Jacks split road twinbill at North Dakota

Tuesday, May 12

Grand Forks, N.D.

4:00 PM

South Dakota State University

31-19

North Dakota [DH]

19-25

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
South Dakota State	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	4	8	0
North Dakota	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
South Dakota State	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	6	1
North Dakota	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	X	4	9	3

5/12/2015 11:56:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

By: SDSU Sports Info

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The South Dakota State University baseball team played its final non-conference games of the regular season Tuesday, splitting a doubleheader with the University of North Dakota. The Jackrabbits won the opener, 4-1, at Kraft Field before falling 4-3 in Game 2.

SDSU moved to 31-20 on the season, while UND ended the day 20-25 overall.

In the opener, Chad Hodges struck out seven and allowed only one run in six innings to earn the victory.

SDSU produced all the offense it would need with two runs on only one hit in the second inning. Matt Johnson walked and Tony Kjolsing was hit by a pitch to open the frame. Both runners moved up a base on a sacrifice bunt by Al Robbins before Cody Sharrow plated Johnson with the first run on a sacrifice fly before Eric Danforth tallied the lone hit of the frame with a run-scoring single that drove in Kjolsing.

UND scored its lone run of the game in the home half of the second as Ryan Reese led off with a double and came across on a groundout.

The Jackrabbits added single runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Danforth led off the fifth with a single and scored on a bases-loaded walk to Johnson. Robbins tripled to lead off the sixth and scored on a groundout by Danforth, who was 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Jesse Munsterman led the Jackrabbits' eight-hit effort by going 3-for-4. Zach Coppola also contributed a pair of hits.

Hodges surrendered only three hits and did not issue a walk in improving to 4-1 on the season. J.D. Moore pitched a scoreless seventh – and final – inning for his sixth save of the season.

In Game 2, UND scored twice in the bottom of the eighth and held on for a 4-3 victory. Zach Heaser started the game-winning rally by drawing a leadoff walk and later scored on Tyler Follis' fourth hit of the game. Sam Alt later came through with a two-out single to drive in Follis with the game winner.

Jeff Campbell, who also had a hit in the decisive eighth inning, pitched the final two innings to pick up the win in relief. Five of the six outs Campbell recorded were via the strikeout.

The two teams traded runs in both the fourth and sixth innings. Sam Krick plated the fourth-inning run for SDSU with a single that scored Coppola, and the sixth-inning run scored on an error. For UND, Reese hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth and Follis drove in Dalton Parrot with a base hit.

SDSU took a momentary lead in the seventh inning with an unearned run following two UND errors.

Jackrabbit starter Ethan Kenkel allowed one run over four innings. Eldon Evans took the loss in relief.

Brett DeGagne pitched the first seven innings for UND, walking four and striking out seven to give UND pitchers 12 strikeouts in the game.

The Jackrabbits are scheduled to host Fort Wayne Thursday through Saturday in the final series of the Summit League season. First pitch Thursday is set for 3 p.m. at Erv Huether Field.

NOTES: SDSU won the season series, 2-1 … SDSU freshman Luke Ringhofer upped his hitting streak to a team-best 16 games with a single in Game 2 … Coppola recorded hits in each game to extend his hitting streak to 15 games and string of reaching base safely to 45 … Coppola stole three bases in the doubleheader and is a perfect 37-for-37 on attempted steals this season … Coppola moved into a tie with Cole Irish (1993-96) for second place on the SDSU career stolen base list with 60 … SDSU turned a double play in Game 2, giving the Jackrabbits 47 double plays in 51 games

Game 1: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 4, NORTH DAKOTA 1
SDSU 020 011 0 4-8-0
UND 010 000 0 1-4-0
SDSU: Chad Hodges, J.D. Moore (7) and Reid Clary. UND: Ben Clark, Tyler Rummele (5), Chris Knoll (6) and Brett Harrison.
W-Hodges (4-1). L-Clark (1-1). Save-Moore (6).
HR: none.

Game 2: NORTH DAKOTA 4, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 3
SDSU 000 101 100 3-6-1
UND 000 101 02X 4-9-3
SDSU: Ethan Kenkel, Blake Fiedelman (5), Derringer Huff (6), Eldon Evans (7) and Luke Ringhofer. UND: Brett DeGagne, Jeff Campbell (8) and Hunter Walsh.
W-Campbell (2-3). L-Evans (1-3). Save-none.
HR: none.