Bison vs Texas Tech

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There has been a change to the scheduled games between the Bison and the Red Raiders in Lubbock originally set for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday this week. The Bison will now face the Red Raiders at 2:00PM Friday, April 7th to begin the series. Games 2 and 3 will be played as a doubleheader on Saturday, April 8th, with the first game set to begin at 2:00 PM and the second game to follow about 30 minutes after the conclusion of the 1st game.

Here is the preview from gobison.com:

"THIS WEEK
The North Dakota State (7-20, 4-2 Summit) baseball team is set to take on No. 23 Texas Tech (20-9, 4-5 Big 12) in a three-game series beginning on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

COVERAGE
GoBison.com: Live statistics and video links are available on GoBison.com. All three games will be available on ESPN+ for subscribers.

LAST TIME OUT
Tristen Roehrich and Parker Puetz combined for 14 strikeouts to help guide NDSU past South Dakota State, 5-4, to win the series on Saturday night. Roehrich earned the win on the mound tossing a game-high nine strikeouts over 6.0 innings of work. The West Fargo, N.D., native finished with five scoreless frames after allowing three runs in the opening inning. Puetz picked up his first career save and closed out the final 3.0 innings tying a season-high five strikeouts. The duo combined for the most strikeouts in a single-game since 2019 with a season-high 14.

TOP 25 COMPETITION
NDSU is set to face its first ranked opponent this season as Texas Tech enters the week ranked No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 22 in the D1Baseball.com Poll.

TEXAS TECH CONNECTIONS
Dallan Quigley is a native of Lubbock, Texas and was a two-year starter Monterey High School, which is located just under three miles from the Texas Tech campus. Quigley went on to play at Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas before joining the Bison this season.

BACK IN TEXAS
The Bison will make their second trek to the state of Texas this season after already facing Texas State, Texas and Houston Christian. NDSU is 2-6 in the state of Texas this season.

BATTLING UNTIL THE END
Though 27 games, NDSU has played in 13 games decided by two runs or less and are 3-10 over that span."

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Bits and pieces from the Texas Tech website with info on today's series opener below:

UPDATE (Fri., 10 a.m.): Due to additional travel issues for the North Dakota State baseball team, Friday's first pitch has been shifted to 7 p.m.

Texas Tech and North Dakota State are set to square off against one another for the first time in their program's respective histories.

Date Texas Tech Projected Starters NDSU Projected Starters
Friday, April 7 RHP Brendan Girton (2-0, 4.83 ERA) RHP Cade Feeney (2-3, 5.91 ERA)
Saturday, April 8 - DH1 LHP Mason Molina (2-2, 4.37 ERA) RHP Tristen Roehrich (2-4, 4.82 ERA)
Saturday, April 8 - DH2 RHP Trendan Parish (1-0, 4.97 ERA) RHP Parker Puetz (0-0, 3.68 ERA)


(If this information is accurate, it means a major departure from what has been the 3-day pitching rotation. For the entire season, the Game 1 starter has been Feeney, the Game 2 starter has been Max Loven, and the Game 3 starter has been Tristen Roehrich. Loven has struggled this year and currently is 1-2, with a 10.86 ERA and an opponent's batting average of .358. He has allowed 18 walks while only striking out 18 hitters in 29 innings pitched. Puetz has an opponent's batting average of .211. He has allowed 9 walks while striking out 18 hitters in 22 innings pitched.)

SNAPSHOT OF THE OPPONENT - NORTH DAKOTA STATE

The Red Raiders welcome North Dakota State to Lubbock this weekend, a member of the Summit League. Earlier this season Texas Tech hosted fellow Summit League member Western Illinois, Feb. 24-26.
North Dakota State's nickname is the Bison. The campus is in Fargo, N.D. and has an enrollment of 12,846.
The Bison play at Newman Outdoor Field (4,172) but have yet to host a home game in 2023. The first scheduled game is set for April 18. They will play 13 of its final 18 games of the season at home. They are also scheduled to host the Summit League Championship this season, May 24-27.
Of the seven Summit League members, NSDU was picked second. Western Illinois was picked seventh.
The Bison will make their second trek to the state of Texas this season after already facing Texas State, Texas and Houston Christian. NDSU is 2-6 in the state of Texas this season.
Junior outfielder Dallan Quigley is a native of Lubbock, Texas and was a two-year starter at Monterey High School, which is located just under three miles from the Texas Tech campus. Quigley went on to play at Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas before joining the Bison this season.
NDSU head coach Tyler Oakes is in his second season. In year one, he guided NDSU to its first Summit League regular season title in program history after assembling a 30-17 (17-5 Summit) overall record. Oakes became the first coach in NDSU baseball history to earn Summit League Coach of the Year honors

NCAA STAT MACHINES
Entering the Friday game, Tech ranks in the NCAA Top 10 in nine different statistical categories (NCAA stat report following games played Wednesday, April 5):

No. 1 in sacrifice flies (28)
No. 3 in hits (341)
No. 3 in double plays (32)
No. 4 in double plays per game (1.10)
No. 5 in walks (183)
No. 6 in runs (285)
No. 7 in batting average (.326)
No. 7 in runs per game (9.8)
No. 8 in triples (13)

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Texas Tech is seeing double, as the Bison hitters produced 7 2-baggers in the offensive assault they launched down in Lubbock. Cade Feeney threw a great 6 innings, allowing only 3 hits while striking out 5 and walking only 2. He was followed by Skyler Riedinger, who pitched 3 innings, striking out 3 and walking 3. The defense backed them with some stellar outfield play, including diving catches by Kyle Law in right and Terrell Huggins in left. It was all you could ask for as the Bison (and the full moon) gave the #22 Red Raiders more than they could handle, defeating the home team 8-1.

