American college softball season
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 Reference: [6]
Coaching staff [ edit ] 2024 North Dakota State Coaching Staff Name Position Darren Mueller Head coach Gerice Olson Associate head coach Kayti Grable Assistant coach Reference: [7]
Schedule [ edit ] 2024 North Dakota State Bison softball game log Regular Season (17–37) 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 DiamondNashville, 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 StadiumSanta 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 StadiumSan 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 FieldStockton, CA 2–1 (8) Dunford (4–2) Smith (1–4) None 66 11–17 – March 15 12 PM vs. Marist Cottrell FieldMoraga, 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 FieldOmaha, 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 ParkFargo, 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 StadiumParadise, 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 ParkGrand 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 FieldVermillion, 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 StadiumBrookings, SD 2–5 Stickel (12–15) Williams (5–12) None 179 17–37 0–1
Win Loss PostponementBold : Bison team memberReference:[8] Rankings from NFCA:[9] (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times in Central Time Zone
References [ edit ] ^ "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 .
Venues Ellig Sports Complex (1976–2017) Fargodome (1999,2002,2008,2013) Tharaldson Park (2018–present) 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) Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics