2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball team

2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball
2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball
Conference	Summit League
Record	23–30 (16–7 Summit)
Head coach	Tyler Oakes (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Brandon Hunt; Tanner Neale;
Home stadium	Newman Outdoor Field
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bison played their home games at Newman Outdoor Field adjacent to NDSU's campus. The team was coached by second year head coach Tyler Oakes.

2023 Summit League baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Oral Roberts ‍†‍‡‍^y	23	–	1	.958	52	–	14	.788
North Dakota State ‍‍‍	16	–	7	.696	23	–	30	.434
South Dakota State ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	24	–	28	.462
Omaha ‍‍‍	9	–	14	.391	21	–	28	.429
Northern Colorado ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	11	–	34	.244
Western Illinois ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	12	–	40	.231
St. Thomas* ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	10	–	34	.227
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 25, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

NDSU made the Summit League tournament as the second seed. They lost in the opening round to South Dakota State, survived elimination once with a win over Omaha,^[2] but lost to South Dakota State again to be eliminated on day 3^[3] for the second year in a row. The Bison finished the season with a 23–30 overall record with a 16–7 record in Summit League play.

Previous season

The Bison finished last season with a 31-19 overall record, and a 17-5 record in the Summit League good for the team's first Summit League Regular season title. Their conference record was also the program's best since entering the conference.^[4] In the Summit League tournament, the Bison opened as the number 1 seed. They lost to Omaha in the opening round, then beat South Dakota State to advance to the elimination round semifinals. However, the Bison fell to Omaha yet again to end their chances of defending their conference title from the previous season.

Personnel

Roster

2023 North Dakota State Roster

Pitchers

16 - Nolan Johnson - RS Freshman
18 - Konnor Kirchoffner - RS Sophomore
22 - Hayden Sylte - RS Sophomore
24 - Hunter Rosenbaum - Junior
25 - Parker Puetz - Freshman
29 - Kale Hopke - Freshman
30 - Reese Lightenberg - RS Sophomore
31 - Max Loven - Senior
32 - Andrew Baumgart - RS Freshman
33 - Carson Jacobs - Junior
35 - Leland Wilson - RS Sophomore
36 - Zak Endres - Freshman
37 - Jaxon Edwards - RS Sophomore
38 - Shea Zetterman - Senior
40 - Tristen Roehrich - Senior
44 - Skyler Riedinger - RS Sophomore

Catchers

7 - Will Busch - Junior
12 - Stephen Lund - RS Junior
15 - Bennett Freiter - RS Freshman

Infielders

2 - Peter Brookshaw - Senior
5 - Davis Hamilton - Freshman
6 - James Dunlap - Junior
9 - Garret Hill - Junior
11 - Jack Steil - Junior
13 - Druw Sackett - Senior
17 - Zach Kluvers - RS Sophomore
23 - Kale Jensen - Freshman
26 - Carson Hake - Junior

Outfielders

1 - Terrell Huggins - Senior
3 - Kyle Law - Freshman
4 - Dallan Quigley - Junior
19 - Cadyn Schwabe - Junior
20 - Chase Nett - Junior

Utility

8 - Caden Edwards (LHP/INF) - RS Sophomore
10 - Cade Feeney (RHP/INF) - Junior
14 - Wyatt Nelson (RHP/OF) - Junior
28 - Jack Luster (INF/OF) - Junior
34 - Joey Danielson (RHP/C) - Junior

Reference:'^[5]

Coaching staff

2023 North Dakota State Coaching Staff
Name	Position
Tyler Oakes	Head Coach
Brandon Hunt	Assistant Coach
Tanner Neale	Assistant Coach
Trent Keefer	Volunteer Assistant Coach
Reference:^[6]

Schedule and results

2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball game log

Regular season (22–28)

February (1–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Summit League Record
February 17	at Sacramento State		John Smith Field Sacramento, CA	3–5	Takacs (1–0)	Feeney (0–1)	None	307	0–1	–
February 18	at Sacramento State		John Smith Field	6–8	Gibbons (1–0)	Jacobs (0–1)	Zalasky (1)	307	0–2	–
February 19	at Sacramento State		John Smith Field	2–3	Lucchesi (1–0)	Roehrich (0–1)	Zalasky (2)	260	0–3	–
February 19	at Sacramento State		John Smith Field	13–4	Johnson (1–0)	Stewart (0–1)	None	260	1–3	–
February 26	vs. San Diego		Triton Ballpark	Cancelled, Weather Restricting Travel^[7]					1–3	–
February 26	vs. Hawaii		Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, CA	1–13	Giroux (1–0)	Feeney (0–2)	None		1–4	–
February 26	at San Diego State		Tony Gwynn Stadium	2–9	Brodell (1–1)	Loven (0–1)	None	596	1–5	–
February 27	at UC San Diego		Triton Ballpark La Jolla, CA	1–7	Martinez (1–0)	Roehrich (0–2)	None	313	1–6	–
February 27	at UC San Diego		Triton Ballpark	6–14	Alvarez (1–0)	Danielson (0–1)	None	313	1–7	–

