2024 North Dakota State Bison baseball team

Last updated

2024 North Dakota State Bison baseball
North Dakota State Bison wordmark.svg
Conference Summit League
Record20–30–1 (14–12–1 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Hunt
  • Tanner Neale
  • Trent Keefer
Home stadium Newman Outdoor Field
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Summit League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
St. Thomas*  16100 .61522230 .489
Omaha  16131 .55018321 .363
North Dakota State  14121 .53720301 .402
Oral Roberts  y13151 .46627301 .474
Northern Colorado  13161 .45014361 .284
South Dakota State  11170 .39320290 .408
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 25, 2024 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 North Dakota State Bison baseball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bison played home games at Newman Outdoor Field on NDSU's campus. The team was coached by third year head coach Tyler Oakes.
The Bison finished the season with a 20–30–1 overall record and a 14–12–1 record, which was good for third in the Summit League. NDSU made the Summit League tournament as the second seed, since regular season winner St. Thomas was ineligible, and played Oral Roberts in the first round. The Bison would fall to the Golden Eagles, defeat top-seeded Omaha in the first elimination game, but fell to Northern Colorado in extra innings in the second elimination game. [2]

Contents

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2023 season with a 23–30 overall record, and a 16–7 record in the Summit League - which was good for second in the league. In the Summit League tournament, which was the first tournament NDSU had held at Newman Outdoor Field in the Division I era, the Bison lost to South Dakota State, [3] beat Omaha, [4] but fell to South Dakota State again in the final elimination game. [5]

Personnel

Roster

2024 North Dakota State Roster
 

Pitchers

  • 12 – Matt Sargeant – Freshman
  • 13 – Roman Trapani – Freshman
  • 16 – Nolan Johnson – RS Sophomore
  • 20 – Logan Knight – Junior
  • 22 – Hayden Sylte – RS Junior
  • 24 – Hunter Rosenbaum – Senior
  • 25 – Parker Puetz – Sophomore
  • 27 – Julien Hachem – Sophomore
  • 28 – Ben Soke – Freshman
  • 29 – Ben Berkhof – Freshman
  • 30 – Reese Ligtenberg – RS Junior
  • 31 – Seth Thompson – Junior
  • 32 – Andrew Baumgart – RS Sophomore
  • 33 – Landon Koenig – Freshman
  • 34 – Joey Danielson – Senior
  • 35 – Leland Wilson – RS Junior
  • 36 – Colbey Klepper – Senior
  • 37 – Cole Mahlum – Junior
  • 38 – Alex Karns – Junior
  • 40 – Austin Bergum – Junior
  • 44 – Skyler Riedinger – RS Junior
 

Catchers

  • 7 – Will Busch – Senior
  • 15 – Bennett Freiter – RS Sophomore

Infielders

  • 4 – Jake Schaffner – Freshman
  • 5 – Davis Hamilton – Sophomore
  • 6 – James Dunlap – Senior
  • 9 – Garret Hill – Senior
  • 10 – Luis Garcia – Junior
  • 11 – Jack Steil – Senior
  • 17 – Zach Kluvers – RS Junior
  • 18 – Aiden Schenk – Freshman
  • 26 – Carson Hake – Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 3 – Kyle Law – Sophomore
  • 8 – Sam Canton – Junior
  • 14 – Colten Becker – Junior
  • 19 – Cadyn Schwabe – Senior

Utility

  • 1 – Noah Gordon (C/UTIL) – Freshman
  • 2 – Blake Timmons (OF/INF) – Freshman
 
Reference: [6]

Coaching staff

2024 North Dakota State Coaching Staff
NamePosition
Tyler Oakes Head Coach
Brandon HuntAssistant Coach
Tanner NealeAssistant Coach
Trent KeeferAssistant Coach
Reference: [7]

Schedule and results

2024 North Dakota State Bison baseball game log
Regular season (19–28–1)
Postseason (1–2)
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Bison team member
  • Reference: [10]
  • Rankings from D1Baseball.com: [11]
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Dakota State Bison football</span> College Football team of North Dakota State University

