2021 North Dakota State Bison baseball team explained
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[1] and No. 17 overall UC Irvine.[2] They defeated Nevada[3] 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.[4]
Personnel
Coaching staff
| 2021 North Dakota State Coaching Staff[6] |
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| Name | Position |
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| Head coach |
| David Pearson | Assistant Coach |
| Tyler Oakes | Associate head coach/recruiting coordinator |
| Tanner Neale | Volunteer assistant coach | |
Schedule and results
| 2021 North Dakota State Bison baseball game log |
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| Regular season (38-16) |
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| February (5-1) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record | Summit League
Record |
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| February 21 | | | | 4-10 | Kates (1-0) | Harm (0-1) | None | 0-1 | - | | February 22 | | | | 8-5 | Smith (1-0) | Hicks (0-1) | Anderson (1) | 1-1 | - | | February 22 | | | | 10-2 | Sankey (1-0) | O'Connell (0-1) | None | 2-1 | - | | February 26 | | | | 7-4 | Drew (1-0) | Harris (0-1) | Nelson (1) | 3-1 | - | | February 27 | | | | 5-4 | Feeney (1-0) | Finkelburg (0-1) | Harm (1) | 4-1 | - | | February 27 | | | | 6-5 | Smith (2-0) | Dauman (0-1) | Riedinger (1) | 5-1 | - | | February 28 | | | | Canceled, Rain | | | | 5-1 | - | |
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| March (11-5) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall
Record | Summit League
Record |
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| March 5 | | | | 4-8 | Wyatt (1-0) | Riedinger (0-1) | None | 5-2 | - | | March 6 | | | | 11-1 | Sankey (2-0) | Leach (0-1) | None | 6-2 | - | | March 6 | | | | 4-14(8) | Salim (1-0) | Roehrich (0-1) | None | 6-3 | - | | March 7 | | | | 11-1(7) | Smith (3-0) | Mazzetti (0-1) | None | 7-3 | - | | March 12 | | | | 5-1 | Feeney (2-0) | Jones (0-1) | Harm (2) | 8-3 | - | | March 13 | | | | 9-1 | Sankey (3-0) | Olson (0-1) | None | 9-3 | - | | March 14 | | | | 4-3 | Smith (4-0) | Keller (0-1) | Roehrich (1) | 10-3 | - | | March 16 | | | | 9-3 | Smith (5-0) | Pletka (0-1) | None | 11-3 | - | | March 19 | | | | 11-2 | Feeney (3-0) | Sears (0-1) | None | 12-3 | 1-0 | | March 20 | | | | 7-3 | Smith (6-0) | Fochs (0-1) | Nelson (1) | 13-3 | 2-0 | | March 20 | | | | 8-4(8) | Drew (2-0) | Edwards (0-1) | Harm (3) | 14-3 | 3-0 | | March 21 | | | | 7-9 | Gray (1-0) | Pilla (0-1) | Edwards (1) | 14-4 | 3-1 | | March 26 | | | | 6-3(12) | Harm (1-1) | Pierce (0-1) | Nelson (3) | 15-4 | 4-1 | | March 26 | | | | 4-5 | Scoggins (1-0) | Riedinger (0-2) | None | 15-5 | 4-2 | | March 27 | | | | 3-5 | Kowalski (1-0) | Smith (6-1) | Archambo (1) | 15-6 | 4-3 | | March 28 | | | | 9-7 | Loven (1-0) | Notary (0-1) | Nelson (4) | 16-6 | 5-3 | |
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| April (11-6) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall
Record | Summit League
Record |
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| April 2 | | | | 4-15 | Machado (1-0) | Feeney (3-1) | Smith (1) | 16-7 | 5-4 | | April 2 | | | | 8-2 | Sankey (4-0) | Koelewyn (0-1) | None | 17-7 | 6-4 | | April 3 | | | | 0-7 | Holetz (1-0) | Smith (6-2) | Blunt (1) | 17-8 | 6-5 | | April 4 | | | | 10-4 | Pilla (1-1) | Scott (0-1) | None | 18-8 | 7-5 | | April 9 | | | | 2-0 | Feeney (4-1) | Warkentien (0-1) | None | 19-8 | 8-5 | | April 10 | | | | 10-7 | Smith (7-2) | Fochs (0-1) | Nelson (5) | 20-8 | 9-5 | | April 10 | | | | 6-3 | Sankey (5-0) | Beck (0-1) | Harm (4) | 21-8 | 10-5 | | April 11 | | | | 6-5(14) | Pilla (2-1) | Gray (0-1) | None | 22-8 | 11-5 | | April 16 | | | | 6-8 | Weber (1-0) | Harm (1-2) | Scoggins (1) | 22-9 | 11-6 | | April 17 | | | | 14-11 | Smith (8-2) | Kowalski (0-1) | Nelson (6) | 23-9 | 12-6 | | April 17 | | | | 2-18 | Coffey (1-0) | Sankey (5-1) | None | 23-10 | 12-7 | | April 18 | | | | Canceled, Weather | | | | 23-10 | 12-7 | | April 23 | | | | 5-0 | Drew (3-0) | Mazur (0-1) | Harm (5) | 24-10 | 13-7 | | April 23 | | | | 2-3 | Sundquist (1-0) | Nelson (0-1) | None | 24-11 | 13-8 | | April 24 | | | | 2-12(8) | Carlson (1-0) | Smtih (8-3) | None | 24-12 | 13-9 | | April 24 | | | | 13-12(10) | Drew (3-0) | Mazur (0-1) | Harm (5) | 25-12 | 14-9 | | April 27 | Valley City State | | | 5-3(10) | Nelson (1-1) | Suda (0-1) | None | 26-12 | - | | April 30 | | | | 5-3(10) | Nelson (2-1) | Cyr (0-1) | Drew (1) | 27-12 | - | |
