Bison Softball

Bella Dean Taking the Summit League by Storm

THE BISON FRESHMAN LED THE SUMMIT LEAGUE IN HOMERUNS (9) AND HELPED THE BISON TO THE 3-SEED FOR THE SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT.

FARGO, N.D. — From her days at Sherrard High School in Illinois, Bella Dean has been hitting homeruns. That power has followed her to Fargo, leading the Bison and the entire Summit League in homers (9). “A lot of my success actually comes from my teammates,” said Dean. “I can’t get those RBIs if they don’t get on base… my…

Bison Softball Finishes Regular Season with Win Over Omaha; UND Completes the Sweep in Grand Forks

THE BISON WIN 3-0 IN GAME 3 OF THE SERIES WITH THE OMAHA MAVS AND THE FIGHTING HAWKS WIN 9-4 OVER WIU IN GRAND FORKS.

FARGO, N.D. — HIGHLIGHTS: The Bison finished their regular season Saturday with a 3-0 win over Omaha. Meanwhile, the Fighting Hawks complete the sweep over the Leathernecks in Grand Forks. The Summit League Tournament is now set. Running from May 10-13, both the Bison and Fighting Hawks play Wednesday. The tournament becomes double-elimination after the first round.   Wednesday: 5)…

NDSU Softball Drops Doubleheader Vs. Omaha Mavs; UND Sweeps Western Illinois

MAVS TAKE BOTH IN FRIDAY'S DOUBLEHEADER

FARGO, N.D. — The Omaha Mavericks came to Fargo just ahead of the North Dakota State Bison in the Summit League standings. The Mavs bats came alive late in game 1 to win 7-1 and took game 2 in extras 3-2. Meanwhile up North, the Fighting Hawks swept Western Illinois in their home-opener doubleheader to ensure their spot in the…

Bella Dean Leads NDSU Over UND; Bison Host Omaha Next

NDSU is 12-6 In Summit League Play

NDSU softball hosted the North Dakota Fighting Hawks this weekend in their home opener. The Bison took two out of three games against the fighting hawks to improve their record to 12-6 in Summit League play. The heard will finish the regular season this weekend against the Omaha Mavericks who sit just ahead of them in the standings. Freshman short-stop…

UND Softball Takes Game Three Vs. NDSU

THE FIGHTING HAWKS AVOID THE SWEEP AND END A 4-GAME LOSING STREAK WITH THE 4-3 WIN TODAY AT THARALDSON PARK.

FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Fighting Hawks lost both games in Saturday’s doubleheader. They responded Sunday morning with a 4-3 victory to end their 4-game losing streak. The win improves the Hawks to 6-10 in Summit League play. The loss for the Bison puts them at 12-6 in League play. NEXT: The Bison will host a 3-game series with…

Bison Softball Defeats UND in Home Opener

THE BISON DEFEATED THE FIGHTING HAWKS IN BOTH GAMES PLAYED ON SATURDAY AND MOVE TO 12-5 IN SUMMIT LEAGUE PLAY.

FARGO, N.D. — The Bison had to wait a long time before playing their home opener. In fact, North Dakota has played more games at Tharaldson Park this season than the Bison have. And that showed early as the Fighting Hawks led 2-0 after the top of the first inning. But the Bison settled in and came back with runs…

NDSU Softball Takes Doubleheader Against St Thomas

Bison record a pair of shutouts against the Tommies

FARGO, N.D. – (NDSU Athletics) North Dakota State softball picked up back-to-back shutout victories for the first time this season on Friday, as the Bison defeated St. Thomas 2-0 and 3-0 in Summit League play at Tharaldson Park. Paige Vargas would be dominant early in game one for the Bison, as she was perfect into the fifth inning, as she…

Vargas Leaving Impact on NDSU Softball Program

Pitching final home series this weekend against St. Thomas

FARGO, N.D — Its the final home series  for North Dakota State softball this weekend against St Thomas. The Bison are battling for a top four seed in the summit league tournament and will also honor five of their seniors in a class led by pitcher Paige Vargas. Vargas made a loud first impression winning the summit league freshman of…

NDSU Softball’s Vargas, Lyle Complimenting Each Other As Top Two Pitchers

Both are tops in the Summit League in many pitching categories

FARGO, N.D — North Dakota State softball has 26 wins this season,  the most since 2019. Helping get there securing 19 of them by pitching gems in the circle are Paige Vargas and Lainey Lyle. As the 1-2 punch for the Bison most weekends, Lyle  and Vargas both have sub 3 ERA’s throwing 16 complete games, allowing opponents to only…