The 2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball team represented North Dakota State University during the 2023 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 second year head coach Tyler Oakes.

NDSU made the Summit League tournament as the second seed. They lost in the opening round to South Dakota State, survived elimination once with a win over Omaha, but lost to South Dakota State again to be eliminated on day 3 for the second year in a row. The Bison finished the season with a 23–30 overall record with a 16–7 record in Summit League play.

Previous season The Bison finished last season with a 31-19 overall record, and a 17-5 record in the Summit League good for the team's first Summit League Regular season title. Their conference record was also the program's best since entering the conference. In the Summit League tournament, the Bison opened as the number 1 seed. They lost to Omaha in the opening round, then beat South Dakota State to advance to the elimination round semifinals. However, the Bison fell to Omaha yet again to end their chances of defending their conference title from the previous season.

Personnel

Roster {| class="toccolours" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;" ! colspan="9" style="" |2023 North Dakota State Roster |- | width="03" |  | valigh="top" | Pitchers 16 - Nolan Johnson - RS Freshman 18 - Konnor Kirchoffner - RS Sophomore 22 - Hayden Sylte - RS Sophomore 24 - Hunter Rosenbaum - Junior 25 - Parker Puetz - Freshman 29 - Kale Hopke - Freshman 30 - Reese Lightenberg - RS Sophomore 31 - Max Loven - Senior 32 - Andrew Baumgart - RS Freshman 33 - Carson Jacobs - Junior 35 - Leland Wilson - RS Sophomore 36 - Zak Endres - Freshman 37 - Jaxon Edwards - RS Sophomore 38 - Shea Zetterman - Senior 40 - Tristen Roehrich - Senior 44 - Skyler Riedinger - RS Sophomore

|width="15"|  |valign="top"| Catchers 7 - Will Busch - Junior 12 - Stephen Lund - RS Junior 15 - Bennett Freiter - RS Freshman

Infielders 2 - Peter Brookshaw - Senior 5 - Davis Hamilton - Freshman 6 - James Dunlap - Junior 9 - Garret Hill - Junior 11 - Jack Steil - Junior 13 - Druw Sackett - Senior 17 - Zach Kluvers - RS Sophomore 23 - Kale Jensen - Freshman 26 - Carson Hake - Junior

|width="15"|  | valign="top" | Outfielders 1 - Terrell Huggins - Senior 3 - Kyle Law - Freshman 4 - Dallan Quigley - Junior 19 - Cadyn Schwabe - Junior 20 - Chase Nett - Junior

Utility 8 - Caden Edwards (LHP/INF) - RS Sophomore 10 - Cade Feeney (RHP/INF) - Junior 14 - Wyatt Nelson (RHP/OF) - Junior 28 - Jack Luster (INF/OF) - Junior 34 - Joey Danielson (RHP/C) - Junior

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Coaching staff 2023 North Dakota State Coaching Staff Name Position Tyler Oakes Head coach Brandon Hunt Assistant Coach Tanner Neale Assistant Coach Trent Keefer Volunteer Assistant CoachReference:

