... March 20 Kansas Christian 12 p.m./2:30 p.m. March 23 Dordt (Iowa) 5 p.m./7:30 p.m. CONFERENCE ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 ...... 0-0 ...... March 26 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.)* 2 p.m./5 p.m. March 27 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.)* 12 p.m./3 p.m. HOME ...... 0-0 ...... 3-1 ...... 0-0 ...... March 30 MOUNT MARTY (S.D.) 4 p.m. April 2 Waldorf (Iowa)* 1 p.m./4 p.m. AWAY ...... 5-3 ...... 7-1 ...... 4-6 ...... April 3 Waldorf (Iowa)* 12 p.m./3 p.m. April 6 Bellevue (Neb.)* 3 p.m./6 p.m. NEUTRAL ...... 0-3 ...... 2-0 ...... 3-5 ...... April 9 Mayville State (N.D.)* 1 p.m./4 p.m. STREAK April 10 Mayville State (N.D.)* 12 p.m./3 p.m...... Won 4 ...... Lost 1 ...... Lost 4 ...... April 13 DORDT (IOWA) 5 p.m./7:30 p.m. April 16 PRESENTATION (S.D.)* 4 p.m./7 p.m. HEAD COACH ...... Derrion Hardie ...... Tony Hurla ...... Nathan Bacon April 17 PRESENTATION (S.D.)* 1 p.m./4 p.m. ALMA MATER ...... Sioux Falls (S.D.) ...... Ottawa (Kan.) ...... Avila (Mo.) .... April 20 BELLEVUE (NEB.)* 3 p.m./6 p.m. April 23 Dickinson State (N.D.)* 2 p.m./5 p.m. RECORD AT SCHOOL ...... 6-9 ...... 4-13 ...... 4-14 ...... April 24 Dickinson State (N.D.)* 1 p.m./4 p.m. April 27 Minnesota-Morris 2 p.m. CAREER RECORD ...... 209-206 ...... 4-13 ...... 4-14 ...... April 30 VITERBO (WIS.)* 1 p.m./4 p.m. May 1 VITERBO (WIS.)* 12 p.m./3 p.m. May 7-10 NSAA Postseason Tournament % TBA THIS WEEK’S PREVIEW May 17-20 NAIA Baseball National Tournament Opening Round @ TBA MADISON, S.D. (March 18, 2021) May 28-June 4 Avista-NAIA World Series & TBA —The Dakota State University (S.D.) Trojan baseball team (5-6 overall record) continues their action on the road this weekend. The Trojans play a three-game series with Kansas Christian (12 $ Dallas, Texas // *NSAA conference game // # St. George, Kan. -2 overall record), kicking off with a nine-inning game on Friday at 1 p.m. Both teams will play a doubleheader % in Valley City, N.D. // @ on campus sites // & in Lewiston, Idaho All times Central Standard Time // BOLD Home games at Flynn Field on Saturday, with the first game at 12 noon. The series take place at KC Urban Youth Academy (1622 E 17th

Terrace) in Kansas City, Mo. DSU stays on the road Tuesday as they visit Dordt (Iowa) (7-11 overall record) of the Great Plains Athletic Confer-

ence. The doubleheader starts at 5 p.m. at Open Space Park Baseball (700 7th Street NE) in Sioux Center, Iowa. Dakota State is coming off a 5-1 record for the week last week. The Trojans split a doubleheader with Randall (Okla.) on March 9, followed by a four-game series sweep over Dallas Christian (Texas) on March 12-13. MULTIMEDIA Kansas Christian’s 11-game winning streak was halted by Champion Christian (Ark.) on March 10, by the score Live Coverage: ...... N/A of 13-10 in the second game of the doubleheader. The Falcons won the first three games of the four-game Live Stats/Play-by-Play: ...... NAIA-DakStats DSU Athletics Social Media series with Champion Charter before falling in the series finale. Twitter: ...... @DSUAthletics Dordt went 4-6 in their games in Florida. The Defenders recently lose their fourth straight game, falling to Dakota State Men’s Basketball ...... @DakotaStateMBB Keiser (Fla.) by the score of 23-11 on March 12. DC also was swept by Thomas (Ga.) 6-4 and 17-10 on March 11 Facebook: ...... DSUTrojanAthletics Instagram: ...... dsu_athletics and March 12. Dordt open up their GPAC conference play on Friday with a doubleheader versus Dakota Wesley- Dakota State Baseball Twitter: ...... @DSU_Baseball_ an (S.D.) in Sioux City, followed by another doubleheader versus Doane (Neb.) on Sunday. Dakota State Baseball Facebook: ...... @Dakota-State-Trojan-Baseball Next Up: Dakota State is scheduled to open their North Star Athletic Association play next weekend, hosting DAKOTA STATE QUICK FACTS Valley City State (N.D.) in a four-game series. The series is set for March 26-27 at Flynn Field. School: ...... Dakota State University (S.D.) Founded: ...... 1881 THIS WEEK’S QUICK HITS Location: ...... Madison, S.D. 57042 (pop. 7,250) + Dakota State (S.D.) and Kansas Christian will meet for a 4-game series for the second straight year. The Trojans out- Enrollment: ...... 3,158 scored the Falcons 37-23 during the series in Kansas City. + DSU matched its numbers of road wins from last year with five wins. The Trojans are seeking for most road wins since Colors: ...... DSU Blue, Trojan Blue, White, Gray 2013-14 season, recording 11 wins on the road. Nickname: ...... Trojans + The last time Dakota State and Dordt played each other was on March 9, 2020 where they split a doubleheader in Tucson, Home Field: ...... Flynn Field Ariz. The Trojans won the first game 7-2, while the Defenders won the second game 6-2. Affiliation:NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) + DSU is 6-3 record in the last nine meetings with the Defenders. Conference: ...... North Star Athletic Association + Dakota State is scheduled to kick off their 28-game North Star Athletic Association baseball schedule next weekend. The Athletic/Univ. Website:..... www.dsuathletics.com / www.dsu.edu Trojans are slated to host Valley City State (N.D.) at Flynn Field on March 26-27. President: ...... Dr. Jose-Marie Griffiths + DSU is seeking to match their longest winning streak of five games from last season. The Trojans are currently on a four- Athletic Director: ...... Jeff Dittman game winning streak after a four-game series sweep at Dallas Christian last weekend. Sports Information Director: ...... Nick Huntimer + Jace Pribyl was selected to the North Star Athletic Association Baseball Player-of-the-Week for the second time this year. Faculty Athletic Representative: ...... Stacy Anderson + The Trojans are seeking for their first win against a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference this season (lost to Briar Cliff (Iowa) in a three-game series earlier this season).

