North Dakota State (7-11) opens with BYU (13-6) in the first game of the Fresno State Bulldog Classic at 4:30 p.m. Central Time Friday, March 6, at Margie Wright Diamond ... NDSU will also play host Fresno State (16-4), UC Davis (12-9) and East Carolina (11-7) ... The schedule:

Fresno State Bulldog Classic
Margie Wright Diamond / Fresno, Calif.
Friday, March 6
BISON vs. BYU (13-6), 4:30 p.m. CT
BISON at #25 Fresno State (16-4), 9:30 p.m. CT

Saturday, March 7
BISON vs. UC Davis (12-9), 1:30 p.m. CT
BISON at #25 Fresno State, 7 p.m. CT

Sunday, March 8
BISON vs. East Carolina (11-7), 11 a.m. CT

Up Next
North Dakota State travels to the Loyola Marymount Tournament on March 14-17 and then.

Quickly Around The Horn
North Dakota State tied the school record with three double plays in the 4-2 win over Weber State on Feb. 22 at the Texas Invitational ... It's the seventh time NDSU has turned three DPs in a game, the last at No. 14 Minnesota in the NCAA Regional on May 17, 2014 ... In the NCAA statistics (2-17-20), NDSU was No.  4 in double plays per game (0.79) ... The Bison have 11 DPs thru the first 14 games this season ... NDSU only had five DPs last season ... Head coach Darren Mueller picked up career win No. 650 after the Bison defeated Florida A&M on Feb. 15 at the Florida Bubly Invitational in Gainesville ... NDSU's first 36 games will be on the road, hitting tournaments in South Carolina, Florida, Texas, California and Utah ... The home opener is scheduled for April 4-5 with a Summit League series against Purdue Fort Wayne at Tharaldson Park ... NDSU is scheduled to host the Summit League tournament on May 6-9 ... North Dakota State is hitting .255 with a 3.88 ERA and .970 fielding percentage ... Opponents are hitting .395 with a 2.85 ERA and .967 fielding percentage ... The Bison are averaging 3.11 runs per game and allowing 3.78 runs per game ... NDSU is 6-1 when scoring in the first inning and 7-1 when leading after 4 innings.

DeCamp Candidate for Senior CLASS Award
North Dakota State University shortstop Montana DeCamp is one of 30 NCAA women's softball student-athletes selected as a candidate for the 2020 Senior CLASS Award ... She is the fourth NDSU softball player to receive the honor joining former pitcher Jacquelyn Sertic (2018), second baseman Cheyenne Garcia (2016) and pitcher Krista Menke (2015) ... The 30 candidates will be narrowed to a field of 10 finalists late this season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot ... Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one honoree who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition ... The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2020 Women's College World Series®.