dakotadan Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 Sioux prep for four-game series with NJIT The Fighting Sioux begin a nine-game homestand to close out their regular season on Friday with the opener of a four-game series against NJIT. UND and the Highlanders split a four-game series in Newark last season. The nine-game homestand is the longest of the season for the Sioux as they are set to play those contests over an eight-day span. UND will host South Dakota State in a non-conference game on Tuesday, May 17 before concluding the Great West slate with a four-game series against Texas-Pan American starting Thursday, May 19. Hopefully the weather holds out for them and they are able to get all of the games in. It would be nice to see some decent sized crowds at these games. I am sure the guys would appreciate our support. Also, don't forget that UND will be hosting the Great West tournament at Kraft Field from May 24-28. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotadan Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 Yesterday: UND 7 NJIT 12 Today: UND 5 NJIT 11 UND 6 NJIT 3 The teams will play 1 more game tomorrow at noon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotadan Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Final game: NJIT 11 UND 9 In a season that was supposed to see a big decrease in scoring for college teams, the Sioux have done a very good job of producing offense. Now they just need to step up the defense and stop the late inning comebacks by these other teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotadan Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 SDSU 2 UND 5 FINAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxSioux Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 SDSU 2 UND 5 FINAL. "W"'s are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakotadan Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 Today's games: UTPA 3 UND 7 UTPA 8 UND 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxSioux Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Sioux upset Northern Colorado in GWC Tourney opener As the host team of the 2011 Great West Conference Baseball Tournament, the No. 7 seed Fighting Sioux baseball team pulled off the only upset of the opening day, knocking off No. 2 seed Northern Colorado, 5-1, on Tuesday at Kraft Field. Link to the teams/tournament...... 2011 Great West Championship Go Sioux!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star2city Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 A nice baseball blog from New York Tech We got acquainted with the brand new turf at Kraft Field and it is definitely going to provide a challenge for all teams in the tournament both defensively and offensively. The field seemed to play slow, which is really going to force the infielders to attack the ball aggressively. Offensively, bunting is going to be a major weapon this week if done correctly as the ball rolls level without it leaning foul. The biggest challenge with the turf is the mound. There are not many mounds in the NCAA (if any) that use a turf mound and is going to be a challenge for pitchers getting used to it in a game situation. We practice indoors on turf mounds all winter leading up to the break of our season, but throwing bullpens in a cage is completely different then throwing in the conference tournament. There are a few teams that have the advantage as they pitched on it prior to the commencement of this tournament, but for those who had the privilege of North Dakota traveling to their campuses, the only time they will see the mound will be in pivotal game action. Aside from the practice and the field, North Dakota has done a really great job in hosting so far with the kids camp today and the inaugural Great West Baseball pre-tournament banquet (or as Stephen MacNamara likes to call it a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 UND beat Houston Baptist tonight 8-2. We played quite well - 16 hits! We play Utah Valley in the winner's bracket tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoSiouxFan Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 UND beat Houston Baptist tonight 8-2. We played quite well - 16 hits! We play Utah Valley in the winner's bracket tomorrow night. Makes a huge difference when you're getting some pitching. Had a staff ERA of over 8 going into the tournament and all of a sudden our pitchers have only given up a total of 3 runs in two games. We've got decent hitting (team BA of .291), so if we continue to get that kind of pitching, who knows. . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Has anyone been out to see any of the tourney games? How was attendance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND85 Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Here is a story on Andrew Thome a player coming in next fall that was recently selected to the All Area team in the St. Cloud area. Story Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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