+ DSU’s contest with Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) and Mount Marty (S.D.) had been postponed, no make-up date has been set.

NAIA BA TOP 25 #1 (3/17/21) NOTEWORTHY….. RANK SCHOOL 2021 RECORD PR THREE TROJANS LEAD NAIA IN FIELDING: Three Dakota State (S.D.) players lead the NAIA in fielding 1. Tennessee Wesleyan (16) 21-0 5 percentage of 1.000. Esai Hernandez collected 72 chances with 68 put-outs and four assists with no errors.

2. Southeastern (Fla.) (13)24-1 1 Outfielders Jackson O’Neal and Jeremiah Zimmerman recorded a combined 27 chances and 27 put-outs.

3. Cumberlands (Ky.) 19-3 8 DSU ON THE PITCHING MOUND: Trey Randel ranks 11th in the NAIA in total earned runs allowed with two 4. Vanguard (Calif.) 23-3 18 this season for Dakota State. He also ranks 15th in the nation in total walks allowed with two walks and 5. Central Methodist (Mo.)16-2 10 20th in total hits allowed with eight hits. He is also 43rd in the NAIA with 1.64 earned run average (ERA) in 6. Faulkner (Ala.) 10-1 7 11 innings of work. Devin DeBoer leads the team with 14 strikeouts. 7. Georgia Gwinnett 16-6 3 8. Keiser (Fla.) 20-6 15 TROJANS ON THE ROAD: Dakota State is 5-3 record on the road this season. It is the first time since the 9. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 14-2 24 2007 season that the Trojans opened the first eight games on the road, where they started with a 5-3 rec-

10. Hope International (Calif.) 14-6 23 ord (started with four straight road victories).

11. Middle Georgia State 17-6 22 DAKOTA STATE IN THE NORTH STAR RANKS: Dakota State leads the overall North Star Athletic Associa- 12. St. Thomas (Fla.) 15-9 4 tion in batting average of .268. The Trojans are also second in the league with 4.4 RBIs per game. Jace 13. LSU Shreveport 7-5 6 Pribyl leads the NSAA conference with .531 batting average and .875 slugging percentage. Trey Randel is 14. William Carey (Miss.) 15-2 NR second in the league with 1.64 earned run average (ERA). 15. Bryan (Tenn.) 16-7 21 DEVELOPMENTAL BASEBALL TEAM: 16. Oklahoma Wesleyan 16-3 NR The Dakota State University baseball developmental team kicked off 17. McPherson (Kan.) 16-1 NR their 2021 season by winning four games at Randall (Okla.) last week. The Trojans earned 3-1 and 10-0 18. Benedictine-Mesa (Ariz.) 14-6 19 victories on March 8, followed by 11-6 and 12-9 wins on March 11. DSU is scheduled to head to Dordt 19. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 11-8 9 (Iowa) on Monday for a doubleheader. 20. Taylor (Ind.) 19-6 NR (Through Week 5) 21. Oklahoma City 12-9 16 NSAA BASEBALL STANDINGS 22. Science & Arts (Okla.) 10-5 2 School NSAA Percent% Overall Percent% Home Away/NeutralStreak 23. Reinhardt (Ga.) 14-8 17 (RV) Bellevue (Neb.) 0-0 .000 13-8 .619 7-5 4-3 Lost 3 24. Concordia (Neb.) 13-2 RV Mayville State (N.D.) 0-0 .000 8-5 .615 3-3 5-2 Lost 1 25. Webber International (Fla.) 17-9 RV Dakota State (S.D.) 0-0 .000 5-6 .455 0-0 5-6 Won 4 Viterbo (Wis.) 0-0 .000 5-8 .385 2-1 3-7 Won 1 Dropped Out: No. 11 Indiana Southeast; No. 12 Indiana Waldorf (Iowa) 0-0 .000 4-8 .333 3-1 1-7 Won 1 Tech; No. 13 Westmont (Calif.); No. 14 Lyon (Ark.); No. 20 Valley City State (N.D.) 0-0 .000 5-12 .294 2-1 3-11 Lost 5 Mobile (Ala.); No. 25 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Presentation (S.D.) 0-0 .000 4-13 .235 0-0 4-13 Lost 7 Receiving Votes: Indiana Wesleyan 110; Bellevue (Neb.) 74; Dickinson State (N.D.) 0-0 .000 1-7 .125 0-4 1-3 Lost 7 Friends (Kan.) 65; Columbia (Mo.) 43; MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 39; Warner (Fla.) 38; Westmont (Calif.) 37; Indiana Southeast 36; Benedictine (Kan.) 20; Bethel (Tenn.) 17; THE 2020 TROJANS WHEN... Huntington (Ind.) 15; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 13; OVERALL ...... 5-6 AFTER 5 INNINGS LEADING ...... 4-1 Point (Ga.) 11; Mobile (Ala.) 6. CONFERENCE ...... 0-0 AFTER 5 INNINGS TRAILING...... 0-5 PR—Previous Ranking NON-CONFERENCE ...... 0-0 AFTER 5 INNINGS TIED ...... 1-0

