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Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Sport
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Jackrabbits shut down Northern Colorado, 11-2
BROOKINGS, S.D. (SDSU) — Caleb Duerr and Jake Goble combined to hold Northern Colorado scoreless over the final eight innings and Owen Siegert supplied the offense with a pair of home runs to lead South Dakota State to an 11-2 victory over Northern Colorado in Summit League baseball action Saturday afternoon at Erv Huether Field. In evening the three-game series at a game apiece, the Jackrabbits improved to 13-29 overall and 9-13 in league play. UNC dropped to 17-27 overall and 8-15 in The Summit League. Duerr struggled in the early going as the Bears took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. After a leadoff walk to Carter Monda and bunt single by Brett Barber, Jake King plated both runs with a two-out single up the middle. A freshman from Melbourne, Iowa, Siegert put SDSU on the board with a home run to lead off the bottom of the second, then helped jump-start a six-run fourth inning. After Bryce Ronken singled to lead off the home half of the fourth, Siegert doubled off the fence in right field to move Ronken to third. After Jess Bellows was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Dagen Schramm and Nic Werk each drew two-out walks to force in the tying and go-ahead runs. More two-out magic followed as Carter Sintek and Nolan Grawe hit back-to-back two-run doubles to push the Jackrabbit lead to 7-2. Schramm added another run-scoring double in the fifth and Siegert capped the scoring with a three-run homer to right in the eighth. Meanwhile, Duerr limited Northern Colorado to only three base runners the remainder of his five-inning start. The freshman right-hander allowed only three hits while striking out three and walking four. Goble followed with four hitless and scoreless innings, striking out one while allowing only a walk and a hit batter en route to his first career save. SDSU finished with a 12-3 advantage in hits as Siegert, Sintek and Ronken each tallied three hits. The Bears did not record a hit after the first inning. UNC starter Trevor Landen struck out seven, but allowed the first six runs after surrendering four hits and walking two. Five other Bear hurlers were summoned to the mound on Saturday. UP NEXTThe decisive game of the series is scheduled for a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday. NOTES UNC leads the season series, 3-2 The Jackrabbits lead the all-time series, 42-37 SDSU improved to 10-5 at Erv Huether Field this season Siegert's home runs were his fourth and fifth of the season and he also moved into a tie for the team lead in doubles with 10 Siegert became the third Jackrabbit player to hit two home runs in a game this season, joining Bryce Ronken (March 1 at Sacramento State) and Luke Luskey (April 22 vs. Northwestern) Sintek upped his team-leading hit total to 60 and is 6-for-9 (.667 batting average) in the series Ronken is batting .522 (12-for-23) in five games against Northern Colorado this season Duerr evened his record at 4-4 Goble issued his first walk in his last six outings, covering 27 1/3 innings Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Sport
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SDSU blanks Tommies to tie series
ST. PAUL, Minn. (SDSU) — Caleb Duerr and Dylan Driessen combined to pitch a shutout and Luke Luskey supplied the offense as South Dakota State evened its Summit League baseball series with a 3-0 victory over St. Thomas Friday afternoon at Koch Diamond. The Jackrabbits improved to 8-25 overall 5-10 in league play. St. Thomas fell to 18-14 overall and 12-4 in The Summit League. Luskey gave the Jackrabbits the early lead by lining a two-run home run to left field in the top of the first inning. Carter Sintek also scored on Luskey's league-leading 11th round-tripper after leading off the game by reaching on an error. The Jackrabbits added what would turn out to be the final run of the game in the third inning. Nicholas Werk opened the inning with an infield single and advanced to third base two batters later on a single to center field by Nolan Grawe. That set the table for Luskey, who lifted a sacrifice fly to right field that was deep enough to score Werk. A freshman from West Fargo, North Dakota, Duerr allowed at least one base runner in every inning as he worked into the seventh inning, but made the pitches when he most needed to in posting his third win of the season. The right-hander struck out three, walked one and hit one batter before exiting with runners at the corners and two outs in the bottom of the seventh. Driessen entered and induced a groundout to third base to end the St. Thomas threat in the seventh, then tossed two more hitless innings to lock down his third save of the season. He struck out three and allowed one hit. Tanner Recchio