The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison play in the 19,000-seat Fargodome located in Fargo. The Bison have won 17 national championships and 37 conference championships. They have won nine NCAA Division I AA FCS National Championships between 2011 and 2021. The Bison hold the record for most overall NCAA national championships and the record for the most consecutive championships with five titles between 2011 and 2015 for Division I FCS.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Dakota State Bison</span> College sports team

The North Dakota State Bison are the athletic teams of North Dakota State University (NDSU), which is located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota. The teams are often called the "Thundering Herd". The current logo is a bison.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Dakota State Bison wrestling</span> Wrestling team of North Dakota State University

The North Dakota State Bison wrestling team represents North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison currently compete in the Big 12 Conference and wrestle their home duals at the Scheels Center. NDSU is currently coached by Obe Blanc.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018–19 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2018–19 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth-year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 19–16, 9–7 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Summit League tournament, they defeated Oral Roberts, Western Illinois and Omaha to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the East region. There the Bison lost to overall No. 1 seed Duke.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Dakota State Bison women's volleyball</span> Womens volleyball team of North Dakota State University

The North Dakota State Bison volleyball team is the NCAA Division I women's volleyball team at North Dakota State University located in Fargo, North Dakota. The program began its first season in 1965 under head coach Collette Folstad. The current Bison head coach is Jennifer Lopez in her 6th season. Lopez took over after former coach Kari Thompson resigned after the 2016 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019–20 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2019–20 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth-year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 25–8, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for the Summit League regular season championship. They defeated Denver, Oral Roberts, and North Dakota to become champions of the 2020 Summit League tournament. They earned the Summit League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 North Dakota State Bison baseball team</span> 2022 NDSU Baseball team

The 2022 North Dakota State Bison baseball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bison played their home games at Newman Outdoor Field adjacent to NDSU's campus. The team was coached by Tyler Oakes in his 1st season as head coach at NDSU. Oakes had been associated with NDSU Baseball since December 2013. The Bison claimed their first Summit League Regular season title during the season, winning every conference series played.
The Bison entered the Summit League tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. They lost to Omaha to start the tournament, then beat South Dakota State to advance to the semifinals, before falling to Omaha yet again to be eliminated from the tournament. NDSU finished the season with a 31-19 record and a 17-5 record in the Summit League, the second of which is their best for the program since entering Division I.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 North Dakota State Bison softball team</span> 2022 North Dakota State Softball Team

The 2022 North Dakota State Bison softball team was an American college softball team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bison were led by Darren Mueller in his twenty-first season, and played their home games at Tharaldson Park. They competed in the Summit League.
The Bison finished the season with a 30-23 record, and a 10-8 record in Summit League play. NDSU made it to the Summit League Tournament as the 3 seed. They defeated North Dakota and Omaha, before falling to South Dakota State and Omaha in the elimination game to be eliminated from contention.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Summit League softball tournament</span> College softball tournament

The 2022 Summit League softball tournament took place from May 12–15, 2022. It was initially scheduled to begin on May 11 but was postponed due to severe weather. The top six regular-season finishers of the league's eight teams met in the double-elimination tournament at Jackrabbit Softball Stadium on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. The winner of the tournament, South Dakota State, earned the Summit League's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament. After weather delays and power outages on South Dakota State's campus on May 13, the remaining games in the tournament were moved to Nygaard Field on the campus of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team</span> American college soccer season

The 2022 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team represented North Dakota State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Bison play in the Summit League.
NDSU made the Summit League tournament as the fifth seed. They lost to Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals to be eliminated from contention. The Bison finished the season with an 8–9–3 record and a 4–5–0 Summit League record, good for fifth in the conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022–23 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team</span> College mens basketball team season

The 2022–23 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2022-23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by ninth year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.
The Bison went into the Summit League tournament as the number 3 seed. They beat South Dakota and South Dakota State before falling to Oral Roberts in the championship game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team</span> American college soccer season

