2022 North Dakota State Softball Team
2022 Summit League softball standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
South Dakota State †‡y | 18 | – | 2 | | .900 | | | 41 | – | 13 | | .759 |
Omaha | 17 | – | 4 | | .810 | | | 32 | – | 14 | | .696 |
North Dakota State | 10 | – | 8 | | .556 | | | 30 | – | 23 | | .566 |
South Dakota | 11 | – | 10 | | .524 | | | 28 | – | 25 | | .528 |
Kansas City | 9 | – | 11 | | .450 | | | 13 | – | 34 | | .277 |
St. Thomas (MN) | 8 | – | 13 | | .381 | | | 14 | – | 36 | | .280 |
North Dakota | 4 | – | 16 | | .200 | | | 14 | – | 39 | | .264 |
Western Illinois | 4 | – | 17 | | .190 | | | 8 | – | 37 | | .178 |
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† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2022[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
The 2022 North Dakota State Bison softball team was an American college softball team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bison were led by Darren Mueller in his twenty-first season, and played their home games at Tharaldson Park. They competed in the Summit League.
The Bison finished the season with a 30-23 record, and a 10-8 record in Summit League play. NDSU made it to the Summit League Tournament as the 3 seed.[2] They defeated North Dakota[3] and Omaha, before falling to South Dakota State and Omaha in the elimination game to be eliminated from contention.
Previous season
The Bison finished the 2021 season 11–12 in Summit League play and 16–29 on the season. They entered the Summit League tournament as the 3 seed[4] but lost to North Dakota in the first round, 5–6 in 10 innings.[5]
Personnel
Roster
2022 North Dakota State Roster |
| Pitchers - 9 – Paige Vargas – Senior
- 13 – Lainey Lyle – Junior
- 20 – Mac Schulz – Junior
- 99 – Savy Williams – Freshman
Catchers - 5 – Kaylee Moore – Junior
- 7 – Avery Wysong – Senior
Outfielders - 1 – Emilee Buringa – Sophomore
- 3 – Molly Gates – Sophomore
- 11 – Dez Cardenas – Junior
- 17 – Faith Daehlin – Freshman
| | Infielders - 00 – Ciara Jensen – Sophomore
- 8 – Skylar Padgett – Junior
- 15 – Nicole Licea – Senior
- 32 – Carley Goetschius – Junior
- 33 – Cameryn Maykut – Senior
- 42 – Chloe Woldruff – Freshman
Utility - 14 – Reanna Rudd (C/INF) – Sophomore
- 23 – Aba Turner (C/OF) – Junior
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Reference:[6] |
Coaching staff
2022 north dakota state coaching Staff |
Name | Position |
Darren Mueller | Head coach |
Gerice Olson | Associate head coach |
Kayti Grable | Assistant Coach | |
Reference:[7] |
Schedule
2022 North Dakota State Bison softball game log |
Regular Season (28–21) |
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April (6–4) | Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record | April 2 12 PM | at Omaha | | Connie Claussen Field Omaha, NE | 0-4 | Meyer (1-0) | Vargas (10-7) | None | 243 | 19-16 | 1-3 | April 2 2 PM | at Omaha | | Connie Claussen Field | 7-2 | Lyle (3-2) | Hampton (0-1) | None | 392 | 20-16 | 2-3 | April 3 11 AM | at Omaha | | Connie Claussen Field | 0-1 | Meyer (1-0) | Vargas (10-8) | None | 139 | 20-17 | 2-4 | April 9 12 PM | Kansas City | | Tharaldson Park Fargo, ND | 1-0 | Vargas (11-8) | Hoveland (0-1) | None | | 21-17 | 3-4 | April 9 2 PM | Kansas City | | Tharaldson Park | 4-1 | Lyle (4-2) | Stout (0-1) | None | | 22-17 | 4-4 | April 10 11 AM | Kansas City | | Tharaldson Park | Canceled, Rain | | | | | 22-17 | 4-4 | April 15 12 PM | Western Illinois Series Relocated - Weather | | Connie Claussen Field Omaha, NE | 7-0 | Vargas (12-8) | Carlin (0-1) | None | | 23-17 | 5-4 | April 15 2 PM | Western Illinois | | Connie Claussen Field | 12-1(5) | Lyle (5-2) | Rodriguez (0-1) | None | 78 | 24-17 | 6-4 | April 16 11 AM | Western Illinois | | Connie Claussen Field | 10-1(5) | Vargas (13-8) | Carlin (0-2) | None | 81 | 25-17 | 7-4 | April 23 12 PM | South Dakota State | | Tharaldson Park | 1-8(10) | Glanzer (1-0) | Vargas (13-9) | None | | 25-18 | 7-5 | April 23 2 PM | South Dakota State | | Tharaldson Park | 1-8 | Kniesche (1-0) | Lyle (5-3) | None | | 25-19 | 7-6 | April 24 11 AM | South Dakota State | | Tharaldson Park | Canceled, Weather | | | | | 25-19 | 7-6 | April 30 12 PM | at North Dakota | | Apollo Park Grand Forks, ND | Canceled, Weather | | | | | 25-19 | 7-6 | |
