# 2022 North Dakota State Bison 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.

## Previous season

The Bison finished last season 42-19 and 20-11 in Summit League play. This led them to the Summit League tournament where they won; beating Omaha and Oral Roberts to advance to their second NCAA tournament berth since entering Division I. It was their first conference tournament title since 2014. NDSU entered the NCAA tournament as the four seed in the Stanford Regional. The Bison lost to number 7 overall seed Stanford before winning their first NCAA Division I Tournament game against regional three seed Nevada. NDSU was eliminated from the tournament when they lost to number 17 overall seed UC Irvine.

## Schedule and results

2022 North Dakota State Bison baseball game log :
Regular season (30-17) :
February (4-4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Summit League Record |
| February 18 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field Abilene, TX | 3-5 | Riley (1-0) | Roehrich (0-1) | None | 342 | 0-1 | – |
| February 19 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field | 7-4 | Feeney (1-0) | Eichelberger (0-1) | Drew (1) | 327 | 1-1 | – |
| February 19 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field | 4-0 | Sankey (1-0) | Stephenson (0-1) | Riedinger (1) | 282 | 2-1 | – |
| February 20 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field | 10-7 | Zetterman (1-0) | Sells (0-1) | Drew (2) | 327 | 3-1 | – |
| February 25 | at Dixie State | Bruce Hurst Field St. George, UT | 1-4 | Holliday (0-1) | Loven (0-1) | None | 297 | 3-2 | – |
| February 26 | at Dixie State | Bruce Hurst Field | 2-6 | Porthan (1-0) | Feeney (1-1) | None | | 3-3 | – |
| February 26 | at Dixie State | Bruce Hurst Field | 6-2 | Sankey (2-0) | Newman (0-1) | Roehrich (1) | 313 | 4-3 | – |
| February 27 | at Dixie State | Bruce Hurst Field | 4-6 | Thomas (1-0) | Smith (0-1) | Hardman (1) | 316 | 4-4 | – |
March (11-4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| March 4 | at #25 Long Beach State | Blair Field Long Beach, CA | 5-4 | Loven (1-1) | Clough (0-1) | Roehrich (2) | | 5-4 | – |
| March 5 | at #25 Long Beach State | Blair Field | 2-5 | Noble (1-0) | Sankey (2-1) | Devereaux (1) | 1,403 | 5-5 | – |
| March 6 | at #25 Long Beach State | Blair Field | 5-8 | Devereaux (1-0) | Riedinger (0-1) | None | 1,982 | 5-6 | – |
| March 8 | at Minnesota | U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN | 5-2 | Johnson (1-0) | Schoeberl (0-1) | Riedinger (2) | 700 | 6-6 | – |
| March 11 | Maine | Chain of Lakes Park Orlando, FL | 9-4 | Roehrich (1-0) | Pushard (0-1) | None | 317 | 7-6 | – |
| March 12 | Maine | Chain of Lakes Park | Canceled, Rain | | | | | 7-6 | – |
| March 13 | Maine | Chain of Lakes Park | 0-7$^{(7)}$ | Schulefand (1-0) | Sankey (2-2) | None | | 7-7 | – |
| March 13 | Maine | Chain of Lakes Park | 4-2 | Feeney (2-1) | Labonte (0-1) | Drew (1) | | 8-7 | – |
| March 15 | at Florida Atlantic | FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL | 12-3 | Roehrich (2-0) | Del Prado (0-1) | None | 334 | 9-7 | – |
| March 16 | at Florida Gulf Coast | Swanson Stadium Fort Myers, FL | 8-9 | Mugavero (1-0) | Danielson (0-1) | None | 425 | 9-8 | – |
| March 18 | Fairfield | Centennial Park Port Charlotte, FL | 8-2 | Loven (2-1) | Sansone (0-1) | Roehrich (3) | 88 | 10-8 | – |
| March 19 | Fairfield | Centennial Park | 12-9 | Riedinger (1-1) | Tolis (0-1) | Drew (2) | | 11-8 | – |
| March 19 | Fairfield | Centennial Park | 5-1 | Feeney (2-1) | Cafaro (0-1) | None | | 12-8 | – |
| March 25 | at Northern Colorado | Jackson Field Greeley, CO | 20-3$^{(7)}$ | Loven (3-1) | Torpey (0-1) | None | 133 | 13-8 | 1-0 |
| March 26 | at Northern Colorado | Jackson Field | 9-5 | Roehrich (3-0) | Mansur (0-1) | None | 137 | 14-8 | 2-0 |
| March 27 | at Northern Colorado | Jackson Field | 15-1$^{(7)}$ | Sankey (3-2) | Day (0-1) | None | | 15-8 | 3-0 |
April (9-5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| April 1 | at Western Illinois | Alfred D. Boyer Stadium Macomb, IL | 15-6 | Loven (4-1) | Fochs (0-1) | Nelson (1) | | 16-8 | 4-0 |
| April 2 | at Western Illinois | Alfred D. Boyer Stadium | 6-4 | Drew (1-0) | Rosenfeld (0-1) | None | 250 | 17-8 | 5-0 |
| April 3 | at Western Illinois | Alfred D. Boyer Stadium | 2-6 | Kratz (1-0) | Sankey (3-3) | Carberry (1) | 250 | 17-9 | 5-1 |