HOME GAMES ...... 0-0 AFTER 6 INNINGS LEADING ...... 4-0 SAVE THE DATE! AWAY GAMES ...... 0-2 AFTER 6 INNINGS TRAILING...... 0-6 NEUTRAL GAMES ...... 0-3 AFTER 6 INNINGS TIED ...... 1-0 UPCOMING HOME GAMES DAY GAMES ...... 5-6 HIT 0 HOME RUNS ...... 2-5 NIGHT GAMES ...... 0-0 HIT 1 HOME RUN ...... 1-0 HIT 2+ HOME RUNS ...... 2-1 VS. LEFT STARTER ...... 0-0 VS. RIGHT STARTER ...... 5-6 OPPONENT HIT 0 HOME RUNS ...... 4-1 OPPONENT HIT 1 HOME RUN ...... 1-3 1-RUN GAMES...... 1-1 OPPONENT HIT 2+ HOME RUNS ...... 0-2 2-4 RUN GAMES ...... 1-0 vs. 5+ RUN GAMES ...... 3-5 MADE 0 ERRORS ...... 2-1 MADE 1 ERROR ...... 2-1 EXTRA INNINGS ...... 0-0 MADE 2+ ERRORS...... 1-4 SHUTOUTS ...... 0-2 OPPONENT MADE 0 ERRORS ...... 1-3 SCORING 0-2 RUNS ...... 1-2 OPPONENT MADE 1 ERROR ...... 1-2 SCORING 3-5 RUNS ...... 1-4 OPPPONENT MADE 2+ ERRORS ...... 3-1 SCORING 6-9 RUNS ...... 0-0 SCORING 10+ RUNS ...... 3-0 OUTHIT OPPONENT ...... 4-1 Friday, March 26—2 p.m. OUTHIT BY OPPONENT ...... 1-4 OPPONENT SCORED 0-2 RUNS ...... 3-0 HITS ARE TIED ...... 0-1 OPPONENT SCORED 3-5 RUNS ...... 1-1 OPPONENT SCORED 6-9 RUNS ...... 1-0 ON MONDAY ...... 0-0 OPPONENT SCORED 10+ RUNS ...... 0-5 ON TUESDAY ...... 1-1 ON WEDNESDAY ...... 0-0 vs. SCORED IN 1ST INNING ...... 4-3 ON THURSDAY ...... 0-0 OPPONENT SCORED IN 1ST INNING ...... 1-4 ON FRIDAY ...... 2-0 ON SATURDAY ...... 2-3 SCORED FIRST ...... 4-2 ON SUNDAY ...... 0-2 OPPONENT SCORED FIRST ...... 1-4

AFTER 4 INNING LEADING ...... 4-2 VERSUS NAIA ‘TOP 25’ TEAM ...... 0-0 AFTER 4 INNINGS TRAILING ...... 1-4 VERSUS NAIA ‘RECEIVING VOTES’ TEAM ...... 0-0 Saturday, March 27—12 p.m. AFTER 4 INNINGS TIED ...... 0-0

2020 DSU TROJAN BASEBALL REVIEW DSU EARNS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON AT RANDALL (OKLA.) Moore, Okla. (March 9, 2021)—Dakota State DATE OPPONENT SCORE REC./NSAA Feb. 8 at Kansas Wesleyan L, 1-5 0-1 (S.D.) earned its first baseball win of the 2021 Feb. 8 at Kansas Wesleyan L, 5-7 0-2 season, defeating host-team Randall (Okla.).

Feb. 9 at Kansas Wesleyan L, 2-13 (7) 0-3 The Trojans scored twice in the first inning of Feb. 15 at Southwestern (Kan.) W, 12-2 1-3 the first game and never trailed for the first win Feb. 15 at Southwestern (Kan.) L, 0-9 1-4 of the season, thanks to RBI double by Jace Feb. 16 at Southwestern (Kan.) L, 2-12 (7) 1-5 Pribyl. DSU made it 3-0 in the top fourth inning Feb. 27 at Kansas Christian W, 8-4 2-5 Feb. 27 at Kansas Christian W, 4-1 3-5 and held off the Saints.

