Home Opener is Here as NDSU Hosts SDSU on April 13-14 at Tharaldson Park

Sunday, April 14

Fargo, N.D.

1 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

South Dakota State

Photo by: Cat Wofford

Home Opener is Here as NDSU Hosts SDSU on April 13-14 at Tharaldson Park

4/11/2019 10:21:00 AM | Softball

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North Dakota State (28-11, 6-0 SL) is scheduled to host South Dakota State (25-10, 4-2 SL) for a three-game Summit League series on April 13-14 at Tharaldson Park (735) ... The teams play a doubleheader at noon Saturday, April 13, and a single-game at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 14 ... The Bison have played their first 39 games away from Fargo ... All three games will be broadcast on Bison 1660 AM & 92.7 FM ... Live video at GoBison.com/AllAccess ... NDSU is No. 50 in the NCAA RPI released April 8.

Quickly Around the Horn
North Dakota State enters this week with an 18-game winning streak, 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 Texas State in 10 innings on Feb. 11 and 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 ... Senior Lauren Reimers hit her first collegiate home run in the top of seventh in the 5-4 game two win at Western Illinois (3-31-19) ... Reimers put the Bison ahead 4-3 ... Freshman Nicole Licea collected NDSU's first pinch hit of the season with a two-run double at Western Illinois (3-30-19) ... 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 .300 with a 2.84 earned run average and are fielding at .972 ... NDSU opponents are batting .242 with a 4.04 ERA and are fielding at .954 ... The Bison are averaging 5.03 runs scored per game, while opponents are averaging 3.10 ... NDSU is 26-3 when scoring 3 or more runs, 22-0 leading after six innings and 21-1 when scoring first.

NDSU, Katie Shoultz, KK Leddy Listed in NCAA Stats
In the NCAA statistics (4-8-19), North Dakota State is No. 28 in fielding percentage (.972) ... Individually, pitcher KK Leddy is No. 11 with 6 shutouts, No. 24 with 15 wins, and No. 25 with 3 saves ... On the NCAA active career leader list, Katie Shoultz is No. 21 in stolen bases (78-95) ... Last season Shoultz matched the stolen base record of five achieved twice by Bison Athletic HoF/All-America shortstop Nikki Flynn Gregg.

Hansen, Leddy Earn Summit League Weekly Honors
North Dakota State seniors, catcher Maddie Hansen and pitcher KK Leddy picked up Summit League honors on April 8 ... Hansen hit .545 with one home run, a pair of doubles and seven RBI at the Seattle Redhawk Invitational ... Leddy went 2-0 on the mound with a 0.58 ERA and 10 strikeouts ... It was the first honor for Hansen ... It was the third honor this season for Leddy, and fourth 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.

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), and No. 5 in stolen bases (78) and stolen base attempts (95) ... Second baseman Zoe Stavrou is No. 7 in sacrifice flies (7) and No. 10 in doubles (38) ... Pitcher KK Leddy is No. 7 in saves (3), batters faced (2,314) and strikeouts (384); No. 9 in innings pitched (503), Ks/7 IP (5.34), games started (80), and appearances (102), and, No. 10 in wins (46), shutouts (13) and complete games (52) ... First baseman Vanessa Anderson is No. 6 with 81 walks, No. 7 with 29 home runs and No. 9 with 702 putouts ... Catcher Maddie Hansen is No. 10 in fielding (.989).

#SpecialK Notches Shutouts, Double-Figure Ks
Righty KK Leddy notched her third career save in game one at Western Illinois (3-31-19) ... 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 pitched a five-inning one-hitter at Western Illinois (3-30-19) ... She has six shutouts this season and 13 in her career ... Leddy has compiled a 46-31 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.

Bison #SummitSB Preseason Favorite
For the seventh consecutive year, North Dakota State was named The Summit League preseason softball favorite in a poll of the league's head coaches ... The Bison won their ninth tournament title in 2018 ... NDSU earned four of a possible seven first-place votes for a total of 34 points ... The Bison return three all-Summit League selections including first team second baseman Zoe Stavrou, and second team pitcher KK Leddy and first baseman Vanessa Anderson ... In addition, Stavrou and Anderson were named to the Summit League all-tournament team... Anderson was selected as a "Player to Watch" this season.

Ten NDSU Players Easton/NFCA Scholar Athletes
Ten North Dakota State softball players were recognized as NFCA Scholar Athletes for the 2017-18 academic year: first baseman Vanessa Anderson, shortstop Montana DeCamp, catcher Maddie Hansen, pitcher KK Leddy, third baseman Julia Luciano, pitcher Kara O'Byrne, pitcher/outfielder Morgan Olson, utility player Lauren Reimers, pitcher Jacquelyn Sertic and second baseman Zoe Stavrou ... Anderson and DeCamp had 4.0 GPAs ... Collectively, NDSU compiled a 3.471 GPA.

The Mueller File
The North Dakota State head coach is Darren Mueller (18th season, 25th overall) ... Mueller has compiled a 633-345 record (.647) including 198-45 (.815) vs. Summit League competition (including tournament) ... Mueller reached career win No. 600 against Western Illinois (G2 5-5-18) ... The Bison had 10 straight 30-plus win seasons from 2007-2016, and have at least 30 victories in 11 of past 12 seasons ... Mueller became the program's all-time winningest coach with the 4-1 victory at Western Illinois (4-16-11) ... North Dakota State has won nine Summit League tournament championships (2009-10-11-12, 2014-15-16-17-18) to advance to NCAA regional play ... The Bison (9-16) won the NCAA Norman Regional in 2009 and advanced to the NCAA Super Regional at Arizona State ... NDSU has won seven Summit League regular season crowns (2008, 2012-13-14-15-16-18) ... Rounding out the Bison staff are assistant coaches Gerice Olson and Melissa Chmielewski ... 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, 2015 and 2016 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Midwest Coaching Staff of the Year award ... Mueller was the 2006 and 2007 Division I Independent Coach of the Year.

MUELLER WIN CHART
1 vs. Quincy (Ill.), 3-1-02
100 vs. Southern Connecticut State, 3-20-04
200 vs. South Dakota State, 3-25-07
300 vs. Wright State, 3-12-10
400 vs. Northern Illinois, 3-13-13
500 vs. IUPUI, 5-9-15
600 vs. Western Illinois, 5-5-18