Friday, May 8
Fargo, N.D.
12 p.m.
North Dakota State
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South Dakota State
Photo by: Bob Nelson
NDSU Faces Western Illinois-SDSU Winner on Friday in Summit League Tournament
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Summit League Softball Championships Tournament Central
This Weekend
Five-time regular season champion and top-seed North Dakota State (40-9) is scheduled to open Summit League tournament play against the winner of Western Illinois (18-22) and South Dakota State (22-27) at noon Friday, May 8, at the Ellig Sports Complex ... NDSU is 20-5 in six tournament appearances and have won five of six tournament championships (2009-10-11-12, 2014) ... The opening round of the tournament was rained out Wednesday ... North Dakota State is 8-1 at home this season, while Western Illinois is 8-5 and South Dakota State is 6-13 on the road ... Here is the revised tournament schedule:
Summit League Softball Championship Schedule
Thursday, May 7
G1: #4 Western Illinois (18-22) vs. #5 South Dakota State (22-27), Noon Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
G2: #3 IUPUI (31-16) vs. #6 Fort Wayne (3-44), 2:30 p.m. Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
NOTE: Games 1 & 2 will be single elimination with the remainder of the tournament being double elimination
Friday, May 8
G3: #1 North Dakota State (40-9) vs. G1 Winner, Noon Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
G4: #2 South Dakota (26-23-1) vs. G2 Winner, 2:30 p.m. Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
G5: G3 Loser vs. G4 Loser, 5 p.m. Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
Saturday, May 9
G6: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner, Noon Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
G7: G5 Winner vs. G6 Loser, 2:30 p.m. Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
G8: G6 Winner vs. G7 Winner, 5 p.m. Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
Sunday, May 10
*G9: G8 Winner vs. G8 Loser, TBA Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
*If necessary
Ticket Information
Tickets for the Summit League Softball Championship are $8 for adults, $5 for students with ID and $5 for youth 17-and-under per day ... All seating is general admission ... Tickets are available at the Ellig Sports Complex on game day ... Gates at the Ellig Sports Complex will open 60 minutes prior to first pitch each day ... For more information, call 1-888-231-NDSU (6378).
The Series
This would be the 29th meeting between North Dakota State University and Western Illinois ... NDSU leads the series 21-7 ... The Bison won all three games in the Summit League series in Macomb ... This would be the 107th meeting between North Dakota State and South Dakota State ... NDSU leads the series 62-44 ... The Bison won all three games in the Summit League series in Fargo.
Garcia, Menke, NDSU Coaching Staff Earn Summit League Honors, Eight Bison Named to All-League Teams
North Dakota State University second baseman Cheyenne Garcia was named Summit League Player of the Year, Krista Menke earned the second Pitcher of the Year award, and North Dakota State head coaches Darren Mueller and Jamie Trachsel, assistant Brynne Dordel and graduate assistant manager Kendall Grimm were named Coaching Staff of the Year on May 5 ... Joining Garcia and Menke on the all-Summit Legue first team were center fielder Alex Sobrero, third baseman Amanda Grable and left fielder Maritza Lopez-Portillo ... Named the all-Summit League second team were catcher Alyssa Reina, first baseman Jackie Stifter and shortstop Logan Moreland.
Bison Reach 40 Wins For First Time Since 2004
With the 14-6 win over IUPUI on May 3, North Dakota State softball reached 40 wins for the first time since 2004 (40-11), the program's last year at Division II ... With the 8-4 victory over South Dakota State on April 11, NDSU softball reached 30 wins for the ninth straight season ... NDSU is off to its best start in the Division I era ...Here's a look:
2015--40-9
2014--36-18
2013--33-16
2012--38-22
2011--30-27
2010--33-25
2009--38-20
2008--37-17
2007--34-23
Quickly Around The Horn
North Dakota State received 42 votes toward the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 poll released April 28 ... It's the seventh straight week NDSU has received votes toward this poll ... The Bison also received 12 votes toward the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 for the fifth time this season ... North Dakota State has won eight of its last 20 meetings with nationally-ranked opponents, last win 5-4 at #21 South Alabama (4-24-15) ... NDSU is 3-3 this season against nationally-ranked opponents and 9-50 overall ... Krista Menke crafted her fourth no-hitter of the season and fifth career no-hitter with the seven-inning 1-0 win over IUPUI (5-2-15) ... Menke recorded her first career perfect game with the five-inning 18-0 win at Fort Wayne (4-11-15) ... She struck out 12 of 15 batters faced ... Menke also notched a no-hitter -- a 3-0 eight inning win over Purdue University (3-7-15) at the Tennessee Classic ... Menke opened the season with a five-inning gem against Green Bay (2-6-15) ... Her other career no-hitter came against Liberty in March 2013 ... North Dakota State has 29 no-hitters, including 12 at 7-plus innings, in the program's history ... NDSU has had eight perfect games ... Menke has 11 shutouts this season and 32 in her career ... Menke also has nine one-hitters and 17 two-hitters in her career ... Menke has reached double-figure strikeouts 21 times this season and 28 times in her career, including a career-high 16 vs. IUPUI (5-2-15), Bowling Green (3-14-15) and Montana (3-1-15) ... Junior first baseman Jackie Stifter hit a grand slam in the 14-6 win over IUPUI (5-3-15) ... It was NDSU's second grand slam of the season ... Redshirt sophomore catcher Alyssa Reina hit a grand slam at Fort Wayne (4-11-15) ... Reina tied the school single-game record with two home runs against South Dakota State (4-12-15)... Earlier this season junior second baseman Cheyenne Garcia also tied the record with a pair of homers vs. Iowa (2-7-15) ... That record has been achieved 20 times by 13 athletes including current players Logan Moreland (2), Amanda Grable (2), Maritza Lopez-Portillo (1) and Garcia (1) ... Junior shortstop Logan Moreland is currently leading the team with .448 batting average, one of three players over .400 -- Cheyenne Garcia (.416) and Amanda Grable (.404) ... Moreland has 25 multi-hit games ... Garcia has 15 multi-RBI games ... Grable had a season and career-high 17-game hitting streak ... NDSU has 13 players with one or more RBI this season including Garcia with team-high 51 ... Thirteen Bison have scored one or more runs this season led by Garcia's 60 ... The Bison are 2-1 this season and 42-28 in extra innings under head coach Darren Mueller since 2002 ... North Dakota State is 55-48 in extra innings overall ... Collectively, the Bison are hitting .329 with a 2.50 earned run average and are fielding at .971 ... NDSU opponents are hitting .194 with a 5.73 ERA and fielding at .944 ... The Bison are averaging 6.39 runs scored per game, while opponents are averaging 2.80 ... The big inning has been the fifth for North Dakota State with 64 runs scored including an 11-run fifth against South Dakota State (4-11-15).
Menke, Grable, Garcia, Reina Take Aim at Career Charts
On the NDSU career charts, senior pitcher Krista Menke is tied for 1st in saves (7), 2nd in appearances (149), game started (124) and batters faced (3,470); 3rd in innings pitched (820.1), complete games (102), wins (92) and strikeouts (886); lowest opponent batting average (.197), shutouts (32) and strikeouts per 7 IP (7.56 avg.), and 10th in lowest ERA (2.33) ... Senior third baseman Amanda Grable is tied for 2nd in sacrifice flies (9), 4th in home runs (33) and walks (93); 5th in RBI (154), 8th in double plays turned (21), 9th in fielding assists (316), and 10th in slugging percentage (.530), and total bases (329) ... Junior second baseman Cheyenne Garcia is 6th in slugging percentage (.571); tied for 9th in home runs (24), tied for 9th in sacrifice flies (5), runs scored (140), and in double plays turned (18), and 10th in RBI (122) and stolen bases (49) ... Junior left fielder Maritza Lopez-Portillo is 4th in hit by pitch (12) and tied for 4th sacrifice flies (8) ... Sophomore catcher Alyssa Reina is 7th in slugging percentage (.559) and fielding percentage (.990), and 8th in putouts (672) ... Junior first baseman Jackie Stifter is tied for 6th in hit by pitch (10) and tied for 9th in sacrifice flies (5) ... Junior shortstop Logan Moreland is 8th in batting average (.366) and 9th in on-base percentage (.429) ... Senior Alex Sobero is tied for 10th in doubles (37).
