North Dakota State Bison softball

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North Dakota State Bison
North Dakota State Bison wordmark.svg
UniversityNorth Dakota State University
Head coach (20th season)
ConferenceSummit League
LocationFargo, ND
Home stadiumTharaldson Park (Capacity: 735)
NicknameBison
ColorsGreen and yellow[1]
   
NCAA Tournament champions
D II: 2000
NCAA WCWS appearances
pre-NCAA: 1973, 1974, 1975
D II: 1999, 2000, 2001
NCAA Tournament appearances
D I: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
D II: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Conference Tournament championships
Summit: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
North Central Conference: 1999, 2002
Regular Season Conference championships
Summit: 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
NCC: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

The North Dakota State Bison softball team is part of the athletic program at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. They are members of the NCAA Division I and the Summit League. The current Bison softball head coach is . The Bison softball team has appeared in six Women's College World Series, in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1999, 2000 and 2001.[2]

Head coaches[]

# Name Term
1 Judy Strachan 1976–1977
2 Pam Larson 1978
3 Donna Palivec 1979–1981
4 Kathy Frederickson 1982–1984
5 Sue Collins 1985
6 Pam Hehrens 1986–1987
7 Michelle Woodward 1988–1990
8 Nadine Roth 1991
9 Karla McCrory 1992
10 Greg Crowley 1993–1994
11 Mitch Hanson 1995–2001
12 Darren Mueller and Jamie Trachsel 2011–2016
12 Darren Mueller 2002–present

Postseason history[]

NCAA Division I Championships

  • 2009 Norman Region Champions

NCAA Division I Tournament results[]

The Bison have appeared in 10 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 10-20.

Year Regional Opponent Result
2009 Norman

Tempe Super Regional		 #7 Oklahoma
Tulsa
Tulsa
#10 Arizona State
#10 Arizona State		 W 1-0 11
W 3-2
W 4-1
L 0-11 5
L 0-3
2010 Seattle #3 Washington
Nebraska		 L 0-3
L 1-5
2011 Tempe #1 Arizona State
San Diego State		 L 0-105
L 4-5
2012 Tucson #13 Arizona
Hawai'i
Notre Dame		 L 0-115
W 9-7
L 4-8
2014 Minneapolis Auburn
#16 Minnesota
Auburn		 W 5-2
L 1-410
0-1
2015 Eugene Fresno State
#2 Oregon
BYU
Oregon		 W 4-0
L 3-4
W 7-0
L 1-6
2016 Seattle Minnesota
Weber State
Minnesota		 L 2-7
W 5-2
L 2-7
2017 Norman #10 Oklahoma
Tulsa
#10 Oklahoma		 W 3-29
L 1-2
L 2-105
2018 Tucson Mississippi State
#14 Arizona
Mississippi State		 W 5-4
L 0-6
L 0-125
2019 Minneapolis #7 Minnesota
Drale		 L 0-3
L 0-85

All seeds denote National Seeds


NCAA Division II Championships:

  • 2000 National Champions

Summit League Championships:

  • 2008 Regular Season Champions
  • 2009 Tournament Champions
  • 2010 Tournament Champions
  • 2011 Tournament Champions
  • 2012 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
  • 2013 Regular Season Champions
  • 2014 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
  • 2015 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
  • 2016 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
  • 2017 Tournament Champions
  • 2018 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
  • 2019 Regular Season & Tournament Champions

North Central Conference Championships:

  • 1999 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
  • 2000 Regular Season Champions
  • 2001 Regular Season Champions
  • 2002 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
  • 2003 Regular Season Champions
  • 2004 Regular Season Champions

Stadium[]

  • Tharaldson Park[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ NDSU Bison Graphic Standards (PDF). May 23, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Plummer, William; Floyd, Larry C. (2013). A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States: Turnkey Communications Inc. ISBN 978-0-9893007-0-4.
  3. ^ "Tharaldson Park". North Dakota State Athletics.

External links[]

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