Feb. 28 at Kansas Christian W, 17-14 4-5 Pribyl led the Trojans’ offense attack by going 2 Feb. 28 at Kansas Christian W, 8-4 5-5 -of-3 at the plate with a triple, double and an March 9 vs. Dordt (Iowa) W, 7-2 6-5 RBI. Chris Kropuenske and Chris Burke each March 9 vs. Dordt (Iowa) L, 2-6 6-6 added a single. Taylor Musgrave had an RBI. March 10 vs. Morningside (Iowa) L, 2-16 6-7 March 12 vs. William Penn (Iowa) L, 2-16 6-8 Trey Randel earned the victory after tossing 6 2/3 innings for DSU, yielding one run on six hits and record- March 12 vs. William Penn (Iowa) L, 2-4 6-9 ed three strikeouts. David Kirby earned the save after closing the game with the final out with two runners

left on base. Season ended due to COVID-19 pandemic Randall exploded for 10 runs in the first two innings of the second game, rolling to a 10-3 victory to earn a

Overall Record: 6-9 doubleheader split.

NSAA Conference/Finish: N/A Ryan McDaniel and Jackson O’Neal each had a double and a single for DSU. McDaniel and Jeremiah School Records in 2019 Zimmerman each had an RBI. Josh Addington recorded two singles. Thomas Geiger and Max Luesebrink Career tossed the first two innings, while Jared Urbach and Kahlil Tilbury combined for four scoreless innings. Carver Hultgren—1 no-hitter game—T-1st

Single Season TROJANS SWEEP DALLAS CHRISTIAN (TEXAS) Carver Hultgren—1 no-hitter game—T-1st Dallas, Texas (March 12-13, 2021)— Jace Pribyl—.420 batting average—2nd Dakota State (S.D.) outscored Dallas Chris-

tian (Texas) 43-12, earning a four-game Single Game series sweep. It was DSU’s first four-game

series sweep this season, their second

straight year that it occurred (swept Kan- sas Christian in a four-game series last

season).

The Trojans defeated the Crusaders 13-1 and 10-4 on March 12, followed by 2-1 and 18-6 wins on March 13.

Esai Hernandez sparked DSU’s offense attack by going 7-of-13 at the plate with

four doubles and drove in four runs. Ryan McDaniel and Jace Pribyl each added six hits.

Samuel Drummond blasted two home runs during the four-game series and drove in five runs for the Trojans. Chris Burke, Mason Macaluso, Jackson O’Neal, and Chris Kropuenske each added a home run. Macaluso collected six RBIs in the series. Dakota State finished the series with a batting average of .377

and a slugging percentage of .585.

Kahlil Tilbury, Devin DeBoer, Jacob Yaeger and Burke each recorded a pitching victory for DSU. DeBoer tossed his first complete game victory. PRIBYL EARNS SECOND NSAA BASEBALL WEEKLY HONOR Madison, S.D. (March 15, 2021)—Jace Pribyl of Dakota State (S.D.) earned his second North Star Athletic Association Baseball Player-of-the-Week award this season. The Trojans went 5-1 record for the week, including a four-game series sweep over Dallas Christian (Texas).

Pribyl extended his hitting streak to 11 games (all CAN’T FIND IT HERE...YOU games played this season). He recorded multi-hit

games three times during the week.

CAN ONLINE! He collected a pair of doubles, as well as a triple for the week. He drove in four runs and reached

FIND COMPLETE DAKOTA STATE on base by a walk twice for the Trojans.

Pribyl recorded a batting average of .500 (9-of-18 at-bats) and a slugging percentage of .722 for the week. NEWS AND STATS ONLINE According to the DakStats-NAIA statistical website as of Monday, Pribyl ranks 10th in the NAIA in batting average of .531 by going 17-of-32 at the plate. He is also 23rd in the nation in slugging percentage of .875 DSUATHLETICS.COM with 11 singles, three doubles, two home runs, and a triple. He leads the team with 60.5 on-base percentage and eight RBIs this season.

2021 DSU BASEBALL TEAM LEADERS 2021 DSU TROJAN BASEBALL ROSTER Hits — Numerical Roster — Jace Pribyl No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Previous School 17 hits 1 Trey Randel SR P 5-9 Dell Rapids, S.D. Dell Rapids High School

2 Devin DeBoer JR P 6-3 Littleton, Colo. Western Nebraska CC

Batting Average 3 Micah DeHarty JR SS/P 5-11 McCook Lake, S.D. South Sioux City High School 4 Jackson O’Neal SO OF 5-10 Sutter, Calif. Shasta College (Calif.) Jace Pribyl 7 Jeremiah Zimmerman FR OF 5-11 Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln East High School 8 Chris Burke SO SS/P 5-8 Temecula, Calif. College of the Desert (Calif.) .531 batting average 9 Josh Addington FR SS 6-1 Tehachapi, Calif. Tehachapi High School 10 Jacob Yaeger R-SR P 5-10 Lehigh Acres, Fla. Rainy River CC (Minn.) (17-of-32) 11 Chris Kropuenske R-JR 2B 5-9 Beresford, S.D. Iowa Central CC

