2024 North Dakota State Bison baseball team

2024 North Dakota State Bison baseball
Conference	Summit League
Record	20–30–1 (14–12–1 Summit)
Head coach	Tyler Oakes (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Brandon Hunt Tanner Neale Trent Keefer
Home stadium	Newman Outdoor Field

2024 Summit League baseball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
St. Thomas*  ‍†‍‍	16	–	10	–	0		.615			22	–	23	–	0		.489
Omaha  ‍‍‍	16	–	13	–	1		.550			18	–	31	–	1		.370
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍	14	–	12	–	1		.537			20	–	30	–	1		.402
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍	13	–	15	–	1		.466			25	–	29	–	1		.464
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	1		.450			16	–	37	–	1		.306
South Dakota State  ‍‍‍	11	–	17	–	0		.393			20	–	29	–	0		.408
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 24, 2024 Rankings from D1Baseball

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 adjacent to 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
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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 Coach
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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 League Record February 16 at UC Irvine Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark Irvine, 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 Field Long Beach, CA Canceled, Field Conditions 0–3 – February 21 at Cal Poly Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA 4–5 Sagouspe (1–0) Danielson (0–1) None 1,185 0–4 – February 23 at Pacific Klein Family Field Stockton, 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 Field Corvallis, 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 Overall Record Summit League Record March 1 at No. 6 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, 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 Field Hammond, 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 Stadium Baton 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 Field Omaha, 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 Park Lincoln, NE 1–3 Walsh (2–0) Trapani (0–1) Sanders (1) 3,991 5–15 – March 22 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, 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 Diamond St. 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 Overall Record Summit League Record April 3 at Creighton Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha, NE 7–8 Primeaux (1–0) Hachem (4–1) Burke (1) 1,167 7–17 – April 5 South Dakota State Newman Outdoor Field Fargo, 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 Field Minneapolis, MN 3–11 Kennedy (1–0) Hachem (0–2) None 513 8–20 – April 12 at Northern Colorado Jackson Field Greeley, 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 9–8–1
May (6–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Summit League Record May 1 at Iowa Duane Banks Field Iowa 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 Field Brookings, 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 14–12–1
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 22 vs. (3) Oral Roberts (2) J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK 3–11 Hall (9–2) Knight (5–4) None 627 19–29–1 0–1 May 23 vs. (1) Omaha Elimination 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 Colorado Elimination Game (2) J. L. Johnson Stadium 9–10(10) Carvajal (3–0) Danielson (1–5) None 421 20–30–1 1–2
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Bison team member Reference: Rankings from D1Baseball.com: (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.