2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball team explained

Sport:	baseball
Year:	2023
Team:	North Dakota State Bison
Conference:	Summit League
Short Conf:	Summit
Record:	23–30
Conf Record:	16–7
Head Coach:	Tyler Oakes
Asst Coach1:	Brandon Hunt
Asst Coach2:	Tanner Neale
Hc Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Newman Outdoor Field

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,^[1] but lost to South Dakota State again to be eliminated on day 3^[2] 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.^[3] 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.

Personnel

Roster

2023 North Dakota State Roster
	Pitchers 16 - Nolan Johnson - RS Freshman 18 - Konnor Kirchoffner - RS Sophomore 22 - Hayden Sylte - RS Sophomore 24 - Hunter Rosenbaum - Junior 25 - Parker Puetz - Freshman 29 - Kale Hopke - Freshman 30 - Reese Lightenberg - RS Sophomore 31 - Max Loven - Senior 32 - Andrew Baumgart - RS Freshman 33 - Carson Jacobs - Junior 35 - Leland Wilson - RS Sophomore 36 - Zak Endres - Freshman 37 - Jaxon Edwards - RS Sophomore 38 - Shea Zetterman - Senior 40 - Tristen Roehrich - Senior 44 - Skyler Riedinger - RS Sophomore		Catchers 7 - Will Busch - Junior 12 - Stephen Lund - RS Junior 15 - Bennett Freiter - RS Freshman Infielders 2 - Peter Brookshaw - Senior 5 - Davis Hamilton - Freshman 6 - James Dunlap - Junior 9 - Garret Hill - Junior 11 - Jack Steil - Junior 13 - Druw Sackett - Senior 17 - Zach Kluvers - RS Sophomore 23 - Kale Jensen - Freshman 26 - Carson Hake - Junior		Outfielders 1 - Terrell Huggins - Senior 3 - Kyle Law - Freshman 4 - Dallan Quigley - Junior 19 - Cadyn Schwabe - Junior 20 - Chase Nett - Junior Utility 8 - Caden Edwards (LHP/INF) - RS Sophomore 10 - Cade Feeney (RHP/INF) - Junior 14 - Wyatt Nelson (RHP/OF) - Junior 28 - Jack Luster (INF/OF) - Junior 34 - Joey Danielson (RHP/C) - Junior
Reference:^[4]

Coaching staff

2023 North Dakota State Coaching Staff
Name	Position
	Head Coach
Brandon Hunt	Assistant Coach
Tanner Neale	Assistant Coach
Trent Keefer	Volunteer Assistant Coach
Reference:^[5]

