North Dakota
Neal, Loer lead LSU past North Dakota State, 6-2
BATON ROUGE, La. – Rightfielder Brady Neal doubled and drove in two runs Tuesday night, and left-hander Justin Loer earned his first LSU win as the second-ranked Tigers defeated North Dakota State, 6-1, in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
The Tigers improved to 15-2 on the year, while the Bison dropped to 3-12.
The start time of Wednesday’s LSU-North Dakota State baseball game has been moved to 4 p.m. CT due to the forecast of inclement weather in Baton Rouge. The game was originally scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. CT.
Wednesday’s 4 p.m. CT game will be broadcast on affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network, and it will be streamed on SEC Network +.
Loer (1-0) entered the game Tuesday night in the fourth inning and fired 2.1 scoreless frames, limiting the Bison to one hit with no walks and three strikeouts.
“Justin is a huge part of our team,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “He’s got a lot of weapons, and he’s a guy you trust in tough situations.”
Left-hander Javen Coleman also pitched brilliantly for the Tigers to earn his first save of the season. Coleman worked 3.0 scoreless innings, allowing one hit with one walk and five strikeouts.
“I thought Javen was really sharp,” Johnson said. “He didn’t pitch last weekend, and I think the break served him well. He gobbled up three innings on just 44 pitches.
Neal was 3-for-3 at the plate with a double, two RBI and two runs scored to pace the LSU offense.
“Tonight was a big night for Brady in terms of his improvement,” Johnson said. “It wasn’t that he just hit the ball hard; I liked the at-bats that he took and how under control he was at the plate. It’s really good for our team to get that out of him.”
NDSU starting pitcher Leland Wilson (1-2) was charged with the loss, as he allowed three runs on three hits in 2.2 innings with two walks and two strikeouts.
LSU erased a 1-0 North Dakota State lead with two runs in the bottom of the second inning as shortstop Michael Braswell III delivered a sacrifice fly, and Neal scored from third base when catcher Alex Milazzo intentionally got caught in a rundown between first and second.
The Tigers expanded the margin to 3-1 in the third when first baseman Jared Jones smashed his sixth homer of the season.
LSU added a run in the fourth when Neal singled and later scored on Milazzo’s RBI groundout, and the Tigers stretched the lead to 5-1 in the fifth on Neal’s RBI single.
Neal’s run-scoring double in the seventh increased the Tigers’ advantage to 6-1.
North Dakota State Bison (8-2) at Pepperdine Waves (7-2)
Malibu, California; Tuesday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: North Dakota State visits Pepperdine after Avery Koenen scored 22 points in North Dakota State’s 83-55 victory against the Eastern Illinois Panthers.
The Waves are 4-0 on their home court. Pepperdine is 1-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 18.2 turnovers per game.
The Bison are 3-0 on the road. North Dakota State scores 77.4 points and has outscored opponents by 15.3 points per game.
Pepperdine averages 8.1 made 3-pointers per game, 2.8 more made shots than the 5.3 per game North Dakota State gives up. North Dakota State averages 6.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Pepperdine allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Seleh Harmon averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Waves, scoring 10.4 points while shooting 44.4% from beyond the arc. Elli Guiney is shooting 47.3% and averaging 14.4 points.
Molly Lenz averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Bison, scoring 7.8 points while shooting 39.5% from beyond the arc. Koenen is averaging 18.2 points, 10 rebounds and 1.6 steals.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
WEST FARGO — Three incumbents from West Fargo will run for reelection to their state legislative seats.
North Dakota Sen. Judy Lee and Reps. Jim Jonas and Austen Schauer, all Republicans, announced Sunday, Dec. 14, that they would campaign to represent District 13 in the state Legislature. The district covers much of north West Fargo.
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Lee was first elected to the North Dakota Senate in 1994. Jonas and Schauer have served in the state House since 2023 and 2019, respectively.
The three ran unopposed in the 2022 election. The next election for their seats is in 2026.
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WATFORD CITY, N.D. (KUMV) – The North Dakota Department of Transportation awarded more than 150 million dollars in bids to continue expanding highway 85 south of Watford City.
More than $83.8 million will go to Park Construction out of Minneapolis for one segment. It covers about five and a half miles south of the Long X Bridge, going through another section of the badlands. It’s expected to be a three-year project due to the rough terrain.
The next segment covers 12 and a half miles south from the badlands to the highway 200 intersection. The winning bid went to Strata out of Grand Forks for $61.7 million. It will be a two-year project.
Funding for these projects were provided by both the state and federal government.
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