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South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, May 16
Fargo, N.D.
6:30 p.m.
South Dakota State University
25-20, 17-10
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North Dakota State
19-22, 15-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
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| South Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| North Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen
Jackrabbits edged in series opener at NDSU
5/16/2019 10:19:00 PM | Baseball
FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State's Bennett Hostetler doubled in what proved to be the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh, lifting the Bison to a 3-2 series-opening victory over South Dakota State in Summit League baseball action Thursday night at Newman Outdoor Field.
With the win, NDSU moved a game ahead of Western Illinois for the fourth and final berth in next week's Summit League Baseball Championship with a 19-22 overall mark and 15-13 league record. Coupled with league-leading Omaha's victory over Oral Roberts earlier in the day, the Jackrabbits had their chances of winning the regular season title come to an end although they still locked up the No. 2 seed. SDSU fell to 25-20 overall and 17-10 in league play.
The Jackrabbits scored first, breaking a scoreless deadlock with a run in the top of the fourth inning. Gus Steiger led off the frame with a single, stole second and scored on Logan Holtz's two-out single to right center.
NDSU answered with a run in the bottom of the fifth, taking advantage of the first base on balls issued on the night by Jackrabbit starter Tyler Olmstead. Tucker Rohde drew the one-out walk, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Jake Malec.
SDSU regained a momentary 2-1 lead in the sixth, when Josh Falk walked against Bison starter Max Loven and came around to score on Matthew Krambeck's two-out double down the left-field line.
Peter Brookshaw led off the NDSU home half of the sixth with a triple to right-center and scored on a sacrifice fly by Brock Anderson, knotting the game at 2-all.
The game-winning rally for the Bison in the seventh came against the SDSU bullpen. Charley Hesse walked with one out, advanced to second on a groundout and scored when Hostetler doubled to left-center against reliever Alex Marro.
Hesse secured the NDSU victory with his defense in the ninth, ending the game by taking away a potential extra-base hit off the bat of pinch-hitter Luke Ira with the tying run at second base.
Loven struck out nine, walked three and scattered five hits over seven innings en route to the victory. Jordan Harms pitched two hitless innings with a pair of strikeouts and a walk to pick up the save.
Olmstead finished with a no-decision despite striking out seven over six innings. He walked two and allowed only three hits.
Holtz collected two hits for SDSU, while Malec tallied a pair of hits for the Bison as each team ended up with five hits in the contest.
UP NEXT
Due to inclement weather in the forecast, the three-game series is now scheduled to conclude Friday with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. Freshman Nic McCay is slated to pitch one of the games for the Jackrabbits, while the other starting pitcher is to be determined.
NOTES
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With the win, NDSU moved a game ahead of Western Illinois for the fourth and final berth in next week's Summit League Baseball Championship with a 19-22 overall mark and 15-13 league record. Coupled with league-leading Omaha's victory over Oral Roberts earlier in the day, the Jackrabbits had their chances of winning the regular season title come to an end although they still locked up the No. 2 seed. SDSU fell to 25-20 overall and 17-10 in league play.
The Jackrabbits scored first, breaking a scoreless deadlock with a run in the top of the fourth inning. Gus Steiger led off the frame with a single, stole second and scored on Logan Holtz's two-out single to right center.
NDSU answered with a run in the bottom of the fifth, taking advantage of the first base on balls issued on the night by Jackrabbit starter Tyler Olmstead. Tucker Rohde drew the one-out walk, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Jake Malec.
SDSU regained a momentary 2-1 lead in the sixth, when Josh Falk walked against Bison starter Max Loven and came around to score on Matthew Krambeck's two-out double down the left-field line.
Peter Brookshaw led off the NDSU home half of the sixth with a triple to right-center and scored on a sacrifice fly by Brock Anderson, knotting the game at 2-all.
The game-winning rally for the Bison in the seventh came against the SDSU bullpen. Charley Hesse walked with one out, advanced to second on a groundout and scored when Hostetler doubled to left-center against reliever Alex Marro.
Hesse secured the NDSU victory with his defense in the ninth, ending the game by taking away a potential extra-base hit off the bat of pinch-hitter Luke Ira with the tying run at second base.
Loven struck out nine, walked three and scattered five hits over seven innings en route to the victory. Jordan Harms pitched two hitless innings with a pair of strikeouts and a walk to pick up the save.
Olmstead finished with a no-decision despite striking out seven over six innings. He walked two and allowed only three hits.
Holtz collected two hits for SDSU, while Malec tallied a pair of hits for the Bison as each team ended up with five hits in the contest.
UP NEXT
Due to inclement weather in the forecast, the three-game series is now scheduled to conclude Friday with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. Freshman Nic McCay is slated to pitch one of the games for the Jackrabbits, while the other starting pitcher is to be determined.
NOTES
- The season series between the two teams is tied at two games apiece
- SDSU leads the all-time series, 119-71
- The Jackrabbits dropped to 6-4 in Summit League series openers this season
- SDSU fell to 7-6 in one-run games
- Olmstead upped his season strikeout total to 88, moving him into fifth place on the Jackrabbit single-season charts by passing Peter Torgerson (84 strikeouts in 1989) and Blake Treinen (82 strikeouts in 2010 and 84 in 2011)
- Olmstead moved into a tie for seventh place in career strikeouts at SDSU with teammate Ryan Froom at 169, surpassing both Steve Mousel (163 strikeouts from 1971-75) and Treinen (166 strikeouts from 2010-11) in Thursday's game
- Olmstead's 89 innings pitched this season are the fifth-most in a single season in program history
- SDSU reliever Brett Mogen struck out the side with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth to keep the Jackrabbits within one run
- Holtz recorded his 12th multi-hit game of the season and reached base safely for the 14th consecutive game
- Drew Beazley walked in the fifth inning to reach base safely for the 15th game in a row
- Nick Smith extended his hitting streak to eight games with a fifth-inning single
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Max Loven (4-2)
L: Marro, Alex (1-1)
S: Jordan Harms (3)
Batting:
2B: Krambeck, Matt 1
RBI: Holtz, Logan 1 ; Krambeck, Matt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Steiger, Gus 1 ; Falk, Josh 1
SB: Steiger, Gus 1
Batting:
2B: Bennett Hostetler 1
3B: Peter Brookshaw 1
RBI: Bennett Hostetler 1 ; Brock Anderson 1 ; Jake Malec 1
SF: Brock Anderson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Peter Brookshaw 1 ; Tucker Rohde 1 ; Charley Hesse 1
SB: Jake Malec 1
HBP: Bennett Hostetler 1
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H
1
RBI
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