Tuesday, October 25, 2016
by Butler Athletic Media Relations

North Dakota State University and the Minnesota Twins today announced that the NDSU football team will host Butler University at Target Field in Minneapolis on August 31, 2019. It will be the first meeting between the two schools.

The game is a home game for NDSU, which had been in discussions with the Minnesota Twins about moving an upcoming home game to Target Field. 

"The Minnesota Twins are excited to play host to NDSU-Butler at Target Field," Twins President Dave St. Peter said. "The powerful tradition of NDSU football should create a special atmosphere within the ballpark. I have no doubt Bison Nation will be headquartered in the Twin Cities that weekend." NDSU has 26,000 alumni in Minnesota. 

Pat Neshek, one of Butler Baseball's most famous alumni, spent four seasons pitching for the Minnesota Twins (2006-2008, 2010), including the 2010 season at Target Field. 

The game will be the first Division I football game played at Target Field. 

Complete ticket information will be available at a later date. 

About Target Field
Target Field is home to Major League Baseball's the Minnesota Twins. The facility was named Sports Facility of the Year in 2011 by the Sports Business Journal and was recognized as having the best game day experience in all of sports by ESPN in 2010. Since its opening in 2010, the ballpark has hosted MLB's Postseason (2010), the MLB All-Star Game (2014) and multiple non-baseball related events including concerts by Kenny Chesney (2012-13, '15); Paul McCartney (2014); the Zac Brown Band (2016); and soccer games and music festivals. In 2017, Target Field will host its first football game when St. Thomas hosts Saint John's on September 23. The stadium's seating capacity is 38,871.