NDSU Travels to Western Illinois for Summit League Three-Game Series on March 30-31

Saturday, March 30

Macomb, Ill.

1 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

Western Illinois

Photo by: Cat Wofford

NDSU Travels to Western Illinois for Summit League Three-Game Series on March 30-31

3/27/2019 9:40:00 AM | Softball

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North Dakota State (21-11, 3-0 SL) is scheduled to continue Summit League play at Western Illinois (7-14, 1-2 SL) for a three-game series this weekend ... The teams are scheduled to play a doubleheader at 12 p.m. Saturday, March 30, and a single-game at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 31 ... Saturday's doubleheader will be streamed on ESPN3/WatchESPN App ... Live stats at goleathernecks.com ... The Bison have won 11 games in a row ... NDSU was No. 47 in this week's NCAA RPI.

Quickly Around the Horn
North Dakota State enters this week with an 11-game winning streak ... NDSU had a 15-game winning streak during the 2013, the longest as a Division I program ... The school record is 27, set during the 2000 national championship season ... 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 .278 with a 2.81 earned run average and are fielding at .972 ... NDSU opponents are batting .231 with a 3.24 ERA and are fielding at .952 ... The Bison are averaging 4.41 runs scored per game, while opponents are averaging 3.13 ... NDSU is 20-3 when scoring 3 or more runs and 18-0 leading after six innings.

Six Players 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. 4 in fielding (.994), No. 6 in stolen bases (75), and stolen base attempts (90) ... Second baseman Zoe Stavrou is No. 7 in sacrifice flies (7) and No. 10 in doubles (38) ... Pitcher KK Leddy is No. 7 in batters faced (2,215), No. 8 in strikeouts (364), No. 9 in Ks/7 IP (5.32) and apperances (97), and No. 10 in wins (42), shutouts (12), innings pitched (479.1), games started (77) and complete games (49) ... First baseman Vanessa Anderson is No. 7 with 80 walks, and No. 9 with 27 home runs and 654 putouts ... Catcher Maddie Hansen is No. 8 in fielding percentage (.991).

Leddy Earns Summit League Weekly Honor
North Dakota State senior KK Leddy was named the Summit League Pitcher of the Week on March 25 ... Leddy went 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA, notching her fifth shutout of the season ... It was the second honor this season for Leddy, and third in her career ... NDSU senior CF Katie Shoultz was named SL Player of the Week, sophomore Kara O'Byrne was SL Pitcher of the Week on March 18.

NDSU, Shoultz, Leddy in NCAA Stats
In the NCAA statistics (3-26-19), North Dakota State is No. 29 in fielding percentage (.972) ... Individually, outfielder Katie Shoultz is No. 29 in stolen bases/game (0.61 / 17-21) ... KK Leddy is No. 10 with 5 shutouts, No. 32 in strikeouts with 114, and No. 34 with a pair of saves ... On the NCAA active career leader list, Shoultz is No. 20 in stolen bases (75-90) ... Last season Shoultz matched the stolen base record of five achieved twice by Bison Athletic HoF/All-America shortstop Nikki Flynn Gregg.

#SpecialK Notches Shutouts, Double-Figure Ks
Righty KK Leddy notched her first career save in the 5-2 win over Montana (3-1-19), picked her second to complete the 1-0 win over Towson (3-15-19) ... Leddy recorded her fifth career double-figure strikeout game with 12 at Purdue Fort Wayne (3-23-19) ... Her career-high is 13 Ks vs. UTSA (2-9-19) ... Leddy flirted with a no-hitter for 6.2 innings in the 3-0 shutout over Purdue (3-16-19) ... She has five shutouts this season and 12 in her career ... Leddy has compiled a 42-31 record.

Anderson Blasts Grand Slam, Second in Career
North Dakota State first baseman Vanessa Anderson hit a grand slam in the 7-0 win at Purdue Fort Wayne (3-24-19) ... Anderson had the last grand slam for NDSU against the College of Charleston (2-26-17) ... Last season Anderson tied the school single-game record for home runs in a game for the third time in her career ... Anderson hit a pair of home runs in the 9-2 win over South Dakota State (4-12-18) ... Seventeen NDSU players have achieved the feat 29 times.