2022 North Dakota State Bison baseball team

2022 North Dakota State Bison baseball
2022 North Dakota State Bison baseball
Summit League Regular season Champion
Conference	Summit League
Record	31-19 (17-5 Summit)
Head coach	Tyler Oakes (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Brandon Hunt; Tanner Neale;
Home stadium	Newman Outdoor Field
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 North Dakota State Bison baseball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bison played their home games at Newman Outdoor Field adjacent to NDSU's campus. The team was coached by Tyler Oakes in his 1st season as head coach at NDSU. Oakes had been associated with NDSU Baseball since December 2013.^[2] The Bison claimed their first Summit League Regular season title during the season, winning every conference series played.
The Bison entered the Summit League tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. They lost to Omaha to start the tournament, then beat South Dakota State to advance to the semifinals, before falling to Omaha yet again to be eliminated from the tournament. NDSU finished the season with a 31-19 record and a 17-5 record in the Summit League, the second of which is their best for the program since entering Division I.

2022 Summit League baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota State ‍†‍‍	17	–	5	.773	31	–	19	.620
Oral Roberts ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	7	.708	38	–	18	.679
South Dakota State ‍‍‍	13	–	9	.591	22	–	23	.489
Omaha ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	26	–	31	.456
St. Thomas* ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	16	–	29	.356
Northern Colorado ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	12	–	39	.235
Western Illinois ‍‍‍	5	–	19	.208	8	–	44	.154
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 17, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Bison finished last season 42-19 and 20-11 in Summit League play.^[3] This led them to the Summit League tournament where they won; beating Omaha^[4] and Oral Roberts^[5] to advance to their second NCAA tournament berth since entering Division I. It was their first conference tournament title since 2014. NDSU entered the NCAA tournament as the four seed in the Stanford Regional.^[6] The Bison lost to number 7 overall seed Stanford^[7] before winning their first NCAA Division I Tournament game against regional three seed Nevada.^[8] NDSU was eliminated from the tournament when they lost to number 17 overall seed UC Irvine.^[9]

Personnel

Roster

2022 North Dakota State Roster

Pitchers

16 - Nolan Johnson - Freshman
18 - Jake Drew - Senior
22 - Hayden Style - Sophomore
24 - Evan Sankey - Senior
25 - Riley Johnson - Senior
27 - Ben Smith - Junior
28 - Tyler Kliniske - Junior
30 - Reese Ligtenberg - Freshman
31 - Max Loven - Junior
32 - Andrew Baumgart - Freshman
35 - Leland Wilson - Freshman
37 - Jaxon Edwards - Freshman
38 - Shea Zetterman - Junior
40 - Tristen Roehrich - Junior
44 - Skyler Riedinger - Freshman

Catchers

5 - Logan Williams - Senior
7 - Will Busch - Sophomore
15 - Bennett Freiter - Freshman

Infielders

2 - Peter Brookshaw - Junior
3 - Noah Dehne - Sophomore
9 - Garret Hill - Sophomore
12 - Drew Grindahl - Sophomore
13 - Druw Sackett - Junior
17 - Zach Kluvers - Freshman
26 - Carson Hake - Sophomore

Outfielders

1 - Terrell Huggins - Junior
6 - Calen Schwabe - Senior
19 - Cadyn Schwabe - Sophomore
20 - Chase Nett - Sophomore

Utility

4 - Charley Hesse (INF/OF) - Senior
8 - Caden Edwards (P/INF) - Freshman
10 - Cade Feeney (P/INF) - Sophomore
11 - Brock Anderson (UTIL/P) - Junior
14 - Wyatt Nelson (P/OF) - Sophomore
33 - Hunter Koep (P/INF) - Senior
34 - Joey Danielson (P/C) - Junior

Reference:'^[10]

Coaching staff

2022 North Dakota State Coaching Staff
Name	Position
Tyler Oakes	Head Coach
Brandon Hunt	Assistant Coach
Tanner Neale	Assistant Coach
Trent Keefer	Volunteer Assistant Coach
Reference:^[11]

Schedule and results

2022 North Dakota State Bison baseball game log

Regular season (30-17)

February (4-4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Summit League Record
February 18	at Abilene Christian		Crutcher Scott Field Abilene, TX	3-5	Riley (1-0)	Roehrich (0-1)	None	342	0-1	–
February 19	at Abilene Christian		Crutcher Scott Field	7-4	Feeney (1-0)	Eichelberger (0-1)	Drew (1)	327	1-1	–
February 19	at Abilene Christian		Crutcher Scott Field	4-0	Sankey (1-0)	Stephenson (0-1)	Riedinger (1)	282	2-1	–
February 20	at Abilene Christian		Crutcher Scott Field	10-7	Zetterman (1-0)	Sells (0-1)	Drew (2)	327	3-1	–
February 25	at Dixie State		Bruce Hurst Field St. George, UT	1-4	Holliday (0-1)	Loven (0-1)	None	297	3-2	–
February 26	at Dixie State		Bruce Hurst Field	2-6	Porthan (1-0)	Feeney (1-1)	None		3-3	–
February 26	at Dixie State		Bruce Hurst Field	6-2	Sankey (2-0)	Newman (0-1)	Roehrich (1)	313	4-3	–
February 27	at Dixie State		Bruce Hurst Field	4-6	Thomas (1-0)	Smith (0-1)	Hardman (1)	316	4-4	–