Bison and the RPI
The seventh NCAA RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) was released May 4 ... The Bison come in at program best No. 36 ... The Summit League ranks 21st among Division I conferences ... IUPUI follows at No. 122, South Dakota is No. 141, Western Illinois at No. 176, Omaha is No. 187, South Dakota State at No. 253, and Fort Wayne is No. 273 ... The highest final NCAA RPI rankings for NDSU softball are No. 41 in 2014, No. 62 in 2013 and No. 65 in 2009.
Bison In NCAA Statistics, Active NCAA Career Leaders
In the NCAA statistics released May 4, North Dakota State University is 5th in stolen bases per game (2.37 avg), 7th in doubles per game (1.78 avg), 13th in won-loss percentage (.816), 25th in batting average (.329), 27th in scoring (6.39 avg.) and 30th in earned run average (2.50) ... Individually, Krista Menke is second in the nation with 339 strikeouts and 3rd in shutouts (11), 5th in wins (29), 6th in strikeouts per 7 IP (10.6 avg) and 8th in hits allowed (4.00 avg) ... Second baseman Cheyenne Garcia is 10th in runs per game (1.22 avg.) ... Shortstop Logan Moreland is 26th in batting average (.448) ... Left fielder Maritza Lopez-Portillo is 19th in sacrifice flies (5) ... Krista Menke also ranks in the top 25 among active career Division I leaders in eight different categories including five top 10 -- 3rd in complete games, 4th in games started and innings pitched, 5th in shutouts, 6th in wins, 8th in strikeouts, 16th in appearances and 21st in strikeouts per 7 IP ... Amanda Grable is 41st in RBI.
Four Bison Players Earn Summit League Weekly Honors
North Dakota State senior Krista Menke was named The Summit League Pitcher of the Week for the ninth time this season and 19th time in her career on May 4 ... Menke has been also named the College Sports Madness.com Summit Player of the Week for six times ... North Dakota State centerfielder Alex Sobrero was named The Summit League Player of the Week on March 23 ... It was the second weekly honor for Sobrero ... Sobrero was named the College Sports Madness.com Summit League Player of the Week ... NDSU second baseman Cheyenne Garcia and Krista Menke were named The Summit League Player and the Pitcher of the Week on March 2 ... It was the first career weekly honor for Garcia ... NDSU catcher Alyssa Reina was named The Summit League Softball Player of the Week on Feb. 16 ... It was the first career league weekly honor for Reina ... Reina was also College Sports Madness.com's Summit League Player of the Week.
Menke Selected as Senior CLASS Award® Candidate
North Dakota State University pitcher Krista Menke was one of 30 NCAA® softball student-athletes selected as candidates for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award® ... Menke, a 5-foot-11 senior from Friend, Neb., maintains a 3.627 G.P.A. majoring in exercise science ... She is a member of the NDSU Student-Athlete Advisory Council and has been active in NDSU SAAC and softball team community projects ... To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
The Mueller/Trachsel File
Head coaches for North Dakota State are Darren Mueller (14th season, 21st overall) and Jamie Trachsel (5th season, 13th overall) ... Mueller has compiled a 498-265 record (.651) including 141-34 (.802) vs. Summit League competition (including tournament) ... Trachsel has compiled a 178-92 record (.654) including a 95-23 (.800) vs. Summit League competition including tournament ... Mueller recorded win No. 450 at South Dakota (5-2-14) ... Trachsel earned win No. 150 vs. Northern Iowa (3-16-15) ... The Bison have had nine straight 30-plus win seasons and reached 40 wins for the first time since 2004... North Dakota State has won five Summit League tournament championships (2009-10-11-12, 2014) to advance to NCAA regional play ... The Bison won the NCAA Norman Regional in 2009 and advanced to the NCAA Super Regional at Arizona State ... NDSU has won five Summit League regular season crowns (2008, 2012-13-14-15) ... Rounding out the Bison staff are pitching coach Brynne Dordel and graduate assistant manager Kendall Grimm ... Mueller became the program's all-time winningest coach with the 4-1 victory at Western Illinois (4-16-11) ... The NDSU coaching staff earned the 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Summit League Coaching Staff of the Year honors ... The NDSU staff earned 2009 National Fastpitch Coaches Association co-Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year award ... Mueller was named the 2006 and 2007 Division I Independent Coach of the Year.
