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Baseball Archives 2008
2008 Standings DAC Overall
Mayville State 12-6 23-24
Dakota State 10-7 24-17
Jamestown College 11-9 32-20
Dickinson State 9-8 25-26
Valley City State 7-13 15-25
Minot State 6-12 11-27

(Note - All conference games are doubleheaders of  one 9 inning

            game and one 7 inning game - All Times Are Local)

February 15

Mayville State def. College of Idaho @ Lewiston, ID 7-5

February 16

College of Idaho def. Mayville State @ Lewiston, ID 10-4

Mayville State def. Whitworth, WA @ Lewiston, ID 5-3

February 17

@ Lewis & Clark State, ID def. Mayville State 6-4

February 23

Dakota Wesleyan, SD @ Dakota State (Cancelled)

February 24

Dakota Wesleyan, SD @ Dakota State (Cancelled)

February 27

Jamestown sweeps Macalester, MN @ Minneapolis, MN 9-3, 10-3

February 28

Dakota State splits vs. Grand View, IA @ Minneapolis, MN 1-2, 6-2

March 1

St. Francis, IL @ Sanford, FL def. Dickinson State (1 9 inning) 4-1

Jamestown splits @ Midland Lutheran, NE 3-2, 12-2 (5 innings)

March 2

Dickinson State splits vs. William Penn, IA @ Sanford, FL 4-7 (8 innings), 4-3

Jamestown @ Midland Lutheran, NE  (Cancelled - Rain)

West Virginia Tech def. Minot State @ Cocoa Beach FL 2-0

Minot State def. Point Park, IN @ Cocoa Beach FL 6-2

Valley City State splits @ Texas-Brownsville 3-13, 6-5

March 3

Aquinas, MI sweeps Dickinson State @ Sanford, FL 8-6, 5-4

Mayville State def. Madonna, MI @ Phoenix, AZ 6-2

West Virginia Wesleyan sweeps Minot State vs. @ Cocoa Beach FL 7-4, 10-1

Viterbo, WI sweeps Valley City State @ Brownsville, TX 10-5, 12-2

March 4

Morningside, IA sweeps Dakota State @ Minneapolis, MN 4-2, 2-1

Malone, OH sweeps Mayville State @ Phoenix, AZ 7-3, 11-3

West Virginia Tech def. Minot State @ Cocoa Beach FL 4-3

Point Park, IN def. Minot State @ Cocoa Beach FL 10-0

March 5

St. Francis, IL def. Dickinson State @ Sanford, FL 7-5, 5-4

Madonna, MI def. Mayville State @ Phoenix, AZ 3-2

Mayville State def. MSU-Billings @ Phoenix, AZ 12-7

Valley City State splits @ Texas-Brownsville 5-4, 6-7

March 6

Dickinson State def. Aquinas, MI @ Sanford, FL (1 9 inning) 20-9

William Penn, IA def. Dickinson State @ Sanford, FL (1 9 inning) 3-2

Northwood, MI def. Minot State @ Cocoa Beach FL 5-3

Minot State vs. Point Park, PA @ Cocoa Beach FL (Cancelled - Rain)

Viterbo, WI def. Valley City State @ Brownsville, TX 9-4

March 7

St. Francis, IL  def. Dickinson State @ Sanford, FL 18-11

Dickinson State vs. William Penn, IA  @ Sanford, FL (Cancelled - rain)

Madonna, MI Def. Mayville State @ Phoenix, AZ 7-3

SIU-Evansville def. Mayville State @ Phoenix, AZ 27-5

Minot State def. Franciscan, OH @ Cocoa Beach FL 6-3

March 8

Malone, OH Sweeps Mayville State @ Phoenix, AZ 5-2, 8-3

Valley City State @ Doane, NE (Cancelled - Rain)