Schedule and results 2023 North Dakota State Bison baseball game log Regular season (22–28) February (1–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Summit LeagueRecord February 17 at Sacramento State John Smith FieldSacramento, CA 3–5 Takacs (1–0) Feeney (0–1) None 307 0–1 – February 18 at Sacramento State John Smith Field 6–8 Gibbons (1–0) Jacobs (0–1) Zalasky (1) 307 0–2 – February 19 at Sacramento State John Smith Field 2–3 Lucchesi (1–0) Roehrich (0–1) Zalasky (2) 260 0–3 – February 19 at Sacramento State John Smith Field 13–4 Johnson (1–0) Stewart (0–1) None 260 1–3 – February 26 vs. San Diego Triton Ballpark Cancelled, Weather Restricting Travel 1–3 – February 26 vs. Hawaii Tony Gwynn StadiumSan Diego, CA 1–13 Giroux (1–0) Feeney (0–2) None 1–4 – February 26 at San Diego State Tony Gwynn Stadium 2–9 Brodell (1–1) Loven (0–1) None 596 1–5 – February 27 at UC San Diego Triton BallparkLa Jolla, CA 1–7 Martinez (1–0) Roehrich (0–2) None 313 1–6 – February 27 at UC San Diego Triton Ballpark 6–14 Alvarez (1–0) Danielson (0–1) None 313 1–7 –March (5–13) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Summit LeagueRecord March 1 at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ 9–10 Lebamoff (1–0) Riedinger (0–1) None 1–8 – March 3 at Arizona Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ 6–8 Nichols (2–0) Feeney (0–3) Long (2) 2,409 1–9 – March 4 at Arizona Hi Corbett Field 6–7(12) Drees (1–0) Jacobs (0–2) None 2,755 1–10 – March 5 at Arizona Hi Corbett Field 1–11(8) Zastrow (2–0) Roehrich (0–3) None 2,324 1–11 – March 10 at Texas State Bobcat BallparkSan Marcos, TX 7–8 Kerbow (1–0) Danielson (0–2) Dixon (3) 1,453 1–12 – March 11 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark 18–19 Gould (1–0) Riedinger (0–2) None 1,548 1–13 – March 12 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark 1–5 Wells (3–0) Roehrich (0–4) None 1,438 1–14 – March 14 at Texas UFCU Disch-Falk FieldAustin, TX 2–7 Hurley (1–0) Jacobs (0–3) None 6,457 1–15 – March 15 at Texas UFCU Disch-Falk Field 4–7 Howard (1–0) Danielson (0–3) Morehouse (1) 6,522 1–16 – March 18 at Houston Christian Husky FieldHouston, TX 10–7 Ligtenberg (1–0) Ricker (1–2) Riedinger (1) 103 2–16 – March 18 at Houston Christian Husky Field 6–5 Loven (1–1) Wells (0–2) Jacobs (1) 135 3–16 – March 19 at Houston Christian Husky Field 5–6 Ricker (2–2) Nelson (0–1) Ryan (1) 121 3–17 – March 24 at Omaha Tal Anderson FieldOmaha, NE 10–2 Feeney (1–3) Riedel (1–3) None 497 4–17 1–0 March 25 at Omaha Tal Anderson Field 6–7 Tenney (2–2) Loven (1–2) Sanders (3) 819 4–18 1–1 March 25 at Omaha Tal Anderson Field 7–2 Roehrich (1–4) Bell (1–2) None 819 5–18 2–1 March 28 at Nebraska Hawks FieldLincoln, NE 1–4 Walsh (1–1) Ligtenberg (1–1) Schanaman (3) 4,218 5–19 – March 31 at South Dakota State Doc Ross FieldCouncil Bluffs, IA 10–2 Feeney (2–3) Goble (2–1) None 103 6–19 3–1 March 31 at South Dakota State Doc Ross Field 8–9 Bourassa (1–2) Johnson (1–1) None 103 6–20 3–2April (9–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Summit LeagueRecord April 1 at South Dakota State Tal Anderson FieldOmaha, NE 5–4 Roehrich (2–4) Kruger (0–2) Puetz (1) 90 7–20 4–2 April 7 at No. 23 Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, TX 8–1 Feeney (3–3) Girton (2–1) Riedinger (3) 3,685 8–20 – April 