# 2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball team

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.
NDSU made the Summit League tournament as the second seed. They lost in the opening round to South Dakota State, survived elimination once with a win over Omaha, but lost to South Dakota State again to be eliminated on day 3 for the second year in a row. The Bison finished the season with a 23–30 overall record with a 16–7 record in Summit League play.

## Previous season

The Bison finished last season with a 31-19 overall record, and a 17-5 record in the Summit League good for the team's first Summit League Regular season title. Their conference record was also the program's best since entering the conference. In the Summit League tournament, the Bison opened as the number 1 seed. They lost to Omaha in the opening round, then beat South Dakota State to advance to the elimination round semifinals. However, the Bison fell to Omaha yet again to end their chances of defending their conference title from the previous season.

## Schedule and results

2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball game log :
Regular season (22–28) :
February (1–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Summit League Record |
| February 17 | at Sacramento State | John Smith Field Sacramento, CA | 3–5 | Takacs (1–0) | Feeney (0–1) | None | 307 | 0–1 | – |
| February 18 | at Sacramento State | John Smith Field | 6–8 | Gibbons (1–0) | Jacobs (0–1) | Zalasky (1) | 307 | 0–2 | – |
| February 19 | at Sacramento State | John Smith Field | 2–3 | Lucchesi (1–0) | Roehrich (0–1) | Zalasky (2) | 260 | 0–3 | – |
| February 19 | at Sacramento State | John Smith Field | 13–4 | Johnson (1–0) | Stewart (0–1) | None | 260 | 1–3 | – |
| February 26 | vs. San Diego | Triton Ballpark | Cancelled, Weather Restricting Travel | Cancelled, Weather Restricting Travel | Cancelled, Weather Restricting Travel | Cancelled, Weather Restricting Travel | Cancelled, Weather Restricting Travel | 1–3 | – |
| February 26 | vs. Hawaii | Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, CA | 1–13 | Giroux (1–0) | Feeney (0–2) | None | | 1–4 | – |
| February 26 | at San Diego State | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 2–9 | Brodell (1–1) | Loven (0–1) | None | 596 | 1–5 | – |
| February 27 | at UC San Diego | Triton Ballpark La Jolla, CA | 1–7 | Martinez (1–0) | Roehrich (0–2) | None | 313 | 1–6 | – |
| February 27 | at UC San Diego | Triton Ballpark | 6–14 | Alvarez (1–0) | Danielson (0–1) | None | 313 | 1–7 | – |
March (5–13) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| March 1 | at Arizona State | Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, AZ | 9–10 | Lebamoff (1–0) | Riedinger (0–1) | None | | 1–8 | – |
| March 3 | at Arizona | Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ | 6–8 | Nichols (2–0) | Feeney (0–3) | Long (2) | 2,409 | 1–9 | – |
| March 4 | at Arizona | Hi Corbett Field | 6–7$^{(12)}$ | Drees (1–0) | Jacobs (0–2) | None | 2,755 | 1–10 | – |
| March 5 | at Arizona | Hi Corbett Field | 1–11$^{(8)}$ | Zastrow (2–0) | Roehrich (0–3) | None | 2,324 | 1–11 | – |
