February 7, 2026

STERLINGTON, La. – Dakota State (S.D.) earned a 2-1 victory over Park (Mo.) to kick off the second day of the Cajun Collision at Sterlington Sports Complex Saturday morning.  The Trojans highlighted with a dominant pitching performance from right-hander Ryland Carroll in his first career collegiate baseball start and timely late-game hitting.

Dakota State handed the Pirates their first setback of the season, with both teams holding an overall record of 2-1 before their final preseason tournament games Saturday afternoon.  Park went 2-0 record on the first day, including a victory over NAIA's nationally ranked Mid-America Christian (Okla.) and Hastings (Neb.).

How it happened

Dakota State struck first in the third inning. After Aidan Perry reached on a walk and Camaron Haller advanced into scoring position, Cameron DeMaria reached on an error by Park, allowing catcher's courtesy runner Quintin Tietz to score an unearned run for a 1-0 lead.

Park answered in the bottom of the fifth inning. Jackson Marrero singled, stole second, moved to third on an error and later scored on an infield error to tie the game 1-1.

The Trojans delivered the decisive run in the seventh. Connor Raney singled and advanced into scoring position before Perry moved him to third after a fly out. DeMaria then came through with a clutch RBI single to center field, scoring Raney and giving Dakota State a 2-1 advantage.

Carroll closed the door in the bottom half, finishing off a complete-game performance to secure the victory.

Individual Statistics

Dakota State Pitching
Carroll (Wm 1-0) was outstanding, tossing a complete-game seven-inning effort. He allowed just three hits and one unearned run while striking out 10 times and walking three times over 108 pitches.

Carroll's Line:

• 7.0 innings
• 3 hits
• 1 run (0 earned runs)
• 3 walks
• 10 strikeouts
• 108 pitches

Park managed only three hits and did not score an earned run against the Trojan right-hander.

Offensive Leaders
Dakota State finished with four hits and capitalized on Park's three defensive errors.

Dakota State (2 R, 4 H, 2 E)

• Cameron DeMaria: 1-for-3, 2 RBI (including game-winning RBI)
• Connor Raney: 1-for-3, 1 run, walk
• Camaron Haller: 1-for-4, 1 run
• George Hogan: 1-for-4
• Quintin Tietz: 2 stolen bases
• Hunter Den Boer: 1 stolen base

Park (1 R, 3 H, 3 E)

• Jan Marrero: 1-for-2, 1 run, stolen base
• Evan Johnson: 1-for-3
• Jackson Polich: 1-for-1, 2 walks

Park struck out 10 times and left four runners on base

Team Statistics

Category	Dakota State	Park
Runs	2	1
Hits	4	3
Errors	2	3
Walks	3	3
Strikeouts	8	10

Dakota State committed two errors, while Park's three miscues directly contributed to both Trojan runs.

Pitching Summary

Dakota State

• Ryland Carroll (W, 1-0): 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 10 SO

Park

• Colin Zancanell (L, 0-1): 6.2 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 SO
• Michael Uhler: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R

Up Next
Dakota State closes out the first preseason tournament against host team and NAIA's national defending champion LSU-Shreveport at 2:30 p.m.  The Pilots suffered their first setback of the season Friday, ending their historic 65-game winning streak.