12 Ty Christensen FR P 5-11 Glencoe, Minn. Glencoe-Silver Lake High School Slugging Percentage 14 William Mote FR 3B 5-11 Grant, Ala. KDS DAR High School Jace Pribyl 15 Taylor Musgrave SO 3B/SS 5-11 Billings, Mont. Lake Region State (N.D.) 16 Peyton Bonjorno FR OF 5-9 Menifee, Calif. Paloma Valley High School .875 slugging % 19 Jeremy Lopes SO P 6-2 Murrieta, Calif. Chaparral High School 20 David Kirby R-JR P 5-11 Longmont, Colo. Mead High School (11 1Bs, 3 2Bs, 1 3B, 2 HRs) 21 Cameron Pitts JR 3B/P 6-1 Conroe, Texas Ecclesia College (Ark.)

22 Max Luesebrink SO P 5-9 Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City West High School Runs Batted In (RBIs) 25 MJ Finn FR OF/P 6-2 Port Richey, Fla. Fivay High School Jace Pribyl 26 Jared Urbach SO P 6-0 Ralston, Neb. Ralston High School 27 Mason Macluso FR C 6-2 Gilbert, Ariz. Campo Verde High School 8 RBIs 28 Kahlil Tilbury FR 2B/P 6-1 Spokane, Wash. Rogers High School

29 Sage Hudson SO P 5-10 Windsor, Colo. Greeley Central High School 30 Fabian Boria JR OF 5-10 Riverside, Calif. John W. North High School

32 Thomas Geiger FR P 6-1 San Marcos, Texas Hill Country High School Doubles 33 Carver Hultgren JR P 6-0 Maple Grove, Minn. Anoka Ramsey CC (Minn.) Esai Hernandez 34 Kevin Krumm JR P 6-0 Redfield, S.D. Lake Region State (N.D.) 35 Roch Laferriere FR OF 6-0 Calgary, Alberta, Canada William Aberhart High School 5 doubles 36 Walker Hultgren FR OF/P 6-3 Maple Grove, Minn. Osseo High School

37 Grant Svikulis SO P 6-4 Melbourne, Australia Williston State (N.D.) 38 Ryan McDaniel FR C 5-10 Firestone, Colo. Mead High School

39 Shane Kimmes FR C 6-2 Farmington, Minn. Farmington High School Triples 40 Ryan Knipfer FR P 5-11 Derby, Kan. Derby High School Jace Pribyl 41 Esai Hernandez SR 1B 6-1 Gering, Neb. Mount Marty (S.D.) 43 Logan Terfehr FR P 6-0 Marshall, Minn. Marshall High School 1 triple 44 Alec Gannon JR 2B 5-10 Sisters, Ore. Sisters High School 45 Ryan Jackovich SO 1B 6-3 Phoenix, Ariz. Sequoia Pathway Academy 48 Samuel Drummond JR OF 6-1 Melbourne, Australia John Paul College High School Home Runs 49 Noah Hammond R-SO 3B/1B 6-3 Bellevue, Neb. Bellevue West High School 50 JD Kirchner FR P 6-5 Lennox, S.D. Mount Marty (S.D.) Samuel Drummond, Jace Pribyl 52 Gage Nagy FR P 6-4 Monroe, Wash. Monroe High School 53 Reese Miller FR P 5-10 Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City East High School 2 home runs 54 Bo Wilson FR C 5-10 Reeder, N.D. Scranton Public School 55 Billy Plummer SO P 6-4 Redding, Calif. Shasta College (Calif.) 56 Jace Pribyl FR 3B/1B 6-2 Monticello, Minn. Monticello High School Total Bases 58 David Ruddy R-SO P 6-1 Riverside, Calif. Martin Luther King High School 80 Brandon Kyriss FR P 6-2 Omaha, Neb. Elkhorn High School

Jace Pribyl 81 Nick Geffre FR 1B 6-1 Watertown, S.D. Watertown High School 84 Keegan Miller R-FR OF 6-0 Dell Rapids, S.D. Dell Rapids High School 28 total bases 86 Josh Van Beek FR SS/P 5-11 Indwood, Iowa West Lyon High School

87 Chase DeWitt SO INF 6-3 Wentworth, S.D. Tri-Valley High School

Runs Scored RS Jacob Seghi FR 2B/OF 5-9 Sterling, Colo. Sterling High School RS Isaac Milovich R-FR Jace Pribyl Head Coach: (#5) Derrion Hardie (2nd season) Assistant Coaches: (#17) Kramer Sneed (2nd season) 10 runs scored

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2020 DSU BASEBALL RETURNING LEADERS 2021 DSU TROJAN BASEBALL ROSTER On-Base Percentage — Alphabetical Roster — Jace Pribyl Name No. Position B/T .605 on-base% Addington, Josh 9 SS R/R Bonjorno, Peyton 16 OF R/R Innings Pitched Boria, Fabian 30 OF R/R Devin DeBoer Burke, Chris 8 SS/P R/R

15 2/3 innings Christensen, Ty 12 OF/P L/L

DeBoer, Devin 31 P R/R Earned Run Average (ERA) DeHarty, Micah 3 SS/P R/R Trey Randel DeWitt, Chase 87 1B R/R Drummond, Samuel 48 OF R/R 1.64 ERA