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| May (11-4) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall
Record | Summit League
Record |
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| May 1 | | | | 2-10 | Davis (1-0) | Smith (8-4) | None | 27-13 | - | | May 2 | | | | 5-3 | Sankey (6-1) | Barry (0-1) | Drew (2) | 28-13 | - | | May 4 | Mayville State | | | 6-2 | Koep (1-0) | Taliaferro (0-1) | Pilla (1) | 29-13 | - | | May 7 | | | | 8-7 | Pilla (4-1) | Blunt (0-1) | Harm (6) | 30-13 | 15-9 | | May 7 | | | | 2-0(7) | Loven (2-0) | Maifeld (0-1) | None | 31-13 | 16-9 | | May 8 | | | | 8-7 | Drew (4-0) | Koelewyn (0-1) | Harm (7) | 32-13 | 17-9 | | May 9 | | | | 4-5 | Timmins (1-0) | Nelson (2-2) | Mohler (1) | 32-14 | 17-10 | | May 10 | Concordia Moorhead | | | 8-7 | Sylte (1-0) | Wiedeman (0-1) | Zetterman (1) | 33-14 | - | | May 14 | | | | 7-4 | Roehrich (1-1) | Mazur (0-1) | Harm (8) | 34-14 | 18-10 | | May 14 | | | | 0-5 | Beazley (1-0) | Loven (2-1) | Bourassa (1) | 34-15 | 18-11 | | May 15 | | | | 5-3 | Drew (5-0) | Sundquist (0-1) | Harm (9) | 35-15 | 19-11 | | May 16 | | | | 10-4 | Feeney (5-1) | Bishop (0-1) | None | 36-15 | 20-11 | | May 20 | | | | 3-15(7) | Fox (1-0) | Loven (2-2) | None | 36-16 | - | | May 21 | | | | 8-1 | Sankey (7-1) | Williams (0-1) | None | 37-16 | - | | May 22 | | | | 6-1 | Feeney (6-1) | Laster (0-1) | None | 38-16 | - | |
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| Postseason (4-3) |
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| (3-1) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall
Record | Summit LeagueT
Record |
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| May 27 | | (2) | | 3-1 | Loven (3-2) | Holetz (0-1) | Harm (10) | 39-16 | 1-0 | | May 28 | | (2) | | 5-0 | Feeney (7-1) | Coffey (0-1) | Smith (2) | 40-16 | 2-0 | | May 29 | | (2) | | 5-15 | Swift (1-0) | Sankey (7-2) | None | 40-17 | 2-1 | | May 29 | | (2) | | 11-6 | Roehrich (2-1) | Rogen (0-1) | Harm (11) | 41-17 | 3-1 | |
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| (1-2) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall
Record | Stanford Regional
Record |
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| June 4 | | (4) | | 1-9 | Williams (1-0) | Loven (3-3) | None | 41-18 | 0-1 | | June 5 | | (4) | | 6-1 | Feeney (8-1) | Murillo (0-1) | Harm (12) | 42-18 | 1-1 | | June 6 | | (4) | | 3-18 | Denholm (1-0) | Sankey (7-3) | None | 42-19 | 1-2 | |
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Stanford Regional
Notes and References
- Web site: North Dakota State vs. Stanford. ESPN. February 18, 2022.
- Web site: Num 17 UC Irvine Defeats NDSU Baseball in NCAA Regional. North Dakota State Bison. February 18, 2022.
- Web site: Bison Beat Nevada 6-1 to Advance at NCAA Baseball Regional. North Dakota State Bison. February 18, 2022.
- News: Schlabach. Mark. March 30, 2020. NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for spring athletes. ESPN. February 2, 2021.
- Web site: 2021 Baseball Roster. live. North Dakota State Athletics. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202072443/https://gobison.com/sports/baseball/roster/2021 . 2021-12-02 .
- Web site: 2021 Baseball Coaching Staff. live. North Dakota State Athletics. https://web.archive.org/web/20220115062633/https://gobison.com/sports/baseball/coaches/2021 . 2022-01-15 .