March (11-4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Record
March 4	at #25 Long Beach State		Blair Field Long Beach, CA	5-4	Loven (1-1)	Clough (0-1)	Roehrich (2)		5-4	–
March 5	at #25 Long Beach State		Blair Field	2-5	Noble (1-0)	Sankey (2-1)	Devereaux (1)	1,403	5-5	–
March 6	at #25 Long Beach State		Blair Field	5-8	Devereaux (1-0)	Riedinger (0-1)	None	1,982	5-6	–
March 8	at Minnesota		U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	5-2	Johnson (1-0)	Schoeberl (0-1)	Riedinger (2)	700	6-6	–
March 11	Maine		Chain of Lakes Park Orlando, FL	9-4	Roehrich (1-0)	Pushard (0-1)	None	317	7-6	–
March 12	Maine		Chain of Lakes Park	Canceled, Rain					7-6	–
March 13	Maine		Chain of Lakes Park	0-7⁽⁷⁾	Schulefand (1-0)	Sankey (2-2)	None		7-7	–
March 13	Maine		Chain of Lakes Park	4-2	Feeney (2-1)	Labonte (0-1)	Drew (1)		8-7	–
March 15	at Florida Atlantic		FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL	12-3	Roehrich (2-0)	Del Prado (0-1)	None	334	9-7	–
March 16	at Florida Gulf Coast		Swanson Stadium Fort Myers, FL	8-9	Mugavero (1-0)	Danielson (0-1)	None	425	9-8	–
March 18	Fairfield		Centennial Park Port Charlotte, FL	8-2	Loven (2-1)	Sansone (0-1)	Roehrich (3)	88	10-8	–
March 19	Fairfield		Centennial Park	12-9	Riedinger (1-1)	Tolis (0-1)	Drew (2)		11-8	–
March 19	Fairfield		Centennial Park	5-1	Feeney (2-1)	Cafaro (0-1)	None		12-8	–
March 25	at Northern Colorado		Jackson Field Greeley, CO	20-3⁽⁷⁾	Loven (3-1)	Torpey (0-1)	None	133	13-8	1-0
March 26	at Northern Colorado		Jackson Field	9-5	Roehrich (3-0)	Mansur (0-1)	None	137	14-8	2-0
March 27	at Northern Colorado		Jackson Field	15-1⁽⁷⁾	Sankey (3-2)	Day (0-1)	None		15-8	3-0

April (9-5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Record
April 1	at Western Illinois		Alfred D. Boyer Stadium Macomb, IL	15-6	Loven (4-1)	Fochs (0-1)	Nelson (1)		16-8	4-0
April 2	at Western Illinois		Alfred D. Boyer Stadium	6-4	Drew (1-0)	Rosenfeld (0-1)	None	250	17-8	5-0
April 3	at Western Illinois		Alfred D. Boyer Stadium	2-6	Kratz (1-0)	Sankey (3-3)	Carberry (1)	250	17-9	5-1
April 5	at Minnesota		Siebert Field Minneapolis, MN	Canceled, Weather					17-9	–
April 9	at St. Thomas Series Relocated - Field Conditions		Koch Diamond St. Paul, MN	0-6	Laubscher (1-0)	Loven (4-2)	None	310	17-10	5-2
April 9	at St. Thomas		Koch Diamond	4-1	Feeney (3-1)	Esch (0-1)	Drew (3)	265	18-10	6-2
April 10	at St. Thomas		Koch Diamond	8-7	Roehrich (4-0)	Gartner (0-1)	None	205	19-10	7-2
April 12	Dakota Wesleyan		Newman Outdoor Field Fargo, ND	Canceled, Weather					19-10	-
April 15	at Omaha Series Relocated - Weather		Tal Anderson Field Omaha, NE	1-0	Loven (5-2)	Riedel (0-1)	Roehrich (4)	301	20-10	8-2
April 16	at Omaha		Tal Anderson Field	2-10	Bell (1-0)	Feeney (3-2)	Machado (1)	303	20-11	8-3
April 16	at Omaha		Tal Anderson Field	2-0	Drew (2-0)	Timmins (0-1)	None	305	21-11	9-3
April 20	at Nebraska		Hawks Field Lincoln, NE	3-4	Hood (1-0)	Smith (0-2)	Bragg (1)	4,462	21-12	–
April 22	at Oral Roberts		J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK	4-10	Kowalski (1-0)	Loven (5-3)	McCullough (1)	801	21-13	9-4
April 23	at Oral Roberts		J. L. Johnson Stadium	2-1	Feeney (4-2)	Smith (0-1)	Drew (4)	952	22-13	10-4
April 23	at Oral Roberts		J. L. Johnson Stadium	10-2	Sankey (4-3)	Coffey (0-1)	Roehrich (5)	884	23-13	11-4
April 26	Valley City State		Newman Outdoor Field	Canceled, Weather					23-13	11-4
April 29	at South Dakota State		Erv Huether Field Brookings, SD	8-3	Loven (6-3)	McCay (0-1)	None	134	24-13	12-4