Finn, MJ 25 OF/P L/L Gannon, Alec 44 2B L/R Strikeouts Geffre, Nick 81 1B R/R Devin DeBoer Geiger, Thomas 32 P R/R

14 strikeouts Hammond, Noah 49 3B/1B R/R

Hernandez, Esai 41 1B L/R

Complete Games Hudson, Sage 29 P R/R Devin DeBoer Hultgren, Carver 33 P R/R Hultgren, Walker 36 OF/P R/R 1 complete game Jackovich, Ryan 45 1B R/R

Kimmes, Shain 39 C R/R Wins Kirby, David 20 P R/R Jacob Yaeger, Kahlil Tilbury, Trey Kirchner, JD 50 P R/R Randel, Devin DeBoer, Chris Burke Kropuenske, Chris 11 2B R/R 1 win Krumm, Kevin 34 P R/R

Saves Kyriss, Brandon 80 P L/L David Kirby Laferriere, Roch 35 OF L/R Lopes, Jeremy 81 P R/R 1 save Luesebrink, Max 22 P R/R Macaluso, Mason 27 C R/R McDaniel, Ryan 38 C R/R Miller, Reese 53 P R/R Miller, Keegan 84 OF L/R Milovich, Isaac RS R/R Mote, William 14 3B R/R Musgrave, Taylor 15 3B/SS R/R Nagy, Gage 52 P R/R O’Neal, Jackson 4 OF R/R Pitts, Cameron 21 3B/P R/R Plummer, Billy 55 P R/R Pribyl, Jace 56 3B/1B R/R Randel, Trey 1 P R/R Ruddy, David 58 P R/R Seghi, Jacob RS 2B/OF L/R Svikulis, Grant 37 P R/R Terfehr, Logan 43 P R/R Tilbury, Kahlil 28 2B/P R/R Urbach, Jared 26 P R/R Van Beek, Josh 86 SS/P R/R Wilson, Bo 54 C R/R Yaeger, Jacob 10 P R/R Zimmerman, Jeremiah 7 OF R/R

DERRION HARDIE Head Coach 1st Season (6-9 at Dakota State) Career Record: 209-206

Alma Mater: Sioux Falls (S.D.)

Derrion Hardie is in his second season as the head baseball coach at Dakota State University. He begins the 2020- 2021 season with an overall record of 656-331 as a head coach

at the collegiate and high school levels.

Hardie’s first season as the head baseball coach was cut short early in 2020 due to COVID-19. The Trojans finished the shortened season with a record of 6-9 and were on track to have the

program’s best season in five years. COACH HARDIE YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS Academically, the Trojans had 4 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar- Athletes and 15 Academic All-Conference athletes. Year Overall Conf./Finish On the mound, the pitching staff lowered the team’s ERA by 2021 2020 6-9 N/A 3.7 runs from the previous year and had two pitchers, juniors Devin DeBoer and Carver Hultgren, Totals 6-9 0-0 earn Conference Pitcher-of-the-Week honors. Hultgren pitched the program’s first no-hitter since Overall 6-9 0-0 2005.

Offensively, the team’s batting average increased 30-points from the previous season and freshman, Jace Pribyl, finished ranked as one of the top players in the NAIA in batting average hitting .420. Sen- ior, Esai Hernandez, finished ranked 18th in doubles in the NAIA.

While at Northwestern, he coached two NAIA All-Americans.

Prior to coming to Dakota State, Hardie was the head baseball coach at Ecclesia College (AR) where he was hired to lead the baseball program from ground zero. He launched the program in 2013 and pioneered the Royals to six consecutive winning seasons and post-season berths that included exe- cuting a five-year vision plan to qualify for the World Series in 2017. They finished the season ranked 7th in the nation after participating in the World Series.

Hardie arguably had his most successful season in 2018, finishing 35-18. The squad broke most of the team’s statistical records, highlighted by a .330 team batting average and 3.27 team earned run average. The team also achieved a 3.2 team grade point average that ran the program’s streak to twelve straight semesters with a 3.0 or higher team GPA.

Hardie engineered 175 wins in his six seasons as the head coach at Ecclesia College. During that time, he produced 6 players that went on to sign professional contracts, 5 All-Americans, 18 All- Region, 24 All-Conference, 2 Conference Player-of-the-Year, and 2 Conference Pitcher-of-the-Year

selections.

As the head baseball coach at Northwestern College (Iowa) in the early 2000’s, Hardie’s teams finished at the top of the Great Plains Athletic Conference in team offense and defense. His Red Raider teams were most known for their offensive production. The Red Raiders earned national recognition in the NAIA’s Top 20 in various team statistical categories, including his 2003 team that finished 16th in the nation with 43 home runs. That same year, Hardie had an athlete ranked 2nd in the nation in batting average hitting .493, 5th in the nation with 17 home runs, and 12th in the nation with 57 runs batted in.

While at Northwestern, he coached two NAIA All-Americans.