Summit League Softball Championships Tournament Central
This Weekend
Five-time regular season champion and top-seed North Dakota State (40-9) is scheduled to open Summit League tournament play against the winner of Western Illinois (18-22) and South Dakota State (22-27) at noon Friday, May 8, at the Ellig Sports Complex ... NDSU is 20-5 in six tournament appearances and have won five of six tournament championships (2009-10-11-12, 2014) ... The opening round of the tournament was rained out Wednesday ... North Dakota State is 8-1 at home this season, while Western Illinois is 8-5 and South Dakota State is 6-13 on the road ... Here is the revised tournament schedule:
Summit League Softball Championship Schedule
Thursday, May 7
G1: #4 Western Illinois (18-22) vs. #5 South Dakota State (22-27), Noon Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
G2: #3 IUPUI (31-16) vs. #6 Fort Wayne (3-44), 2:30 p.m. Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
NOTE: Games 1 & 2 will be single elimination with the remainder of the tournament being double elimination
Friday, May 8
G3: #1 North Dakota State (40-9) vs. G1 Winner, Noon Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
G4: #2 South Dakota (26-23-1) vs. G2 Winner, 2:30 p.m. Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
G5: G3 Loser vs. G4 Loser, 5 p.m. Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
Saturday, May 9
G6: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner, Noon Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
G7: G5 Winner vs. G6 Loser, 2:30 p.m. Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
G8: G6 Winner vs. G7 Winner, 5 p.m. Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
Sunday, May 10
*G9: G8 Winner vs. G8 Loser, TBA Watch Live | Listen Live | Live Stats
*If necessary
Ticket Information
Tickets for the Summit League Softball Championship are $8 for adults, $5 for students with ID and $5 for youth 17-and-under per day ... All seating is general admission ... Tickets are available at the Ellig Sports Complex on game day ... Gates at the Ellig Sports Complex will open 60 minutes prior to first pitch each day ... For more information, call 1-888-231-NDSU (6378).
The Series
This would be the 29th meeting between North Dakota State University and Western Illinois ... NDSU leads the series 21-7 ... The Bison won all three games in the Summit League series in Macomb ... This would be the 107th meeting between North Dakota State and South Dakota State ... NDSU leads the series 62-44 ... The Bison won all three games in the Summit League series in Fargo.
Garcia, Menke, NDSU Coaching Staff Earn Summit League Honors, Eight Bison Named to All-League Teams
North Dakota State University second baseman Cheyenne Garcia was named Summit League Player of the Year, Krista Menke earned the second Pitcher of the Year award, and North Dakota State head coaches Darren Mueller and Jamie Trachsel, assistant Brynne Dordel and graduate assistant manager Kendall Grimm were named Coaching Staff of the Year on May 5 ... Joining Garcia and Menke on the all-Summit Legue first team were center fielder Alex Sobrero, third baseman Amanda Grable and left fielder Maritza Lopez-Portillo ... Named the all-Summit League second team were catcher Alyssa Reina, first baseman Jackie Stifter and shortstop Logan Moreland.
