South Dakota State Baseball Releases 2019 Schedule

The 2019 South Dakota State baseball schedule has been released. The Jackrabbits will open their season on February 15th with a three-game series against Omaha.

2019 season

The 2019 South Dakota State baseball season will be the Jackrabbits’ 119th season of play, their 98th season as a Division I program, and their 5th season in the Summit League They will play their home games at Erv Huether Field at Hardrockers Stadium on the campus of South Dakota School of Mines in Rapid City, South Dakota The Jackrabbits will be led by Head Coach Eric Lautenbach, in his 3rd year at South Dakota State

opponents

The South Dakota State University baseball team released its 2019 schedule, which features 56 games, including 27 at home at Erv Huether Field.

The Jackrabbits will play seven opponents that qualified for the NCAA tournament last season, highlighted by a three-game series at Oregon State April 12-14. Other Tournament Teams on the schedule include Creighton, Omaha, Oral Roberts North Dakota State and Western Illinois

home games

South Dakota State University head baseball coach Bob Fornelli announced the Jackrabbits’ 2019 schedule, which features 35 home games

“We are looking forward to another competitive schedule in 2019,” Fornelli said. “It will be a great test for our team as we prepare for conference play and beyond.”

The Jackrabbits will open the season Feb. 15-17 with a four-game series at Louisiana Tech

away games

The South Dakota State Baseball Team has released its 2019 schedule, which features 36 games, including 18 at home and 18 on the road. The Jackrabbits will open the season with a four-game series at Texas Tech from February 15-18. Other non-conference road games include trips to Kansas (March 5-6), Oral Roberts (March 26-27) and Minnesota (April 16-17).

conference matchups

The South Dakota State baseball team released its 2019 schedule on Wednesday, highlighted by 21 home games and 27 games against opponents that participated in last year’s NCAA Tournament

The Jackrabbits are coming off a 34-22 campaign in 2018 that saw them reach the Championship game of the Summit League tournament. SDSU will look to solidify its position atop the conference this season with a strong non-conference slate that includes games against Iowa, Creighton, Nebraska and Minnesota.

“We are excited about our 2019 schedule,” said head coach Rob Bishop. “It provides our guys with an opportunity to compete against some of the best teams in the region. Our schedule will prepare us for the rigors of Summit League play.”

SDSU will open the season with a six-game homestand, starting Feb. 15 against North Dakota State The Jackrabbits will then host Oral Roberts (Feb. 22-24) and Omaha (March 1-3) before hitting the road for a series at Iowa (March 8-10).

non-conference opponents

The South Dakota State baseball team has released its 2019 schedule, which features 27 Home Games and three games against Division I opponents.

The Jackrabbits will open the season with a four-game series against UT Rio Grande Valley on Feb. 15-18 at J.L. Johnson Stadium. SDSU will then host Creighton for a three-game series Feb. 22-24 before hitting the road for a four-game set at Omaha on March 1-3.

SDSU’s first conference series will be March 8-10 at Fort Wayne followed by home series against Omaha (March 15-17), South Dakota (March 29-31) and North Dakota State (April 5-7). The Jackrabbits will then hit the road for conference series at Western Illinois (April 12-14), Denver (April 19-21) and Oral Roberts (May 3-5).

SDSU will close out the regular season with home series against Purdue Fort Wayne (May 10-12) and Oral Roberts (May 17-19). The Jackrabbits will then travel to Sioux Falls for the Summit League tournament, which runs from May 23-26 at Sioux Falls Stadium.

Opening Day

The Jackrabbits will open their 2019 season on February 15 against Western Illinois at Erv Huether Field in Brookings, South Dakota It will be the first of a three-game series against the Leathernecks.

postseason

After winning a program-record 41 games and reaching the postseason for the first time since 2008, the South Dakota State Baseball Team will look to build on that success in 2019.

The Jackrabbits released their schedule Wednesday, which includes three games against teams that made the NCAA tournament last season. SDSU will open the season Feb. 15-17 with a four-game series at Louisiana Monroe, which went 30-28 overall and 16-14 in the Sun Belt Conference last year.

SDSU’s home opener is set for Feb. 22-24 against Oral Roberts The Golden Eagles went 37-24 overall and 17-7 in the Summit League last season en route to their sixth NCAA tournament appearance in program history.

schedule notes

The 2019 South Dakota State Baseball Schedule was released Wednesday afternoon, featuring 35 home games, 19 midweek contests and a challenging slate of weekend opponents.

As in recent years the Jackrabbits will open the season with a 13-game homestand that begins Feb. 15 with a four-game series against Oral Roberts The homestand also includes North Dakota State (Feb. 22-24), Washington State (Feb. 26-27), Montana State (March 1-3) and Air Force (March 5).

television schedule

The 2019 South Dakota State baseball television schedule was released Monday by the ESPN family of networks.

The Jackrabbits will make 10 appearances on an ESPN platform, including seven on ESPNU and three on ESPN2. SDSU’s game against Oral Roberts March 30 will be carried on ESPN2 as part of the network’s Friday night baseball telecast.

In addition to the television schedule, the Jackrabbits’ radio broadcast schedule was also announced. All 56 Jackrabbit games will be carried live on KELO Radio 1320 AM/107.9 FM and KELQ 102.9 FM in Sioux Falls