Bison (8-20) (4-2): 8 runs on 13 hits, with no errors and 13 LOB
Red Raiders (20-10) (4-5): 1 run on 4 hits, with 2 errors and 5 LOB

Batteries:

NDSU: Cade Feeney, Skyler Riedinger (7) and Will Busch
Texas Tech: Brendan Girton, Taber Fast (5,) Ethan Coombes (6), Derek Bridges (8), Andrew Devine (9), Garrett Crowley (9) and Kevin Bazzell

WP: Cade Feeney (3-3)
LP: Brendan Girton (2-1)
Save: Skyler Riedinger (3)

Homeruns: Texas Tech - Austin Green (7) solo to right in the 2nd.

NDSU: Druw Sackett 4-6 with 3 2B and 3 RBI. Will Busch 2-3 with 2B and 1 RBI. James Dunlap 2-5 with 2 2B. Davis Hamilton 2-4 2B 1 RBI. Cadyn Schwade 1-2 2 RBI. Peter Brookshaw 1 RBI

Texas Tech: Austin Green HR and 1 RBI. Owen Washburn 2-4.

Double header tomorrow beginning at 2:00 PM CDT

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Game 2 of the series saw the Bison get behind early due to sloppy fielding and try to rally from an 8-1 deficit, but come up short and lose this one to the Red Raiders 8-5

Texas Tech (21-10): 8 runs on 6 hits, with no errors and 9 LOB
NDSU (8-21): 5 runs on 9 hits, with 3 errors and 8 LOB

Batteries:

Bison: Tristen Roehrich, Joey Danielson (5), Hunter Rosenbaum (7) and Bennett Freiter.
Red Raiders: Mason Molina, Brandon Brekel (6), Zach Erdman, (8) Jase Lopez (8), Ryan Free (9) and Hudson White.

WP: Mason Molina (3-2)
LP Tristen Roehrich (2-5)
Save: Ryan Free (1)

Homeruns: Texas Tech - Zac Vooletich 2 run to left in the 4th.

NDSU: Garrett Hill 2-4 2B and 1 RBI, Jack Steil 2-4 2 RBI, Druw Sacket 2-4, Dallan Quigley 1 RBI, Peter Brookshaw 2B, Terrell Huggins 2B.
Texas Tech: Zac Vooletich 2-3, HR, 2B, and 2 RBI, Kevin Bazzell 2-3 with 3 RBI, Gage Harrelson 2 RBI

Game 3 and a chance for the series win up next.

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Nice to get a W over Texas Tech!

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I completed a summary of game 3, but the site would not accept it. I'll try to find it again, but I don't have time right now to re-do it.

Final score was TT 8 - Bison 3.

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Here is a basic re-do box score of game three. Bison bats were held in check and the Red Raiders used the long ball to do in the Bison 8-3 and win the series 2-1. Considering the travel issues that the team encountered and the fact that they played 3 games in 24 hours, NDSU represented themselves well on this trip. It is also worth noting that while the Red Raiders kept the Bison in the yard, the Herd hit 13 doubles in the series.

Texas Tech (22-10): 8 runs on 12 hits, with 1 error and 7 LOB
NDSU (8-22): 3 runs on 6 hits, with 0 errors and 4 LOB

Batteries:

Bison: Parker Puetz, Carson Jacobs (5), Wyatt Nelson (6), Zak Endres (8) and Will Busch
Red Raiders: Trendan Parish, Kyle Robinson (7) and Dylan Maxcey

WP: Trendan Parish (2-0)
LP: Carson Jacobs (0-4)
Save: Kyle Robinson (1)

Homeruns: Texas Tech - Gavin Kash 2 run to left center in the 4th, Kevin Bazzell solo to left in the 7th.

NDSU: Garrett Hill 2B, Peter Brookshaw 2-4, 2B, Carson Hake 2B.
Texas Tech: Zac Vooletich 2-3, 1 RBI, Kevin Bazzell 2-4, 1 RBI, Gage Harrelson 2 RBI, Nolan Hester 2-2, Tracer Lopez 2-2, Dylan Maxcey 2-3

Next up for the Bison is the U of M Gophers at Minneapolis for a single game on Tuesday Aprill 11th and a 3 game Summit League series at St. Paul with St. Thomas, Friday April 14th - Sunday April 16th.