8 at No. 23 Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park 5–8 Molina (3–2) Roehrich (2–5) Free (1) 4,432 8–21 – April 8 at No. 23 Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park 3–8 Parish (2–0) Jacobs (0–4) Robinson (1) 4,432 8–22 – April 11 at Minnesota Siebert FieldMinneapolis, MN 9–12 Clausen (2–0) Johnson (1–2) None 541 8–23 – April 14 at St. Thomas Koch DiamondSt. Paul, MN 13–3(8) Feeney (4–3) Gartner (1–4) None 225 9–23 5–2 April 14 at St. Thomas Koch Diamond 10–4 Roehrich (3–5) Retz (0–3) Danielson (1) 225 10–23 6–2 April 15 at St. Thomas Koch Diamond 1–2 Coborn (2–2) Riedinger (0–3) None 241 10–24 6–3 April 18 Mayville State Newman Outdoor FieldFargo, ND Cancelled, Field Conditions 10–24 – April 21 vs. Oral RobertsSeries Relocated - Field Conditions Doc Ross FieldCouncil Bluffs, IA 0–10(7) Hall (5–3) Feeney (4–4) None 57 10–25 6–4 April 22 vs. Oral Roberts Doc Ross Field 4–2 Riedinger (1–3) Denton (1–1) None 64 11–25 7–4 April 23 vs. Oral Roberts Doc Ross Field 4–8(13) Patten (1–1) Danielson (0–4) None 54 11–26 7–5 April 25 at Minnesota Siebert FieldMinneapolis, MN 10–3 Johnson (2–2) Malec (0–3) None 447 12–26 – April 28 Western Illinois Newman Outdoor Field 10–0(8) Feeney (5–4) Armstrong (2–4) None 258 13–26 8–5 April 29 Western Illinois Newman Outdoor Field 13–3(7) Roehrich (4–5) Kapraun (2–6) None 227 14–26 9–5 April 30 Western Illinois Newman Outdoor Field 21–3(7) Puetz (1–0) Kratz (0–4) None 166 15–26 10–5May (7–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Summit LeagueRecord May 3 at Nebraska Hawks FieldLincoln, NE 6–5 Jacobs (1–4) Perry (0–1) None 5,374 16–26 – May 5 at Northern Colorado Jackson FieldGreeley, CO 7–5(10) Riedinger (2–3) Sharp (1–1) None 120 17–26 11–5 May 6 at Northern Colorado Jackson Field 18–3(7) Roehrich (5–5) Cruz (1–5) None 103 18–26 12–5 May 7 at Northern Colorado Jackson Field 10–0(7) Puetz (2–0) Murphy (1–4) None 124 19–26 13–5 May 13 Omaha Newman Outdoor Field Cancelled, Rain 19–26 13–5 May 14 Omaha Newman Outdoor Field 5–0 Feeney (6–4) Tenney (5–6) None 249 20–26 14–5 May 14 Omaha Newman Outdoor Field 3–5 Gainer (1–2) Roehrich (5–6) Sellers (2) 249 20–27 14–6 May 18 South Dakota State Newman Outdoor Field 5–6 Hawkins (2–4) Nelson (0–2) Bourassa (8) 206 20–28 14–7 May 19 South Dakota State Newman Outdoor Field 5–2 Johnson (3–2) Kunz (1–6) None 228 21–28 15–7 May 20 South Dakota State Newman Outdoor Field 12–9 Jacobs (2–4) Goble (4–3) None 322 22–28 16–7Postseason (1–2) (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord Summit LeagueTournament Record May 24 (3) South Dakota State (2) Newman Outdoor FieldFargo, ND 4–17 Driessen (5–4) Feeney (6–5) None 581 22–29 0–1 May 25 (4) OmahaElimination Game (2) Newman Outdoor Field 7–6(12) Puetz (3–0) Potter (1–1) None 176 23–29 1–1 May 26 (3) South Dakota StateElimination Game (2) Newman Outdoor Field 2–8 Goble (5–3) Jacobs (2–5) None 354 23–30 1–2

Awards and honorsFirst Team All-Summit League SS Peter Brookshaw OF Druw Sackett P Cade Feeney P Tristen RoehrichSecond Team All-Summit League 1B James Dunlap CF Cadyn Schwabe P Parker Puetz P Skyler RiedingerHonorable Mention All-Summit League C Stephen Lund

Source:Summit League All-Tournament Team''' P Tristen Roehrich 1B James Dunlap

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