BATS STAY HOT AS JACKRABBITS WIN SERIES AT UNC

Sunday, March 29

Greeley, Colo.

noon MT/1 p.m. CT

South Dakota State University

9-19, 4-5

Northern Colorado

6-23, 4-4

South Dakota St.

Northern Colo.

Photo by: Ricky Bassman

3/29/2026 6:00:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

GREELEY, Colo. — South Dakota State's bats stayed hot Sunday as the Jackrabbits matched their offensive output from the previous day with a 21-2 series-clinching victory in seven innings against Northern Colorado in Summit League baseball action at Jackson Field.

SDSU improved to 9-19 overall and 4-5 in league play. The Bears dropped to 6-23 overall and 4-4 in The Summit League.

After scoring a total of 18 runs over the final three innings of a 21-10 victory on Saturday, the Jackrabbits picked up right where they left off in Sunday's matchup by scoring in each of the first four innings to build an 11-0 lead. Nate Wachter drove in the first two runs with a triple to the fence in center field and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Dayton Franke.

Owen Siegert delivered a two-run single in the second inning and the Jackrabbits made it a four-run frame after RBI singles by Luke Luskey and Wachter.

The Jackrabbits received production up and down their lineup in setting a season high with 18 hits. No. 9 hitter Luke Wroblewski contributed an RBI double in the third inning, while Franke drove in his second run of the game with a single in the fourth inning and Nic Werk notched a two-run single later in the frame.

SDSU starting pitcher Kaden Rylance held the Bears off the board through the first four innings before allowing a two-run single to Mason Griffin in the bottom of the fifth. Rylance struck out three and walked five before giving way to Ty Madison, who did not allow a hit over the final 2 1/3 innings.

The Jackrabbits put the 10-run rule into effect after putting together their second double-digit scoring inning in as many days and third time this season. SDSU scored 10 times on six hits and drew six free passes — four walks and two hit batters — in the top of the seventh. Wroblewski knocked in the first run of the frame with his second double of the game and later added a two-run single to give the Jackrabbit right fielder a season-high four RBIs. Siegert and Luskey each added run-scoring hits.

Siegert, Wachter and Wroblewski each tallied three hits and scored three times, with Wachter finishing a home run away from hitting for the cycle.

ON DECK
The Jackrabbits are scheduled to return to home action Tuesday with a nonconference game against Briar Cliff. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. at Erv Huether Field.

NOTES

SDSU leads the all-time series, 45-38
The Jackrabbits previously scored a school-record 17 runs in the fourth inning of a Feb. 17 game at Incarnate Word and 12 runs in the eighth inning of Saturday's game against UNC
SDSU also scored 21 runs in consecutive games in an April 28, 2010, home doubleheader against North Dakota (won 21-10 and 21-8)
Nolan Grawe hit his team-leading 12^th double of the season in the seventh inning, giving him an extra-base hit in six consecutive games
Overall, Grawe has a nine-game hitting streak and Wachter has hit safely in each of his last eight games
Grawe and Siegert each posted their team-best 10^th multi-hit games of the season
Wroblewski batted .500 in the series (6-for-12) with two doubles, a home run, nine RBIs and eight runs scored

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Dayton Franke follows through on his swing and starts running to first base after making contact on a pitch in action March 8, 2026, against Southern Illinois at the Cambria Classic played at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Thursday, March 26

South Dakota State outfielder Luke Wroblewski swings at a pitch in action during a March 4, 2026, game at Nebraska.

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Wednesday, March 25

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Mar 31 (Tue)

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Rylance, Kaden (1-2)

L: Lucas Stone (1-2)

S: Madison, Ty (1)

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Batting:

2B: Wachter, Nate 1 ; Grawe, Nolan 1 ; Taylor, Carter 1 ; Wroblewski, Luke 2

3B: Wachter, Nate 1

RBI: Siegert, Owen 3 ; Luskey, Luke 2 ; Wachter, Nate 3 ; Franke, Dayton 2 ; Werk, Nic 2 ; Finney, Travis 1 ; Jirschele, Keagen 1 ; Wroblewski, Luke 4

SH: Jirschele, Keagen 1

SF: Franke, Dayton 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Siegert, Owen 3 ; Luskey, Luke 1 ; Husar, Trey 1 ; Wachter, Nate 3 ; Grawe, Nolan 2 ; Franke, Dayton 2 ; Taylor, Carter 2 ; Brown, Brady 1 ; Werk, Nic 1 ; Finney, Travis 1 ; Jirschele, Keagen 1 ; Wroblewski, Luke 3