# 2021 North Dakota State Bison baseball team

The 2021 North Dakota State Bison baseball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bison play their home games at Newman Outdoor Field adjacent to NDSU's campus. The team was coached by Tod Brown in his 14th season at NDSU. The Bison won the Summit League tournament for the second time since entering Division 1 and first time since the 2014 season. After entering the NCAA tournament the Bison went 1-2 and were eliminated after being defeated by No. 7 overall Stanford and No. 17 overall UC Irvine. They defeated Nevada for the team's first ever NCAA Division I Tournament game win.

## Previous season

The Bison began the 2020 season 8-9 before the NCAA's decision to cancel the season on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the season's cancellation, all Division I college baseball players were granted an extra year of eligibility.

## Schedule and results

2021 North Dakota State Bison baseball game log :
Regular season (38-16) :
February (5-1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | Summit League Record |
| February 21 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY | 4-10 | Kates (1-0) | Harm (0-1) | None | 0-1 | - |
| February 22 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | 8-5 | Smith (1-0) | Hicks (0-1) | Anderson (1) | 1-1 | - |
| February 22 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | 10-2 | Sankey (1-0) | O'Connell (0-1) | None | 2-1 | - |
| February 26 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, MO | 7-4 | Drew (1-0) | Harris (0-1) | Nelson (1) | 3-1 | - |
| February 27 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | 5-4 | Feeney (1-0) | Finkelburg (0-1) | Harm (1) | 4-1 | - |
| February 27 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | 6-5 | Smith (2-0) | Dauman (0-1) | Riedinger (1) | 5-1 | - |
| February 28 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | Canceled, Rain | | | | 5-1 | - |
March (11-5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| March 5 | at Northern Colorado | Nottingham Field Greeley, CO | 4-8 | Wyatt (1-0) | Riedinger (0-1) | None | 5-2 | - |
| March 6 | at Northern Colorado | Nottingham Field | 11-1 | Sankey (2-0) | Leach (0-1) | None | 6-2 | - |
| March 6 | at Northern Colorado | Nottingham Field | 4-14$^{(8)}$ | Salim (1-0) | Roehrich (0-1) | None | 6-3 | - |
| March 7 | at Northern Colorado | Nottingham Field | 11-1$^{(7)}$ | Smith (3-0) | Mazzetti (0-1) | None | 7-3 | - |
| March 12 | at Dayton | Woerner Field Dayton, OH | 5-1 | Feeney (2-0) | Jones (0-1) | Harm (2) | 8-3 | - |
| March 13 | at Dayton | Woerner Field | 9-1 | Sankey (3-0) | Olson (0-1) | None | 9-3 | - |
| March 14 | at Dayton | Woerner Field | 4-3 | Smith (4-0) | Keller (0-1) | Roehrich (1) | 10-3 | - |
| March 16 | at Dayton | Woerner Field | 9-3 | Smith (5-0) | Pletka (0-1) | None | 11-3 | - |
| March 19 | at Western Illinois | Alfred D. Boyer Stadium Macomb, IL | 11-2 | Feeney (3-0) | Sears (0-1) | None | 12-3 | 1-0 |