Prior to his time at Northwestern, Hardie served as an assistant baseball/catchers’ and hitting coach at his alma mater, the University of Sioux Falls (SD). While at USF, the Cougars qualified for the post -season and he assisted with the development of the 2001 Great Plains Athletic Conference Pitcher-

of-the-Year, Adam Heiden, and 1st Team NAIA All-American outfielder, Joe Bolstad.

In addition to his collegiate coaching, Hardie spent ten years as a highly successful high school head baseball coach in Minnesota and South Dakota. His teams qualified for the state tournament nine of his ten years. During his high school coaching career, Hardie coached 29 All-State and 46 All-Region players. Furthermore, 18 of his athletes signed national letters-of-intent as high as the NCAA Divi-

sion I.

Hardie, a native of Aberdeen, S.D., has been married to his wife, Lisa, for 27 years. They have three children: Sierra, Zach, and Madisyn.

KRAMER SNEED Assistant Coach 2nd Season Alma Mater: Purdue (Ind.)

Kramer Sneed, a native of Winterville, N.C., begins his second year as the pitching coach at Dakota State University. His primary duties consist of working with the pitchers, recruitment of pitchers and catchers, opponent scouting, eligibility and camp/showcase

coordinator.

Sneed’s first season as the pitching coach was cut short early in 2020 due to COVID- 19. During the shortened season, the pitching staff lowered the team’s ERA by 3.7 runs from the previous year and had two pitchers, juniors Devin DeBoer and Carver Hultgren, earn Conference Pitcher-of-the-Week honors. Hultgren pitched the program’s first no-

hitter since 2005.

Prior to being named the pitching coach at Dakota State University, Sneed served as the pitching coach at NCAA DII Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, W.V. Before his time at Davis & Elkins, Sneed was an assistant pitching coach at his alma mater, NCAA DII Barton College in Wilson, N.C.

Sneed attended Barton College where he was named First Team All-Conference Carolinas and Academic All- Conference as a pitcher. After his junior season at Barton, he was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 32nd round

of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.

Sneed spent eight years in professional baseball before beginning his career as a collegiate pitching coach. He spent three years in the New York Yankees organization before being traded to the Los Angeles (Anaheim) Angels. While in the Angels organization, Sneed was named a California League All-Star as a starting pitcher and won the 2013 Califor- nia League Championship. His best season professionally came in 2015 when he finished with a 15-3 record, 2.83 ERA

and 181 strikeouts. He ended his professional career pitching over 860 innings and recording over 650 strikeouts.

After finishing his professional baseball career, Sneed completed his undergraduate degree at Purdue University Glob- al in liberal studies, graduating magna cum laude.

MYLES COMEAU Assistant Coach 2nd Season Alma Mater: New England College (N.H.)

Myles Comeau, an Avon, Mass. native, begins his second year as an assistant baseball coach for the Trojans. His primary duties consist of working defensively with the infield-

ers, assisting with hitting, recruiting and the developmental team.

Prior to being named an assistant baseball coach at Dakota State University, Comeau served as the head baseball coach at South Shore Charter High School in Norwell, Mass. In addition, he was the hitting coach and first base coach for the Brockton Rox of

the Future Collegiate Baseball League in Brockton, Mass.

After a successful high school playing career, Comeau attended NCAA Division III New England College in Henniker, N.H., where he was a member of the baseball program for

four years as an outfielder.

Comeau graduated from New England College in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in sports and recreation management.

CHRISTIAN CHRISTIANSON Assistant Coach

2nd Season

Christian Christianson, an Aberdeen, S.D. native, begins his second year as an assistant baseball coach for the Trojans. His primary duties consist of working defensively with

the outfielders, assisting with hitting and the developmental team.

Prior to being named an assistant baseball coach at Dakota State, Christianson served as the head baseball coach for the Aberdeen American Legion Post 24 baseball team from 2018-19. In addition, he was the head baseball coach for Redfield High School in Redfield,

S.D. from 2015-17.

Christianson's wife, Nicole, is an academic advisor at Dakota State. He will be completing

his degree in elementary education.

2021 DSU BASEBALL Developmental Schedule Date Opponent Place Time (CT)

March 8 Randall (Okla.) Moore, Okla. 12 p.m./2 p.m.

March 11 Randall (Okla.) Moore, Okla. 12 p.m./2 p.m.

March 22 Dordt (Iowa) Sioux Center, Iowa 5 p.m./7 p.m.

March 27 Minnesota West CC Tournament Worthington, Minn. TBA

March 28 Minnesota West CC Tournament Worthington, Minn. TBA

April 1 Mount Marty (S.D.) Madison, S.D. 5 p.m./7 p.m.

April 5 Briar Cliff (Iowa) Sioux City, Iowa 3 p.m./5 p.m.

April 12 Dordt (Iowa) Madison, S.D. 5 p.m./7 p.m.

April 19 Briar Cliff (Iowa) Madison, S.D. 5 p.m./7 p.m.

April 28 Mount Marty (S.D.) Yankton, S.D. 5 p.m./7 p.m.

