FARGO, N.D. (SDSU) — Ty Madison pitched the final 7 2/3 innings and struck out a career-high 10 batters to help lead South Dakota State to a 5-4, come-from-behind victory over North Dakota State in Summit League baseball action Saturday afternoon at Newman Outdoor Field.

In leveling the three-game series at a win apiece, the Jackrabbits improved to 17-26 overall and 8-11 in The Summit League. NDSU fell to 10-27 overall and 6-11 in league play.

Madison, a right-hander from Omaha, entered with one out in the bottom of the second inning with the Jackrabbits trailing 3-0. SDSU starter Kaden Rylance allowed a two-run single to Chase Womack in the first inning and ran into further trouble in the second inning, when he gave up an RBI double to Caleb Corbin.

NDSU pushed the lead to 4-0 in the third inning, when Kyle Law led off with a double and scored on a two-out base hit by Evan Gustafson.

The complexion of the game changed in the top of the fourth, when Bison starter left the game with an apparent injury after allowing a single by Luke Luskey. Carter Taylor greeted reliever Braden Gluth with an infield single and both runners moved into scoring position on an ensuing throwing error. Luskey later came across with the first SDSU run of the game on a sacrifice fly by Nic Werk.

The Jackrabbits tied the game with three runs in the top of the fifth. Luke Evenson led off with a walk and scored on a base hit by Nolan Grawe. After a walk to Nate Wachter, Dayton Franke and Taylor came through with two-out, RBI singles.

SDSU tallied what would be the final run of the game in the sixth. Luke Wroblewski drew a one-out walk, stole second and scored on a Wachter single up the middle.

Madison, meanwhile, settled into a groove in the middle innings. He retired 10 batters in a row before giving up a double to Tommy Simon to lead off the bottom of the seventh. However, he struck out the top three batters in the Bison lineup in succession to end the seventh, then notched one strikeout in the eighth and two more in a perfect ninth to close out his first victory of the season. Madison did not walk a batter.

The Jackrabbits held a 13-6 advantage in hits, led by Wachter and Taylor with three each.

ON DECK
The decisive game of the series is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday.

NOTES

• SDSU leads the all-time series, 137-90, and the season series, 3-2
• NDSU holds a narrow 46-45 edge in Summit League regular season games since the two programs joined the league in 2008
• The Jackrabbits improved to 3-7 in one-run games this season and have won two in a row
• Madison’s 10 strikeouts are the most by a Jackrabbit in a game since Nic McCay fanned 10 Omaha batters on April 12, 2024
• Madison’s previous career highs were five strikeouts and 5 2/3 innings pitched
• Over his last seven relief appearances, Madison has allowed five runs in 22 innings for a 2.05 earned run average while striking out 22 and walking only one
• Franke turned in his second consecutive two-hit game after going hitless in the 10 games leading into the series
• SDSU stranded 15 runners in the contest

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