Friday, April 26
Fargo, N.D.
2 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
vs
Omaha
Photo by: Tim Sanger
NDSU-Omaha Summit League Softball Series Moved to April 26-27 at Tharaldson Park
4/24/2019 8:58:00 AM | Softball
NDSU Softball Release.pdf
North Dakota State (33-12, 11-1 SL) is scheduled to host Omaha (4-36, 2-10 SL) for a three-game Summit League series on April 26-27 at Tharaldson Park (735) ... The teams play a doubleheader at 2 p.m. Friday, April 26, and a single-game at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27 ... The Bison are 2-1 at home this season ... Omaha is 1-14 on the road this season ... The Omaha series will be televised statewide on BEK Sports Network with Noah Reed and Brandon Kinnard describing the action ... Games 1 & 3 will be broadcast on Bison 1660 AM & 92.7 FM with Keith Brake on the call ... Live Stats at BisonStats.com ... Live stream at GoBison.com/AllAccess.
Schedule Update
The North Dakota State at Minnesota doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, has been postponed ... Makeup date to be determined ... Minnesota needed to move Big Ten softball doubleheader at Wisconsin into that slot.
Quickly Around the Horn
North Dakota State righty KK Leddy fired her first career no-hitter in a 5-0 win over South Dakota State (G1 4-14-19) ... It is the 31st no-hitter in program history ... NDSU was No. 39 in the NCAA RPI this week ... The Bison reached 30 wins for the 12th time over the last 13 seasons ... NDSU had a 20-game winning streak snapped vs. South Dakota State on April 15 ... The 20-game streak is program's longest at Division I ... The school record is 27, set during the 2000 national championship season ... NDSU head coach Darren Mueller won career game No. 200 in Summit League play vs. South Dakota State (G2 4-14-19) ... The Bison are 3-0 in extra innings in 2019, last at South Dakota 2-0 in 8 innings (G1 4-19-19) ... NDSU is 52-32 in extra innings with head coach Darren Mueller ... The Bison are 65-52 in extra innings overall ... Center fielder Katie Shoultz (.400) leads the Bison with 16 multi-hit games and has reached base in 14 straight games ... Vanessa Anderson leads NDSU with 14 two-out RBI ... Pitcher KK Leddy and catcher Maddie Hansen were named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge all-tournament team played Feb. 14-16 ... Leddy was 1-2 with a shutout and 2.33 ERA ... Hansen hit .357 with two doubles, home run and two RBI ... Collectively, the Bison are batting .298 with a 2.52 earned run average and are fielding at .972 ... NDSU opponents are batting .228 with a 3.84 ERA and are fielding at .953 ... The Bison are averaging 4.95 runs scored per game, while opponents are at 2.82 ... NDSU is 29-3 when scoring 3 or more runs, 25-0 leading after six innings and 26-1 when scoring first.
NDSU, Leddy & Shoultz Listed in NCAA Stats
In the NCAA statistics (4-22-19), North Dakota State is No. 18 in shutouts (14) and No. 27 in fielding percentage (.972) ... Individually, pitcher KK Leddy is No. 6 with 9 shutouts, No. 22 with 18 wins ... On the NCAA active career leader list, Katie Shoultz is No. 21 in stolen bases (80-97) ... Last season Shoultz matched the stolen base record of five achieved twice by Bison Athletic HoF/All-America shortstop Nikki Flynn Gregg.
KK Leddy Earns Summit League Weekly Honor
North Dakota State senior righty KK Leddy earned Summit League Pitcher of the Week honors on April 15 ... Leddy fired her first career no-hitter vs. South Dakota State (G1 4-14-19) ... Leddy struck out five and walked three ... It was the 31st no-hitter in program history ... It was the fourth SL honor this season for Leddy, and fifth in her career ... NDSU senior CF Katie Shoultz was named SL Player of the Week and sophomore Kara O'Byrne was SL Pitcher of the Week on March 18, and senior C Maddie Hansen was SL Player of the Week on April 8.
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 (80) and stolen base attempts (97) ... Second baseman Zoe Stavrou is No. 7 in sacrifice flies (7) and No. 8 in doubles (39) ... Pitcher KK Leddy is No. 7 in saves (3), batters faced (2,419) and strikeouts (402); No. 9 in innings pitched (531), games started (84), and appearances (106), and, No. 10 in wins (49), shutouts (16), complete games (55) and Ks/7 IP (5.30) ... First baseman Vanessa Anderson is No. 6 with 82 walks, No. 7 with 29 home runs and No. 9 with 744 putouts ... Catcher Maddie Hansen is No. 9 in fielding (.990).
#SpecialK Notches Shutouts, Double-Figure Ks
Righty KK Leddy has three one-hitters this season, the last 2-0 in 8 innings at South Dakota (G1 4-19-19) ... She fired her first career no-hitter vs. South Dakota State (G1 4-14-19) ... Leddy notched her third career save at Western Illinois (G1 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) ... She has seven shutouts this season and 14 in her career ... Leddy has compiled a 49-32 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.
North Dakota State (33-12, 11-1 SL) is scheduled to host Omaha (4-36, 2-10 SL) for a three-game Summit League series on April 26-27 at Tharaldson Park (735) ... The teams play a doubleheader at 2 p.m. Friday, April 26, and a single-game at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27 ... The Bison are 2-1 at home this season ... Omaha is 1-14 on the road this season ... The Omaha series will be televised statewide on BEK Sports Network with Noah Reed and Brandon Kinnard describing the action ... Games 1 & 3 will be broadcast on Bison 1660 AM & 92.7 FM with Keith Brake on the call ... Live Stats at BisonStats.com ... Live stream at GoBison.com/AllAccess.
Schedule Update
The North Dakota State at Minnesota doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday, April 24, has been postponed ... Makeup date to be determined ... Minnesota needed to move Big Ten softball doubleheader at Wisconsin into that slot.
Quickly Around the Horn
North Dakota State righty KK Leddy fired her first career no-hitter in a 5-0 win over South Dakota State (G1 4-14-19) ... It is the 31st no-hitter in program history ... NDSU was No. 39 in the NCAA RPI this week ... The Bison reached 30 wins for the 12th time over the last 13 seasons ... NDSU had a 20-game winning streak snapped vs. South Dakota State on April 15 ... The 20-game streak is program's longest at Division I ... The school record is 27, set during the 2000 national championship season ... NDSU head coach Darren Mueller won career game No. 200 in Summit League play vs. South Dakota State (G2 4-14-19) ... The Bison are 3-0 in extra innings in 2019, last at South Dakota 2-0 in 8 innings (G1 4-19-19) ... NDSU is 52-32 in extra innings with head coach Darren Mueller ... The Bison are 65-52 in extra innings overall ... Center fielder Katie Shoultz (.400) leads the Bison with 16 multi-hit games and has reached base in 14 straight games ... Vanessa Anderson leads NDSU with 14 two-out RBI ... Pitcher KK Leddy and catcher Maddie Hansen were named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge all-tournament team played Feb. 14-16 ... Leddy was 1-2 with a shutout and 2.33 ERA ... Hansen hit .357 with two doubles, home run and two RBI ... Collectively, the Bison are batting .298 with a 2.52 earned run average and are fielding at .972 ... NDSU opponents are batting .228 with a 3.84 ERA and are fielding at .953 ... The Bison are averaging 4.95 runs scored per game, while opponents are at 2.82 ... NDSU is 29-3 when scoring 3 or more runs, 25-0 leading after six innings and 26-1 when scoring first.
NDSU, Leddy & Shoultz Listed in NCAA Stats
In the NCAA statistics (4-22-19), North Dakota State is No. 18 in shutouts (14) and No. 27 in fielding percentage (.972) ... Individually, pitcher KK Leddy is No. 6 with 9 shutouts, No. 22 with 18 wins ... On the NCAA active career leader list, Katie Shoultz is No. 21 in stolen bases (80-97) ... Last season Shoultz matched the stolen base record of five achieved twice by Bison Athletic HoF/All-America shortstop Nikki Flynn Gregg.
KK Leddy Earns Summit League Weekly Honor
North Dakota State senior righty KK Leddy earned Summit League Pitcher of the Week honors on April 15 ... Leddy fired her first career no-hitter vs. South Dakota State (G1 4-14-19) ... Leddy struck out five and walked three ... It was the 31st no-hitter in program history ... It was the fourth SL honor this season for Leddy, and fifth in her career ... NDSU senior CF Katie Shoultz was named SL Player of the Week and sophomore Kara O'Byrne was SL Pitcher of the Week on March 18, and senior C Maddie Hansen was SL Player of the Week on April 8.
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 (80) and stolen base attempts (97) ... Second baseman Zoe Stavrou is No. 7 in sacrifice flies (7) and No. 8 in doubles (39) ... Pitcher KK Leddy is No. 7 in saves (3), batters faced (2,419) and strikeouts (402); No. 9 in innings pitched (531), games started (84), and appearances (106), and, No. 10 in wins (49), shutouts (16), complete games (55) and Ks/7 IP (5.30) ... First baseman Vanessa Anderson is No. 6 with 82 walks, No. 7 with 29 home runs and No. 9 with 744 putouts ... Catcher Maddie Hansen is No. 9 in fielding (.990).
#SpecialK Notches Shutouts, Double-Figure Ks
Righty KK Leddy has three one-hitters this season, the last 2-0 in 8 innings at South Dakota (G1 4-19-19) ... She fired her first career no-hitter vs. South Dakota State (G1 4-14-19) ... Leddy notched her third career save at Western Illinois (G1 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) ... She has seven shutouts this season and 14 in her career ... Leddy has compiled a 49-32 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.
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