March 9

Dickinson State splits vs. St. Xavier, IL @ Ormond Beach, FL 5-4, 3-7

Jamestown sweeps St. Francis, IN @ Sanford, FL 4-2, 5-0

Valley City State splits @ Doane, NE 6-3, 4-10

March 10

Marian, IN sweeps Dickinson State @ Ormond Beach, FL 5-4 (9 innings), 10-9

Jamestown splits vs. St. Xavier, IL @ Sanford, FL 4-7, 12-11

March 11

@ Dakota Wesleyan, SD def. Dakota State (1 9 inning) 10-0

Judson, IL def. Dickinson State @ Ormond Beach, FL (1 9 inning) 10-4

Marian, IN def. Jamestown @ Sanford, FL 2-1

Jamestown def. St. Xavier, IL  @ Sanford, FL 4-2

March 12

Northern State, SD @ Dakota State (Postponed - Maek up TBA)

March 13

Jamestown sweeps Grand View, IA @ Sanford, FL 4-2, 5-4

March 14

Jamestown splits vs. Olivet Nazarene, IL @ Sanford, FL 5-4, 3-4

March 15

Dakota State def. MSU-Mankato @ Phoenix, AZ 6-5

Dickinson State vs. Northern State, SD @ Rapid City, SD (Cancelled)

Minot State vs. Dakota Wesleyan @ Rapid City, SD (Cancelled)

Viterboe, WI def. Mayville State @ Bellevue, NE 12-2

March 16

Dakota State def. Midland Lutheran, NE @ Phoenix, AZ 8-3

Dakota State def. Dana, NE @ Phoenix, AZ 12-1

Dickinson State vs. Dakota Wesleyan, SD @ Rapid City, SD (Cancelled)

@ Bellevue, NE def. Mayville State 7-1

Minot State vs. Northern State @ Rapid City, SD (Cancelled)

March 17

Dakota State def. Doane, NE @ Phoenix, AZ 4-3

Dakota State def. Nebraska Wesleyan @ Phoenix, AZ 6-2

March 18

Midland Lutheran, NE sweeps Dakota State @ Phoenix AZ 6-3, 13-2

North Dakota splits @ Dickinson State 11-3, 2-9

Mayville State splits vs. St. Olaf, MN @ Minneapolis, MN 4-0, 2-3

March 20

Dakota State def. Suffolk, MA @ Phoenix, AZ 10-9

Dakota State def. Marian, IN @ Phoenix, AZ 11-6

March  21

Johns Hopkins, MD def. Dakota State @ Phoenix, AZ 13-6

DAC Preseason Tournament @ Rapid City, SD

  Dickinson State def. Minot State 11-6

  Valley City State def. Dickinson State 20-15

  Jamestown def. Valley City State 9-3

  Jamestown def. Minot State 13-2

  Dickinson State vs. Jamestown (Cancelled)

  Jamestown vs. Mayville State (Cancelled)

  Minot State vs. Valley City State (Cancelled)

  Minot State vs. Mayville State (Cancelled)

March 22

DAC Preseason Tournament @ Rapid City, SD

  Dickinson State vs. Mayville State (Cancelled)

  Dickinson State vs. Minot State (Cancelled)

  Jamestown vs. Minot State (Cancelled)

  Jamestown vs. Valley City State (Cancelled)

  Valley City State vs. Mayville State (Cancelled)

March 24

Valley City State splits @ Dickinson State (Non-conference) 2-18 (5 innings), 12-11

March 25

Mayville State splits @ Mt. Marty, SD 5-7, 13-2

March 26

@ Dakota State def. Mayville State (Non-conference) 13-9

@ Dickinson State sweeps Minot State (Non-conference) 11-1 (6 innings), 8-7

March 27

Concordia, MN @ Valley City State (Postponed - Make up TBA)

March 29

Minot State @ Dakota State (Postponed - Make up TBA)

Jamestown splits @ Dickinson State 7-3, 4-13

Valley City State @ Mayville State (Postponed until April 8)

