NDSU Softball

College, Top Sports Headlines

NDSU Softball: Bison Recount 2017 NCAA Tournament Win over Oklahoma Before Matchup with Mississippi State

This will be the herd's sixteenth NCAA appearance in the program's history
,

FARGO, N.D. — NDSU  softball is twenty-four hours away from the NCAA Tucson Regional tournament. This will be the herd’s sixteenth NCAA appearance in the program’s history. Nine of those trips have taken place in the last ten years, so the Bison are no stranger to the big stage. NDSU is also quite familiar with being overlooked by tournament teams……
College, Top Sports Headlines

NDSU Softball: NDSU Uses Summit League Losses as a Lesson Heading into NCAA Tournament

NDSU softball hit the 20 win mark before beginning conference play this season
,

FARGO, N.D. —When you win nine Summit League Tournament titles in one decade and put up 30 wins year-after-year, it becomes easy to overlook weaker opponents. That’s what happened to NDSU softball after hitting the 20 win mark before beginning conference play. The herd then took losses to Omaha, South Dakota State and Fort Wayne in their first few tastes…
College, Top Sports Headlines

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, North Dakota News, Top Sports Headlines

NDSU Softball Claims Another Summit League Tournament Title

This is the Bison's ninth summit league title in the last ten years.
,

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – No. 1 North Dakota State relied on a six-run third inning and dominate pitching from Jacquelyn Sertic to defeat No. 2 South Dakota State 6-1 Saturday afternoon at Ellig Sports Complex. The Bison collected their ninth tournament title in the past ten years and their fifth in-a-row. South Dakota State’s Abbey Murphy picked up right…
College, KVRR Sports Extra, Top Sports Headlines

College Softball: Sertic No-Hitter Propels NDSU to Summit League Championship Game

NDSU's Jacquelyn Sertic recorded a tournament-record 15 strikeouts and earned the first no-hitter in tournament history since 2015
,

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — No. 1 North Dakota State dominated No. 2 South Dakota State in a 4-0 shutout that featured Jacquelyn Sertic recording a tournament-record 15 strikeouts and earning the first no-hitter in tournament history since 2015. The Bison advance to the program’s 10th-straight Championship final appearance. South Dakota State will fight for its life in an elimination contest today…
College, KVRR Sports Extra

College Softball: Bison Set To Face Omaha in Summit League Tournament

NDSU won its seventh regular-season league title in the last ten years and locked down the number-one seed in the conference tournament
,

FARGO, N.D. — Claiming the top seed in the Summit League Tournament and winning regular-season titles is nothing new for Bison softball. NDSU continued that tradition yet again this season. The team won its seventh regular-season league title in the last ten years and locked down the number-one seed in the conference tournament. These accolades, however, have become the expectation…
College, North Dakota News, Top Sports Headlines

Bison Softball Heads into Summit League Tournament with Top Seed

NDSU receives a bye first round and awaits the winner of USD/Omaha.
,

ELMHURST, Ill. (Summit League) – North Dakota State will carry the top seed into The Summit League Softball Championship after winning its seventh regular season title. Joining the Bison in the championship field are South Dakota State, Western Illinois, South Dakota, Omaha and Fort Wayne. The 2018 Summit League Softball Championship will be played May 9-12, at Ellig Sports Complex on…
College, Top Sports Headlines

Sertic Nearly Perfect as Bison Softball Clinches Regular Season Title

NDSU wins the conference regular season title for the sixth time in last seven years.
,

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Jacquelyn Sertic carried a perfect game into the seventh as North Dakota State shut out Western Illinois 4-0 in a Summit League single-game played Sunday, May 6, before 245 spectators at the Ellig Sports Complex. NDSU (30-17, 10-3 SL) completed the three-game sweep on Senior Day to clinch the program’s seventh Summit League regular season…
College, Top Sports Headlines

College Softball: NDSU Rolls Into First Place With Sweep Over Western Illinois

Bison Jacquelyn Sertic and KK Leddy threw back-to-back shutouts
,

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — For the third straight Saturday, Jacquelyn Sertic and KK Leddy threw back-to-back shutouts as North Dakota State blanked Western Illinois by identical scores of 3-0 in a Summit League softball doubleheader played Saturday, May 5, before 260 spectators at the Ellig Sports Complex. The Bison moved into first place in the league standings as head…
College, Top Sports Headlines

College Softball: Tough Fifth Inning Sinks NDSU

NDSU scoreless inning streak snapped at 40.2 innings.
,

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – Fort Wayne struck for six straight hits and four runs with two outs in the fifth inning as the Mastodons defeated North Dakota State 5-2 in a Summit League game played Sunday, April 29, before 217 spectators at the windy Ellig Sports Complex. NDSU (27-15, 7-3 SL) is scheduled to play at Minnesota on Tuesday,…