March (5–13)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Record
March 1	at Arizona State		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ	9–10	Lebamoff (1–0)	Riedinger (0–1)	None		1–8	–
March 3	at Arizona		Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ	6–8	Nichols (2–0)	Feeney (0–3)	Long (2)	2,409	1–9	–
March 4	at Arizona		Hi Corbett Field	6–7⁽¹²⁾	Drees (1–0)	Jacobs (0–2)	None	2,755	1–10	–
March 5	at Arizona		Hi Corbett Field	1–11⁽⁸⁾	Zastrow (2–0)	Roehrich (0–3)	None	2,324	1–11	–
March 10	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark San Marcos, TX	7–8	Kerbow (1–0)	Danielson (0–2)	Dixon (3)	1,453	1–12	–
March 11	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark	18–19	Gould (1–0)	Riedinger (0–2)	None	1,548	1–13	–
March 12	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark	1–5	Wells (3–0)	Roehrich (0–4)	None	1,438	1–14	–
March 14	at Texas		UFCU Disch-Falk Field Austin, TX	2–7	Hurley (1–0)	Jacobs (0–3)	None	6,457	1–15	–
March 15	at Texas		UFCU Disch-Falk Field	4–7	Howard (1–0)	Danielson (0–3)	Morehouse (1)	6,522	1–16	–
March 18	at Houston Christian		Husky Field Houston, TX	10–7	Ligtenberg (1–0)	Ricker (1–2)	Riedinger (1)	103	2–16	–
March 18	at Houston Christian		Husky Field	6–5	Loven (1–1)	Wells (0–2)	Jacobs (1)	135	3–16	–
March 19	at Houston Christian		Husky Field	5–6	Ricker (2–2)	Nelson (0–1)	Ryan (1)	121	3–17	–
March 24	at Omaha		Tal Anderson Field Omaha, NE	10–2	Feeney (1–3)	Riedel (1–3)	None	497	4–17	1–0
March 25	at Omaha		Tal Anderson Field	6–7	Tenney (2–2)	Loven (1–2)	Sanders (3)	819	4–18	1–1
March 25	at Omaha		Tal Anderson Field	7–2	Roehrich (1–4)	Bell (1–2)	None	819	5–18	2–1
March 28	at Nebraska		Hawks Field Lincoln, NE	1–4	Walsh (1–1)	Ligtenberg (1–1)	Schanaman (3)	4,218	5–19	–
March 31	at South Dakota State		Doc Ross Field Council Bluffs, IA	10–2	Feeney (2–3)	Goble (2–1)	None	103	6–19	3–1
March 31	at South Dakota State		Doc Ross Field	8–9	Bourassa (1–2)	Johnson (1–1)	None	103	6–20	3–2

April (9–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Record
April 1	at South Dakota State		Tal Anderson Field Omaha, NE	5–4	Roehrich (2–4)	Kruger (0–2)	Puetz (1)	90	7–20	4–2
April 7	at No. 23 Texas Tech		Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park Lubbock, TX	8–1	Feeney (3–3)	Girton (2–1)	Riedinger (3)	3,685	8–20	–
April 8	at No. 23 Texas Tech		Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park	5–8	Molina (3–2)	Roehrich (2–5)	Free (1)	4,432	8–21	–
April 8	at No. 23 Texas Tech		Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park	3–8	Parish (2–0)	Jacobs (0–4)	Robinson (1)	4,432	8–22	–
April 11	at Minnesota		Siebert Field Minneapolis, MN	9–12	Clausen (2–0)	Johnson (1–2)	None	541	8–23	–
April 14	at St. Thomas		Koch Diamond St. Paul, MN	13–3⁽⁸⁾	Feeney (4–3)	Gartner (1–4)	None	225	9–23	5–2
April 14	at St. Thomas		Koch Diamond	10–4	Roehrich (3–5)	Retz (0–3)	Danielson (1)	225	10–23	6–2
April 15	at St. Thomas		Koch Diamond	1–2	Coborn (2–2)	Riedinger (0–3)	None	241	10–24	6–3
April 18	Mayville State		Newman Outdoor Field Fargo, ND	Cancelled, Field Conditions^[8]					10–24	–
April 21	vs. Oral Roberts Series Relocated - Field Conditions^[9]		Doc Ross Field Council Bluffs, IA	0–10⁽⁷⁾	Hall (5–3)	Feeney (4–4)	None	57	10–25	6–4
April 22	vs. Oral Roberts		Doc Ross Field	4–2	Riedinger (1–3)	Denton (1–1)	None	64	11–25	7–4
April 23	vs. Oral Roberts		Doc Ross Field	4–8⁽¹³⁾	Patten (1–1)	Danielson (0–4)	None	54	11–26	7–5
April 25	at Minnesota		Siebert Field Minneapolis, MN	10–3	Johnson (2–2)	Malec (0–3)	None	447	12–26	–
April 28	Western Illinois		Newman Outdoor Field	10–0⁽⁸⁾	Feeney (5–4)	Armstrong (2–4)	None	258	13–26	8–5
April 29	Western Illinois		Newman Outdoor Field	13–3⁽⁷⁾	Roehrich (4–5)	Kapraun (2–6)	None	227	14–26	9–5
April 30	Western Illinois		Newman Outdoor Field	21–3⁽⁷⁾	Puetz (1–0)	Kratz (0–4)	None	166	15–26	10–5

May (7–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Record
May 3	at Nebraska		Hawks Field Lincoln, NE	6–5	Jacobs (1–4)	Perry (0–1)	None	5,374	16–26	–
May 5	at Northern Colorado		Jackson Field Greeley, CO	7–5⁽¹⁰⁾	Riedinger (2–3)	Sharp (1–1)	None	120	17–26	11–5
May 6	at Northern Colorado		Jackson Field	18–3⁽⁷⁾	Roehrich (5–5)	Cruz (1–5)	None	103	18–26	12–5
May 7	at Northern Colorado		Jackson Field	10–0⁽⁷⁾	Puetz (2–0)	Murphy (1–4)	None	124	19–26	13–5
May 13	Omaha		Newman Outdoor Field	Cancelled, Rain^[10]					19–26	13–5
May 14	Omaha		Newman Outdoor Field	5–0	Feeney (6–4)	Tenney (5–6)	None	249	20–26	14–5
May 14	Omaha		Newman Outdoor Field	3–5	Gainer (1–2)	Roehrich (5–6)	Sellers (2)	249	20–27	14–6
May 18	South Dakota State		Newman Outdoor Field	5–6	Hawkins (2–4)	Nelson (0–2)	Bourassa (8)	206	20–28	14–7
May 19	South Dakota State		Newman Outdoor Field	5–2	Johnson (3–2)	Kunz (1–6)	None	228	21–28	15–7
May 20	South Dakota State		Newman Outdoor Field	12–9	Jacobs (2–4)	Goble (4–3)	None	322	22–28	16–7

Postseason (1–2)

Summit League Tournament (1–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Tournament Record
May 24	(3) South Dakota State	(2)	Newman Outdoor Field Fargo, ND	4–17	Driessen (5–4)	Feeney (6–5)	None	581	22–29	0–1
May 25	(4) Omaha Elimination Game	(2)	Newman Outdoor Field	7–6⁽¹²⁾	Puetz (3–0)	Potter (1–1)	None	176	23–29	1–1
May 26	(3) South Dakota State Elimination Game	(2)	Newman Outdoor Field	2–8	Goble (5–3)	Jacobs (2–5)	None	354	23–30	1–2

Win
Loss
Postponement
Bold: Bison team member
Reference:^[11]

Rankings from D1Baseball.com:^[12]
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

First Team All-Summit League

SS Peter Brookshaw
OF Druw Sackett
P Cade Feeney
P Tristen Roehrich

Second Team All-Summit League

1B James Dunlap
CF Cadyn Schwabe
P Parker Puetz
P Skyler Riedinger

Honorable Mention All-Summit League

C Stephen Lund

Source:^[13]

Summit League All-Tournament Team

P Tristen Roehrich
1B James Dunlap

Source:^[14]

References

^ "Summit League Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
^ "Bison falter in late innings, but stay alive in Summit tourney with in 12th". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
^ "Jackrabbits end Bison baseball season with elimination game win". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
^ "NDSU clinches first Summit League regular season championship". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 20, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
^ "2023 Baseball Roster". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
^ "2023 Baseball Coaching Staff". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
^ "NDSU Baseball Announces Updated Tony Gwynn Classic Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^ "NDSU Baseball game against Mayville State Canceled". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
^ "NDSU Baseball Series Against Oral Roberts Adjusted". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
^ "Weather Delays NDSU Baseball Series Against Omaha". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
^ "Top 25 Archives". d1baseball.com. D1 Baseball. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
^ "Golden Eagles sweep #SummitBSB individual awards". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
^ "Top-seeded Oral Roberts captures #SummitBSB Tournament title". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.

[1] "Summit League Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.

[2] "Bison falter in late innings, but stay alive in Summit tourney with in 12th". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.

[3] "Jackrabbits end Bison baseball season with elimination game win". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.

[4] "NDSU clinches first Summit League regular season championship". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 20, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

[5] "2023 Baseball Roster". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[6] "2023 Baseball Coaching Staff". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[7] "NDSU Baseball Announces Updated Tony Gwynn Classic Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[8] "NDSU Baseball game against Mayville State Canceled". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

[9] "NDSU Baseball Series Against Oral Roberts Adjusted". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.

[10] "Weather Delays NDSU Baseball Series Against Omaha". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

[11] "2023 Baseball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[12] "Top 25 Archives". d1baseball.com. D1 Baseball. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

[13] "Golden Eagles sweep #SummitBSB individual awards". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.

[14] "Top-seeded Oral Roberts captures #SummitBSB Tournament title". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2023.

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