March 30

@ Dakota State sweeps Minot State 8-5, 2-1

Jamestown @ Dickinson State (Postponed until April 23)

Mayville State @ Valley City State (Postponed until April 2)

April 1

Jamestown @ Northern State, SD (Postponed - Make up TBA)

April 2

Dickinson State splits @ MSU-Billings 11-5, 7-10

Minot State @ Jamestown (Non-conference) (Postponed until April 3 @ Harvey, ND)

Mayville State splits @ Valley City State 5-1, 2-3

April 3

Minot State splits vs. Jamestown @ Harvey, ND (Non-conference) 5-4, 1-11

April 5

Dakota State @ Dickinson State (Postponed until April 7)

Valley City State @ Jamestown (Postponed until April 16)

Mayville State @ Minot State (Postponed until April 7)

April 6

Dakota State @ Dickinson State (Postponed - One game to be made up on April 7)

Jamestown @ Valley City State (Postponed until April 7)

Mayville State splits @ Minot State 1-11 (7 innings), 5-2

April 7

Dakota State splits @ Dickinson State 8-5, 7-4, 1-5

Jamestown sweeps @ Valley City State 9-7, 6-2

@ Minot State sweeps Mayville State 6-2, 5-4

April 8

Valley City State @ North Dakota (Postponed until April 9)

@ Mayville State sweeps Valley City State 12-2, 5-4

April 9

Dakota State def. @ Dakota Wesleyan, SD (1 9 innning) 10-7

Dickinson State sweeps @ Minot State (Non-conference) 14-12, 5-2 (5 innings due to rain)

Jamestown @ Bemidji State, MN (Cancelled)

Mayville State @ Northern State, SD (Cancelled)

@ Jamestown def. UM-Crookston (1 9 inning) 11-4

North Dakota def. Valley City State @ UM-Crookston (1 9 inning) 4-2

April 12

Dakota State @ Jamestown (Postponed until April 14)

Dickinson State @ Mayville State (Postponed - One game to be made up on April 13)

Minot State @ Valley City State (Postponed until April 14)

April 13

@ Jamestown sweeps Dakota State 13-7, 6-2

@ Mayville State sweeps Dickinson State 4-3, 8-2, 6-6 (Tie - Called due to darkness)

@ Valley City State sweeps Minot State 12-2, 11-4

April 14

Dakota State sweeps @ Jamestown 4-2, 4-3

Minot State splits @ Valley City State 0-5, 7-1

April 16

Dakota State splits @ Doane, NE 2-12 (6 innings), 11-6

Valley City State splits @ Jamestown 12-5, 6-16

Sioux Falls, SD @ Mayville State (Postponed until April 22)

April 17

Concordia, MN @ Jamestown (Cancelled)

April 19

@ Mayville State sweeps Dakota State 4-3, 6-1

Dickinson State splits @ Valley City State 5-2, 0-8

Minot State splits @ Jamestown 6-5, 10-12

April 20

Dakota State splits @ Mayville State 7-4, 2-3

Dickinson State sweeps @ Valley City State 9-2, 9-0

Jamestown sweeps @ Minot State 10-6, 9-1

Aprill 22

@ Mayville State sweeps Sioux Falls, SD 12-1, 6-2

Valley City State def. @ Presentation, SD 20-13

April 23

@ Dakota State def. Northwestern, IA (1 9 inning) 13-3 (7 innings)

Dickinson State splits @ Jamestown 4-15 (8 innings), 17-4

April 24

Northern State, SD splits @ Valley City State 5-6, 25-5 (6 innings)

April 26

Dakota State @ Valley City State (Postponed until April 28)

@ Dickinson State sweeps Minot State 7-6, 10-7

Jamestown @ Mayville State (Postponed until April 28)

April 27

Dakota State sweeps @ Valley City State 6-3, 5-3

Dickinson State splits @ Minot State 4-3, 2-8

Mayville State splits @ Jamestown 11-6, 3-6

April 28

Dakota State splits @ Valley City State 4-5, 8-3

@ Mayville State sweeps Jamestown 9-5, 5-0

DAC Tournament @ Valley City, ND

Thursday, May 1

  Game 1: #6 Minot State def. #1 Mayville State 1-0 (11 innings)

  Game 2: #5 Valley City State def. #2 Dakota State 9-4

  Game 3: #4 Dickinson State def. #3 Jamestown College 15-2 (7 innings)

  Game 4: Dakota State def. Mayville State 13-9 (Mayville State eliminated)

Friday games have been postponed until Saturday due to the weather.

