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2021 NDSU 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 [2] and No. 17 overall UC Irvine .[3] They defeated Nevada [4] for the team's first ever NCAA Division I Tournament game win.
Previous season [ edit ]
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.[5]
Personnel [ edit ]
2021 North Dakota State roster[6]
Pitchers
12 - Thomas Bruchu – Junior
18 - Jake Drew – Junior
22 - Hayden Sylte – Freshman
23 - Zach Smith – Junior
24 - Evan Sankey – Junior
25 - Riley Johnson – Junior
27 - Ben Smith – Sophomore
28 - Barron Holtz – Sophomore
30 - Reese Ligtenberg – Freshman
31 - Max Loven – Sophomore
32 - Parker Harm – Senior
35 - Gabe Pilla – Sophomore
37 - Jaxon Edwards – Freshman
38 - Shea Zetterman – Sophomore
40 - Tristen Roehrich – Sophomore
44 - Skyler Riedinger – Freshman
Catchers
7 - Will Busch – Freshman
20 - Nick Emanuel – Senior
Infielders
1 - Bennett Hostetler – Senior
2 - Peter Brookshaw – Sophomore
3 - Noah Dehne – Freshman
4 - Charley Hesse – Junior
5 - Tucker Rohde – Senior
9 - Garret Hill – Freshman
16 - Jason Chiu – Freshman
17 - Zach Kluvers – Freshman
26 - Carson Hake – Freshman
Outfielders
6 - Calen Schwabe – Junior
13 - Zach Solano – Sophomore
19 - Jake Malec – Senior
36 - Nathan Vermaas – Freshman
Utility
8 - Caden Edwards (P/INF) – Freshman
10 - Cade Feeney (P/INF) – Freshman
11 - Brock Anderson (UTIL/P) – Sophomore
14 - Wyatt Nelson (P/OF) – Freshman
29 - Jack Simonsen (C/OF) – Junior
33 - Hunter Koep (P/INF) – Junior
34 - Joey Danielson (P/C) – Sophomore
Coaching staff [ edit ]
2021 North Dakota State Coaching Staff[7]
Name
Position
Tod Brown
Head coach
David Pearson
Assistant Coach
Tyler Oakes
Associate head coach/recruiting coordinator
Tanner Neale
Volunteer assistant coach
Schedule and results [ edit ]
2021 North Dakota State Bison baseball game log
Regular season (38-16)
Postseason (4-3)
Win Loss PostponementBold : Bison team memberReference:[8] Rankings from D1Baseball.com: (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Stanford Regional [ edit ]
Stanford Regional Teams
(1) Stanford Cardinal
(2) UC Irvine Anteaters
(3) Nevada Wolfpack
(4) North Dakota State Bison
References [ edit ]
^ "Summit League Conference Standings" . D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021 .
^ "North Dakota State vs. Stanford" . ESPN . Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
^ "Num 17 UC Irvine Defeats NDSU Baseball in NCAA Regional" . North Dakota State Bison . Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
^ "Bison Beat Nevada 6-1 to Advance at NCAA Baseball Regional" . North Dakota State Bison . Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
^ Schlabach, Mark (March 30, 2020). "NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for spring athletes" . ESPN . Retrieved February 2, 2021 .
^ "2021 Baseball Roster" . North Dakota State Athletics . Archived from the original on December 2, 2021.
^ "2021 Baseball Coaching Staff" . North Dakota State Athletics . Archived from the original on January 15, 2022.
^ "2022 Baseball Schedule" . North Dakota State Bison . Retrieved February 11, 2022 .