Darren Mueller

Bison Softball Playing as One Heading into NCAA Regionals

NDSU faces Mississippi State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State softball is much more familiar with NCAA Regionals. The Bison are making another appearance this season after winning the Summit League tournament for the ninth time in the last decade. The players say they doubted themselves at times though. Not the usual talk of ‘always believing’ in themselves. They were actually very frank about…

College Softball: Bison Gear Up for Home Opener in Renovated Sports Complex

NDSU will host Fort Wayne on Saturday

FARGO, N.D. —The Bison softball team has played twelve “home games” so far this season, none of which were actually played at the Ellig Sports Complex. But thanks to the warmer weather NDSU is finally gearing up to host Fort Wayne this weekend, and got the chance to practice outside on their home turf Wednesday afternoon. The herd has some…

Bison Softball Prepares for Summit League Opener

NDSU Summit League opener set for this weekend with Omaha.

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State (20-12, 0-0 SL) is scheduled to play its three-game Summit League softball series at Omaha (13-24, 1-5 SL). The teams will play a doubleheader at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 5, and 1 p.m. single-game Friday, April 6 at Westside Field at Westbrook. The series was originally scheduled for Saturday, April 7, and…

Watch: NDSU Softball Coach Darren Mueller Discusses National Signing Day additions

Bison softball adds three players to the upcoming class

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State University head softball coach Darren Mueller announced Wednesday, Nov. 8, that pitcher Paige Vargas (Mission Viejo, Calif. / Santa Margarita Catholic H.S.), catcher-outfielder Avery Wysong (Beaver Creek, Minn./Hills-Beaver Creek H.S.) and middle infielder Nicole Licea (Corona,Calif. / Hillcrest H.S.) have all signed National Letters of Intent to attend NDSU and play softball beginning…

Coach of the Week: NDSU Softball Coach Darren Mueller

Mueller is trying to lead the Bison to their 6th consecutive regular-season Summit League title

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State softball coach Darren Mueller is in his 16th season as the head coach of the Bison, and he is the KVRR Coach of the Week. The Bison have two series left in their regular-season before they host the Summit League Tournament.   Categories: College, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Bison, coach of the…

Tough Non-Conference Schedule Prepares NDSU Softball for Summit League

Bison Host IUPUI in a series beginning on Saturday

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State softball (15-21, 3-0 SL) is scheduled to host IUPUI (13-20, 3-0 SL) for the Bison’s first home series of the season. The Bison have won four in a row, including a series against Fort Wayne to kick off Summit League Play. At times, NDSU’s offense has struggled to get going, but head coach Darren…