Saturday, May 3

  Game 5: Jamestown College def. Minot State 10-8

  Game 6: Dickinson State def. Valley City State 15-13

  Game 7: Minot State def. Valley City State 13-4 (Valley City State eliminated)

  Game 8: Dakota State def. Jamestown College 9-5 (Jamestown College eliminated)

Sunday, May 4

  Game 9: Dickinson State def. Minot State 8-4 (Minot State eliminated)

 Championship:

  Game 10: Dickinson State def. Dakota State 9-6

Region III Tournament @ Comet Field in Mayville, ND

Wednesday, May 7

  Game 1:  #6 Dickinson State def. #1 Morningside, IA 18-10

  Game 2:  #5 Jamestown def. #2 Northwestern, IA 12-1 (7 innings)

  Game 3:  #3 Mayville State (22-22) def. #4 Briar Cliff, IA 10-5

Thursday, May 8

  Game 4: #2 Northwestern, IA def. #1 Morningside, IA 12-2 (7 innings) (Morningside is eliminated)
  Game 5: #4 Briar Cliff, IA def. #6 Dickinson State 12-11
  Game 6: #5 Jamestown (27-16) def. #3 Mayville State (23-22) 3-2 (10 innings)

Friday, May 9

  Game 7: #3 Mayville State def. #6 Dickinson State 12-6 (Dickinson State is eliminated)
  Game 8: #2 Northwestern, IA def. #4 Briar Cliff, IA 6-3 (Briar Cliff is eliminated)
  Game 9: #5 Jamestown def. #3 Mayville State 16-3 (Mayville State is eliminated)

Saturday, May 10
  Game 10: #2 Northwestern, IA def. #5 Jamestown 14-9
  Game 11: #5 Jamestown def. #2 Northwestern, IA 12-1

 

Super Regional @ Jamestown, ND (Best of three)

Region III Champion vs. Region 4 Champion - Winner advances to NAIA World Series.

Wednesday, May 14

  Game 1: Jamestown College def. Bellevue, NE 6-5

Thursday, May 15

  Game 2: Bellevue, NE def. Jamestown College 16-7

  Game 3: Jamestown College def. Bellevue, NE 12-6

NAIA World Series – Lewiston, ID

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Friday, April 23

First Round:

  #7 Spring Arbor, MI def. #10 Jamestown College 7-5

Saturday, April 24

Loser Out:

  #6 Embry-Riddle, FL def. #10 Jamestown College 10-5 (Jamestown eliminated)

Players/Pitchers of the Week:

For the Week of April 28-May 04, 2008:

Baseball Pitcher: Luis Avila; Dickinson State; Senior; San Bernardino, CA

Avila helped the Blue Hawks to the DAC tournament championship by picking up a pair of wins, including the championship game victory on two days rest.  In two games, he pitched 14 innings, allowed eight earned runs on 16 hits with nine strikeouts and six walks.

Baseball Player: Tony Isbell; Dickinson State; Junior; Designated Hitter/Pitcher; Florence, MT

Isbell batted .526 with a 1.105 slugging percentage in leading the Blue Hawks to the DAC tournament championship.  In the tournament, he was 10 of 19 with two doubles, three home runs, five runs scored and 12 RBI.  Isbell hit a walk-off home run in a dramatic come from behind victory over Valley City State in the championship bracket of the tournament.