MULTIPLE HIT GAMES 2021 TROJAN BASEBALL SEASON RESULTS

Player ...... Season ...... Career Overall: 5-6 I Home: 0-0 I Away: 5-3 I Neutral: 0-3 I NSAA: 0-0 Samuel Drummond ...... 2 ...... 21 Chris Burke ...... 2 ...... 11 Date Opponent W/L Score Inns. Overall NSAA Pitcher/Record Time Jace Pribyl ...... 5 ...... 10 Feb. 20 at McPherson (Kan.) L 0-11 7 0-1 0-0 LP: Svikulis (0-1) 2:05 Esai Hernandez ...... 3 ...... 8 Feb. 20 at McPherson (Kan.) L 4-5 7 0-2 0-0 LP: DeBoer (0-1) 2:03 Ryan McDaniel ...... 4 ...... 6 Feb. 27 vs. Briar Cliff (Iowa) L 0-13 7 0-3 0-0 LP: DeBoer (0-2) 2:01 Alec Gannon ...... 6 Feb. 28 vs. Briar Cliff (Iowa) L 5-14 7 0-4 0-0 LP: Burke (0-1) 2:39 Jackson O’Neal ...... 4 ...... 5 Feb. 28 vs. Briar Cliff (Iowa) L 3-10 7 0-5 0-0 LP: Svikulis (0-2) 2:15 Mason Macaluso ...... 3 ...... 4 March 9 at Randall (Okla.) W 3-1 7 1-5 0-0 WP: Randel (1-0); Chris Kropuenske ...... 1 ...... 4 Ryan Jackovich ...... 3 S: Kirby (1) 2:02 Josh Addington ...... 1 ...... 1 March 9 at Randall (Okla.) L 3-10 7 1-6 0-0 LP: Geiger (0-1) 1:57 William Mote ...... 1 March 12 at Dallas Christian (Texas) W 13-1 7 2-6 0-0 WP: DeBoer (1-2) 2:24 Noah Hammond ...... 1 March 12 at Dallas Christian (Texas) W 10-4 7 3-6 0-0 WP: Burke (2-1) 2:13 Micah DeHarty ...... 1 March 13 at Dallas Christian (Texas) W 2-1 7 4-6 0-0 WP: Tilbury (1-0) 1:47 Trey Randel ...... 1 March 13 at Dallas Christian (Texas) W 18-6 7 5-6 0-0 WP: Yaeger (1-0) 2:17 March 19 at Kansas Christian March 20 at Kansas Christian March 20 at Kansas Christian MULTIPLE RBI GAMES March 23 at Dordt (Iowa) Player ...... Season ...... Career March 23 at Dordt (Iowa) Samuel Drummond ...... 2 ...... 10 March 26 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.)* Esai Hernandez ...... 3 ...... 6 March 26 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.)* Mason Macaluso ...... 3 ...... 5 March 27 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.)* Chris Kropuenske ...... 1 ...... 4 March 27 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.)* Jace Pribyl ...... 2 ...... 3 March 30 MOUNT MARTY (S.D.) Chris Burke ...... 2 ...... 2 April 2 at Waldorf (Iowa)* Ryan McDaniel ...... 2 April 2 at Waldorf (Iowa)* Alec Gannon ...... 2 Trey Randel ...... 2 April 3 at Waldorf (Iowa)* Micah DeHarty ...... 1 April 3 at Waldorf (Iowa)* Ryan Jackovich ...... 1 April 6 at Bellevue (Neb.)* April 6 at Bellevue (Neb.)* April 9 at Mayville State (N.D.)* April 9 at Mayville State (N.D.)* HITTING STREAK April 10 at Mayville State (N.D.)* Player ...... Longest ..... Current April 10 at Mayville State (N.D.)* Jace Pribyl ...... 11 ...... 11 April 13 DORDT (IOWA) Ryan McDaniel ...... 5 ...... 5 April 13 DORDT (IOWA) Jackson O’Neal ...... 3 ...... 3 April 16 PRESENTATION (S.D.)* Esai Hernandez ...... 3 ...... 3 April 16 PRESENTATION (S.D.)* Samuel Drummond ...... 3 ...... 3 April 17 PRESENTATION (S.D.)* Micah DeHarty ...... 2 ...... 2 Mason Macaluso ...... 4 ...... 1 April 17 PRESENTATION (S.D.)* Chris Kropuenske ...... 3 ...... 1 April 20 BELLEVUE (NEB.)* Josh Addington ...... 1 ...... 1 April 20 BELLEVUE (NEB.)* Jeremiah Zimmerman ...... 1 ...... 1 April 23 at Dickinson State (N.D.)* Alec Gannon ...... 1 ...... 1 April 23 at Dickinson State (N.D.)* Josh Van Beek ...... 1 ...... April 24 at Dickinson State (N.D.)* Chris Burke ...... 2 ...... April 24 at Dickinson State (N.D.)* April 27 at Minnesota-Morris April 30 VITERBO (WIS.)* HOME RUN TRACKER April 30 VITERBO (WIS.)* May 1 VITERBO (WIS.)* Player ...... Season ...... Career May 1 VITERBO (WIS.)* Samuel Drummond ...... 2 ...... 4 Esai Hernandez ...... 3 Jace Pribyl ...... 2 ...... 2 Mason Macaluso ...... 1 ...... 1 Chris Burke ...... 1 ...... 1 Jackson O’Neal ...... 1 ...... 1 Chris Kropuenske ...... 1 ...... 1 Alec Gannon ...... 1

2021 TROJAN BASEBALL SEASON STATS (as of 3-18-21)