UNO visits the HERD

The Mavericks come to Fargo fresh off a 16-1 shellacking of Big Ten member Penn State for another 3-game set with the Bison, needing a strong finish in their final 7 games (all o the road) to push the Jacks for the #3 seed in the Summit League Tournament. The Bison come in Friday riding an 8-game winning streak and holding a firm grip on the #2 seed for the post-season.
The Bison took 2 of 3 from UNO in the earlier meeting at Tal Anderson Field in Omaha, winning game one 10-2, dropping game two 7-6, and winning the series with a 7-2 victory in game three.

Not much buzz on either web-page, but here is what the have to say about the match-up'

From omavs.com:

"Up Next
With their home slate at an end, the Mavericks will play their final seven games of the season on the road, starting with a three-game series at North Dakota State starting this Friday at 6:30 p.m

From gobison.com:

"THIS WEEK
The North Dakota State (19-26, 13-5 Summit) baseball team is set to host Omaha (18-22, 7-11 Summit) for a three-game series beginning on Friday. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m., at Newman Outdoor Field.

COVERAGE
GoBison.com: Live statistics and video links are available on GoBison.com. The series will also be available on Bison 1660 with Andy Rieckhoff on the call.

LAST TIME OUT
NDSU blanked Northern Colorado, 10-0, in seven innings to earn the series sweep on Sunday. The Bison totaled 11 hits as a team with Terrell Huggins connecting on a game-high three in four at-bats. He also added two RBI and one run to his stat line. Parker Puetz (2-0) notched his first career complete game and shutout tossing five strikeouts over 7.0 innings with one walk.

DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT HERE COME THE BISON
After starting the season with a 1-16 overall record and battling through a 13-game losing streak, the Bison have bounced back with an 18-10 mark over their last 28 games. NDSU has also assembled a 13-5 mark in conference play and enter the week positioned second in the conference. The Bison are currently on a season-best eight game win streak and have won five of the first six Summit League series after sweeping Northern Colorado last week."

"THE SERIES VS. OMAHA
This will be the 101st all-time meeting between NDSU and Omaha dating back to 1978 with the two teams splitting each of the last 10 meetings, 5-5. The Bison took the series earlier this season after winning the finale, 7-2, in Omaha, Neb. Peter Brookshaw paced NDSU going 3-of-5 at the plate with two home runs and three RBI.

LOOKING AHEAD
NDSU will finish out regular season play hosting South Dakota State in a three-game series beginning on Thursday, May 18. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m., at Newman Outdoor Field."

No card for Mother Nature this Mother's Day. Friday's game became a Saturday double-header, which became a Saturday evening single game with a Sunday double-header, which became a Saturday evening cancellation, and a Sunday double-header, (Knock on wood!!!). I guess we will find out tomorrow at Noon and 3:00 PM CDT.

The Bison got another great start from Cade Feeney (5-4, 4.60 ERA), who went 8 shutout innings before he gave way to the Bison closer Skylar Riedinger to pitch the 9th. Maverick starter Preston Tenney (5-5, 5.06 ERA) pitched into the 7th before being removed from the game with 2 on and 1 out. Omaha reliever Joel Benes got the Mavericks out of the inning without giving up a run when he coaxed a groundball double play by the Bison.
The Bison scored the first 2 runs of the game in the bottom of the 1st inning on a Druw Sackett 2-run homerun. They added a single run in the 4th inning and the score remained that way until a Maverick error plated 2 more runs for the Herd in the bottom of the eighth inning to put this one away.

Bison: (20-26) (14-5) - 5 runs on 6 hits, with 1 error and 9 LOB
Mavericks: (19-23) (7-12) - 0 runs on 4 hits, with 1 error and 5 LOB

Batteries:
Bison: Cade Feeney and Will Busch
Mavericks: Preston Tenney, Joel Benes (7th), Jackson Gordon(8th) and Eduardo Rosario

WP: Cade Feeney (6-4) (4-1)
LP: Preston Tenney (6-5) (3-4)

Homeruns:

NDSU: Druw Sackett - 2-run to left in the 1st inning.
UNO: None

Bison: Druw Sackett HR, 2. Cadyn Schwabe - 2 RBI. Davis Hamilton 1 RBI.
Mavericks: Devin Hurdle - 2 - 4

The winning streak stands at 9 with game 2 coming up at 3:00 PM.

Game 2 of the Mom's Day double-header had Tristen Roehrich (5-5, 4.53 ERA) on the bump for the Bison facing Harrison Kreiling (0-2, 4.66 ERA) for UNO. The Bison had the bases loaded with 1 out in the bottom of the 1st inning, but 2 strikeouts left all three runners on base. Control bit Roehrich in the second inning as he walked 2 Mavericks and they both scored in the 4-run top of inning to grab the early lead. The Bison closed to 4-3 in after 6 innings, but the Mavericks put it away with 1 in the eighth, and the winning streak ends at 9.

Bison: (20-27) (14-6) - 3 runs on 5 hits, with 0 errors and 14 LOB
Mavericks: (20-23) (8-12) - 5 runs on 11 hits, with 1 error and 8 LOB

Batteries:
Bison: Tristen Roehrich, Parker Puetz (7), Carson Jacobs (8), Joey Danielson (8) and Stephen Lund
Mavericks: Harrison Kreiling, Luke Gainer (5), Wyatt Sellers (7) and Eduardo Rosario

WP: Luke Gainer (1-2) (1-0)
LP: Tristen Roehrich (5-6) (4-1)
Save: Wyatt Sellers (2)

Homeruns:

NDSU: None.
UNO: None

Bison: Peter Brookshaw 2-3, 2B. Druw Sackett 2 RBI. Jack Steil 1 RBI.
Mavericks: Mike Boeve 2B (2), 2 RBI. Brennen Bales 3-5. Cam Frederick 2-4, 1 RBI. Eduardo Rosario 2 RBI

Next up is the final 3 game set of the regular season, as the Jacks come to town for a Thursday-Friday-Saturday series.