 

For the Week of April 21-27, 2008:

Baseball Pitcher: Dan Rhoades; Dakota State; Freshman; Madison, SD

In his lone appearance of the week, Rhoades pitched a nine inning complete game in a 6-3 Trojans’ win over Valley City State.  In the contest, he gave up three earned runs on seven hits with ten strikeouts and three walks.  Rhoades was also named NAIA Region III Pitcher of the Week.

Baseball Player: Cam McLachlan; Jamestown College; Junior; First Base; Naniamo, MB, Canada

McLachlan batted .500 with an .833 slugging percentage as the Jimmies went 2-2 for the week.  He was 6 of 12 with a pair of walks, one double, one home run, five runs scored and seven RBI.  He also was 2 for 2 on stolen base attempts.

 

For the Week of April 14-20, 2008:

Baseball Pitcher: Bryan Visser; Dickinson State; Junior; Sedro Woolley, WA

Visser helped the Blue Hawks to a 3-1 week with a complete game, shutout over Valley City State, the first shutout for the season for the DSU pitching staff.  In his lone appearance of the week, he gave up no runs on three hits in seven innings with four strikeouts and no walks and did not allow a runner past second base in improving his season record to 3-0.

Baseball Player: Jeremy Burgard; Jamestown College; Senior; Left Field; Dickinson, ND

Burgard hit a lofty .517 with a 1.138 slugging percentage in eight games.  For the week, he was 15 of 29 with two doubles, two triples and four home runs with 16 RBI, nine runs scored, one stolen base and a walk.

For the Week of April 07-13, 2008:

Baseball Pitcher: Greg Hockin; Jamestown College; Senior; Neepawa, MB, Canada

Hocking pitched a complete game in a 6-2 win over Dakota State, his lone performance of the week.  In the contest, he went seven innings, allowed two earned runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and three walks.

Baseball Player: Miles Johnson; Jamestown College; Junior; Catcher; Oak Point, MB, Canada

Johnson batted .500 with a 1.100 slugging percentage in helping the Jimmies to a 5-0 record for the week.  Johnson was 5 of 10 at the plate with two home runs, two runs scored; six RBI, a pair of walks and two stolen bases.  Johnson was also named NAIA Region III Player of the Week.

For the Week of March 31-April 06, 2008:

Baseball Pitcher: No Nominations.

Baseball Player: Ben Cairns; Jamestown College; Junior; 3rd Base; Nanaimmo, BC, Canada

Cairns went 3 for 4 with a double, a home run, two runs and an RBI as the Jimmies split a pair of non-conference games.

For the Week of March 24-30, 2008:

Baseball Pitcher: David Morgan; Dakota State; Senior; Kelso, WA

Morgan picked up a pair of saves and a win out of the Trojans’ bullpen in helping his team to a 3-0 mark for the week, including a 2-0 start in conference play.  For the week, he pitched 4.2 innings, giving up no runs on no hits with nine strikeouts and one walk.  Morgan was also named the NAIA Region III Pitcher of the Week.

Baseball Player: Dan Boudreau; Dickinson State; Senior; Shortstop; Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada

Boudreau batted .455 with a 1.091 slugging percentage as the Blue Hawks went 4-2 for the week.  For the week, he was 10 for 22 with two doubles, four home runs, nine runs scored and nine RBI with three walks and a stolen base.  Boudreau was also named the NAIA Region III Player of the Week.

For the Week of March 17-23, 2008:

Baseball Pitcher: Graham Campbell; Jamestown College; Senior; Victoria, BC, Canada

Campbell pitched four hitless innings in picking up a 9-3 non-conference win over Valley City State.  In the ball game, he struck out six and walked two in the four shutout innings of work.

Baseball Player: Danny White; Jamestown College; Senior; Centerfield; Jamestown, ND

White hit .800 with a 1.400slugging percentage as the Jimmies swept a pair of non-conference games.  In the two contests, he was 4 for 5 with one home run,

three runs scored, five RBI and two walks.