Schedule and results

2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball game log
Regular season (22–28)
February (1–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Summit League Record February 17 3–5 Takacs (1–0) Feeney (0–1) None 307 0–1 – February 18 6–8 Gibbons (1–0) Jacobs (0–1) Zalasky (1) 307 0–2 – February 19 2–3 Lucchesi (1–0) Roehrich (0–1) Zalasky (2) 260 0–3 – February 19 13–4 Johnson (1–0) Stewart (0–1) None 260 1–3 – February 26 Cancelled, Weather Restricting Travel^[6] 1–3 – February 26 1–13 Giroux (1–0) Feeney (0–2) None 1–4 – February 26 2–9 Brodell (1–1) Loven (0–1) None 596 1–5 – February 27 1–7 Martinez (1–0) Roehrich (0–2) None 313 1–6 – February 27 6–14 Alvarez (1–0) Danielson (0–1) None 313 1–7 –
March (5–13) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Summit League Record March 1 at Arizona State 9–10 Lebamoff (1–0) Riedinger (0–1) None 1–8 – March 3 6–8 Nichols (2–0) Feeney (0–3) Long (2) 2,409 1–9 – March 4 6–7^(12) Drees (1–0) Jacobs (0–2) None 2,755 1–10 – March 5 1–11^(8) Zastrow (2–0) Roehrich (0–3) None 2,324 1–11 – March 10 at Texas State 7–8 Kerbow (1–0) Danielson (0–2) Dixon (3) 1,453 1–12 – March 11 at Texas State 18–19 Gould (1–0) Riedinger (0–2) None 1,548 1–13 – March 12 at Texas State 1–5 Wells (3–0) Roehrich (0–4) None 1,438 1–14 – March 14 2–7 Hurley (1–0) Jacobs (0–3) None 6,457 1–15 – March 15 4–7 Howard (1–0) Danielson (0–3) Morehouse (1) 6,522 1–16 – March 18 10–7 Ligtenberg (1–0) Ricker (1–2) Riedinger (1) 103 2–16 – March 18 6–5 Loven (1–1) Wells (0–2) Jacobs (1) 135 3–16 – March 19 5–6 Ricker (2–2) Nelson (0–1) Ryan (1) 121 3–17 – March 24 10–2 Feeney (1–3) Riedel (1–3) None 497 4–17 1–0 March 25 6–7 Tenney (2–2) Loven (1–2) Sanders (3) 819 4–18 1–1 March 25 7–2 Roehrich (1–4) Bell (1–2) None 819 5–18 2–1 March 28 at Nebraska 1–4 Walsh (1–1) Ligtenberg (1–1) Schanaman (3) 4,218 5–19 – March 31 10–2 Feeney (2–3) Goble (2–1) None 103 6–19 3–1 March 31 Doc Ross Field 8–9 Bourassa (1–2) Johnson (1–1) None 103 6–20 3–2
April (9–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Summit League Record April 1 5–4 Roehrich (2–4) Kruger (0–2) Puetz (1) 90 7–20 4–2 April 7 8–1 Feeney (3–3) Girton (2–1) Riedinger (3) 3,685 8–20 – April 8 5–8 Molina (3–2) Roehrich (2–5) Free (1) 4,432 8–21 – April 8 3–8 Parish (2–0) Jacobs (0–4) Robinson (1) 4,432 8–22 – April 11 9–12 Clausen (2–0) Johnson (1–2) None 541 8–23 – April 14 13–3^(8) Feeney (4–3) Gartner (1–4) None 225 9–23 5–2 April 14 10–4 Roehrich (3–5) Retz (0–3) Danielson (1) 225 10–23 6–2 April 15 1–2 Coborn (2–2) Riedinger (0–3) None 241 10–24 6–3 April 18 Cancelled, Field Conditions^[7] 10–24 – April 21 vs. Oral Roberts Series Relocated - Field Conditions^[8] 0–10^(7) Hall (5–3) Feeney (4–4) None 57 10–25 6–4 April 22 Doc Ross Field 4–2 Riedinger (1–3) Denton (1–1) None 64 11–25 7–4 April 23 Doc Ross Field 4–8^(13) Patten (1–1) Danielson (0–4) None 54 11–26 7–5 April 25 10–3 Johnson (2–2) Malec (0–3) None 447 12–26 – April 28 10–0^(8) Feeney (5–4) Armstrong (2–4) None 258 13–26 8–5 April 29 13–3^(7) Roehrich (4–5) Kapraun (2–6) None 227 14–26 9–5 April 30 21–3^(7) Puetz (1–0) Kratz (0–4) None 166 15–26 10–5
May (7–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Summit League Record May 3 at Nebraska 6–5 Jacobs (1–4) Perry (0–1) None 5,374 16–26 – May 5 7–5^(10) Riedinger (2–3) Sharp (1–1) None 120 17–26 11–5 May 6 18–3^(7) Roehrich (5–5) Cruz (1–5) None 103 18–26 12–5 May 7 10–0^(7) Puetz (2–0) Murphy (1–4) None 124 19–26 13–5 May 13 Cancelled, Rain^[9] 19–26 13–5 May 14 5–0 Feeney (6–4) Tenney (5–6) None 249 20–26 14–5 May 14 3–5 Gainer (1–2) Roehrich (5–6) Sellers (2) 249 20–27 14–6 May 18 5–6 Hawkins (2–4) Nelson (0–2) Bourassa (8) 206 20–28 14–7 May 19 5–2 Johnson (3–2) Kunz (1–6) None 228 21–28 15–7 May 20 12–9 Jacobs (2–4) Goble (4–3) None 322 22–28 16–7
Postseason (1–2)
(1–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Summit League Tournament Record May 24 (2) 4–17 Driessen (5–4) Feeney (6–5) None 581 22–29 0–1 May 25 (4) Omaha Elimination Game (2) 7–6^(12) Puetz (3–0) Potter (1–1) None 176 23–29 1–1 May 26 (3) South Dakota State Elimination Game (2) 2–8 Goble (5–3) Jacobs (2–5) None 354 23–30 1–2

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

Source:^[10]

Summit League All-Tournament Team

• P Tristen Roehrich
• 1B James Dunlap

Source:^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bison falter in late innings, but stay alive in Summit tourney with in 12th. inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 25, 2023. May 27, 2023.
2. Web site: Jackrabbits end Bison baseball season with elimination game win. inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 26, 2023. May 27, 2023.
3. Web site: NDSU clinches first Summit League regular season championship. inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 20, 2022. December 8, 2022.
4. Web site: 2023 Baseball Roster. North Dakota State Bison. December 7, 2022.
5. Web site: 2023 Baseball Coaching Staff. North Dakota State Bison. December 7, 2022.
6. Web site: NDSU Baseball Announces Updated Tony Gwynn Classic Schedule. gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. February 23, 2023. February 24, 2023.
7. Web site: NDSU Baseball game against Mayville State Canceled. gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. April 17, 2023. April 17, 2023.
8. Web site: NDSU Baseball Series Against Oral Roberts Adjusted. gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. April 19, 2023. April 20, 2023.
9. Web site: Weather Delays NDSU Baseball Series Against Omaha. gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. May 13, 2023. May 13, 2023.
10. Web site: Golden Eagles sweep #SummitBSB individual awards. thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 23, 2023. May 24, 2023.
11. Web site: Top-seeded Oral Roberts captures #SummitBSB Tournament title. thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 27, 2023. May 27, 2023.