MINNEAPOLIS – The North Dakota State baseball team scored four runs in the third inning to help pick up a 6-3 win over Minnesota on Tuesday night at Siebert Field.
After both teams traded runs in the opening frame, the Bison (15-26, 11-10 Summit) erupted for four runs on four hits in the third inning to build a 5-1 advantage. Sam Canton started the frame with an RBI double to right center before Colten Becker launched a three RBI home run to finish the frame. The Gophers (20-22, 7-15 B1G) answered in the bottom half of the third to cut the deficit to 5-2 with an RBI sacrifice fly off the bat of Parker Knoll.
The two teams then worked through two scoreless innings before Aiden Schenk, who was making his Bison debut, connected on his first career home run to make the score 6-2 in the sixth. The Gophers attempted to make a late rally with an RBI single in the eighth, but NDSU went on to pick up the 6-3 victory.
NDSU posted 10 hits as a team with Schenk delivering two hits, including one triple and one home run to go along with one RBI and one run.
The Bison combined to use six different pitchers and notched 10 strikeouts with four walks as a group. Sam Roberts (1-0) earned his first win with one strikeout over 1.3 frames, while Landon Koenig tossed a season-high five strikeouts with one walk over 2.2 innings. Danny Lachenmayer also earned his seventh save of the season with two strikeouts over the final 1.1 frames.
NDSU will be back in action hosting Oral Roberts on Friday. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m., at Newman Outdoor Field.
SOURCE: NDSU News Release
