Baseball

Fargo North’s Atkins Spears HS Play of the Week

Atkins adjusted to a ball skipping off the mound to earn the High School Play of the Week

FARGO, N.D. — This week’s nominees for the D.J. Colter – Ken Kraft High School Play of the Week pitted two plays from Fargo North against each other. Blake Atkins takes the most votes for the Spartan baseball team on a comebacker right up the middle. Atkins makes an adjustment to the ball skipping off the pitcher’s mound and gets…

RedHawks Give Up Three Home Runs in Loss to Lincoln

Devan Ahart hit a solo home run in the loss

FARGO, N.D. (RedHawks Baseball) — Devan Ahart blasted his third home run in two games, but three two-run home runs in the third, fourth, and fifth from Lincoln lead to an 11-4 win over the RedHawks in front of 2,173 fans at Newman Outdoor Field on Sunday afternoon. The RedHawks had already clinched the series win with victories in the…

New Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks General Manager Optimistic about 2018 Season

New entertainment options and promotional events set stage for 2018 season

FARGO, N.D. — As the Fargo Moorhead RedHawks take the field in their 23rd season at Newman Outdoor Field, General Manager Matt Rau is optimistic about his squad in his first year at the helm. “I think we’re going to be a very exciting team this year. Pitching has been pretty spot–on to start the year. Look at six games, we’ve…

NDSU Baseball Falls Short in Slugfest with Oral Roberts

The Bison lost 11-8

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State brought the lumber to the ballpark in the series opener against Oral Roberts, but the pitching came up short. The Bison lost 11-8. Riley Johnson (4-6) picked up the loss for the Herd, failing to make it out of the fourth inning while giving up eight runs, six of them earned. NDSU scored four…

Seven-Run 2nd Inning Powers NDSU Baseball Past Mayville State

The Bison won 8-5

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State baseball didn’t waste much time putting the offense together against Mayville State on Tuesday night. The Bison scored a run in the first inning before rattling off seven in the second to eventually win 8-5. Mitch O’Connor (1-3) threw five perfect innings before getting relieved. Head coach Tod Brown saving his arm for this…

Chad Johnson Leading the Way for Cobber Baseball

Johnson leads the team in most offensive categories.

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Concordia baseball team is sitting in the middle of the pack in the MIAC as the team is about two-thirds of the way through conference play. Much of their offensive production has come from senior Chad Johnson, the same Chad Johnson who led the conference in rushing touchdowns in football. Now, Johnson has hit his stride…

Cobber Baseball relying on Pitching Depth with Loaded Schedule

Concordia played six games in three days this weekend.

Baseball teams around the Fargo-Moorhead area are trying to find time to make up games that were previously snowed out. Concordia played doubleheaders on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, going 4-2 on the weekend. Trying to cram that much baseball into a short span of time causes logistical problems, especially when it comes to your pitching staff. But in Concordia’s case,…

NDSU Baseball Drops a Pair at South Dakota State

The Bison lost 5-4 and 12-9

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (NDSU Athletics) – The South Dakota State University Jackrabbits swept a doubleheader against the North Dakota State University baseball team Thursday, April 12, at Karras Park Home of Ronken Field on the Augustana University campus, winning game one, 5-4, and game two, 12-9. North Dakota State (13-16, 6-7 Summit League) and South Dakota State (9-20, 7-5 Summit…

NDSU Baseball, Softball Shift Series against South Dakota State

Each squad will be playing in Sioux Falls instead of Brookings, and the games have moved up in the week.

FARGO, N.D. — As winter weather continues to dismantle the spring sports season, North Dakota State baseball and softball are shifting their series. Both teams are scheduled to play South Dakota State this weekend, but the games have been moved up in the week and to Sioux Falls instead of Brookings. NDSU baseball at Augustana University Thursday, 11:00 a.m. Thursday,…

Riley Johnson Providing Answers to Questions about NDSU’s Pitching Rotation

Johnson has given up one earned run in 15 innings of work since conference play began

FARGO, N.D. — Heading into the 2018 baseball season, North Dakota State head coach Tod Brown said the biggest questions surrounding his team revolved around the starting rotation. With starters Reed Pfannenstein and Luke Lind moving on after last year, two big holes were left on the staff. Sophomore Riley Johnson is filling in nicely, with the season 22 games old…