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NDSU Softball Announces 2022 Schedule
1/11/2022 10:58:00 AM | Softball
NDSU Softball Announces 2022 Schedule
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FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State Softball head coach Darren Mueller announced the 2022 softball schedule Tuesday morning, which features eight home dates and six early season tournaments and invitationals.
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The 53-game schedule features seven games against NCAA Tournament teams from last season and also includes 12 home games in a 21-game Summit League schedule that will begin in late March.
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The Bison will begin the season in California with the Santa Barbara Invitational on Feb. 11-13. The Bison will then take part in the GATA Challenge hosted by Georgia Southern on Feb. 18-20 in Statesboro, followed by the New Mexico Invitational in Albuquerque from Feb. 25-27.
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NDSU will return to the west coast in early March with a trip to the Amy S. Harrison Classic in Riverside Calif. on March 4-6. Over spring break, the Bison will hit both coasts, starting out in Oregon at the Oregon/Oregon State Invite in Eugene and Corvallis on March 11-13. NDSU will then fly to the east coast and take on Virginia in a single game on March 15 in Charlottesville before wrapping up non-conference play with a trip to College Park, Md. For the Maryland Invitational on March 18-20.
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Summit League play is slated to begin March 26-27 in Vermillion, S.D. at South Dakota. All Summit League series are slated to be three games with a doubleheader the first day and a single game on day two.
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After a trip to Omaha to begin the month of April, the Bison will open up the home schedule at Tharaldson Park Apr. 9-10, welcoming in Kansas City. NDSU will then host Western Illinois (Apr. 15-16) and South Dakota State (Apr. 23-24) before the final road trip of the conference season as the Bison head to Grand Forks to take on North Dakota Apr. 30-May 1.
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The Bison close out the regular season at home against new Summit League foe St. Thomas on May 6-7.
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The 2022 Summit League Softball Championship will take place May 11-14 at the Jackrabbit Softball Stadium in Brookings, S.D. The winner of the Summit League Championship receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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2021 North Dakota State Softball Schedule
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FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State Softball head coach Darren Mueller announced the 2022 softball schedule Tuesday morning, which features eight home dates and six early season tournaments and invitationals.
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The 53-game schedule features seven games against NCAA Tournament teams from last season and also includes 12 home games in a 21-game Summit League schedule that will begin in late March.
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The Bison will begin the season in California with the Santa Barbara Invitational on Feb. 11-13. The Bison will then take part in the GATA Challenge hosted by Georgia Southern on Feb. 18-20 in Statesboro, followed by the New Mexico Invitational in Albuquerque from Feb. 25-27.
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NDSU will return to the west coast in early March with a trip to the Amy S. Harrison Classic in Riverside Calif. on March 4-6. Over spring break, the Bison will hit both coasts, starting out in Oregon at the Oregon/Oregon State Invite in Eugene and Corvallis on March 11-13. NDSU will then fly to the east coast and take on Virginia in a single game on March 15 in Charlottesville before wrapping up non-conference play with a trip to College Park, Md. For the Maryland Invitational on March 18-20.
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Summit League play is slated to begin March 26-27 in Vermillion, S.D. at South Dakota. All Summit League series are slated to be three games with a doubleheader the first day and a single game on day two.
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After a trip to Omaha to begin the month of April, the Bison will open up the home schedule at Tharaldson Park Apr. 9-10, welcoming in Kansas City. NDSU will then host Western Illinois (Apr. 15-16) and South Dakota State (Apr. 23-24) before the final road trip of the conference season as the Bison head to Grand Forks to take on North Dakota Apr. 30-May 1.
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The Bison close out the regular season at home against new Summit League foe St. Thomas on May 6-7.
