NDSU vs Texas State Bobcats

[Elvis was a Bison]

The Bison (1-11) are in San Marcos, Texas for a 3 game set with the Bobcats (7-5) beginning at 6:00 PM today, Friday, March 10th. The following preview is from the Texas State baseball web site:

"The final weekend series before Sun Belt Conference play begins sees Texas State (7-5) host North Dakota State (1-11) for three-game series this weekend at Bobcat Ballpark. Friday's contest begins at 6 p.m., followed by a 2:30 p.m. start on Saturday and the first pitch on Sunday coming at 1 p.m.

The entire series will be streamed on ESPN+ with Brant Freeman and Ty Harrington on the call. Fans can also tune into KTSW 89.9 FM to hear the action.

PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER
Friday: TXST RHP Zeke Wood (1-1, 2.63 ERA) vs. NDSU RHP Cade Feeney (0-3, 9.75 ERA)
Saturday: TXST RHP Nathan Medrano (1-1, 3.29 ERA) vs. NDSU LHP Max Loven (0-1, 8.56 ERA)
Sunday: TXST RHP Levi Wells (2-0, 0.77 ERA) vs. NDSU RHP Tristen Roehrich (0-3, 6.59 ERA)

ABOUT TEXAS STATE
Entering the weekend, the Bobcats have dropped three of its last four games. The lone victory being a 3-0 contest at Grand Canyon last Saturday.

Jose Gonzalez continues to lead TXST with a .385 batting average, 15 hits and five home runs. He shares the top mark on the team of 18 RBI and 11 runs with Daylan Pena and Cade Manning, respectively. Pena has hit four homers with a .273 batting average. Hitting three round trippers apiece has been Ryder Hernandez, Chase Mora and August Ramirez, who is the only other Bobcat hitting over .300 at .321.

Getting the ball on Friday for the opener will be Zeke Wood, who is coming off throwing five shutout innings against the Lopes last week. Saturday's starter will be Nathan Medrano. The right-hander earned his first victory in a Texas State uniform after tossing six scoreless innings on the road. Sunday's starter is Levi Wells, who has struck out 15 in 11.2 innings of action.

A team-high seven relief appearances have been made by Tony Robie (1-0, 5.87 ERA). Triston Dixon (3.86 ERA, 2 SV) has come out of the bullpen six times. Pacing all relievers with a 1.08 ERA and 13 strikeouts is Jack Stroud. Also with a sub-4.00 ERA in relief is McCray Gann (3.37) and Reece Gould (3.38).

ABOUT NORTH DAKOTA STATE
The Bison come in having lost eight straight games. Their lone win of the season came on Feb. 19 at Sacramento State. NDSU is scheduled to play 34 consecutive road game to begin the season before its home opener on Apr. 18 against Mayville State.

Terrell Huggins leads the team with a .378 average, 17 hits and six doubles. His three homers are tied for the most on the squad with Peter Brookshaw (.275, 10 RBI) and Druw Sackett (.260, 11 RBI). Scoring a team-high 11 times has been Cadyn Schwabe, and he is also batting .348 with six stolen bases.

On the rubber on Friday will be Cade Feeney. He is 0-3 with a 9.75 ERA and 20 strikeouts over 12.0 innings and has seen opponents hit .393 off him. Left-hander Max Loven (0-1, 8.56 ERA) gets the ball on Saturday. Sunday will see senior Tristen Roehrich make the start. The right-hander is 0-3 with a 6.59 ERA and 15 strikeouts.

Making four relief appearances has been Joey Danielson (0-1, 4.15 ERA), Reese Ligtenberg (3.86 ERA) and Skyler Riedinger (0-1, 5.40 ERA). Nolan Johnson has earned the lone win of the season and enters with a 3.86 ERA and struck out five over 4.2 innings spanning three games.

SERIES VS. BISON
Texas State is 3-0 all-time against North Dakota State. Last the teams met was Mar. 21, 1988 in San Antonio that ended 13-5. On Mar. 8, 1985, the teams played a doubleheader in San Marcos. The Bobcats won the games by scores of 12-0 and 16-13."

