Friday, March 1
Stanford, Calif.
12 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
vs
Cal Poly
Photo by: Cat Wofford
NDSU Opens with Cal Poly, Montana at Stanford Nike Invitational on March 1
2/27/2019 11:27:00 AM | Softball
NDSU Softball Release.pdf
North Dakota State (7-6) is scheduled to open against Cal Poly (3-10) at noon CT Friday, March 1, in the Stanford Nike Invitational in Boyd & Jill Family Stadium (1,500) ... The Bison then play Montana (3-12) at 4:30 p.m. CT ... All games on pac-12.com/live/stanford-university ... Live stats at gostanford.com/sidearmstats/softball/ ... The schedule:
Stanford Nike Invitational
Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium / Stanford, Calif.
Friday, March 1
BISON (4-4) vs. Cal Poly (3-10), 12 p.m.
BISON vs. Montana (3-12), 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 2
BISON vs. --/#T23 Northwestern (11-3), 4:30 p.m.
BISON vs. Stanford (11-2), 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
BISON vs. Stanford, 1:15 p.m.
Times converted to Central Time
The Series
This will be the first meeting between North Dakota State and Cal Poly, members of the Big West Conference ... This is the third meeting between North Dakota State and Montana, members of the Big Sky Conference ... The Bison lead the series 2-0 ... This will be the first meeting between North Dakota State and Northwestern, members of the Big Ten Conference ... This will be the fifth meeting between North Dakota State and Stanford, members of the Pac 12 Conference ... The series is tied 2-2.
Quickly Around the Horn
North Dakota State is 2-0 in extra innings this season, beating Troy 3-2 in 9 innings on Feb. 22 ... NDSU stands 51-32 in extra innings under head coach Darren Mueller since 2002 ... The Bison are 64-52 in extra innings overall ... Pitcher KK Leddy and catcher Maddie Hansen were named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge Session 2 all-tournament team played Feb. 14-16 ... Leddy was 1-2 with a shutout and 2.33 ERA ... Hansen hit .357 with a pair of doubles, home run and two RBI ... Collectively, the Bison are batting .272 with a 4.48 earned run average and are fielding at .964 ... NDSU opponents are batting .270 with a 3.24 ERA and are fielding at .953 ... The Bison are averaging 4.62 runs scored per game, while opponents are averaging 4.92.
Quartet Takes Aim at NDSU Career Charts
On the NDSU career charts, third baseman Julia Luciano is No. 4 in times hit by pitch (15) ... Outfielder Katie Shoultz is No. 5 in fielding (.993), and No. 8 in stolen bases (64) and stolen base attempts (76) ... Second baseman Zoe Stavrou is tied for No. 7 in sacrifice flies (6) ... Pitcher KK Leddy is No. 8 in batters faced (1,986), No. 9 in strikeouts (303), and No. 10 in innings pitched (421.2).
KK Leddy Named Summit League Pitcher of the Week
North Dakota State senior KK Leddy was named the Summit League Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 18 ... Leddy earned her second career weekly honor ... The right-hander from Middleburg, Fla., compiled a 1-2 record with one shutout and 2.33 earned run average ... She struck out 14 and walked seven in 18 innings pitched ... Opponents hit only .239 with 17 hits and six earned runs ... Leddy was named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge Session 2 all-tournament team.
#SpecialK Notches Shutouts, Double-Figure Ks
North Dakota State right-hander KK Leddy recorded her third career double-figure strikeout game with 12 against Villanova (2-23-19) ... Leddy matched her career-high with 13 Ks vs. UTSA (2-9-19) ... Leddy tossed a three-hit shutout past Northern Colorado (2-13-19), her first of the season and eighth of her career ... Leddy has compiled a 36-29 record.
North Dakota State (7-6) is scheduled to open against Cal Poly (3-10) at noon CT Friday, March 1, in the Stanford Nike Invitational in Boyd & Jill Family Stadium (1,500) ... The Bison then play Montana (3-12) at 4:30 p.m. CT ... All games on pac-12.com/live/stanford-university ... Live stats at gostanford.com/sidearmstats/softball/ ... The schedule:
Stanford Nike Invitational
Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium / Stanford, Calif.
Friday, March 1
BISON (4-4) vs. Cal Poly (3-10), 12 p.m.
BISON vs. Montana (3-12), 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 2
BISON vs. --/#T23 Northwestern (11-3), 4:30 p.m.
BISON vs. Stanford (11-2), 9 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
BISON vs. Stanford, 1:15 p.m.
Times converted to Central Time
The Series
This will be the first meeting between North Dakota State and Cal Poly, members of the Big West Conference ... This is the third meeting between North Dakota State and Montana, members of the Big Sky Conference ... The Bison lead the series 2-0 ... This will be the first meeting between North Dakota State and Northwestern, members of the Big Ten Conference ... This will be the fifth meeting between North Dakota State and Stanford, members of the Pac 12 Conference ... The series is tied 2-2.
Quickly Around the Horn
North Dakota State is 2-0 in extra innings this season, beating Troy 3-2 in 9 innings on Feb. 22 ... NDSU stands 51-32 in extra innings under head coach Darren Mueller since 2002 ... The Bison are 64-52 in extra innings overall ... Pitcher KK Leddy and catcher Maddie Hansen were named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge Session 2 all-tournament team played Feb. 14-16 ... Leddy was 1-2 with a shutout and 2.33 ERA ... Hansen hit .357 with a pair of doubles, home run and two RBI ... Collectively, the Bison are batting .272 with a 4.48 earned run average and are fielding at .964 ... NDSU opponents are batting .270 with a 3.24 ERA and are fielding at .953 ... The Bison are averaging 4.62 runs scored per game, while opponents are averaging 4.92.
Quartet Takes Aim at NDSU Career Charts
On the NDSU career charts, third baseman Julia Luciano is No. 4 in times hit by pitch (15) ... Outfielder Katie Shoultz is No. 5 in fielding (.993), and No. 8 in stolen bases (64) and stolen base attempts (76) ... Second baseman Zoe Stavrou is tied for No. 7 in sacrifice flies (6) ... Pitcher KK Leddy is No. 8 in batters faced (1,986), No. 9 in strikeouts (303), and No. 10 in innings pitched (421.2).
KK Leddy Named Summit League Pitcher of the Week
North Dakota State senior KK Leddy was named the Summit League Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 18 ... Leddy earned her second career weekly honor ... The right-hander from Middleburg, Fla., compiled a 1-2 record with one shutout and 2.33 earned run average ... She struck out 14 and walked seven in 18 innings pitched ... Opponents hit only .239 with 17 hits and six earned runs ... Leddy was named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge Session 2 all-tournament team.
#SpecialK Notches Shutouts, Double-Figure Ks
North Dakota State right-hander KK Leddy recorded her third career double-figure strikeout game with 12 against Villanova (2-23-19) ... Leddy matched her career-high with 13 Ks vs. UTSA (2-9-19) ... Leddy tossed a three-hit shutout past Northern Colorado (2-13-19), her first of the season and eighth of her career ... Leddy has compiled a 36-29 record.
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