NDSU Softball Release.pdf

North Dakota State (36-12, 14-1 SL) is scheduled to host North Dakota (21-31, 6-9 SL) for a three-game Summit League series on May 4-5 at Tharaldson Park (735) ... The teams play a doubleheader at 12 p.m. Saturday, May 4, and a single-game at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 5 ... The Bison are 5-1 at home this season ... North Dakota is 9-18 on the road ... NDSU athletics will be hosting North Dakota's Biggest Softball Tailgate on Saturday ... Sunday will be Senior Day and the Bison program will recognize Vanessa Anderson, Maddie Hansen, KK Leddy, Julia Luciano, Katie Shoultz, and Zoe Stavrou  ... Saturday's doubleheader will televised by Midco Sports Network with Brian Shawn and Jody Norstedt on the call ... Games 1 & 3 will be broadcast on Bison 1660 AM & 92.7 FM with Keith Brake describing the action ... Live Stats available at BisonStats.com ... Live video and audio stream at GoBison.com/AllAccess.

Quickly Around the Horn
North Dakota State righty KK Leddy notched career win No. 50 vs. Omaha (4-26-19) and reached 20 wins in a season for the first time vs. Omaha (4-27-19) ... 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. 46 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, the 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 (.403) leads the Bison with 17 multi-hit games and has reached base in 17 straight games ... Maddie Hansen leads NDSU with 11 home runs and 15 two-out RBI ... Six Bison have 10 or more two-out RBI ... Career-high 4-for-4 for Madyson Camacho vs. Omaha (4-27-19), including three runs, two RBI and a double  ... Pitcher KK Leddy and catcher Maddie Hansen were named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge all-tournament team ... Collectively, the Bison are batting .308 with a 2.41 ERA and are fielding at .973 ... NDSU opponents are batting .222 with a 4.23 ERA and are fielding at .952 ... The Bison are averaging 5.35 runs scored per game, while opponents are at 2.67 ... NDSU is 32-3 when scoring 3 or more runs, 26-0 leading after six innings and 29-1 when scoring first.

NDSU, Leddy & Shoultz Listed in NCAA Stats
In the NCAA statistics (4-29-19), North Dakota State is No. 12 in shutouts (14), No. 19 in fielding percentage (.973) and No. 29 in batting average (.308) ... Individually, pitcher KK Leddy is No. 6 with 10 shutouts and No. 21 with 20 wins ... Maddie Hansen is No. 30 in sacrifice flies (4) ... On the NCAA active career leader list, Katie Shoultz is No. 21 in stolen bases (81-98) and Leddy is No. 28 in complete games (55) ... Last season Shoultz matched the stolen base record of five achieved twice by Bison Athletic HoF/All-America shortstop Nikki Flynn Gregg.

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 (.995), and No. 5 in stolen bases (81) and stolen base attempts (98) ... 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 (2,445) and strikeouts (411); No. 9 in innings pitched (539), games started (86), and appearances (108), and, No. 10 in wins (51), shutouts (16), complete games (55) and Ks/7 IP (5.34) ... First baseman Vanessa Anderson is No. 6 in home runs (32) and walks (82), No. 8 in putouts (754), and No. 10 in slugging pct. (.548) ... 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 nine shutouts this season and 16 in her career ... Leddy has compiled a 51-32 record.

Anderson Blasts Second Grand Slam, Third in Career
North Dakota State first baseman Vanessa Anderson hit a grand slam in the 11-0 win vs. Omaha (4-26-19) ... Anderson hit one at Purdue Fort Wayne earlier this season ... 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.