American college softball season
2024 North Dakota State Bison softball |
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Conference | Summit League |
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Record | 17–37 (4–14 Summit) |
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Head coach | - Darren Mueller (23rd season)
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Assistant coaches | - Gerice Olson
- Kayti Grable
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Home stadium | Tharaldson Park |
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Seasons |
2024 Summit League softball standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
South Dakota State † | 14 | – | 2 | | .875 | | | 33 | – | 22 | | .600 |
Omaha ‡y | 14 | – | 4 | | .778 | | | 43 | – | 15 | | .741 |
St. Thomas* | 8 | – | 9 | | .471 | | | 16 | – | 34 | | .320 |
Kansas City | 8 | – | 10 | | .444 | | | 23 | – | 32 | | .418 |
South Dakota | 7 | – | 10 | | .412 | | | 23 | – | 30 | | .434 |
North Dakota | 6 | – | 12 | | .333 | | | 14 | – | 42 | | .250 |
North Dakota State | 4 | – | 14 | | .222 | | | 17 | – | 37 | | .315 |
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III |
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† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 19, 2024[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
The 2024 North Dakota State Bison softball team was an American college softball team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bison were led by Darren Mueller in his twenty-third season, and played their home games at Tharaldson Park in Fargo, North Dakota. They compete in the Summit League.
The Bison finished the season with a 17–36 record overall, and a 4–14 record in the Summit League. They made the 2024 Summit League softball tournament as the sixth seed. The Bison were eliminated in the first round by third-seeded Kansas City.[2]
Previous season
The Bison finished the 2023 season with a 30–21 record, and a 13–8 record in Summit League play. NDSU played in the Summit League tournament as the third seed. They defeated Kansas City on day one,[3] but lost to Omaha[4] and South Dakota State[5] on day two to be eliminated before the semifinals for the third year in a row.
Personnel
Roster
2024 North Dakota State Roster |
| Pitchers - 5 – Addie Bowers – Freshman
- 9 – Kaitlyn Dunford – Freshman
- 54 – Piper Reed – Sophomore
- 91 – Madison Wihlm – Freshman
- 99 – Savy Williams – Junior
Outfielders - 1 – Emilee Buringa – Senior
- 17 – Faith Daehlin – Junior
- 21 – Macy Fry – Freshman
- 22 – Ella Claus – Sophomore
| | Infielders - 3 – Anjolee Aguilar-Beaucage – Senior
- 4 – Rylee Henderson – Freshman
- 11 – Riley Leadstrom – Sophomore
- 12 – Bella Dean – Sophomore
- 20 – Taylinn Warren – Freshman
- 42 – Chloe Woldruff – Junior
Utility - 7 – Star Cortez (INF/OF) – Freshman
- 14 – Reanna Rudd (C/INF) – Senior
- 15 – Jasmyn Yessian (C/INF) – Freshman
- 35 – Zoe King (C/INF) – Sophomore
- 47 – Ava Chavarria (C/INF) – Sophomore
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Reference:[6] |
Coaching staff
2024 North Dakota State Coaching Staff |
Name | Position |
Darren Mueller | Head coach |
Gerice Olson | Associate head coach |
Kayti Grable | Assistant coach | |
Reference:[7] |
Schedule
2024 North Dakota State Bison softball game log |
Regular Season (17–37) |
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March (9–12) | Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record | March 1 12 PM | vs. Georgetown | | Draper Diamond Nashville, TN | 9–2 | Bowers (2–2) | Parker (3–4) | None | 43 | 7–11 | – | March 1 5 PM | at Lipscomb | | Draper Diamond | 8–1 | Wihlm (1–1) | Laine (2–4) | None | 58 | 8–11 | – | March 2 10 AM | vs. Murray State | | Draper Diamond | 0–2 | Veber (7–3) | Bowers (2–3) | None | 78 | 8–12 | – | March 2 12:30 PM | at Lipscomb | | Draper Diamond | 5–1 | Williams (2–4) | Sapp (4–4) | None | 97 | 9–12 | – | March 3 10 AM | vs. Georgetown | | Draper Diamond | 4–3(8) | Wihlm (2–1) | Dunn (4–4) | None | 127 | 10–12 | – | March 8 5 PM | at Santa Clara | | Santa Clara Softball Stadium Santa Clara, CA | 2–3 | Valdez (2–0) | Bowers (2–4) | None | 174 | 10–13 | – | March 8 7:30 PM | at Santa Clara | | Santa Clara Softball Stadium | 3–4 | Seva (3–4) | Wihlm (2–2) | None | 174 | 10–14 | – | March 9 12 PM | vs. Loyola Marymount | | Spartan Softball Stadium San Jose, CA | 5–6(8) | Hooks (2–0) | Reed (1–4) | None | 111 | 10–14 | – | March 9 2:30 PM | at San Jose State | | Spartan Softball Stadium | 3–4 | Toner (2–2) | Dunford (3–2) | None | 384 | 10–16 | – | March 10 12 PM | at San Jose State | | Spartan Softball Stadium | 1–2 | Toner (3–2) | Reed (1–5) | None | 118 | 10–17 | – | March 12 4 PM | at Pacific | | Bill Simoni Field Stockton, CA | 2–1(8) | Dunford (4–2) | Smith (1–4) | None | 66 | 11–17 | – | March 15 12 PM | vs. Marist | | Cottrell Field Moraga, CA | 3–8 | Myers (7–2) | Dunford (4–3) | None | 52 | 11–18 | – | March 15 5 PM | at Saint Mary's | | Cottrell Field | 0–1 | Nishikawa (6–3) | Bowers (2–5) | None | 91 | 11–19 | – | March 16 12 PM | vs. Marist | | Cottrell Field | 2–0 | Williams (3–4) | Pleasants (3–3) | None | 49 | 12–19 | – | March 16 2:30 PM | at Saint Mary's | | Cottrell Field | 2–12(5) | Bennett (2–1) | Reed (1–6) | None | 67 | 12–20 | – | March 22 1 PM | at Omaha | | Connie Claussen Field Omaha, NE | 3–11(5) | Meyer (1–0) | Williams (3–5) | None | 53 | 12–21 | 0–1 | March 22 3 PM | at Omaha | | Connie Claussen Field | 1–2 | Nuismer (8–3) | Bowers (2–6) | Meyer (3) | 69 | 12–22 | 0–2 | March 23 11 AM | at Omaha | | Connie Claussen Field | 0–7 | Meyer (14–3) | Bowers (2–7) | None | 109 | 12–23 | 0–3 | March 29 3 PM | St. Thomas | | Tharaldson Park Fargo, ND | 4–0 | Bowers (3–7) | Cook (5–7) | None | 164 | 13–23 | 1–3 | March 30 12 PM | St. Thomas | | Tharaldson Park | 13–4(5) | Dunford (5–3) | Cook (5–8) | None | 125 | 14–23 | 2–3 | March 30 2 PM | St. Thomas | | Tharaldson Park | 12–9 | Williams (4–5) | Klein (0–4) | None | 125 | 15–23 | 3–3 | |
April (2–10) | Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record | April 6 4 PM | at UNLV | | Eller Media Stadium Paradise, NV | 2–1(9) | Williams (5–5) | Fontes (3–2) | None | 313 | 16–23 | – | April 6 6 PM | at UNLV | | Eller Media Stadium | 5–8 | Thiede (14–3) | Bowers (3–8) | None | 313 | 16–24 | – | April 7 2 PM | at UNLV | | Eller Media Stadium | 7–16 | Zellien (6–5) | Williams (5–6) | None | 307 | 16–25 | – | April 13 12 PM | South Dakota State | | Tharaldson Park | 0–1 | Kniesche (13–5) | Williams (5–6) | None | 355 | 16–26 | 3–4 | April 13 2 PM | South Dakota State | | Tharaldson Park | 1–7 | Lasey (8–8) | Bowers (3–9) | None | 355 | 16–27 | 3–5 | April 14 11 AM | South Dakota State | | Tharaldson Park | 0–3 | Kniesche (14–5) | Williams (5–7) | None | 289 | 16–28 | 3–6 | April 20 1 PM | at North Dakota | | Apollo Park Grand Forks, ND | 4–5 | Albrecht (4–11) | Bowers (3–10) | None | 144 | 16–29 | 3–7 | April 20 3:30 PM | at North Dakota | | Apollo Park | 0–1 | Carr (5–10) | Dunford (5–4) | None | 134 | 16–30 | 3–8 | April 21 11 AM | at North Dakota | | Apollo Park | 0–4 | Albrecht (5–11) | Williams (5–8) | None | 111 | 16–31 | 3–9 | April 27 12 PM | Kansas City | | Tharaldson Park | 0–4 | Stickel (9–14) | Williams (5–9) | None | 211 | 16–32 | 3–10 | April 27 2 PM | Kansas City | | Tharaldson Park | 11–3(5) | Dunford (6–4) | Noble (7–6) | None | 211 | 17–32 | 4–10 | April 28 11 AM | Kansas City | | Tharaldson Park | 5–10 | Stickel (10–14) | Bowers (3–11) | None | 150 | 17–33 | 4–11 | |
May (0–3) | Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record | May 3 12 PM | at South Dakota | | Nygaard Field Vermillion, SD | 0–4 | Edwards (8–12) | Wihlm (2–3) | None | 95 | 17–34 | 4–12 | May 3 2 PM | at South Dakota | | Nygaard Field | 1–5 | Young (5–7) | Dunford (6–5) | None | 95 | 17–35 | 4–13 | May 4 11 AM | at South Dakota | | Nygaard Field | 3–9 | Wedeking (8–8) | Williams (5–10) | Young (1) | 97 | 17–36 | 4–14 | |
Post-Season (0–1) |
Summit League Tournament (0–1) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Tournament record | May 8 3:30 PM | vs. (3) Kansas City | (6) | Jackrabbit Softball Stadium Brookings, SD | 2–5 | Stickel (12–15) | Williams (5–12) | None | 179 | 17–37 | 0–1 | |
- Win
- Loss
- Postponement
- Bold: Bison team member
- Reference:[8]
- Rankings from NFCA:[9]
- (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
- All times in Central Time Zone
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References
- ^ "The Summit League Softball Standings". TheSummitLeague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
- ^ "Bison softball seasons ends at Summit tournament". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "No. 3 North Dakota State blanks No. 6 Kansas City 3-0". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 11, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "No. 2 Omaha outlasts No. 3 North Dakota State 5-1". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 11, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Top-seeded SDSU stays alive with a 10-2 triumph over No. 3 NDSU". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 11, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Softball Roster". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Softball Coaching Staff". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Softball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "2024 USA/NFCA Division I Poll". nfca.com. NFCA. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980
- 1981
- 1982
- 1983
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics |