JACKS CLAIM SERIES AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Saturday, April 6

Fargo, N.D.

2 p.m.

South Dakota State University

12-16, 5-5

North Dakota State

8-18, 5-3

South Dakota State

North Dakota State

Photo by: Chris Board

4/6/2024 10:33:00 PM | Baseball

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FARGO, N.D. — South Dakota State and North Dakota State split a Summit League baseball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Newman Outdoor Field, but the offensive exploits of Dawson Parry and Cael Frost carried the Jackrabbits to a series victory.

The Jackrabbits moved to 13-16 overall and 6-5 in The Summit League with the split of the twinbill. NDSU ended the day 8-18 overall and 5-4 in league play.

Game 1: North Dakota State 9, South Dakota State 8
NDSU put together back-to-back three-run innings in the fourth and fifth frames, then held off the Jackrabbits in the late innings for a one-run victory in the opener.

SDSU led 4-3 through three innings, opening the scoring with a solo home run by Cael Frost in the top of the first. The Bison responded with the next three runs, all of which were driven in by James Dunlap on a single in the first inning and a two-run base hit in the second inning. Both of the second-inning runs were unearned.

The Jackrabbits took what would be their final lead of the game with a three-run third inning as Dawson Parry plated two with a single and Cade Stuff added an RBI groundout.

The Bison took control in the middle innings, thanks again to some shaky defense by SDSU. Two of the three NDSU runs came in the fourth inning came across on a wild pitch and error, while the fifth SDSU error of the game allowed the final run of the fifth to score, pushing the Bison advantage to 9-5.

SDSU made it a one-run game with a three-run sixth inning as sophomore shortstop Matthew Werk delivered a run-scoring single up the middle and Jordan Sagedahl followed two batters later with a two-run home run.

The Jackrabbits loaded the bases with one out in the top of the seventh, but NDSU closer Joey Danielson came on to end the threat by inducing a pair of groundouts, the first of which resulted in a force out at home plate.

Danielson notched the final eight outs, including three by strikeout, to secure his sixth save of the season. Bison starter Logan Knight picked up the win after allowing five runs over five innings. He struck out five and walked two.

For SDSU, Reece Arbogast took the loss after working 3 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and a pair of walks. Of the six runs the left-hander allowed, only two were earned. Arlen Peters pitched the final 4 1/3 innings, striking out two and walking four.

The Jackrabbits held a 14-8 advantage in hits, with six different players notching a pair of hits.

Game 2: South Dakota State 11, North Dakota State 7
In a back-and-forth contest, South Dakota State grabbed the lead for good with a five-run sixth inning that was capped by a two-run double by Parry.

Trailing 6-5, the Jackrabbit sixth began when Jess Bellows reached on an error and Bryce Ronken followed with a single to center field. After both runners moved up a base on a sacrifice bunt by Werk, pinch hitter Luke Luskey plated the tying run with a single to left-center field. Reece Anderson and Sagedahl then reached on consecutive infield singles, with Sagedahl's bringing home Ronken with the go-ahead run. After an RBI groundout by Frost , Parry came through in another clutch situation with a two-run, two-out single that scored both Anderson and Sagedahl.

The SDSU bullpen tandem of Dylan Driessen and Alex Clemons made the lead stand up as the duo combined for four shutout innings. Driessen fanned four over three frames in which he allowed only one base runner and Clemons struck out the side in the bottom of the ninth.

Back-to-back doubles by Frost and Parry provided the final tally for the Jackrabbits in the top of the ninth.

Both teams scored quickly, with the Jackrabbits putting three runs on the board in the top of the first and NDSU scoring twice in the home half of the opening frame. A sacrifice fly by Parry, who recorded his second four-RBI game of the series, delivered the first run ahead of a run-scoring triple by Cade Stuff, who later scored on a base hit by Bellows.

After NDSU tied the game at 3-all with an unearned run in the bottom of the third, Frost gave the Jackrabbits a momentary 5-3 lead with his second home run of the game, an opposite-field two-run shot to left field. It was Frost's team-leading 14^th home run of the season.

The Bison rallied to take their final lead of the day in the bottom of the fifth as Garret Hill stroked a two-run double and Davis Hamilton brought home the go-ahead run with an infield single.

SDSU starter Jake Goble gutted out five innings to earn his third win of the season. The junior right-hander struck out seven and walked two.

Frost and Anderson each collected three of the Jackrabbits' 13 hits. NDSU received two hits from four different players as part of a 10-hit effort.

UP NEXT
The Jackrabbits are scheduled to play their home opener Tuesday afternoon with a 3 p.m. matinee against Northwestern (Iowa) at Erv Huether Field.

NOTES

SDSU holds a 130-83 advantage in the all-time series against the Bison
NDSU has a 39-38 edge in Summit League regular season games since the two programs joined the conference at the start of the 2008 season
Jackrabbit head coach Rob Bishop picked up his 700th career victory — 151 of which have been at SDSU
Parry has 13 multi-RBI games this season and leads the team with 45 RBIs in 29 games
Parry batted .500 (6-for-12) in the series and drove in 10 runs
Parry is 6-for-7 (.857 batting average) this season with the bases loaded and has 18 RBIs in that situation
Frost's 14 home runs have been hit in only 114 at-bats
Sagedahl extended his hitting streak to a career-best eight games
Anderson has reached base safely in 19 consecutive games
Driessen struck out six in 4 1/3 innings over two appearances in the series
Clemons has fanned 23 batters in 12 2/3 innings so far this season