Bison Reach 40 Wins For First Time Since 2004
With the 14-6 win over IUPUI on May 3, North Dakota State softball reached 40 wins for the first time since 2004 (40-11), the program's last year at Division II ... With the 8-4 victory over South Dakota State on April 11, NDSU softball reached 30 wins for the ninth straight season ... NDSU is off to its best start in the Division I era ...Here's a look:
2015--40-9
2014--36-18
2013--33-16
2012--38-22
2011--30-27
2010--33-25
2009--38-20
2008--37-17
2007--34-23
Quickly Around The Horn
North Dakota State received 42 votes toward the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 poll released April 28 ... It's the seventh straight week NDSU has received votes toward this poll ... The Bison also received 12 votes toward the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 for the fifth time this season ... North Dakota State has won eight of its last 20 meetings with nationally-ranked opponents, last win 5-4 at #21 South Alabama (4-24-15) ... NDSU is 3-3 this season against nationally-ranked opponents and 9-50 overall ... Krista Menke crafted her fourth no-hitter of the season and fifth career no-hitter with the seven-inning 1-0 win over IUPUI (5-2-15) ... Menke recorded her first career perfect game with the five-inning 18-0 win at Fort Wayne (4-11-15) ... She struck out 12 of 15 batters faced ... Menke also notched a no-hitter -- a 3-0 eight inning win over Purdue University (3-7-15) at the Tennessee Classic ... Menke opened the season with a five-inning gem against Green Bay (2-6-15) ... Her other career no-hitter came against Liberty in March 2013 ... North Dakota State has 29 no-hitters, including 12 at 7-plus innings, in the program's history ... NDSU has had eight perfect games ... Menke has 11 shutouts this season and 32 in her career ... Menke also has nine one-hitters and 17 two-hitters in her career ... Menke has reached double-figure strikeouts 21 times this season and 28 times in her career, including a career-high 16 vs. IUPUI (5-2-15), Bowling Green (3-14-15) and Montana (3-1-15) ... Junior first baseman Jackie Stifter hit a grand slam in the 14-6 win over IUPUI (5-3-15) ... It was NDSU's second grand slam of the season ... Redshirt sophomore catcher Alyssa Reina hit a grand slam at Fort Wayne (4-11-15) ... Reina tied the school single-game record with two home runs against South Dakota State (4-12-15)... Earlier this season junior second baseman Cheyenne Garcia also tied the record with a pair of homers vs. Iowa (2-7-15) ... That record has been achieved 20 times by 13 athletes including current players Logan Moreland (2), Amanda Grable (2), Maritza Lopez-Portillo (1) and Garcia (1) ... Junior shortstop Logan Moreland is currently leading the team with .448 batting average, one of three players over .400 -- Cheyenne Garcia (.416) and Amanda Grable (.404) ... Moreland has 25 multi-hit games ... Garcia has 15 multi-RBI games ... Grable had a season and career-high 17-game hitting streak ... NDSU has 13 players with one or more RBI this season including Garcia with team-high 51 ... Thirteen Bison have scored one or more runs this season led by Garcia's 60 ... The Bison are 2-1 this season and 42-28 in extra innings under head coach Darren Mueller since 2002 ... North Dakota State is 55-48 in extra innings overall ... Collectively, the Bison are hitting .329 with a 2.50 earned run average and are fielding at .971 ... NDSU opponents are hitting .194 with a 5.73 ERA and fielding at .944 ... The Bison are averaging 6.39 runs scored per game, while opponents are averaging 2.80 ... The big inning has been the fifth for North Dakota State with 64 runs scored including an 11-run fifth against South Dakota State (4-11-15).
Menke, Grable, Garcia, Reina Take Aim at Career Charts
On the NDSU career charts, senior pitcher Krista Menke is tied for 1st in saves (7), 2nd in appearances (149), game started (124) and batters faced (3,470); 3rd in innings pitched (820.1), complete games (102), wins (92) and strikeouts (886); lowest opponent batting average (.197), shutouts (32) and strikeouts per 7 IP (7.56 avg.), and 10th in lowest ERA (2.33) ... Senior third baseman Amanda Grable is tied for 2nd in sacrifice flies (9), 4th in home runs (33) and walks (93); 5th in RBI (154), 8th in double plays turned (21), 9th in fielding assists (316), and 10th in slugging percentage (.530), and total bases (329) ... Junior second baseman Cheyenne Garcia is 6th in slugging percentage (.571); tied for 9th in home runs (24), tied for 9th in sacrifice flies (5), runs scored (140), and in double plays turned (18), and 10th in RBI (122) and stolen bases (49) ... Junior left fielder Maritza Lopez-Portillo is 4th in hit by pitch (12) and tied for 4th sacrifice flies (8) ... Sophomore catcher Alyssa Reina is 7th in slugging percentage (.559) and fielding percentage (.990), and 8th in putouts (672) ... Junior first baseman Jackie Stifter is tied for 6th in hit by pitch (10) and tied for 9th in sacrifice flies (5) ... Junior shortstop Logan Moreland is 8th in batting average (.366) and 9th in on-base percentage (.429) ... Senior Alex Sobero is tied for 10th in doubles (37).
Bison and the RPI
The seventh NCAA RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) was released May 4 ... The Bison come in at program best No. 36 ... The Summit League ranks 21st among Division I conferences ... IUPUI follows at No. 122, South Dakota is No. 141, Western Illinois at No. 176, Omaha is No. 187, South Dakota State at No. 253, and Fort Wayne is No. 273 ... The highest final NCAA RPI rankings for NDSU softball are No. 41 in 2014, No. 62 in 2013 and No. 65 in 2009.
Bison In NCAA Statistics, Active NCAA Career Leaders
In the NCAA statistics released May 4, North Dakota State University is 5th in stolen bases per game (2.37 avg), 7th in doubles per game (1.78 avg), 13th in won-loss percentage (.816), 25th in batting average (.329), 27th in scoring (6.39 avg.) and 30th in earned run average (2.50) ... Individually, Krista Menke is second in the nation with 339 strikeouts and 3rd in shutouts (11), 5th in wins (29), 6th in strikeouts per 7 IP (10.6 avg) and 8th in hits allowed (4.00 avg) ... Second baseman Cheyenne Garcia is 10th in runs per game (1.22 avg.) ... Shortstop Logan Moreland is 26th in batting average (.448) ... Left fielder Maritza Lopez-Portillo is 19th in sacrifice flies (5) ... Krista Menke also ranks in the top 25 among active career Division I leaders in eight different categories including five top 10 -- 3rd in complete games, 4th in games started and innings pitched, 5th in shutouts, 6th in wins, 8th in strikeouts, 16th in appearances and 21st in strikeouts per 7 IP ... Amanda Grable is 41st in RBI.
Four Bison Players Earn Summit League Weekly Honors
North Dakota State senior Krista Menke was named The Summit League Pitcher of the Week for the ninth time this season and 19th time in her career on May 4 ... Menke has been also named the College Sports Madness.com Summit Player of the Week for six times ... North Dakota State centerfielder Alex Sobrero was named The Summit League Player of the Week on March 23 ... It was the second weekly honor for Sobrero ... Sobrero was named the College Sports Madness.com Summit League Player of the Week ... NDSU second baseman Cheyenne Garcia and Krista Menke were named The Summit League Player and the Pitcher of the Week on March 2 ... It was the first career weekly honor for Garcia ... NDSU catcher Alyssa Reina was named The Summit League Softball Player of the Week on Feb. 16 ... It was the first career league weekly honor for Reina ... Reina was also College Sports Madness.com's Summit League Player of the Week.
Menke Selected as Senior CLASS Award® Candidate
North Dakota State University pitcher Krista Menke was one of 30 NCAA® softball student-athletes selected as candidates for the 2015 Senior CLASS Award® ... Menke, a 5-foot-11 senior from Friend, Neb., maintains a 3.627 G.P.A. majoring in exercise science ... She is a member of the NDSU Student-Athlete Advisory Council and has been active in NDSU SAAC and softball team community projects ... To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
The Mueller/Trachsel File
Head coaches for North Dakota State are Darren Mueller (14th season, 21st overall) and Jamie Trachsel (5th season, 13th overall) ... Mueller has compiled a 498-265 record (.651) including 141-34 (.802) vs. Summit League competition (including tournament) ... Trachsel has compiled a 178-92 record (.654) including a 95-23 (.800) vs. Summit League competition including tournament ... Mueller recorded win No. 450 at South Dakota (5-2-14) ... Trachsel earned win No. 150 vs. Northern Iowa (3-16-15) ... The Bison have had nine straight 30-plus win seasons and reached 40 wins for the first time since 2004... North Dakota State has won five Summit League tournament championships (2009-10-11-12, 2014) to advance to NCAA regional play ... The Bison won the NCAA Norman Regional in 2009 and advanced to the NCAA Super Regional at Arizona State ... NDSU has won five Summit League regular season crowns (2008, 2012-13-14-15) ... Rounding out the Bison staff are pitching coach Brynne Dordel and graduate assistant manager Kendall Grimm ... Mueller became the program's all-time winningest coach with the 4-1 victory at Western Illinois (4-16-11) ... The NDSU coaching staff earned the 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Summit League Coaching Staff of the Year honors ... The NDSU staff earned 2009 National Fastpitch Coaches Association co-Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year award ... Mueller was named the 2006 and 2007 Division I Independent Coach of the Year.
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