| March 20 | at Western Illinois | Alfred D. Boyer Stadium | 7-3 | Smith (6-0) | Fochs (0-1) | Nelson (1) | 13-3 | 2-0 |
| March 20 | at Western Illinois | Alfred D. Boyer Stadium | 8-4$^{(8)}$ | Drew (2-0) | Edwards (0-1) | Harm (3) | 14-3 | 3-0 |
| March 21 | at Western Illinois | Alfred D. Boyer Stadium | 7-9 | Gray (1-0) | Pilla (0-1) | Edwards (1) | 14-4 | 3-1 |
| March 26 | at Oral Roberts | J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK | 6-3$^{(12)}$ | Harm (1-1) | Pierce (0-1) | Nelson (3) | 15-4 | 4-1 |
| March 26 | at Oral Roberts | J. L. Johnson Stadium | 4-5 | Scoggins (1-0) | Riedinger (0-2) | None | 15-5 | 4-2 |
| March 27 | at Oral Roberts | J. L. Johnson Stadium | 3-5 | Kowalski (1-0) | Smith (6-1) | Archambo (1) | 15-6 | 4-3 |
| March 28 | at Oral Roberts | J. L. Johnson Stadium | 9-7 | Loven (1-0) | Notary (0-1) | Nelson (4) | 16-6 | 5-3 |
April (11-6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| April 2 | at Omaha | Tal Anderson Field Omaha, NE | 4-15 | Machado (1-0) | Feeney (3-1) | Smith (1) | 16-7 | 5-4 |
| April 2 | at Omaha | Tal Anderson Field | 8-2 | Sankey (4-0) | Koelewyn (0-1) | None | 17-7 | 6-4 |
| April 3 | at Omaha | Tal Anderson Field | 0-7 | Holetz (1-0) | Smith (6-2) | Blunt (1) | 17-8 | 6-5 |
| April 4 | at Omaha | Tal Anderson Field | 10-4 | Pilla (1-1) | Scott (0-1) | None | 18-8 | 7-5 |
| April 9 | Western Illinois | Newman Outdoor Field Fargo, ND | 2-0 | Feeney (4-1) | Warkentien (0-1) | None | 19-8 | 8-5 |
| April 10 | Western Illinois | Newman Outdoor Field | 10-7 | Smith (7-2) | Fochs (0-1) | Nelson (5) | 20-8 | 9-5 |
| April 10 | Western Illinois | Newman Outdoor Field | 6-3 | Sankey (5-0) | Beck (0-1) | Harm (4) | 21-8 | 10-5 |
| April 11 | Western Illinois | Newman Outdoor Field | 6-5$^{(14)}$ | Pilla (2-1) | Gray (0-1) | None | 22-8 | 11-5 |
| April 16 | Oral Roberts | Newman Outdoor Field | 6-8 | Weber (1-0) | Harm (1-2) | Scoggins (1) | 22-9 | 11-6 |
| April 17 | Oral Roberts | Newman Outdoor Field | 14-11 | Smith (8-2) | Kowalski (0-1) | Nelson (6) | 23-9 | 12-6 |
| April 17 | Oral Roberts | Newman Outdoor Field | 2-18 | Coffey (1-0) | Sankey (5-1) | None | 23-10 | 12-7 |
| April 18 | Oral Roberts | Newman Outdoor Field | Canceled, Weather | | | | 23-10 | 12-7 |
| April 23 | at South Dakota State | Erv Huether Field Brookings, SD | 5-0 | Drew (3-0) | Mazur (0-1) | Harm (5) | 24-10 | 13-7 |
| April 23 | at South Dakota State | Erv Huether Field | 2-3 | Sundquist (1-0) | Nelson (0-1) | None | 24-11 | 13-8 |
| April 24 | at South Dakota State | Erv Huether Field | 2-12$^{(8)}$ | Carlson (1-0) | Smtih (8-3) | None | 24-12 | 13-9 |
| April 24 | at South Dakota State | Erv Huether Field | 13-12$^{(10)}$ | Drew (3-0) | Mazur (0-1) | Harm (5) | 25-12 | 14-9 |
| April 27 | Valley City State | Newman Outdoor Field | 5-3$^{(10)}$ | Nelson (1-1) | Suda (0-1) | None | 26-12 | - |
| April 30 | at Kansas | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | 5-3$^{(10)}$ | Nelson (2-1) | Cyr (0-1) | Drew (1) | 27-12 | - |