The 2010 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team represented North Dakota State University during the 2010 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Bison play their conference games in the Summit League.
NDSU made the Summit League tournament tied for the second seed. The Bison beat third-seeded South Dakota State in the semifinals and then beat fourth-seeded Western Illinois to win the Summit League championship. In the NCAA tournament the Bison fell to 9th ranked Texas A&M in penalties. This was the program's first NCAA tournament appearance since entering Division I.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 North Dakota State Bison softball team</span> American college softball season

The 2023 North Dakota State Bison softball team was an American college softball team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bison were led by Darren Mueller in his twenty-second season, and played their home games at Tharaldson Park. They competed in the Summit League. The Bison finished the regular season in third place in the conference and claimed the three seed in the 2023 Summit League softball tournament. NDSU beat Kansas City on day 1, but lost to Omaha and South Dakota State on day 2 to be eliminated before the semifinals for the third year in a row.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball team</span> American college baseball season

The 2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bison played their home games at Newman Outdoor Field adjacent to NDSU's campus. The team was coached by second year head coach Tyler Oakes.

The 2021 Summit League softball tournament took place from May 12-15, 2022. The top six regular-season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament at Tharaldson Park on the campus of North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota.
North Dakota State were the defending champions, since the 2020 season was cancelled midway through due to the COVID-19 pandemic. South Dakota State won the tournament after beating Omaha in the final game. This was the Jacks' first Summit League title, and earned the league's automatic berth to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Summit League softball tournament</span> College softball tournament

The 2019 Summit League softball tournament took place from May 8–11, 2019. The top six regular-season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament at the Ellig Sports Complex on the campus of North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota.
North Dakota State was the defending champion, and successfully defended their title following their defeat of second-seeded South Dakota in the final round. This was the tenth Summit League title for the Bison, who earned the Summit League's automatic berth to the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament with the tournament title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team</span> American college womens soccer season

The 2023 North Dakota State Bison women's soccer team represented North Dakota State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Bison were led by sixth-year head coach Mike Regan, and played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.
The Bison finished the year with a 5–6–6 overall record and a 1–3–4 conference record good enough to finish just outside the 6-team Summit League tournament field.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023–24 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team</span> College mens basketball team season

The 2023–24 North Dakota State Bison men's basketball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by tenth year head coach David Richman, played their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.
NDSU made the Summit League tournament as the 5 seed. They lost to 4th seeded St. Thomas in the first round to be eliminated from postseason contention.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023–24 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team</span> College womens basketball season

The 2023–24 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth year head coach Jory Collins, played their home games at the Scheels Center, as members of the Summit League.
NDSU made the 2024 Summit League women's basketball tournament as the 2 seed for the second year in a row, and after beating Denver and Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals and semifinals - they achieved 20 wins for the first time since 2004. The Bison would make their first Summit League title game, falling to South Dakota State.
North Dakota State made the 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament as an at-large team, and received a first round bye. They defeated Montana in the second round in their first home postseason game since 2000, which was their first postseason win in the Division I era. The Bison would fall in the WNIT Super 16 to Minnesota.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 North Dakota State Bison softball team</span> American college softball season

The 2024 North Dakota State Bison softball team was an American college softball team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bison were led by Darren Mueller in his twenty-third season, and played their home games at Tharaldson Park in Fargo, North Dakota. They compete in the Summit League.
The Bison finished the season with a 17–36 record overall, and a 4–14 record in the Summit League. They made the 2024 Summit League softball tournament as the sixth seed. The Bison were eliminated in the first round by third-seeded Kansas City.

References

  1. "Summit League Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  2. "Late Bears runs doom NDSU baseball in Summit tournament". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  3. "Nelson, third-seeded SDSU slug their way by NDSU". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 24, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  4. "Bison falter in late innings but stay alive in Summit tourney with win in 12 innings". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 25, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  5. "Third-seeded Jacks reach title game with win over NDSU". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 26, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  6. "2024 Baseball Roster". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  7. "2024 Baseball Coaching Staff". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  8. "NDSU Baseball Game at Long Beach State Canceled". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  9. "NDSU Baseball Series at St. Thomas Adjusted". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. "2024 Baseball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  11. "Top 25 Archives". d1baseball.com. D1 Baseball. Retrieved January 26, 2024.