2023: Shared time in the starting rotation and bullpen … made a total of 13 appearances, including three starts … opened season by pitching 4 1/3 innings of one-run baseball in start at Little Rock (2/18) … tossed a scoreless inning in relief appearance versus Iowa (3/17) … earned first collegiate victory by striking out five over six innings in start at Briar Cliff (4/11) … came on in relief to shut out Minnesota over 3 2/3 innings (5/16) … made two scoreless appearances at the Summit League Baseball Championship, striking out two in one inning of work against North Dakota State (5/24) and retiring the lone batter he faced in championship game versus Oral Roberts (5/27)
2022: Made 13 appearances with one start as a true freshman ... did not factor into any decisions ... struck out 20 batters in 18 innings of work ... struck out three and did not allow an earned run over two innings in collegiate debut, which came in first game of a doubleheader against Purdue (2/19) ... allowed two runs over two innings in lone start of the season, at Minnesota (3/2) ... tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings in second game of home twinbill versus Western Illinois (4/9) ... fanned four batters over 2 1/3 scoreless frames versus Dakota Wesleyan (4/19), followed by a two-strikeout performance in 1 1/3 innings of scoreless ball in his next outing, against North Dakota State (4/29) .... matched season high of four strikeouts over 1 2/3 scoreless innings versus Oral Roberts in opening game of the Summit League Baseball Championship (5/26)
BEFORE SDSU: Dane capped his high school career by receiving all-state accolades from both the Lincoln Journal Star (second team) and Omaha World Herald (honorable mention) … ranked second in the state of Nebraska with 93 strikeouts during the 2021 spring season for Bellevue West High School … added 80 more K’s during the American Legion season to tie for state lead … posted a 5-1 record during his senior season in high school, followed by a 10-0 record with a 1.76 earned run average at the American Legion level … fanned 62 batters during 2020 American Legion season to rank third as team reached the state semifinals … member of the National Honor Society