| March 10 | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark San Marcos, TX | 7–8 | Kerbow (1–0) | Danielson (0–2) | Dixon (3) | 1,453 | 1–12 | – |
| March 11 | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark | 18–19 | Gould (1–0) | Riedinger (0–2) | None | 1,548 | 1–13 | – |
| March 12 | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark | 1–5 | Wells (3–0) | Roehrich (0–4) | None | 1,438 | 1–14 | – |
| March 14 | at Texas | UFCU Disch-Falk Field Austin, TX | 2–7 | Hurley (1–0) | Jacobs (0–3) | None | 6,457 | 1–15 | – |
| March 15 | at Texas | UFCU Disch-Falk Field | 4–7 | Howard (1–0) | Danielson (0–3) | Morehouse (1) | 6,522 | 1–16 | – |
| March 18 | at Houston Christian | Husky Field Houston, TX | 10–7 | Ligtenberg (1–0) | Ricker (1–2) | Riedinger (1) | 103 | 2–16 | – |
| March 18 | at Houston Christian | Husky Field | 6–5 | Loven (1–1) | Wells (0–2) | Jacobs (1) | 135 | 3–16 | – |
| March 19 | at Houston Christian | Husky Field | 5–6 | Ricker (2–2) | Nelson (0–1) | Ryan (1) | 121 | 3–17 | – |
| March 24 | at Omaha | Tal Anderson Field Omaha, NE | 10–2 | Feeney (1–3) | Riedel (1–3) | None | 497 | 4–17 | 1–0 |
| March 25 | at Omaha | Tal Anderson Field | 6–7 | Tenney (2–2) | Loven (1–2) | Sanders (3) | 819 | 4–18 | 1–1 |
| March 25 | at Omaha | Tal Anderson Field | 7–2 | Roehrich (1–4) | Bell (1–2) | None | 819 | 5–18 | 2–1 |
| March 28 | at Nebraska | Hawks Field Lincoln, NE | 1–4 | Walsh (1–1) | Ligtenberg (1–1) | Schanaman (3) | 4,218 | 5–19 | – |
| March 31 | at South Dakota State | Doc Ross Field Council Bluffs, IA | 10–2 | Feeney (2–3) | Goble (2–1) | None | 103 | 6–19 | 3–1 |
| March 31 | at South Dakota State | Doc Ross Field | 8–9 | Bourassa (1–2) | Johnson (1–1) | None | 103 | 6–20 | 3–2 |
April (9–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| April 1 | at South Dakota State | Tal Anderson Field Omaha, NE | 5–4 | Roehrich (2–4) | Kruger (0–2) | Puetz (1) | 90 | 7–20 | 4–2 |
| April 7 | at No. 23 Texas Tech | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park Lubbock, TX | 8–1 | Feeney (3–3) | Girton (2–1) | Riedinger (3) | 3,685 | 8–20 | – |
| April 8 | at No. 23 Texas Tech | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park | 5–8 | Molina (3–2) | Roehrich (2–5) | Free (1) | 4,432 | 8–21 | – |
| April 8 | at No. 23 Texas Tech | Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park | 3–8 | Parish (2–0) | Jacobs (0–4) | Robinson (1) | 4,432 | 8–22 | – |
| April 11 | at Minnesota | Siebert Field Minneapolis, MN | 9–12 | Clausen (2–0) | Johnson (1–2) | None | 541 | 8–23 | – |
| April 14 | at St. Thomas | Koch Diamond St. Paul, MN | 13–3$^{(8)}$ | Feeney (4–3) | Gartner (1–4) | None | 225 | 9–23 | 5–2 |
| April 14 | at St. Thomas | Koch Diamond | 10–4 | Roehrich (3–5) | Retz (0–3) | Danielson (1) | 225 | 10–23 | 6–2 |
| April 15 | at St. Thomas | Koch Diamond | 1–2 | Coborn (2–2) | Riedinger (0–3) | None | 241 | 10–24 | 6–3 |
| April 18 | Mayville State | Newman Outdoor Field Fargo, ND | Cancelled, Field Conditions | Cancelled, Field Conditions | Cancelled, Field Conditions | Cancelled, Field Conditions | Cancelled, Field Conditions | 10–24 | – |