May (6-4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Record
May 1	at South Dakota State		Erv Huether Field	Canceled					24-13	12-4
May 1	at South Dakota State		Erv Huether Field	Canceled					24-13	12-4
May 3	Mayville State		Newman Outdoor Field	10-0⁽⁷⁾	Edwards (1-0)	Greenburg (0-1)	None	596	25-13	–
May 6	at #5 Miami		Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL	0-22	Palmquist (1-0)	Loven (5-4)	None	2,838	25-14	–
May 7	at #5 Miami		Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field	1-16	Ligon (1-0)	Feeney (4-3)	None	3,018	25-15	–
May 8	at #5 Miami		Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field	4-6	Ziehl (1-0)	Roehrich (4-2)	Walters (1)	2,463	25-16	–
May 13	Northern Colorado		Newman Outdoor Field	7-4	Roehrich (5-2)	Lockner (0-1)	Drew (6)	308	26-16	13-4
May 14	Northern Colorado		Newman Outdoor Field	13-12⁽¹¹⁾	Drew (3-0)	Chase (0-1)	None	249	27-16	14-4
May 15	Northern Colorado		Newman Outdoor Field	13-6	Sankey (5-3)	Metz (0-1)	None	250	28-16	15-4
May 20	Western Illinois		Newman Outdoor Field	8-3	Loven (7-3)	Warkentien (0-1)	Roehrich (6)		29-16	16-4
May 20	Western Illinois		Newman Outdoor Field	7-3	Feeney (5-3)	Carberry (0-1)	Drew (7)	167	30-16	17-4
May 21	Western Illinois		Newman Outdoor Field	3-6	Rosenfeld (1-0)	Nelson (0-1)	None	209	30-17	17-5

Postseason (1-2)

Summit League Tournament (1-2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Tournament Record
May 26	(4) Omaha	(1)	J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK	2-10	Riedel (1-0)	Loven (7-4)	None		30-18	0-1
May 27	(3) South Dakota State	(1)	J. L. Johnson Stadium	7-4	Feeney (6-3)	Bishop (0-1)	None		31-18	1-1
May 28	(4) Omaha	(1)	J. L. Johnson Stadium	3-5	Bell (1-0)	Sankey (5-4)	Kreiling (1)	378	31-19	1-2

Win
Loss
Postponement
Bold: Bison team member
Reference:^[12]

Rankings from D1Baseball.com:
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Summit League Coach of the Year

HC Tyler Oakes

First Team All-Summit League

OF Calen Schwabe
DH Logan Williams

Second Team All-Summit League

C Will Busch
1B Brock Anderson
2B Druw Sackett
SS Peter Brookshaw
OF Jack Simonsen
P Evan Sankey

Reference:^[13]

Summit League All-Tournament Team

P Cade Feeney
2B Druw Sackett

Reference:^[14]

References

^ "Summit League Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
^ "Tyler Oakes Named NDSU Baseball Head Coach". North Dakota State Bison. June 22, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ "2021 Baseball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ "Bison batterymates lift NDSU into winner's bracket". The Summit League. May 27, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "Bison secure SummitBSB title with 11-6 winnter-take-all triumph over top-seeded Oral Roberts". The Summit League. May 29, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "Bison bound for Stanford Regional". The Summit League. May 31, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "North Dakota State vs. Stanford". ESPN. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "Bison Beat Nevada 6-1 to Advance at NCAA Baseball Regional". North Dakota State Bison. June 5, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "Num 17 UC Irvine Defeats NDSU Baseball in NCAA Regional". North Dakota State Bison. June 6, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "2022 Baseball Roster". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ "2022 Baseball Coaching Staff". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ "Omaha's Boeve Collects Top SummitBSB Award". The Summit League. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
^ "Second-seed Oral Roberts rolls to its 20th SummitBSB Championship title". The Summit League. May 29, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.

[1] "Summit League Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

[2] "Tyler Oakes Named NDSU Baseball Head Coach". North Dakota State Bison. June 22, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[3] "2021 Baseball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[4] "Bison batterymates lift NDSU into winner's bracket". The Summit League. May 27, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[5] "Bison secure SummitBSB title with 11-6 winnter-take-all triumph over top-seeded Oral Roberts". The Summit League. May 29, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[6] "Bison bound for Stanford Regional". The Summit League. May 31, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[7] "North Dakota State vs. Stanford". ESPN. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[8] "Bison Beat Nevada 6-1 to Advance at NCAA Baseball Regional". North Dakota State Bison. June 5, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[9] "Num 17 UC Irvine Defeats NDSU Baseball in NCAA Regional". North Dakota State Bison. June 6, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2022.

[10] "2022 Baseball Roster". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[11] "2022 Baseball Coaching Staff". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved February 19, 2022.

[12] "2022 Baseball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[13] "Omaha's Boeve Collects Top SummitBSB Award". The Summit League. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.

[14] "Second-seed Oral Roberts rolls to its 20th SummitBSB Championship title". The Summit League. May 29, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.

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