Tod Brown, North Dakota State Bison

Tod Brown enters his 11th season as the North Dakota State Bison head baseball coach. Brown has a record of 247-273 (.475) in 10 seasons in the dugout for the Bison, including a 172-153 (.529) tally the last six seasons.

He came to NDSU in 2007 with a comprehensive plan for everything from jerseys and equipment to travel accommodations and budgeting, and has put the Bison on a long-term track for success.

Athletic Achievements at North Dakota State:

Brown helped guide the North Dakota State Bison to their first-ever Summit League baseball championship in 2014 and their first appearance in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament since 1956.

Under Brown’s leadership, NDSU has played in four Summit League championship games and qualified for the league’s baseball championship six out of the last seven years.

He has coached an impressive 25 All-Summit League selections while at North Dakota State. The Bison had a school-record-matching seven all-league honorees in 2014, including Tim Colwell, who was voted the 2014 Summit League Player of the Year and garnered first team all-league accolades for the third straight season. Colwell was also selected as a second team Senior CLASS Award All-American.

Last season, the North Dakota State Bison compiled a 31-25 overall record and a set a program-record for Summit League victories with 19 wins. The 31 victories tied for the fourth-most in program history and marked the fifth time in program history NDSU had won at least 30 contests. The 2017 Bison established new program records for double plays (53) and shutouts (7). In addition, senior right-handed pitcher Luke Lind tied the single-season record for strikeouts with 92, while junior outfielder Logan Busch set a new single-season record for walks at 34. Five NDSU baseball student-athletes were named All-Summit League, including Busch, who was named first team all-league. Lind and fellow seniors Reed Pfannenstein, Ben Petersen and JT Core were tabbed second team all-league. NDSU advanced to The Summit League Baseball Championship game for the fourth time in six years and, for the second straight season, won two of three games in Fargo against Summit League regular season and tournament champion Oral Roberts. The Bison were the only Summit League team to win a series against ORU in 2017.

In 2016, the Bison posted a 29-25 overall record and set a new record for home wins at Newman Outdoor ...