May (3–2) | Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record | May 1 11 AM | North Dakota Doubleheader Relocated-Field Conditions | | Tharaldson Park Fargo, ND | 10-11 | Jones (1-0) | Williams (4-3) | None | | 25-20 | 7-7 | May 1 1 PM | North Dakota | | Tharaldson Park | 7-3 | Lyle (6-3) | Albrecht (0-1) | None | 121 | 26-20 | 8-7 | May 6 12 PM | St. Thomas | | Tharaldson Park | 2-0 | Vargas (14-9) | Crawford (0-1) | None | | 27-20 | 9-7 | May 6 2 PM | St. Thomas | | Tharaldson Park | 3-0 | Lyle (7-3) | Baniecke (0-1) | None | | 28-20 | 10-7 | May 7 11 AM | St. Thomas | | Tharaldson Park | 1-2 | Crawford (1-1) | Schulz (3-5) | None | 413 | 28-21 | 10-8 | |
Post-Season (2–2) |
Summit League Tournament (2–2) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Tournament record | May 12 | (6) North Dakota | (3) | Jackrabbit Softball Stadium Brookings, SD | 5-2 | Vargas (15-9) | Jones (0-1) | None | 151 | 29-21 | 1-0 | May 13 | (2) Omaha | (3) | Nygaard Field Vermillion, SD | 2-0[8] | Vargas (16-9) | Meyer (0-1) | None | 150 | 30-21 | 2-0 | May 14 | (1) South Dakota State | (3) | Nygaard Field | 0-2 | Kniesche (1-0) | Vargas (16-10) | None | | 30-22 | 2-1 | May 14 | (2) Omaha | (3) | Nygaard Field | 2-3[9] | Meyer (1-0) | Lyle (7-4) | None | 120 | 30-23 | 2-2 | |
- Win
- Loss
- Postponement
- Bold: Bison team member
- Reference:[10]
- Rankings from NFCA:
- (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Awards and honors
First Team All-Summit League[11]
- Dez Cardenas
- Cameryn Maykut
Second Team All-Summit League
- Paige Vargas
- Emilee Buringa
- Reanna Rudd
Summit League All-Tournament Team[12]
- Paige Vargas
- Skylar Padgett
- Nicole Licea
References
- ^ "The Summit League Softball Standings". TheSummitLeague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "NDSU Draws Summit League Tournament's No. 3 seed, will face UND in Wednesday's first round". Fargo Forum. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "NDSU Advances in Summit League Championship With 5-2 Win over UND". Valley News Live. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Summit League Softball Championship Bracket Announced". The Summit League. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "No. 6 North Dakota upsets No. 3 North Dakota State 6-5 in 10 innings". The Summit League. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Softball Roster". gobison.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Softball Roster". gobison.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Paige Vargas Slings Bison to Second Summit League Tournament Victory". Fargo Forum. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Two tough losses eliminate Bison from Summit softball tournament". Fargo Forum. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Softball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "SummitSB Awards Revealed on Eve of Championship". The Summit League. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Top-seeded South Dakota State earns second straight SummitSB Championship Title". The Summit League. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
North Dakota State Bison softball |
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Venues | - Ellig Sports Complex (1976–2017)
- Fargodome (1999,2002,2008,2013)
- Tharaldson Park (2018–present)
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Coaches | - Judy Strachan (1976–77)
- Pam Larson (1978)
- Donna Palivec (1979–81)
- Kathy Frederickson (1982–84)
- Sue Collins (1985)
- Pam Hehrens (1986–87)
- Michelle Woodward (1988–90)
- Nadine Roth (1991)
- Karla McCrory (1992)
- Greg Crowley (1993–94)
- Mitch Hanson (1995–01)
- Jamie Trachsel (co-HC, 2011–16)
- Darren Mueller (2002–present)
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Seasons | - 1976
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- 2023
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics |