North Dakota State received all five available first-place votes for 25 points, South Dakota State was second with 17 points, Oakland was third with 16 points, Western Illinois fourth (15), Fort Wayne fifth (9) and Omaha sixth (8).
NDSU set a school record for wins going 40-20 overall and placed third in The Summit League with a 14-10 record last year under head coach Tod Brown, who is beginning his sixth season.
Junior center fielder Tim Colwell is one of only three starting position players back from last year's team. A preseason All-America third team pick by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Colwell hit .381 with a school-record 93 hits and nine triples, 35 RBIs, a .438 on-base percentage, 12 stolen bases and 62 runs scored in 60 games.
NDSU returns two weekend starting pitchers in right-hander John Straka and David Ernst along with late reliever Simon Anderson and closer Kyle Kingsley. Straka was 7-4 with a 2.61 ERA and set school records with 92 strikeouts in 110 1/3 innings with three shutouts in 15 starts last year as opening day starter.
NDSU is scheduled to open the season Feb. 15-17 with a three-game series at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The home opener is March 26 against Concordia Moorhead and the 30-game Summit League schedule begins April 5-7 with a four-game series at
The top four teams in the regular-season standings will advance to the Summit League tournament May 23-25 at the
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2013
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Team (First-Place
Votes)
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Points
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1.
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25
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2.
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17
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3.
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16
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4. Western
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15
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5.
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9
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6.
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8
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i would love to see the Bison take the Summit League.
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