Straka’s shutout carries NDSU to victory at Summit baseball tournament

ROCHESTER, Mich. – John Straka allowed just six hits and struck out five in a complete-game shutout as North Dakota State won its opening-round game 2-0 against Oakland (Mich.) at the Summit League baseball tournament Friday.

Tingelstad advances for NDSU women’s track team

AUSTIN, Texas – North Dakota State junior Ashley Tingelstad placed 24th in the 400 meters with a time of 54.12 seconds to clinch the final qualifying spot in today’s quarterfinal at the NCAA Division I West Preliminary track meet Thursday.

NDSU’s Fitzke, Begin unable to reach West quarterfinals

AUSTIN, Texas – North Dakota State senior distance runner Travis Fitzke and sophomore hurdler Jerome Begin were unable to reach the quarterfinals in their events at the NCAA Division I West Preliminary track meet Thursday.

Road feels right for Bison baseball team

FARGO – It took 18 hours from the minute North Dakota State left campus until it arrived at the Summit League baseball tournament. The Bison wouldn’t want it any other way.

Six Bison baseball players named to All-Summit team

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Six North Dakota State baseball players garnered All-Summit League honors after a vote by the league’s six head coaches Wednesday.

Three ex-Bison allegedly skip community service

Fourth checked in but did no work in petition fraud probation, authorities say
FARGO – Three of the 15 people who pleaded guilty to petition fraud charges in Cass County last fall – all three of them former North Dakota State University football players – failed to complete the community service required by their probation agreements, authorities allege in court records.

• Darren (D.J.) McNorton
• Aireal Boyd
• Don Carter
• Joshua Gatlin

Bison boast sizable field at NCAA West Preliminary track meet

FARGO – Brittany Page and Leslie Brost were second-grade students in Watertown, S.D., with a gym teacher named Ryun Godfrey. He’s still teaching them, only now Page and Brost are seniors on the North Dakota State track and field team.

• Leslie Brost

Bison baseball caps regular season with win against IPFW

FARGO – The North Dakota State baseball team wrapped up its regular season with a 6-2 victory against Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne on Saturday in Summit League play.

NDSU records doubleheader sweep with pair of walk-offs

FARGO – North Dakota State clinched a spot in the four-team Summit League baseball tournament after sweeping a doubleheader against Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne on Friday with a pair of walk-off hits.

One last win at Newman for Bison pitcher Straka

FARGO – It had to come sometime. On Thursday night, Senior John Straka took the Newman Outdoor Field mound for the last time in a career that will remain in the North Dakota State baseball records books for a long time.

• John Straka

NDSU’s pitcher Johnson named to All-Midwest team

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – North Dakota State pitcher Whitney Johnson was selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Midwest Region second team by member coaches and is now eligible for selection to one of three NFCA All-American teams.

NDSU pitcher Kingsley has found his home on the mound

Fargo - The next time North Dakota State head coach Tod Brown takes an in-home recruiting visit to a local Fargo-Moorhead player, it would be ideal if he could take Kyle Kingsley with him. He’s the perfect example of a Division I baseball success story.

• Kyle Kingsley

Bison split with Jackrabbits in Summit doubleheader

FARGO – John Skrbec batted 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, and three RBIs to lift North Dakota State to an 11-10 victory over South Dakota State University in the first game of a Summit League baseball doubleheader on Tuesday.

Bison Video Blog: Spring softball, golf, your questions and more!

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NDSU starts on upgrade of Dacotah Field

FARGO – The old dog is getting new life. North Dakota State has begun a rehabilitation of the old Dacotah Field stands for the purpose of making a new home for women’s soccer.

• Dacotah Field