GREELEY, Colo. (Interstat) — Kaden Rylance pitched six shutout innings with five strikeouts, allowing no hits and one earned run, to lead South Dakota State to a 2-1 Summit League victory over Northern Colorado on Thursday.

Rylance, who entered with a 4-8 record, yielded only a sacrifice fly in the sixth. The Jackrabbits (19-30) scored both runs in the early innings. In the third, Owen Siegert doubled to left center, driving in Nic Werk. In the fourth, a throwing error by Northern Colorado pitcher Jake Storey allowed Nate Wachter to score, giving South Dakota State a 2-0 lead.

Northern Colorado (17-37) managed just two hits off three Jackrabbits pitchers. Ty Madison worked three hitless innings for the save. Storey also went six innings, striking out three and allowing five hits and one earned run. Logan Pruski drove in the Bears’ run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth.

Brett Barber and Luke Wroblewski each had one hit for their respective teams.