Friday, March 20
Omaha, Neb.
2 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
16-14, 0-1
0
at
8
Omaha
18-7, 1-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Omaha | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Photo by: Rick Claus
NDSU Softball Drops League Opener at Omaha
3/20/2026 4:26:00 PM | Softball
OMAHA, Neb. – North Dakota State softball fell to Omaha 8-0 Friday afternoon in the series and Summit League opener at Connie Claussen Field.
The hosts capitalized on early Bison errors to score two in the first and four more in the second and the Bison were unable to recover. Omaha would add two more runs in the third to help trigger the run-rule victory for the Mavs.
The Bison were held to just two hits in the contest, with a single from Amai Hanta in the second and another single from Bella Dean in the fourth. Hanta also had a stolen base.
NDSU did strand five baserunners in the game, including three in scoring position. The Bison stranded two in the second after getting runners to second and third with no outs. The Bison also got two runners on in the fifth with just one out.
Madison Wihlm picked up the loss, allowing six runs, four earned in 1.2 innings of work. Piper Reed tossed the final 2.1 innings for NDSU, allowing two runs.
The Bison will return to action on Saturday with game two of the series. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. from Connie Claussen Field.
The hosts capitalized on early Bison errors to score two in the first and four more in the second and the Bison were unable to recover. Omaha would add two more runs in the third to help trigger the run-rule victory for the Mavs.
The Bison were held to just two hits in the contest, with a single from Amai Hanta in the second and another single from Bella Dean in the fourth. Hanta also had a stolen base.
NDSU did strand five baserunners in the game, including three in scoring position. The Bison stranded two in the second after getting runners to second and third with no outs. The Bison also got two runners on in the fifth with just one out.
Madison Wihlm picked up the loss, allowing six runs, four earned in 1.2 innings of work. Piper Reed tossed the final 2.1 innings for NDSU, allowing two runs.
The Bison will return to action on Saturday with game two of the series. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. from Connie Claussen Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Maddia Groff (7-4)
L: Wihlm, Madison (6-5)
Base Running:
SB: Hanta, Amai 1
Batting:
HR: Katherine Johnson 1
RBI: Rylinn Groff 2 ; Bailey Sample 1 ; Katherine Johnson 3 ; Marra Cramer 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Rylinn Groff 1 ; Taylor Sedlacek 2 ; Bailey Sample 2 ; Katherine Johnson 1 ; Alyson Edwards 1 ; Sammy Schmidt 1
SB: Katherine Johnson 1
HBP: Ava Rongisch 1
Game Leaders
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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