and Brigs Richartz each tallied two of St. Thomas' seven hits. The Jackrabbits finished with only four hits in the contest. St. Thomas starter Walker Retz suffered his first loss of the season despite striking out nine and walking only one in 6 2/3 innings. Kody Dalen added five K's in 2 1/3 innings to finish up for the Tommies. UP NEXTThe decisive game of the three-game series is set for 1 p.m. Saturday. NOTES SDSU leads the all-time series, 14-5, although St. Thomas leads the season series, 3-2 The Jackrabbits recorded their first shutout since a 1-0 victory over St. Thomas on March 22, 2024, in a game played in Omaha, Nebraska Two of Duerr's three wins have come against the Tommies Driessen has struck out a team-high 34 batters in 25 innings of work this season Luskey has 12 multi-RBI games this season as he upped his team-leading total to 40 Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Los Angeles Times
16-04-2025
- Health
- Los Angeles Times
Adult pelicans are falling victim to toxic algae bloom. Now their babies are starving, too
Brown Pelicans across Southern California are filling up wildlife rehabilitation centers, either sick or starving — a dual crisis that wildlife experts believe could be linked to a massive toxic algae bloom. For the last month, hundreds of seabirds have been poisoned by domoic acid, a neurotoxin produced in harmful algal blooms that are consumed by filter-feeding fish, such as anchovies and sardines. The small fish aren't affected by the toxins, but many seabirds and marine mammals that feed on these fish are, and the sickness can be deadly. More than 100 area seas lions have been sickened and killed by the toxins over the last few months, along with several dozen dolphins that have died. But more recently, officials have also been responding to an influx of baby pelicans that aren't sick from the toxins — but are struggling to survive because they're extremely malnourished. Officials think the two phenomena are related: as more adult pelicans become sick, disoriented or die, that has left more and more baby pelicans to fend for themselves, leaving their nests prematurely when they don't yet know how to fish. It's just a theory right now, but experts say it would help explain the unprecedented number of starving baby pelicans turning up at wildlife rescue centers. 'It is unusual for us to receive such a high volume of chicks that are this young,' the International Bird Rescue, a global conservation organization that has one of its largest wildlife rescue centers in San Pedro, wrote on its website. 'Many are very young birds, not fully grown, and do not seem to understand how to feed themselves.' 'They are just starving and cold and sad,' said Rebecca Duerr, the center's director of research and veterinary science. At its San Pedro location, specialists were caring for 60 pelican babies as of Tuesday, with more arriving every day, Duerr said. That's in addition to about 50 other birds, many adult pelicans, that have come into the center over the last month because of the domoic acid poisoning. More than half of the birds have since died. 'We keep thinking it's over and then we get more birds,' Duerr said of the influx. There have been other times in recent years when the California brown pelican, a federally protected species, has been found dead or emaciated in high numbers, and other years when large numbers of animals have become sick from domoic acid as the algae bloom is naturally occurring. But the concurrent events this year are especially concerning to officials. Debbie McGuire, the executive director of the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach, said she believes runoff from the Los Angeles firestorm likely elevated this year's bloom, as changes to nutrient levels in the ocean can increase the strength and length of the bloom. Officials don't yet know how long this bloom will last. Scientists have also found that human-caused climate change and warming ocean waters can also increase the growth of harmful algae blooms. McGuire said she can't remember a time in the last 20 years when her organization has treated this many birds with domoic acid at one time, noting that it is testing the center's workforce and capacity. 'My staff is burning the midnight oil for a month now,' McGuire said. 'It's hard on them — a lot of compassion and love goes into our work.' As of Tuesday, she said her team is caring for almost 60 brown pelicans, up seven from the day before — and most require intensive care, often including anti-seizure medication, IVs or lessons on how to feed themselves. Still, more than 50% of the pelicans they've taken in over the last month have died, as many birds sickened by domoic acid cannot be saved if the illness has progressed too far. 