| April 5 | at Minnesota | Siebert Field Minneapolis, MN | Canceled, Weather | | | | | 17-9 | – |
| April 9 | at St. Thomas Series Relocated - Field Conditions | Koch Diamond St. Paul, MN | 0-6 | Laubscher (1-0) | Loven (4-2) | None | 310 | 17-10 | 5-2 |
| April 9 | at St. Thomas | Koch Diamond | 4-1 | Feeney (3-1) | Esch (0-1) | Drew (3) | 265 | 18-10 | 6-2 |
| April 10 | at St. Thomas | Koch Diamond | 8-7 | Roehrich (4-0) | Gartner (0-1) | None | 205 | 19-10 | 7-2 |
| April 12 | Dakota Wesleyan | Newman Outdoor Field Fargo, ND | Canceled, Weather | | | | | 19-10 | - |
| April 15 | at Omaha Series Relocated - Weather | Tal Anderson Field Omaha, NE | 1-0 | Loven (5-2) | Riedel (0-1) | Roehrich (4) | 301 | 20-10 | 8-2 |
| April 16 | at Omaha | Tal Anderson Field | 2-10 | Bell (1-0) | Feeney (3-2) | Machado (1) | 303 | 20-11 | 8-3 |
| April 16 | at Omaha | Tal Anderson Field | 2-0 | Drew (2-0) | Timmins (0-1) | None | 305 | 21-11 | 9-3 |
| April 20 | at Nebraska | Hawks Field Lincoln, NE | 3-4 | Hood (1-0) | Smith (0-2) | Bragg (1) | 4,462 | 21-12 | – |
| April 22 | at Oral Roberts | J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK | 4-10 | Kowalski (1-0) | Loven (5-3) | McCullough (1) | 801 | 21-13 | 9-4 |
| April 23 | at Oral Roberts | J. L. Johnson Stadium | 2-1 | Feeney (4-2) | Smith (0-1) | Drew (4) | 952 | 22-13 | 10-4 |
| April 23 | at Oral Roberts | J. L. Johnson Stadium | 10-2 | Sankey (4-3) | Coffey (0-1) | Roehrich (5) | 884 | 23-13 | 11-4 |
| April 26 | Valley City State | Newman Outdoor Field | Canceled, Weather | | | | | 23-13 | 11-4 |
| April 29 | at South Dakota State | Erv Huether Field Brookings, SD | 8-3 | Loven (6-3) | McCay (0-1) | None | 134 | 24-13 | 12-4 |
May (6-4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| May 1 | at South Dakota State | Erv Huether Field | Canceled | | | | | 24-13 | 12-4 |
| May 1 | at South Dakota State | Erv Huether Field | Canceled | | | | | 24-13 | 12-4 |
| May 3 | Mayville State | Newman Outdoor Field | 10-0$^{(7)}$ | Edwards (1-0) | Greenburg (0-1) | None | 596 | 25-13 | – |
| May 6 | at #5 Miami | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL | 0-22 | Palmquist (1-0) | Loven (5-4) | None | 2,838 | 25-14 | – |
| May 7 | at #5 Miami | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field | 1-16 | Ligon (1-0) | Feeney (4-3) | None | 3,018 | 25-15 | – |
| May 8 | at #5 Miami | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field | 4-6 | Ziehl (1-0) | Roehrich (4-2) | Walters (1) | 2,463 | 25-16 | – |
| May 13 | Northern Colorado | Newman Outdoor Field | 7-4 | Roehrich (5-2) | Lockner (0-1) | Drew (6) | 308 | 26-16 | 13-4 |
| May 14 | Northern Colorado | Newman Outdoor Field | 13-12$^{(11)}$ | Drew (3-0) | Chase (0-1) | None | 249 | 27-16 | 14-4 |
| May 15 | Northern Colorado | Newman Outdoor Field | 13-6 | Sankey (5-3) | Metz (0-1) | None | 250 | 28-16 | 15-4 |
| May 20 | Western Illinois | Newman Outdoor Field | 8-3 | Loven (7-3) | Warkentien (0-1) | Roehrich (6) | | 29-16 | 16-4 |
| May 20 | Western Illinois | Newman Outdoor Field | 7-3 | Feeney (5-3) | Carberry (0-1) | Drew (7) | 167 | 30-16 | 17-4 |
| May 21 | Western Illinois | Newman Outdoor Field | 3-6 | Rosenfeld (1-0) | Nelson (0-1) | None | 209 | 30-17 | 17-5 |
Postseason (1-2) :
Summit League Tournament (1-2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Tournament Record |
| May 26 | (4) Omaha | (1) | J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK | 2-10 | Riedel (1-0) | Loven (7-4) | None | | 30-18 | 0-1 |
| May 27 | (3) South Dakota State | (1) | J. L. Johnson Stadium | 7-4 | Feeney (6-3) | Bishop (0-1) | None | | 31-18 | 1-1 |
| May 28 | (4) Omaha | (1) | J. L. Johnson Stadium | 3-5 | Bell (1-0) | Sankey (5-4) | Kreiling (1) | 378 | 31-19 | 1-2 |
Win  Loss  PostponementBold: Bison team memberReference: Rankings from D1Baseball.com:(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. :

## Awards and honors

Summit League Coach of the Year
* HC Tyler Oakes
First Team All-Summit League
* OF Calen Schwabe
* DH Logan Williams
Second Team All-Summit League
* C Will Busch
* 1B Brock Anderson
* 2B Druw Sackett
* SS Peter Brookshaw
* OF Jack Simonsen
* P Evan Sankey
Reference:
Summit League All-Tournament Team
* P Cade Feeney
* 2B Druw Sackett
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