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Friday, March 20

Brookings, S.D.

3 p.m.

South Dakota State University

5-17, 0-4

North Dakota State

4-17, 1-3

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

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media

3/20/2026 7:41:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

North Dakota State's Colten Becker hit a pair of two-run home runs for a Bison baseball team that spoiled South Dakota State's home opener with a 6-1 victory Friday afternoon at Erv Huether Field.

The Bison improved to 4-17 overall and 1-3 in The Summit League. SDSU dropped its ninth game in a row to fall to 5-17 overall and 0-4 in league play.

Becker's first two-run blast came after Caleb Corbin opened the game with an infield single off Jackrabbit pitcher Ty Madison.

The Jackrabbits were unable to cash in on several scoring opportunities in the early innings as they stranded seven runners in the first three innings and 11 for the game. SDSU left the bases loaded after two hits and a hit by pitch in the first inning and stranded two more in each of the next two frames against Bison starter Parker Puetz.

SDSU scored what would be its only run of the game in the fourth inning. Keagen Jirschele led off with a single, moved to second base when Owen Siegert was hit by a pitch and scored when Nolan Grawe bounced a single through the right side.

Grawe ended the afternoon 3-for-5 in collecting half of the Jackrabbits' six hits.

Becker greeted Jackrabbit reliever Drew McDowell with his second homer of the game following a Dante Smith leadoff single in the sixth. Kyle Law added a solo shot of his own in the eighth, with the Bison tacking on another run in the inning on a run-scoring double by Diego Trujillo.

The Bison finished the game with seven hits.

Puetz settled into a groove in the middle innings as he retired the last eight innings he faced after Grawe's RBI single in the fourth. The right-hander struck out seven, walked three and hit three batters before giving way to Sheamus Ryan, who pitched three scoreless innings to finish the game and earn the save.

Madison took the loss for the Jackrabbits after pitching five-plus innings and matching his season high with five strikeouts. McDowell also fanned a career-high five batters in tossing the final four innings.

ON DECK
With inclement weather in the forecast for later in the weekend, the teams are scheduled to conclude their three-game series with a doubleheader on Saturday. Action is slated for a noon start at Erv Huether Field.

NOTES

SDSU leads the all-time series, 135-88, although NDSU holds a 45-42 advantage in Summit League regular season games since the programs joined the league in 2008
Grawe notched three hits in a game for the ninth time in his career to match his career high
Luke Luskey was hit by a pitch two times, bringing his team-leading season total to nine

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