| April 21 | vs. Oral Roberts Series Relocated - Field Conditions | Doc Ross Field Council Bluffs, IA | 0–10$^{(7)}$ | Hall (5–3) | Feeney (4–4) | None | 57 | 10–25 | 6–4 |
| April 22 | vs. Oral Roberts | Doc Ross Field | 4–2 | Riedinger (1–3) | Denton (1–1) | None | 64 | 11–25 | 7–4 |
| April 23 | vs. Oral Roberts | Doc Ross Field | 4–8$^{(13)}$ | Patten (1–1) | Danielson (0–4) | None | 54 | 11–26 | 7–5 |
| April 25 | at Minnesota | Siebert Field Minneapolis, MN | 10–3 | Johnson (2–2) | Malec (0–3) | None | 447 | 12–26 | – |
| April 28 | Western Illinois | Newman Outdoor Field | 10–0$^{(8)}$ | Feeney (5–4) | Armstrong (2–4) | None | 258 | 13–26 | 8–5 |
| April 29 | Western Illinois | Newman Outdoor Field | 13–3$^{(7)}$ | Roehrich (4–5) | Kapraun (2–6) | None | 227 | 14–26 | 9–5 |
| April 30 | Western Illinois | Newman Outdoor Field | 21–3$^{(7)}$ | Puetz (1–0) | Kratz (0–4) | None | 166 | 15–26 | 10–5 |
May (7–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| May 3 | at Nebraska | Hawks Field Lincoln, NE | 6–5 | Jacobs (1–4) | Perry (0–1) | None | 5,374 | 16–26 | – |
| May 5 | at Northern Colorado | Jackson Field Greeley, CO | 7–5$^{(10)}$ | Riedinger (2–3) | Sharp (1–1) | None | 120 | 17–26 | 11–5 |
| May 6 | at Northern Colorado | Jackson Field | 18–3$^{(7)}$ | Roehrich (5–5) | Cruz (1–5) | None | 103 | 18–26 | 12–5 |
| May 7 | at Northern Colorado | Jackson Field | 10–0$^{(7)}$ | Puetz (2–0) | Murphy (1–4) | None | 124 | 19–26 | 13–5 |
| May 13 | Omaha | Newman Outdoor Field | Cancelled, Rain | Cancelled, Rain | Cancelled, Rain | Cancelled, Rain | Cancelled, Rain | 19–26 | 13–5 |
| May 14 | Omaha | Newman Outdoor Field | 5–0 | Feeney (6–4) | Tenney (5–6) | None | 249 | 20–26 | 14–5 |
| May 14 | Omaha | Newman Outdoor Field | 3–5 | Gainer (1–2) | Roehrich (5–6) | Sellers (2) | 249 | 20–27 | 14–6 |
| May 18 | South Dakota State | Newman Outdoor Field | 5–6 | Hawkins (2–4) | Nelson (0–2) | Bourassa (8) | 206 | 20–28 | 14–7 |
| May 19 | South Dakota State | Newman Outdoor Field | 5–2 | Johnson (3–2) | Kunz (1–6) | None | 228 | 21–28 | 15–7 |
| May 20 | South Dakota State | Newman Outdoor Field | 12–9 | Jacobs (2–4) | Goble (4–3) | None | 322 | 22–28 | 16–7 |
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 24 | (3) South Dakota State | (2) | Newman Outdoor Field Fargo, ND | 4–17 | Driessen (5–4) | Feeney (6–5) | None | 581 | 22–29 | 0–1 |
| May 25 | (4) Omaha Elimination Game | (2) | Newman Outdoor Field | 7–6$^{(12)}$ | Puetz (3–0) | Potter (1–1) | None | 176 | 23–29 | 1–1 |
| May 26 | (3) South Dakota State Elimination Game | (2) | Newman Outdoor Field | 2–8 | Goble (5–3) | Jacobs (2–5) | None | 354 | 23–30 | 1–2 |
Win  Loss  PostponementBold: Bison team memberReference: Rankings from D1Baseball.com:(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. :

## Awards and honors

First Team All-Summit League
* SS Peter Brookshaw
* OF Druw Sackett
* P Cade Feeney
* P Tristen Roehrich
Second Team All-Summit League
* 1B James Dunlap
* CF Cadyn Schwabe
* P Parker Puetz
* P Skyler Riedinger
Honorable Mention All-Summit League
* C Stephen Lund
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Summit League All-Tournament Team
* P Tristen Roehrich
* 1B James Dunlap
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