North Dakota State’s baseball squad opened a doubleheader against St. Thomas with a decisive 5‑1 victory, showcasing a balanced attack that left the Bison’s fans optimistic heading into the second contest.
The breakthrough came in the fifth inning when the Bison plated four runs, a rally sparked by Tommy Simon’s RBI sacrifice fly and reinforced by Diego Trujillo’s two‑run triple that pushed the lead to three. Kyle Law added an RBI single, and Chase Womack capped the frame with a run‑producing single in the seventh, while pitcher Garrett Shupe delivered six solid innings with four strikeouts before Braden Gluth closed out the game with a save.
Second game surge
The following day, however, the momentum shifted dramatically as St. Thomas erupted for eleven runs in the fourth inning, turning a 2‑0 lead into a 13‑6 deficit that the Bison could not recover from. Despite a leadoff double by Diego Trujillo and an RBI double from Colten Becker, the Bison’s offense stalled after Kyle Law’s two‑run homer in the third, and the team ultimately fell 16‑6.
Key contributors across both games included Diego Trujillo, who finished 2‑of‑5 with two runs and two RBI in the opener and added a leadoff double in the nightcap, and Chase Womack, whose timely hits and RBI single helped keep the Bison competitive. Pitcher Easton Reimers made his first career start, logging 3.1 innings with a strikeout, while reliever Easton Fritcher delivered an RBI single in the fourth.
Coach and players alike acknowledged the learning experience, noting that the series will continue the next day as the Bison look to regroup and fine‑tune their approach against the Tommies.