NDSU Softball Release.pdf

North Dakota State (9-8) is scheduled to play in the FAU/FIU Invitational this weekend to start a two-week stay in Florida ... The Bison play Illinois State (5-15) at 10 a.m. CT and Florida International (14-5) at 2:30 p.m. CT on Friday, March 8,  at FIU' Felsberg Field in Miami ... Live stats at fiusports.com/sidearmstats/softball/summary  ... The action shifts to FAU Softball Stadium in Boca Raton ... NDSU plays Notre Dame (9-7) and Purdue (11-6) at 12:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. CT on Saturday, March 9, and Stony Brook (0-2) at 8 a.m. CT on Sunday, March 10 ... Live stats at fausports.com/sidearmstats/softball/summary ... The schedule:

FAU/FIU Invitational
at Florida International, Felsberg Field, Miami
Friday, March 8
BISON (9-8) vs. Illinois State (5-15), 10 a.m.
BISON vs. Florida International (14-5), 2:30 p.m.

at Florida Atlantic, FAU Softball Stadium, Boca Raton
Saturday, March 9
BISON vs. Notre Dame (9-7), 12:30 p.m.
BISON vs. Purdue (11-6), 2:45 p.m.

at Florida Atlantic, FAU Softball Stadium, Boca Raton
Sunday, March 10
BISON vs. Stony Brook (0-2), 8 a.m.
Times converted to Central Time

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 .266 with a 4.16 earned run average and are fielding at .969 ... NDSU opponents are batting .258 with a 3.09 ERA and are fielding at .947 ... The Bison are averaging 4.41 runs scored per game, while opponents are averaging 4.47.

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 (67) and stolen base attempts (79) ... Second baseman Zoe Stavrou is tied for No. 7 in sacrifice flies (6) ... Pitcher KK Leddy is No. 7 in batters faced (2,055), No. 9 in strikeouts (317), and No. 10 in innings pitched (437.2) and Ks/7 IP (5.07).

Shoultz in NCAA Stats, Active Career Leaders
In the NCAA statistics (3-5-19), outfielder Katie Shoultz is No. 24 in stolen bases/game (0.69 / 9-10) ... On the NCAA active career leader list, Shoultz is No. 22 in stolen bases (67-79) ... 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) ... Leddy recorded her third career double-figure strikeout game with 12 against Villanova (2-23-19) ... Her career-high is 13 Ks vs. UTSA (2-9-19) ... Leddy tossed a three-hit shutout past Cal Poly (3-1-19), her second of the season and ninth of her career ... Leddy has compiled a 37-30 record.