For the Week of March 10-16, 2008:

Baseball Pitcher: No nominations.

Baseball Player: David Sauter; Jamestown College; Senior; 2B; Seattle, WA

Sauter hit .451 with a .591 slugging percentage with two game-winning two out hits in the bottom of the seventh inning in helping the Jimmies to a 4-3 record.  For the week, he was 10 for 22 with a double, a triple, three runs, 6 RBI, three walks and was 3 for 3 on stolen base attempt. Sauter was also named the NAIA Region III Player of the Week.

All DAC Teams & Gold Glove Team - Post-Season Awards:

         
1st Team
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown
1B Matt Burpee Dakota State Sr. Auburn, WA
2B David Sauter Jamestown College Sr. Seattle, WA
3B Ben Cairns Jamestown College Jr. Nanaimo, BC
SS Dan Boudreau Dickinson State Sr. Port Coquitlam, BC
IF Greg Biagi Dakota State Sr. Colfax, WA
OF Jeremy Burgard Jamestown College Sr. Dickinson, ND
OF Nolan Bracken Dickinson State So. Regina, SK
OF Erik Scott Mayville State Jr. Elk River, MN
OF Kyle Swenson Mayville State Jr. Victoria, BC
C Scott Tulloch Dickinson State Sr. Maple Ridge, BC
C Mike McNally Mayville State Sr. Battle Ground, WA
P Graham Campbell Jamestown College Sr. Victoria, BC
P Dan Knox Mayville State Sr. Tahuya, WA
P Jason Ciz Dakota State Sr. Wheatland, WY
P Dan Rhodes Dakota State Fr. Madison, SD
RP David Morgan Dakota State Sr. Kelso, WA
DH Tony Isbell Dickinson State Jr. Florence, MT
2nd Team
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown
1B Cam McLachlan Jamestown College Jr. Nanaimo, BC
2B Josh Guild Dakota State Sr. Tacoma, WA
3B Efrain Ruiz Dickinson State Jr. Prunedale, CA
SS Henry Rance Mayville State Jr. Seattle, WA
IF Chris Olson Valley City State Sr. Livingston, MT
OF Mike Ronnie Minot State Jr. Red Deer, AB
OF Jeff Savas Dakota State Sr. Auburn, WA
OF Kory Houston Minot State Fr. Minot, ND
OF Curt Stasiw Minot State Jr. Thunder Bay, ON
C Miles Johnson Jamestown College Jr. Oak Point, MB
C Mike Young Dakota State Sr. Manteca, CA
P Alex Parrott Dickinson State Jr. Davis, CA
P Austin Baukol Mayville State Jr. Shakopee, MN
P Jason Beilke Valley City State Sr. Valley City, ND
P Ryan Bodell Minot State Jr. Minot, ND
RP Steve Hirchert Jamestown College Jr. Fargo, ND
DH Brent Rushin Mayville State Jr. Kennewick, WA
Gold Glove Team
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown
1B Matt Burpee Dakota State Sr. Auburn, WA
2B David Sauter Jamestown College Sr. Seattle, WA
3B Chris Olson Valley City State Sr. Livingston, MT
SS Greg Biagi Dakota State Sr. Colfax, WA
LF Alex Berry Mayville State Fr. Mayville, ND
CF Danny White Jamestown College Sr. Jamestown, ND
RF Jeremy Wiebe Valley City State Sr. Steinbach, MB
C Scott Tulloch Dickinson State Sr. Maple Ridge, BC
P Brock Gnadt Mayville State So. Moorhead, MN
Post-Season Awards
MVP School
Scott Tulloch Dickinson State
   
Most Valuable Senior School
Graham Campbell Jamestown College
   
Pitcher of the Year School
Dan Knox Mayville State
Freshman of the Year School
Dan Rhodes Dakota State
Coach of the Year School
Scott Berry Mayville State