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The 2022 Summit League Softball Championship will take place May 11-14 at the Jackrabbit Softball Stadium in Brookings, S.D. The winner of the Summit League Championship receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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2021 North Dakota State Softball Schedule
| Santa Barbara Invitational | |||
| 2/11 | Utah State | 11:30 a.m. | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| 2/11 | at Santa Barbara | 1:45 p.m. | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| 2/12 | Utah State | 11:30 a.m. | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| 2/12 | at Santa Barbara | 4 p.m. | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| 2/13 | Utah State | 11 a.m. | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
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| GATA Challenge | |||
| 2/18 | Maine | 9 a.m. | Statesboro, Ga. |
| 2/18 | at Georgia Southern | 2 p.m. | Statesboro, Ga. |
| 2/19 | UT Martin | 9 a.m. | Statesboro, Ga. |
| 2/19 | Maine | 4:30 p.m. | Statesboro, Ga. |
| 2/20 | at Georgia Southern | 8 a.m. | Statesboro, Ga. |
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| New Mexico Invitational | |||
| 2/25 | Tarleton State | 1:30 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| 2/25 | at New Mexico | 6:30 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| 2/26 | UTEP | 11 a.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| 2/26 | Tarleton State | 4 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| 2/27 | Buffalo | 10:30 a.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. |
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| Amy S. Harrison Classic | |||
| 3/4 | Cal State Northridge | 3 p.m. | Riverside, Calif. |
| 3/4 | California Baptist | 8 p.m. | Riverside, Calif. |
| 3/5 | at UC Riverside | 1 p.m. | Riverside, Calif. |
| 3/5 | at UC Riverside | 3:30 p.m. | Riverside, Calif. |
| 3/6 | Oregon State | 12 p.m. | Riverside, Calif. |
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| Oregon/Oregon State Invite | |||
| 3/11 | Portland State | 1 p.m. | Eugene, Ore. |
| 3/11 | Oregon State | 3:30 p.m. | Eugene, Ore. |
| 3/12 | at Oregon | 3 p.m. | Eugene, Ore. |
| 3/12 | at Oregon | 5:30 p.m. | Eugene, Ore. |
| 3/13 | Portland State | 1 p.m. | Corvallis, Ore. |
| 3/13 | at Oregon State | 3:30 p.m. | Corvallis, Ore. |
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| 3/15 | at Virginia | 4 p.m. | Charlottesville, Va. |
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| Maryland Invitational | |||
| 3/18 | Binghamton | 11:30 a.m. | College Park, Md. |
| 3/18 | at Maryland | 4:30 p.m. | College Park, Md. |
| 3/19 | Army | 8:30 a.m. | College Park, Md. |
| 3/19 | Monmouth | 10:45 a.m. | College Park, Md. |
| 3/20 | Seeded Bracket Game | 8:30 a.m. | College Park, Md. |
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| 3/26 | at South Dakota | 12 p.m. | Vermillion, S.D. |
| 3/26 | at South Dakota | 2 p.m. | Vermillion, S.D. |
| 3/27 | at South Dakota | 11 a.m. | Vermillion, S.D. |
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| 4/2 | at Omaha | 12 p.m. | Omaha, Neb. |
| 4/2 | at Omaha | 2 p.m. | Omaha, Neb. |
| 4/3 | at Omaha | 11 a.m. | Omaha, Neb. |
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| 4/9 | Kansas City | 12 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. |
| 4/9 | Kansas City | 2 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. |
| 4/10 | Kansas City | 11 a.m. | Fargo, N.D. |
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| 4/15 | Western Illinois | 12 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. |
| 4/15 | Western Illinois | 2 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. |
| 4/16 | Western Illinois | 11 a.m. | Fargo, N.D. |
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| 4/23 | South Dakota State | 12 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. |
| 4/23 | South Dakota State | 2 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. |
| 4/24 | South Dakota State | 11 a.m. | Fargo, N.D. |
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| 4/30 | at North Dakota | 12 p.m. | Grand Forks, N.D. |
| 4/30 | at North Dakota | 2 p.m. | Grand Forks, N.D. |
| 5/1 | at North Dakota | 11 a.m. | Grand Forks, N.D. |
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| 5/6 | St. Thomas | 12 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. |
| 5/6 | St. Thomas | 2 p.m. | Fargo, N.D. |
| 5/7 | St. Thomas | 11 a.m. | Fargo, N.D. |
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| 5/11-14 | Summit League Championship | TBD | Brookings, S.D. |
Wednesday, November 12
Saturday, April 26
Monday, April 14
Saturday, April 12
