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26-04-2025
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Clutch hitting leads SDSU to win over Bison
BROOKINGS, S.D. (SDSU) — South Dakota State scored all six of its runs on two-out hits, including the go-ahead two-run single from Jess Bellows in the bottom of the seventh inning, as the Jackrabbits downed North Dakota State, 6-3, in the opening game of a four-game Summit League baseball series Friday afternoon at Erv Huether Field. SDSU improved to 10-27 overall and 6-11 in league play. The Bison, who saw their losing skid reach four games, fell to 13-24 overall and 10-8 in The Summit League. The Jackrabbits grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a two-run double to left field by Bryce Ronken that plated both Nolan Grawe and Luke Luskey. SDSU starter Arlen Peters held the Bison hitless through 4 1/3 innings and carried a shutout into the sixth inning. NDSU tied the game at 2-all in the sixth when Jake Schaffner led off with a walk and scored on Davis Hamilton's home run to right-center field. Tristan Augedahl followed with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief for SDSU before giving way to closer Dylan Driessen. After stranding two men in the third, fifth and sixth innings against NDSU starter Nolan Johnson, the Jackrabbits put together a pair of two-out rallies against the Bison bullpen in the late innings. In the home seventh, Luskey and Owen Siegert hit back-to-back two-out singles and Ronken worked a walk to load the bases. In a long at-bat in which he fouled off several two-strike pitches from Skyler Riedinger, Bellows lined a single to center field that brought home both Luskey and Siegert for a 4-2 Jackrabbit lead. Some anxious moments ensued for the Jackrabbits in the top of the eighth. Hamilton reached on a sun-aided double to right field with one out in the inning and later scored when the throw to third base on a steal attempt glanced far enough off the glove of Grawe to allow Hamilton to race home. Driessen then walked each of the next three batters to load the bases, but the junior right-hander got out of the jam by striking out Alex Urlaub looking on a 3-2 pitch. SDSU countered with more two-out hitting in the bottom of the eighth. Adam Benes led off with a single against Bison reliever Sam Roberts, but remained there after the next two Jackrabbit hitters were retired. However, Benes moved up two bases on an errant pickoff attempt and scored on Grawe's third hit of the game, an infield single back up the middle. Grawe then circled the bases as Luskey doubled to the fence in left field for the Jackrabbit first baseman's third hit of the game. The Jackrabbits ended up with a 13-3 advantage in the hit column for the game. Siegert added two hits for SDSU. Driessen worked a perfect top of the ninth to close out his second win of the season. He struck out four and walked three over the final 2 1/3 innings. Peters also fanned four and walked three in his season-best five-plus innings. For NDSU, Johnson recorded nine strikeouts, walked two and scattered seven hits over six solid frames. UP NEXTThe two squads are scheduled to play a doubleheader Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. NOTES NDSU leads the season series, 2-1 The Jackrabbits hold a 132-87 advantage in the all-time series SDSU improved to 7-3 in games at Erv Huether Field this season Bellows is a combined 6-for-9 with five RBIs in three games this week Grawe turned his third consecutive multi-hit game and also is batting .667 (8-for-12) with three RBIs and seven runs scored this week Benes is batting .522 (12-for-22) in home games this season Luskey upped his league-leading season RBI total to 51 and has driven in 82 runs in 82 career games Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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19-04-2025
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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.
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14-04-2025
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Omaha bats heat up as Mavs win series finale over SDSU
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) — Omaha pounded out 24 hits and scored in five consecutive innings en route to a 19-5 victory over South Dakota State in the finale of a three-game Summit League series Sunday afternoon at a windy Erv Huether Field. The Mavericks, who salvaged the last game of the series, improved to 12-20 overall and 6-9 in league play. SDSU fell to 7-23 overall and 4-9 in The Summit League. After being held scoreless in the top of the first inning, the Mavericks gained the lead with a three-run second, starting with a with a two-run single by Grant Sommers. The go-ahead run later scored on an error. The Mavericks added a run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Noah Greise, then began to further distance themselves with a five-run fourth that was highlighted by a three-run opposite-field home run by Blake Stenger. Drew Borner added a two-run homer in the fifth inning before the Mavericks hung seven runs on the board in the sixth inning on seven hits. Jackson Trout continued his hot hitting in the series with a two-run double, while Mason Gaines doubled in a run and Sommers tallied his third RBI of the game with a run-scoring single. All five of SDSU's runs scored on home runs. Luke Luskey opened the scoring with his league-leading 10th home run of the season, a two-run shot to right field. Adam Benes added a two-run homer in the fourth inning and pinch-hitter Dayton Franke capped the scoring with a solo blast in the home half of the sixth. Henry Zipay and Tyler Palmer each collected four hits for Omaha, with Trout, Stenger and Borner each tallying three hits. Luskey was joined by Carter Sintek and Owen Siegert in posting two of the Jackrabbits' 10 hits in the contest. Omaha starter Maddox Meyer worked the first five innings, striking out five and walking none while giving up four runs on eight hits. Reece Arbogast took the loss for the Jackrabbits after allowing four runs over three innings. He struck out two and walked one. Five other SDSU pitchers saw action out of the bullpen. UP NEXTThe Jackrabbits are scheduled to play four games in the Twin Cities over four days, starting Wednesday with a 6 p.m. game at Minnesota. From there, SDSU begins the second half of Summit League play with a three-game series Thursday through Saturday at St. Thomas. NOTES Omaha leads the all-time series, 97-93-1 Siegert has hit safely in six consecutive games and has reached base in 15 games in a row Siegert batted .583 (7-for-12) in the series and has taken over the team lead in batting average at .358 (29-for-81) Sintek and Nolan Grawe each extended their hitting streaks to five games Keagen Jirschele had his eight-game hitting streak snapped Luskey has homered in four of five Summit League series so far this season Tristan Augedahl struck out the side for the Jackrabbits in the top of the seventh Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