This series is the first 3 games of an eight game stretch in the great state of Texas.

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[Elvis was a Bison]

It's the same old story as the Bison bullpen can't finish a great start by Cade Feeney, surrendering 6 runs on 4 home runs in the bottom of the eighth to turn a five-run lead into a one run loss. Game 1 of the Texas State series goes to the Bobcats by the score of 8 to 7.

Bison (1-12): 7 runs on 8 hits, with 1 error and 4 LOB
Bobcats (8-5): 8 runs on 10 hits, with no errors and 4 LOB

WP: Dylan Kerbow (1-0)
LP: Joey Danielson (0-2)
Save: Triston Dixon (3)

Homeruns: NDSU - Druw Sackett (5), 2 run to left field in the 4th inning, Stephen Lund (3), 2 run to left field in the 4th inning, and James Dunlap (2), 2 run to left- center in the 6th inning. Texas State - Ryan Leary (6), 2-run to Left-center in the 5th, Jose Gonzalez (7), 3-run to right in the 8th inning, Daylan Pena (6), solo to left field in the 8th inning, August Ramirez (5), solo to left fields in the 8th inning, and Ryan Leary, solo to left-center in the 8th inning.

The Bison have been out-scored 21 to 2 in the eighth inning this season....

[Elvis was a Bison]

In a game that some might confuse with the MLB All-Star Game Homerun Derby, Freshman Chase Mora from Texas State leads the way with 4 of his teams 7 dingers and piles up 9 RBI. But NDSU answers with a freshman of their own, as Kyle Law gets a 9th inning grand slam (his first hit as a Bison) to give the Bison a 1-run lead going into the bottom of the 9th! Alas, the Bobcats answer with a 2-run walk off homerun by August Ramirez to extend the Bison losing streak to 10 games with a dramatic 19-18 for the home team.

Bison: 18 runs on 20 hits with no errors and 10 LOB
Bobcats: 19 runs on 15 hits with 1 error and 6 LOB

WP: Reece Gould (1-0)
LP: Skyler Reidinger (0-2)

Home runs: Bison - Terrell Huggins, solo to left center in the 3rd inning, Peter Brookshaw, solo to right center in the 3rd inning, Stephen Lund, 2-run to left center in the 3rd inning, Terrell Huggins, solo to left in the 5th inning, Peter Brookshaw, solo to right in the 5th inning, Jack Steil, solo to right center in the 8th inning, and Kyle Law, grand slam to left center in the 9th inning. Bobcats: - Chase Mora, 3 run to right in the 2nd inning, Rashan Galloway, 3 run to center in the 2nd inning, Chase Mora, 2 run to right center in the 3rd inning, Chase Mora - 3-run to right center in the 4th inning, Chase Mora, solo to center in the 8th inning, Cade Manning, solo to left center in the 8th inning, and August Ramirez, 2 run walk-off to left in the 9th inning.

[Elvis was a Bison]

The losing streak has now reached 11 games, as the Bison fall to Texas State 5-1 in the final game of the 3-game series in San Marcos. The silver lining rests in the fact that the Bison are competitive in almost every game that they have played against what may be the hardest schedule they have ever faced. Tristen Roehrich pitched a strong 5 and 2/3 innings, surrendering only 1 unearned run while striking out 12 Bobcats, before the bull pen failed to hold hold up their end of the bargain yet again. The Bison hitters were slowed down as they faced Texas State's #1 starter, who was skipped earlier in the series as he battled an injury. Overall, the bats for both teams were much quieter with the wind blowing in today.

Bison (1-13): 1 run on 4 hits, with 2 errors and 7 LOB
Bobcats (9-5): 5 runs on 11 hits, with 1 error and 7 LOB

WP: Levi Wells (3-0)
LP: Tristen Roehrich (0-4)

Homeruns: None

It's on to Austin with a 2-game set with the Longhorns on Tuesday and Wednesday.

[El_Chapo]

thanks 4 updates. i still scoreboard watch. rough start