DAKOTA STATE BASEBALL 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