2009 Standings, Schedule & Results:

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

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

February 5
Dakota State sweeps Minnesota-Crookston @ Minneapolis 3-2, 5-2

February 13
@ Colorado State-Pueblo def. Dakota State 14-5

February 14
Dakota State splits @ Colorado State-Pueblo 12-5, 1-23

February 15
@ Colorado State-Pueblo def. Dakota State 11-4

February 20

Lewis-Clark State Invitational - Lewistown, ID

  Dickinson State def. Northwest Nazarene, ID 6-5 (11 innings)

  Lewis-Clark State, ID def. Dickinson State 8-3

February 21

Lewis-Clark State Invitational - Lewistown, ID

  Dickinson State def. Lewis-Clark State, ID 3-2

February 22

Lewis-Clark State Invitational - Lewistown, ID

  St. Martin's, WA def. Dickinson State 10-1

February 25
Jamestown College sweeps Bethel, MN @ Minneapolis 5-4, 2-1

February 28
Jamestown @ Midland Lutheran, NE - Postponed

March 1
Jamestown @ Midland Lutheran, NE - Postponed

March 2
Dickinson State def. Bethel, MN @ Minneapolis 2-1 (Dickinson State led Bethel 10-7 after 6 1/2 innings in game 2 when the game was stopped due to time constraints)

March 3
Dakota State sweeps @ St. Mary’s, MN 4-1, 5-4
Dickinson State def. Augsburg, MN @ Minneapolis 10-4 (Dickinson State & Augsburg were tied at 3 after 7 innings in game 2 when the game was stopped due to time constraints and resumed on March 19)

March 5
Concordia, MN sweeps Mayville State @ Minneapolis 8-2, 6-4

March 6

Dakota State sweeps St. John's MN @ Phoenix, AZ 3-2, 10-4

Mayville State splits vs. Augsburg, MN @ Minneapolis 0-3, 4-3

March 7
Malone, OH def. Dakota State @ Phoenix, AZ 6-5

St. Mary's KS def. Dakota State @ Phoenix, AZ 6-3 (10 innings)

@ Midland Lutheran, NE sweeps Valley City State 7-6, 6-0

March 8
Dakota State splits vs. St. Mary's KS @ Phoenix, AZ 3-2, 1-2 (8 innings)

Jamestown splits vs. St. Francis, IL @ Sanford, FL 5-11, 10-3

Valley City State @ Midland Lutheran, NE - Cancelled

March 9

Jamestown def. Judson, IL @ Sanford, FL 5-4

Embry Riddle, FL def. Jamestown @ Palm Beach, FL 9-3

March 10

Malone, OH sweeps Dakota State @ Phoenix, AZ 5-4, 40

Jamestown def. Aquinas, MI @ Sanford, FL 13-4

Jamestown def. Missouri Baptist @ Sanford, FL 7-3

March 11

Dakota State sweeps Northern State, SD @ Phoenix, AZ 4-2, 12-5

March 12

Jamestown sweeps Tiffin, OH @ Sanford, FL 26-13, 7-5

March 13

Jamestown def. Missouri Baptist @ Sanford, FL 12-8

Jamestown def. Olivet Nazarene, MI @ Sanford, IL 12-11

Dana, NE def. Valley City State @ Blair, NE 2-0

Midland  Lutheran, NE def. Valley City State @ Blair, NE 11-1

March 14

Malone, OH sweeps Dickinson State vs. @ Phoenix, AZ 91-, 5-4

Northern State, SD def. Mayville State @ Phoenix, AZ 9-5

Valley City State sweeps @ Dana, NE @ Freemont, NE 5-4, 8-1

March 15

Kansas Wesleyan sweeps Dickinson State @ Phoenix, AZ 12-5, 8-7

Mayville State sweeps Minot State @ Phoenix, AZ 6-5, 6-1

March 16
Wisconsin-Stout sweeps Dickinson State @ Phoenix, AZ 13-9, 8-7 (9 innings)

Mayville State splits vs. Kansas Wesleyan @ Phoenix, AZ 7-12, 4-3

Malone, OH sweeps Minot State @ Phoenix, AZ 16-0 (5 innings), 5-3

Valley City State splits vs. Fisher, MA @ Texas-Brownsville TX 4-9, 12-0 (5 innings)

March 17

Minot State splits vs. State Univ. of New York-New Paltz @ Phoenix, AZ 5-4, 3-10
@ Texas-Brownsville sweeps Valley City State 3-2, 9-3

March 18
Dakota State splits @ Sioux Falls, SD 1-2, 7-3
Dickinson State sweeps Mayville State @ Phoenix, AZ 10-2, 11-8

Minot State def. Kansas Wesleyan @ Phoenix, AZ 8-4

Valley City State def. Fisher, MA @ Brownsville, TX 15-8

March 19
Northern State, SD @ Dakota State - Postponed - makeup date to be announced.

Dickinson State def. Augsburg, MN @ Phoneix 4-3 (10 innings) - Completion of suspended game on March 3rd
Dickinson State sweeps Augsburg, MN @ Phoenix, AZ 18-12, 16-3

Mayville State sweeps Knox, IL @ Phoenix, AZ 8-1, 21-6

@ Texas-Brownsville sweeps Valley City State 11-1 (6 innings), 9-7

March 20

MIT, MA def. Minot State @ Phoenix, AZ 7-6 (10 innings)

March 21

Elmhurst, IL def. Minot State @ Phoenix, AZ 14-8

March 22
Jamestown @ Dakota Wesleyan, SD - Cancelled
Jamestown def. North Dakota @ Mitchell, SD 16-6 (6 innings)

March 23

Jamestown @ Augustana, SD - Cancelled

March 24
Dakota State @ Northwestern, IA - Postponed - makeup date to be announced
Minot State @ Dickinson State - Cancelled
Mayville State @ Mount Marty, SD - Postponed - makeup date to be announced

March 25
Mayville State @ Dakota State - Postponed until April 9
Jamestown @ Northern State, SD - Postponed - makeup date to be announced

March 26

@ Bellevue, NE def. Dakota State 12-3

March 27

Dickinson State sweeps Mayville State @ Glendive, MT 1-0, 5-2

March 28
Jamestown @ Dakota State - Postponed until April 15
Mayville State splits vs. Dickinson State @ Glendive, MT 2-9, 7-6
Minot State @ Valley City State - Postponed - makeup date to be announced

March 29
Jamestown @ Dakota State - Postponed until April 16
Minot State @ Valley City State - Postponed - makeup date to be announced

April 1

Mount Marty, SD @ Dakota State - Postponed until April 7

Northern State, SD @ Dickinson State - Postponed - makeup date to be announced
Jamestown @ Minot State (Non-conference) - Postponed - makeup date to be announced
Dakota Wesleyan, SD @ Mayville State - Postponed - makeup date to be announced
Minnesota-Crookston @ Valley City State - Postponed - makeup date to be announced

April 4
Dickinson State @ Dakota State - Postponed - makeup date to be announced
Valley City State @ Jamestown - Postponed until April 9 in Glendive, MT

April 5
Dickinson State @ Dakota State - Postponed - makeup date to be announced
Jamestown @ Valley City State - Postponed - makeup date to be announced

April 6

Minot State splits vs. Dickinson State @ Glendive, MT 2-6, 5-4 (8 innings)

April 7
Mount Marty, SD @ Dakota State - Cancelled

Mayville State @ North Dakota State - Cancelled

Dickinson State sweeps Minot State @ Glendive, MT 10-9, 14-8

April 8

Dakota Wesleyan @ Dakota State - Cancelled

Dakota State @ Doane, NE - Postponed - make up date to be annouonced
Dickinson State @ Minot State (Non-conference) - Cancelled
Jamestown @ Bemidji, State, MN - Cancelled

April 9

Mayville State splits @ Dakota State (Non-Conference) 2-14 (5 innings), 8-5

Jamestown def. Valley City State @ Glendive, MT 8-7

April 10
Mayville State splits @ Dakota State 8-10, 14-3
Dickinson State sweeps Valley City State @ Glendive, MT 6-2, 7-6
Jamestown splits vs. Minot State @ Sidney, MT 17-18, 7-6

April 11
@ Dakota State sweeps Mayville State 9-8 (10 innings) 17-7 (6 innings)
Dickinson State sweeps Valley City State @ Glendive, MT 8-7, 8-0
Minot State splits vs. Jamestown @ Sidney, MT 1-11 (5 innings), 9-8

April 13
Dakota State splits @ Mount Marty, SD 1-0, 0-4
Dickinson State vs. Dakota Wesleyan, SD @ Rapid City, SD - Cancelled
Valley City State @ Jamestown (Non-conference) - Cancelled
Mayville State splits @ Sioux Falls, SD 13-4, 3-6

April 14
Minot State @ Mayville State - Postponed - Make up date to be announced

Mayville State @ Northern State, SD - Cancelled

April 15
Jamestown sweeps @ Dakota State 17-12, 12-2 (5 innings)

Jamestown @ Dickinson State - Cancelled

Minot State @ Mayville State - Postponed until April 16 @ Crookston, MN

April 16

Jamestown splits @ Dakota State 10-7, 2-8

Minot State splits vs. Mayville State @ Crookston, MN 1-3, 8-3

April 18
Dakota State @ Valley City State - Cancelled
Dickinson State @ Minot State (Non-conference) - Postponed until April 20
Jamestown @ Mayville State - Postponed until April 21

April 19
Dakota State @ Valley City State - Cancelled
@ Dickinson State sweeps Minot State (Non-conference) 12-2, 10-6
@ Jamestown sweeps Mayville State 14-4 (5 innings), 14-9

April 20
Dickinson State splits @ Minot State (Non-conference) 10-3, 0-4

Valley City State @ Concordia-Moorhead, MN - Cancelled

April 21

Jamestown splits @ Mayville State 3-8, 13-1 (6 innings)

Jamestown @ Minnesota-Crookston - Cancelled

April 22
Dakota State @ Mayville State (Non-conference) - cancelled

April 23

@ Jamestown def. Bemidji State, MN 26-3 (7 innings)

April 24

Mayville State splits @ Minnesota-Crookston 15-14, 13-14

April 25
Dakota State splits @ Minot State 13-8, 0-5
Dickinson State splits @ Jamestown 13-5, 5-6
Valley City State @ Mayville State - Cancelled

Minnesota-Crookston def @ Mayville State 3-2 (10 innings)

April 26
@ Minot State sweeps Dakota State 15-14, 18-11
Dickinson State @ Jamestown - Postponed until April 28
Mayville State @ Valley City State - Cancelled

April 28
Mayville State sweeps @ Minnesota-Morris 6-0, 8-2

April 29
Dakota State @ North Dakota State - Cancelled
Dickinson State def. @ Jamestown 11-9

Valley City State @ Northern State, SD - Cancelled

DAC Tournament – Minot, ND

(All game times Central)

Friday, May 1

 Game 1 - #4 Dakota State def. #5 Mayville State 8-6

 Game 2 - #2 Jamestown def. #3 Minot State 10-0 (7 innings)

 Game 3 - #1 Dickinson State def. Dakota State 8-5

 Game 4 - Mayville State def. Minot State 16-4 (7 innings) (Minot State is eliminated)

Saturday, May 2

 Game 5 - Dakota State def. Mayville State 10-0 (7 innings) (Mayville State eliminated)

 Game 6 - Jamestown def. Dickinson State 15-2 (7 innings)

 Game 7 - Dickinson State def. Dakota State 8-7 (10 innings) (Dakota State eliminated)

Sunday, May 3

 Game 8 - Dickinson State def. Jamestown 10-8 (11 innings)

 Game 9 - Jamestown def. Dickinson State 9-2

NAIA National Tournament – Opening Round @ Sioux City, IA

May 12
   Game 1 - #4 Jamestown def. #5 Nebraska Wesleyan 7-6 (11 innings)
   Game 2 - #3 Madonna, MI def. #2 Fresno Pacific, CA 12-11 (12 innings)
   Game 3 - #1 Bellevue, NE def. Jamestown 5-3
May 13
   Game 4 - Fresno Pacific, CA def. Nebraska Wesleyan 9-7 (Nebraska Wesleyan eliminated)
   Game 5 - Bellevue, NE def. Madonna, MI 18-4
   Game 6 - Fresno Pacific, CA def. Jamestown 14-5 (Jamestown eliminated)

May 14
   Game 7 - Fresno Pacific, CA def. Madonna, MI 6-2 (Madonna, MI eliminated)
   Game 8 - Fresno Pacific, CA def. Bellevue, NE 8-5 (Championship)

May 15
   Game 9 - Fresno Pacific, CA def. Bellevue, NE 10-1 (Championship #2)

2009 DAC Players of the Week

For the week of April 27-May 03, 2009:

Baseball – Player: Kyle Montgomery; Jamestown College; Junior; Shortstop; Seattle, WA ~ Montgomery hit .421 in leading the Jimmies to the DAC Tournament championship.  In five games, he was eight of 19 at the plate with a double, three home runs, six runs scored and ten RBI.

Baseball – Pitcher: Jared Donahue; Dakota State; Freshman; Pitcher; Winner, SD ~ Donahue picked up a save and a complete game shutout win in the DAC baseball tournament.  In two outings, he pitched 7.1 innings, allowed now runs on four hits with eight strikeouts and six walks.

For the Week of April 20-26, 2009:

Baseball – Player: Mike Ronnie; Minot State; Senior; Left Fielder; Red Deer, AB ~ Ronnie batted .560 in leading the Beavers to a 4-2 record for the week.  In the six contests, he was 14 of 25 at the plate with a double, two home runs, ten runs scored and ten RBI.  He also walked twice and was seven for seven on stolen base attempts.

Baseball – Pitcher: Ryan Bodell; Minot State; Senior; Pitcher; Minot, ND ~ Bodell pitched a complete game three hit shutout in a 5-0 win over Dakota State in his lone outing of the week.  In the ballgame, he struck out nine and walked four.

For the Week of April 13-19, 2009:

Baseball – Player: Cody Holland; Dickinson State; Senior; Left Fielder; Moorpark, CA ~ Holland batted .625 with a 2.125 slugging percentage in helping the Blue Hawks to a sweep of Minot State in non-conference play.  In the two contests, he was five of eight with four home runs, five runs scored and six RBI.  Holland upped his team leading batting average to .417.

Baseball – Pitcher: Jared Donahue; Dakota State; Freshman; Pitcher; Winner, SD ~ Donahue picked up a win in his lone outing of the week, a 7-2 triumph over Jamestown College.  In seven innings of work, Donahue allowed two runs, one earned run on seven hits with ten strikeouts and one walk.

For the Week of April 06-12, 2009:

Baseball – Player: Zane Roduner; Dakota State; Junior; First Baseman; Rapid City, SD ~ Roduner hit .520 with a 1.000 slugging percentage as the Trojans went 3-3.  In six games, he was 13 of 25 with three doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI, nine runs scored and walked once.

Baseball – Pitcher: Jamil Acosta; Dickinson State; Junior; Pitcher; Downey, CA ~ Acosta went 2-0 with a 1.26 ERA as the Blue Hawks won seven of eight games for the week.  In the two wins, he pitched 14.1 innings, allowed three runs, two earned runs on 13 hits with 15 strikeouts and only two walks.  Acosta is now 5-1 on the season, including a 3-0 mark in the DAC and leads the conference and is 18th in the NAIA in earned run average at 2.03.

For the Week of March 30-April 05, 2009:

Baseball – Player: No nominees.

Baseball – Pitcher: No nominees.

For the Week of March 23-29, 2009:

Baseball – Player: Tony Isbell; Dickinson State; Senior; Right Fielder; Florence, MT ~ Isbell batted .500 with a 1.143 slugging percentage in leading the Blue Hawks to a 3-1 record for the week.  In the four ballgames, he was 7 of 14 at the plate with three doubles, two home runs, three runs scored, seven RBI and a pair of walks.

Baseball – Pitcher: Jamil Acosta; Dickinson State; Junior; Pitcher; Downey, CA ~ Acosta pitched a complete game shutout in his lone outing of the week, a 1-0 victory over Mayville State.  In the contest he gave up three hits with seven strikeouts and two walks to improve his record on the season to 3-1.

For the Week of March 16-22, 2009:

Baseball – Player: Chance Holland; Dickinson State; Junior; Shortstop; Las Vegas, NV ~ Holland batted .480 and had five multi-hit games as the Blue Hawks went 4-2 for the Week.  He was 12 of 25 at the plate with three doubles, nine RBI, eight runs scored, a walk and was two for three in stolen base attempts.

Baseball – Pitcher: Jamil Acosta; Dickinson State; Junior; Pitcher; Downey, CA ~ Acosta picked up a victory in his lone outing of the week, a 10-2 complete game versus Mayville State in non-conference play.  In the ballgame, he allowed two earned runs on five hits with six strikeouts and two walks.

2009 All-Conference Teams, Gold Glove Team & Post-Season Awards:

First Team

Second Team

DAC Gold Glove Team

DAC Post-Season Awards

Most Valuable Player: Efrain Ruiz, Dickinson State

Most Valuable Senior: Mike Ronnie, Minot State

Pitcher of the Year: Jamil Acosta, Dickinson State

Freshman of the Year: Hibraim Cordova, Dakota State

Coach of the Year: Duane Monlux, Dickinson State