May (11-4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| May 1 | at Kansas | Hoglund Ballpark | 2-10 | Davis (1-0) | Smith (8-4) | None | 27-13 | - |
| May 2 | at Kansas | Hoglund Ballpark | 5-3 | Sankey (6-1) | Barry (0-1) | Drew (2) | 28-13 | - |
| May 4 | Mayville State | Newman Outdoor Field | 6-2 | Koep (1-0) | Taliaferro (0-1) | Pilla (1) | 29-13 | - |
| May 7 | Omaha | Newman Outdoor Field | 8-7 | Pilla (4-1) | Blunt (0-1) | Harm (6) | 30-13 | 15-9 |
| May 7 | Omaha | Newman Outdoor Field | 2-0$^{(7)}$ | Loven (2-0) | Maifeld (0-1) | None | 31-13 | 16-9 |
| May 8 | Omaha | Newman Outdoor Field | 8-7 | Drew (4-0) | Koelewyn (0-1) | Harm (7) | 32-13 | 17-9 |
| May 9 | omaha | Newman Outdoor Field | 4-5 | Timmins (1-0) | Nelson (2-2) | Mohler (1) | 32-14 | 17-10 |
| May 10 | Concordia Moorhead | Newman Outdoor Field | 8-7 | Sylte (1-0) | Wiedeman (0-1) | Zetterman (1) | 33-14 | - |
| May 14 | South Dakota State | Newman Outdoor Field | 7-4 | Roehrich (1-1) | Mazur (0-1) | Harm (8) | 34-14 | 18-10 |
| May 14 | South Dakota State | Newman Outdoor Field | 0-5 | Beazley (1-0) | Loven (2-1) | Bourassa (1) | 34-15 | 18-11 |
| May 15 | South Dakota State | Newman Outdoor Field | 5-3 | Drew (5-0) | Sundquist (0-1) | Harm (9) | 35-15 | 19-11 |
| May 16 | South Dakota State | Newman Outdoor Field | 10-4 | Feeney (5-1) | Bishop (0-1) | None | 36-15 | 20-11 |
| May 20 | at Eastern Kentucky | Turkey Hughes Field Richmond, KY | 3-15$^{(7)}$ | Fox (1-0) | Loven (2-2) | None | 36-16 | - |
| May 21 | at Eastern Kentucky | Turkey Hughes Field | 8-1 | Sankey (7-1) | Williams (0-1) | None | 37-16 | - |
| May 22 | at Eastern Kentucky | Turkey Hughes Field | 6-1 | Feeney (6-1) | Laster (0-1) | None | 38-16 | - |
Postseason (4-3) :
Summit League Tournament (3-1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall Record | Summit LeagueT Record |
| May 27 | (3) Omaha | (2) | Tal Anderson Field Omaha, NE | 3-1 | Loven (3-2) | Holetz (0-1) | Harm (10) | 39-16 | 1-0 |
| May 28 | (1) Oral Roberts | (2) | Tal Anderson Field | 5-0 | Feeney (7-1) | Coffey (0-1) | Smith (2) | 40-16 | 2-0 |
| May 29 | (1) Oral Roberts | (2) | Tal Anderson Field | 5-15 | Swift (1-0) | Sankey (7-2) | None | 40-17 | 2-1 |
| May 29 | (1) Oral Roberts | (2) | Tal Anderson Field | 11-6 | Roehrich (2-1) | Rogen (0-1) | Harm (11) | 41-17 | 3-1 |
Stanford Regional (1-2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall Record | Stanford Regional Record |
| June 4 | (1) #7 Stanford | (4) | Klein Field Stanford, CA | 1-9 | Williams (1-0) | Loven (3-3) | None | 41-18 | 0-1 |
| June 5 | (3) Nevada | (4) | Klein Field | 6-1 | Feeney (8-1) | Murillo (0-1) | Harm (12) | 42-18 | 1-1 |
| June 6 | (2) #17 UC Irvine | (4) | Klein Field | 3-18 | Denholm (1-0) | Sankey (7-3) | None | 42-19 | 1-2 |
Win  Loss  PostponementBold: Bison team memberReference: Rankings from D1Baseball.com:(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. :

### Stanford Regional

Stanford Regional Teams :
| (1) Stanford Cardinal | (2) UC Irvine Anteaters | (3) Nevada Wolfpack | (4) North Dakota State Bison |