'If we get them quick enough we can save them, but time is of the essence,' McGuire said. The two centers said people have found the disoriented birds in unexpected and often hazardous locations over the last month, including on the 405 Freeway, on a terminal at LAX and near Amazon warehouses. The birds 'don't know where they are, they get confused, they fly inland,' McGuire said. Both rescue centers are also treating other seabirds ill from domoic acid, including the western grebes, brandt's cormorants and red-throated loons, but brown pelicans have most frequently been sick. Neither location has reached capacity yet, but McGuire said it's a concern if the situation continues at current rates. In a recent post on social media, the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center asked for monetary donations or items on their wishlist to help ensure they can keep providing the care the animals need. The International Bird Rescue also has asked for donations to help it respond to what its called a seabird crisis. 'Stress is high as we care for over 52 pelicans, many of whom are not yet eating on their own, with no clear sign of slowing down soon,' the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center said in its post. Officials warned beachgoers to use extreme caution when approaching any sick or dead animal, including seabirds. If you encounter one, the International Bird Rescue urged people to call the organization's bird helpline at (866) 767-2473. The Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center recommended people to call their local animal control office or find more information online. Times staff writer Summer Lin contributed to this report.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Sport
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Jackrabbits take series opener from Omaha
BROOKINGS, S.D. (SDSU) — South Dakota State scored five times in the bottom of the third inning and Dylan Driessen pitched 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief as the Jackrabbit baseball team opened a three-game Summit League series with a 7-5 victory over Omaha Friday afternoon at Erv Huether Field. In winning their second game in a row, the Jackrabbits improved to 6-22 overall and 3-8 in league play. Omaha dropped to 11-19 overall and 5-8 in The Summit League. SDSU sent 10 men to the plate in the third inning, which started with a bang as Jess Bellows connected on his first home run of the season, a solo shot to left field. After Dagen Schramm walked and Bryce Ronken was hit by a pitch, Nolan Grawe drove in the second run of the inning with a double to center. That would be the first of four consecutive hits by the Jackrabbits as Carter Sintek, Luke Luskey and Owen Siegert followed with successive run-scoring singles to knock out Maverick starter Oliver Mabee. The Jackrabbits increased their lead to 6-0 in the fourth inning when Davis Carr scored on a wild pitch. Freshman right-hander Caleb Duerr held Omaha scoreless through the first four innings, but ran into trouble in the fifth. The Mavericks loaded the bases as the first three hitters in the frame notched base hits, two of which were infield singles. Henry Zipay walked to force in the first Maverick run and a second run scored on a groundout before Mason Gaines hit a two-run double to center field to pull Omaha to within 6-4. The Mavericks cut the deficit to a single run the next inning as Blake Stenger was hit by a pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly after stealing his third base of the afternoon. Ty Madison came on in relief of Duerr to record the first two outs of the inning before giving way to Driessen. A right-hander from Omaha, Driessen did not allow a hit in posting his second save of the season. He struck out six, walked two and hit one batter. Duerr, meanwhile, scattered eight hits over five-plus innings, striking out three and walking one. Luskey swung the momentum back in the Jackrabbits' favor at the plate by hitting his league-leading ninth home run of the season with two outs in the home half of the seventh. His solo blast to left field was his second hit of the game and helped pace SDSU's 10-8 advantage in hits. Schramm also tallied two hits for the Jackrabbits, while Jackson Trout notched a pair of hits for Omaha. UP NEXTThe second game of the series is slated for 1 p.m. Saturday. NOTES Omaha leads the all-time series, 96-92-1 Ceremonies were held prior to the game to dedicate the new artificial turf playing surface at Erv Huether Field The Jackrabbits improved to 4-2 on their home field this season SDSU hit multiple home runs in a game for the third time this season Luskey upped his career home run total to 17, surpassing his season total from his freshman campaign Keagen Jirschele extended his hitting streak to seven games with a fifth-inning double Ronken extended his streak of reaching base safely to 14 games, while Siegert has now reached base in 13 consecutive games Driessen took over the team lead in strikeouts with 31 in 22 2/3 innings Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
