The 2024 North Dakota State Bison baseball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bison played home games at Newman Outdoor Field on NDSU's campus. The team was coached by third year head coach Tyler Oakes. The Bison finished the season with a 20–30–1 overall record and a 14–12–1 record, which was good for third in the Summit League. NDSU made the Summit League tournament as the second seed, since regular season winner St. Thomas was ineligible, and played Oral Roberts in the first round. The Bison would fall to the Golden Eagles, defeat top-seeded Omaha in the first elimination game, but fell to Northern Colorado in extra innings in the second elimination game.

Previous season The Bison finished the 2023 season with a 23–30 overall record, and a 16–7 record in the Summit League - which was good for second in the league. In the Summit League tournament, which was the first tournament NDSU had held at Newman Outdoor Field in the Division I era, the Bison lost to South Dakota State, beat Omaha, but fell to South Dakota State again in the final elimination game.

Personnel Roster 2024 North Dakota State Roster Pitchers 12 – Matt Sargeant – Freshman 13 – Roman Trapani – Freshman 16 – Nolan Johnson – RS Sophomore 20 – Logan Knight – Junior 22 – Hayden Sylte – RS Junior 24 – Hunter Rosenbaum – Senior 25 – Parker Puetz – Sophomore 27 – Julien Hachem – Sophomore 28 – Ben Soke – Freshman 29 – Ben Berkhof – Freshman 30 – Reese Ligtenberg – RS Junior 31 – Seth Thompson – Junior 32 – Andrew Baumgart – RS Sophomore 33 – Landon Koenig – Freshman 34 – Joey Danielson – Senior 35 – Leland Wilson – RS Junior 36 – Colbey Klepper – Senior 37 – Cole Mahlum – Junior 38 – Alex Karns – Junior 40 – Austin Bergum – Junior 44 – Skyler Riedinger – RS Junior Catchers 7 – Will Busch – Senior 15 – Bennett Freiter – RS Sophomore

Infielders 4 – Jake Schaffner – Freshman 5 – Davis Hamilton – Sophomore 6 – James Dunlap – Senior 9 – Garret Hill – Senior 10 – Luis Garcia – Junior 11 – Jack Steil – Senior 17 – Zach Kluvers – RS Junior 18 – Aiden Schenk – Freshman 26 – Carson Hake – Senior Outfielders 3 – Kyle Law – Sophomore 8 – Sam Canton – Junior 14 – Colten Becker – Junior 19 – Cadyn Schwabe – Senior

Utility 1 – Noah Gordon (C/UTIL) – Freshman 2 – Blake Timmons (OF/INF) – Freshman Reference:

Coaching staff 2024 North Dakota State Coaching Staff Name Position Tyler Oakes Head coach Brandon Hunt Assistant Coach Tanner Neale Assistant Coach Trent Keefer Assistant CoachReference:

