BISON CLAIM SERIES OVER SDSU

Sunday, May 16

Fargo, N.D.

1 p.m.

South Dakota State University

12-28, 7-17

North Dakota State

36-15, 20-11

South Dakota State

North Dakota State

Photo by: Shane Roper

5/16/2021 9:36:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State scored in five of the first seven innings and went on to defeat South Dakota State, 10-4, in the finale of a four-game Summit League baseball series Sunday afternoon at Newman Outdoor Field.

In winning the series three games to one, NDSU improved to 36-15 overall and 20-11 in The Summit League. SDSU dropped to 12-28 overall and 7-17 in league play.

The Bison grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on an infield single and RBI by Charley Hesse, then pushed their lead to 3-0 in the third inning on RBI singles by Nick Emanuel and Calen Schwabe.

The NDSU lead grew to 7-0 with three runs in the fifth and another run in the sixth. All three fifth-inning runs scored on wild pitches, while the sixth-inning run came across on one of three Jackrabbit errors.

SDSU finally broke into the scoring column in the seventh inning as Derek Hackman led off the frame with his team-leading seventh home run of the season. The Jackrabbits added another run later in the inning on an RBI double by Jordan Sagedahl.

Hackman tallied three of the Jackrabbits' seven hits.

The Bison countered with three runs in the home half of the seventh, highlighted by a two-run single from Bennett Hostetler.

The Jackrabbits put two more runs in the board in the eighth. Reece Anderson plated the first run with a sacrifice fly, with the other run scoring on an error.

Each of the nine batters in the NDSU lineup recorded a hit, including two by Jack Simonsen.

Eight different pitchers went to the mound for the Jackrabbits, including Sagedahl, who tossed a scoreless eighth inning in his first collegiate pitching appearance after starting the game at third base.

Cade Feeney started for NDSU and worked two scoreless innings before giving way to Zach Smith, who followed with four shutout frames.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits close out the regular season by hosting Oral Roberts in a four-game home series. The series starts with a noon doubleheader Thursday at Erv Huether Field.

-GoJacks.com-