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SDSU BASEBALL PICKED FOURTH IN SUMMIT RACE
2/15/2023 1:36:00 PM | Baseball
SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota State has been picked to finish fourth in the upcoming Summit League baseball race, according to a poll among the league's seven head coaches that was released Wednesday.
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The Jackrabbits, coached by Rob Bishop, are coming off a 2022 campaign in which they finished 22-23 overall and placed third in the Summit League standings with a 13-9 mark.
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Reigning tournament champion Oral Roberts was tabbed as the favorite this season, earning six first-place votes for a total of 42 points. Defending regular season champion North Dakota State was picked second with 36 points and the remaining first-place vote, followed by Omaha with 30 points and SDSU with 24.
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Rounding out the poll were St. Thomas (17), Northern Colorado (12) and Western Illinois (7).
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SDSU opens the 2023 season Friday at Little Rock. League play for the Jackrabbits begins March 24 at Northern Colorado, with the four-team Summit League Baseball Championship slated for May 24-27 in Fargo, North Dakota.
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In addition, SDSU seniors Luke Ira and Ryan Bourassa were included on the list of Summit League Players and Pitchers to Watch. A shortstop from Iowa City, Iowa, Ira shared the team lead in home runs last season with 10, while batting .290 and driving in 32 runs. He also tallied a career-best .508 slugging percentage while starting all 45 of the team's games.
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Bourassa was a first-team all-Summit League selection as a relief pitcher in 2022, when he posted a 2.13 earned run average and was credited with five saves. The native of West Fargo, North Dakota, logged 42 1/3 innings in 17 appearances last season, striking out 64 batters and limiting opposing hitters to a .145 batting average.
2023 SUMMIT LEAGUE BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL
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The Jackrabbits, coached by Rob Bishop, are coming off a 2022 campaign in which they finished 22-23 overall and placed third in the Summit League standings with a 13-9 mark.
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Reigning tournament champion Oral Roberts was tabbed as the favorite this season, earning six first-place votes for a total of 42 points. Defending regular season champion North Dakota State was picked second with 36 points and the remaining first-place vote, followed by Omaha with 30 points and SDSU with 24.
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Rounding out the poll were St. Thomas (17), Northern Colorado (12) and Western Illinois (7).
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SDSU opens the 2023 season Friday at Little Rock. League play for the Jackrabbits begins March 24 at Northern Colorado, with the four-team Summit League Baseball Championship slated for May 24-27 in Fargo, North Dakota.
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In addition, SDSU seniors Luke Ira and Ryan Bourassa were included on the list of Summit League Players and Pitchers to Watch. A shortstop from Iowa City, Iowa, Ira shared the team lead in home runs last season with 10, while batting .290 and driving in 32 runs. He also tallied a career-best .508 slugging percentage while starting all 45 of the team's games.
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Bourassa was a first-team all-Summit League selection as a relief pitcher in 2022, when he posted a 2.13 earned run average and was credited with five saves. The native of West Fargo, North Dakota, logged 42 1/3 innings in 17 appearances last season, striking out 64 batters and limiting opposing hitters to a .145 batting average.
2023 SUMMIT LEAGUE BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL
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| Pl. | School | Pts. |
| 1. | Oral Roberts (6) | 42 |
| 2. | North Dakota State (1) | 36 |
| 3. | Omaha | 30 |
| 4. | South Dakota State | 24 |
| 5. | St. Thomas | 17 |
| 6. | Northern Colorado | 12 |
| 7. | Western Illinois | 7 |
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