College Softball

NDSU Softball Excited About Upgrades to Home Facility

NDSU softball opens season against Southern Utah on Friday.

FARGO, N.D. — With the calendar turning to February, and snow still covering the ground means it is time for Bison softball. North Dakota State begins its season on Friday in Las Vegas. There is still two months until the herd will play a home game, but there is a lot of buzz around the upgrades to their home field. A new…

Sertic, VanDomelen Receive All-Region Honors

NDSU's Sertic, UND's VanDomelen bot hon Midwest Region second team.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State pitcher Jacquelyn Sertic was selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division I All-Midwest Region second team announced Thursday, May 18. Sertic was named to the first team last season. NDSU (28-31) is scheduled to play host, defending champion and No. 10-seed Oklahoma (50-8) at 2 p.m. Friday, May 19, in…

Sooner Pitchers Could Create Tall Task For Bison Offense

OU's Paige Parker: 20-5, 160.0 IP, 1.36 ERA, and 207 K

NORMAN, Okla. (Oklahoma Athletics) — The defending national champion Oklahoma softball team (50-8, 17-1 Big 12) will host an NCAA Regional in Norman beginning Friday. The four-team, three-day event features Tulsa (39-15, 15-3 American) facing Arkansas (31-22, 7-18 SEC) at 11:30 a.m. Friday morning on SEC Network, before Oklahoma takes on North Dakota State (28-31, 11-7 Summit League) at 1:30…

Bison Softball Embracing Underdog Role Again

NDSU faces Oklahoma at 2 p.m. on Friday

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – This will be the fourth meeting between North Dakota State and Oklahoma. Oklahoma leads the series 2-1. The Bison lost the season opening series against the Sooners 9-0 and 7-2 in 2006. NDSU defeated Oklahoma 1-0 in 11 innings in the first game of the 2009 NCAA Norman Regional. This would be the third meeting between…

Bison Softball Prepares for Defending National Champion Oklahoma

NDSU making eighth NCAA tournament appearance in nine years.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — Summit League champion North Dakota State (28-31) is scheduled to play, defending champion and No. 10-seed Oklahoma (50-8) at 2 p.m. Central Time on Friday, May 19, on the first day of the NCAA Norman Regional at Marita Hynes Field. NDSU and Big 12 champion Oklahoma are scheduled to play on ESPN3. The first game features…

Bison Softball Wins Summit League Title

NDSU defeats IUPUI twice to earn automatic bid to NCAA tournament.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State forces game two of The Summit League Softball Championship title for the first time since 2014 as they defeat No 1 IUPUI 10-2 Saturday afternoon at the Ellig Sports Complex. NDSU earns the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bison (27-31) jumped out to an early 5-0 lead. The first…

UND Softball Eliminated from Big Sky Tournament

North Dakota's season ends with conference tournament loss.

OGDEN, Utah (UND Athletics) — The University of North Dakota softball team’s season came to an end, as Idaho State advanced on in the 2017 Big Sky Conference Softball Tournament with a 4-1 win over UND on Friday afternoon. After dropping the tournament’s opening game against Southern Utah on Thursday, the Fighting Hawks needed to win out to claim the…

Bison Softball Embracing Underdog Role

NDSU has won seven conference titles in last nine years.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State (24-30) is the No. 2 seed and is scheduled to play either No. 3 Western Illinois (20-30) or No. 6 South Dakota State (19-34) at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, in the Summit League Championship opener at the Ellig Sports Complex. The Bison are making their ninth straight tournament appearance and have…

College Softball: NDSU Completes the Sweep of SDSU

NDSU tied for first in Summit at 10-5.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) –Jax Sertic tossed a five-hitter and battery mate Tabby Heinz knocked in the only run of the game as North Dakota State blanked South Dakota State 1-0 in a Summit League softball game played Sunday, April 30, before 156 fans at the Ellig Sports Complex. The Bison completed a three-game Summit League series sweep over SDSU to move…