Wednesday, May 8
Fargo, N.D.
3 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
vs
(5) UND vs. (4) SDSU
Photo by: Tim Sanger
Bison Open with SDSU-UND Winner at 12 p.m. Thursday in Summit League Tournament
5/7/2019 2:22:00 PM | Softball
Summit League Softball Bracket.pdf
NDSU Softball Release.pdf
Top-seeded North Dakota State (38-13) is scheduled to play the winner of No. 4 seed South Dakota State (34-15) and No. 5 seed North Dakota (22-33) at 12 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the Summit League Softball Tournament at Tharaldson Park (735) in Fargo ... The Bison captured their 8th regular season title ... NDSU tournament games on Bison 1660 AM & 92.7 FM ... Video and live stats at TheSummitLeague.org ... The tournament schedule:
Summit League Softball Tournament
Tharaldson Park / Fargo, N.D.
Wednesday, May 8
G1 -- (4) South Dakota State (34-15) vs. (5) North Dakota (22-33), 3 p.m.
G2 -- (3) Western Illinois (20-19) vs. (6) Purdue Fort Wayne (9-37), 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 9
G3 -- (1) North Dakota State (38-13) vs. G1 Winner, 12 p.m.
G4 -- (2) South Dakota (31-24) vs. G2 Winner, 2:30 p.m.
G5 -- G3 Loser vs. G4 Loser, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 10
G6 -- G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner
G7 -- G6 Loser vs. G5 Winner
Saturday, May 11
G8 -- Championship Game, 1 p.m. (Midco / ESPN+)
G9 -- 2nd Championship Game, if needed (Midco / ESPN+)
(NCAA Softball Selection Show: Sunday, May 12, 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2)
Quickly Around the Horn
North Dakota State righty KK Leddy was named the Summit League April Female Athlete of the Month ... 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. 49 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 in 2000 ... 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 (.404) leads the Bison with 18 multi-hit games ... Maddie Hansen leads NDSU with 11 home runs and 15 two-out RBI ... Six Bison have 10 or more two-out RBI ... Pitcher KK Leddy and catcher Maddie Hansen were named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge all-tournament team ... Collectively, the Bison are batting .311 with a 2.40 ERA and are fielding at .975 ... NDSU opponents are batting .223 with a 4.26 ERA and are fielding at .951 ... The Bison are averaging 5.45 runs scored per game, while opponents are at 2.63 ... NDSU is 34-4 when scoring 3 or more runs, 27-0 leading after six innings and 31-1 when scoring first.
NDSU, Leddy & Shoultz Listed in NCAA Stats
In the NCAA statistics (5-6-19), North Dakota State is No. 6 in shutouts (18), No. 13 in fielding percentage (.975) and No. 26 in batting average (.311) ... Individually, pitcher KK Leddy is No. 8 with 10 shutouts and No. 24 with 21 wins ... On the NCAA active career leader list, Katie Shoultz is No. 22 in stolen bases (82-99) and Leddy is No. 27 in complete games (56) and No. 29 in shutouts (17) ... 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 (82) and stolen base attempts (99) ... Second baseman Zoe Stavrou is No. 7 in sacrifice flies (7) and doubles (42) ... Pitcher KK Leddy is No. 7 in saves (3), batters faced (2,470) and strikeouts (415); No. 8 in games started (87); No. 9 in shutouts (17), innings pitched (546), and appearances (109), and, No. 10 in wins (52), complete games (56) and Ks/7 IP (5.32) ... First baseman Vanessa Anderson is No. 6 in home runs (32) and walks (83), No. 8 in putouts (778), and No. 10 in slugging pct. (.551) ... Catcher Maddie Hansen is No. 8 in fielding (.991).
#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 10 shutouts this season and 17 in her career.
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 also 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.
NDSU Softball Release.pdf
Top-seeded North Dakota State (38-13) is scheduled to play the winner of No. 4 seed South Dakota State (34-15) and No. 5 seed North Dakota (22-33) at 12 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the Summit League Softball Tournament at Tharaldson Park (735) in Fargo ... The Bison captured their 8th regular season title ... NDSU tournament games on Bison 1660 AM & 92.7 FM ... Video and live stats at TheSummitLeague.org ... The tournament schedule:
Summit League Softball Tournament
Tharaldson Park / Fargo, N.D.
Wednesday, May 8
G1 -- (4) South Dakota State (34-15) vs. (5) North Dakota (22-33), 3 p.m.
G2 -- (3) Western Illinois (20-19) vs. (6) Purdue Fort Wayne (9-37), 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 9
G3 -- (1) North Dakota State (38-13) vs. G1 Winner, 12 p.m.
G4 -- (2) South Dakota (31-24) vs. G2 Winner, 2:30 p.m.
G5 -- G3 Loser vs. G4 Loser, 5 p.m.
Friday, May 10
G6 -- G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner
G7 -- G6 Loser vs. G5 Winner
Saturday, May 11
G8 -- Championship Game, 1 p.m. (Midco / ESPN+)
G9 -- 2nd Championship Game, if needed (Midco / ESPN+)
(NCAA Softball Selection Show: Sunday, May 12, 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2)
Quickly Around the Horn
North Dakota State righty KK Leddy was named the Summit League April Female Athlete of the Month ... 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. 49 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 in 2000 ... 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 (.404) leads the Bison with 18 multi-hit games ... Maddie Hansen leads NDSU with 11 home runs and 15 two-out RBI ... Six Bison have 10 or more two-out RBI ... Pitcher KK Leddy and catcher Maddie Hansen were named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge all-tournament team ... Collectively, the Bison are batting .311 with a 2.40 ERA and are fielding at .975 ... NDSU opponents are batting .223 with a 4.26 ERA and are fielding at .951 ... The Bison are averaging 5.45 runs scored per game, while opponents are at 2.63 ... NDSU is 34-4 when scoring 3 or more runs, 27-0 leading after six innings and 31-1 when scoring first.
NDSU, Leddy & Shoultz Listed in NCAA Stats
In the NCAA statistics (5-6-19), North Dakota State is No. 6 in shutouts (18), No. 13 in fielding percentage (.975) and No. 26 in batting average (.311) ... Individually, pitcher KK Leddy is No. 8 with 10 shutouts and No. 24 with 21 wins ... On the NCAA active career leader list, Katie Shoultz is No. 22 in stolen bases (82-99) and Leddy is No. 27 in complete games (56) and No. 29 in shutouts (17) ... 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 (82) and stolen base attempts (99) ... Second baseman Zoe Stavrou is No. 7 in sacrifice flies (7) and doubles (42) ... Pitcher KK Leddy is No. 7 in saves (3), batters faced (2,470) and strikeouts (415); No. 8 in games started (87); No. 9 in shutouts (17), innings pitched (546), and appearances (109), and, No. 10 in wins (52), complete games (56) and Ks/7 IP (5.32) ... First baseman Vanessa Anderson is No. 6 in home runs (32) and walks (83), No. 8 in putouts (778), and No. 10 in slugging pct. (.551) ... Catcher Maddie Hansen is No. 8 in fielding (.991).
#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 10 shutouts this season and 17 in her career.
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 also 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.
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