Schedule and results 2024 North Dakota State Bison baseball game log Regular season (19–28–1) February (2–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Summit LeagueRecord February 16 at UC Irvine Cicerone Field at Anteater BallparkIrvine, CA 2–14 Pinto (1–0) Puetz (0–1) None 826 0–1 – February 17 at UC Irvine Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark 2–7 Luu (1–0) Knight (0–1) None 745 0–2 – February 18 at UC Irvine Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark 4–10 Brooks (1–0) Koenig (0–1) None 718 0–3 – February 20 at Long Beach State Blair FieldLong Beach, CA Canceled, Field Conditions 0–3 – February 21 at Cal Poly Baggett StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA 4–5 Sagouspe (1–0) Danielson (0–1) None 1,185 0–4 – February 23 at Pacific Klein Family FieldStockton, CA 6–7 Martinez (1–0) Riedinger (0–1) None 302 0–5 – February 24 at Pacific Klein Family Field 9–7 Wilson (1–0) Cruz (0–1) None 500 1–5 – February 25 at Pacific Klein Family Field 6–4 Bergum (1–0) Carter (0–2) None 450 2–5 – February 29 at No. 6 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, OR 7–19(7) Hutcheson (1–1) Ligtenburg (0–1) None 3,193 2–6 –March (5–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Summit LeagueRecord March 1 at No. 6 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, OR 5–6 Holmes (2–0) Danielson (0–2) None 3,191 2–7 – March 2 at No. 6 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field 0–10(8) Kmatz (2–0) Knight (0–2) None 3,332 2–8 – March 3 at No. 6 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field 7–13 Segura (2–0) Koenig (0–2) None 3,308 2–9 – March 9 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA 6–3 Johnson (1–0) Stuprich (1–2) Danielson (1) 1,396 3–9 – March 9 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field 6–8 Polk (3–0) Wilson (1–1) Rodriguez (1) 1,115 3–10 – March 10 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field 10–11 Fabre (1–0) Danielson (0–3) None 1,287 3–11 – March 12 at No. 2 LSU Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, LA 1–6 Loer (1–0) Wilson (1–2) Coleman (1) 9,909 3–12 – March 13 at No. 2 LSU Alex Box Stadium 0–7 Hellmers (1–0) Sargeant (0–1) None 9,833 3–13 – March 15 at Omaha Tal Anderson FieldOmaha, NE 4–1 Johnson (2–0) Bell (0–2) Danielson (2) 497 4–13 1–0 March 16 at Omaha Tal Anderson Field 4–7 Hackmann (1–0) Bergum (0–1) Gainer (2) 365 4–14 1–1 March 16 at Omaha Tal Anderson Field 8–5 Karns (1–0) Byhre (0–3) Danielson (3) 365 5–14 2–1 March 20 at Nebraska Haymarket ParkLincoln, NE 1–3 Walsh (2–0) Trapani (0–1) Sanders (1) 3,991 5–15 – March 22 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson StadiumTulsa, OK 3–7 Hall (2–2) Karns (1–1) None 963 5–16 2–2 March 23 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium 8–5 Knight (1–2) Caravalho (0–2) Danielson (4) 867 6–16 3–2 March 24 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium 8–6 Ligtenberg (1–1) Carmack (1–3) Danielson (5) 832 7–16 4–2 March 28 at St. Thomas Koch DiamondSt. Paul, MN Postponed – Field Conditions – – March 29 at St. Thomas Koch Diamond – – March 30 at St. Thomas Koch Diamond – –April (6–7–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Summit LeagueRecord April 3 at Creighton Charles Schwab Field OmahaOmaha, NE 7–8 Primeaux (1–0) Hachem (4–1) Burke (1) 1,167 7–17 – April 5 South Dakota State Newman Outdoor FieldFargo, ND 1–5 McCay (3–0) Wilson (1–3) None 570 7–18 4–3 April 6 South Dakota State Newman Outdoor Field 9–8 Knight (2–2) Peters (0–2) None 492 8–18 5–3 April 6 South Dakota State Newman Outdoor Field 7–11 Goble (3–4) Karns (1–2) None 492 8–19 5–4 April 9 at Minnesota Siebert FieldMinneapolis, MN 3–11 Kennedy (1–0) Hachem (0–2) None 513 8–20 – April 12 at Northern Colorado Jackson FieldGreeley, CO 12–13 Gienger (1–2) Danielson (0–3) None 221 8–21 5–5 April 13 at Northern Colorado Jackson Field 3–2 Knight (3–2) Gibson (1–4) Danielson (6) 115 9–21 6–5 April 14 at Northern Colorado Jackson Field 11–3 Koenig (1–2) Tuttle (0–1) None 110 10–21 7–5 April 16 at Minnesota Siebert Field Canceled, Inclement Weather – – April 20 Oral Roberts Newman Outdoor Field 3–10 Hall (5–2) Wilson (1–4) None 276 10–22 7–6 April 20 Oral Roberts Newman Outdoor Field 7–6 Riedinger (1–1) Patten (1–1) None 276 11–22 8–6 April 21 Oral Roberts Newman Outdoor Field 5–4 Danielson (1–4) Patten (1–2) None 293 12–22 9–6 April 23 Mayville State Newman Outdoor Field 13–3(7) Ligtenberg (2–1) Thompson (2–3) None 252 13–22 – April 27 Omaha Newman Outdoor Field 6–7 Bell (2–5) Wilson (1–5) Gainer (4) 181 13–23 9–7 April 27 Omaha Newman Outdoor Field 3–6 Caleb (5–1) Knight (3–3) Mattingley (1) 181 13–24 9–8 April 28 Omaha Newman Outdoor Field 2–2 None – Tie 145 13–24–1 9–8–1May (6–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Summit LeagueRecord May 1 at Iowa Duane Banks FieldIowa City, IA 21–14 Sargeant (1–1) Beuter (1–3) Danielson (7) 925 14–24–1 – May 3 St. Thomas Newman Outdoor Field 3–11 Esch (4–2) Wilson (1–6) None 268 14–25–1 9–9–1 May 4 St. Thomas Newman Outdoor Field 7–4 Knight (4–3) Retz (2–3) Danielson (8) 352 15–25–1 10–9–1 May 5 St. Thomas Newman Outdoor Field 5–4 Thompson (1–0) Gartner (3–4) Danielson (9) 279 16–25–1 11–9–1 May 10 at South Dakota State Erv Huether FieldBrookings, SD 11–10 Karns (2–2) Clemons (4–4) Danielson (11) 241 17–25–1 12–9–1 May 11 at South Dakota State Erv Huether Field 7–6(11) Thompson (2–0) Driessen (2–3) Rosenbaum (1) 306 18–25–1 13–9–1 May 12 at South Dakota State Erv Huether Field 5–8 Kent (3–4) Hachem (0–3) Schlecht (1) 175 18–26–1 13–10–1 May 16 Northern Colorado Newman Outdoor Field 9–3 Knight (5–3) Smith (2–10) None 156 19–26–1 14–10–1 May 17 Northern Colorado Newman Outdoor Field 2–5 Gienger (5–3) Koenig (1–3) Carvajal (2) 323 19–27–1 14–11–1 May 18 Northern Colorado Newman Outdoor Field 12–18 Storey (2–4) Sargeant (1–2) None 281 19–28–1 14–12–1Postseason (1–2) (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Summit LeagueTournament Record May 22 vs. (3) Oral Roberts (2) J. L. Johnson StadiumTulsa, OK 3–11 Hall (9–2) Knight (5–4) None 627 19–29–1 0–1 May 23 vs. (1) OmahaElimination Game (2) J. L. Johnson Stadium 7–5 Riedinger (2–1) Dreher (0–2) None 519 20–29–1 1–1 May 24 vs. (4) Northern ColoradoElimination Game (2) J. L. Johnson Stadium 9–10(10) Carvajal (3–0) Danielson (1–5) None 421 20–30–1 1–2

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