2019 North Dakota State Bison softball team


The 2019 North Dakota State Bison softball team was an American college softball team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bison were led by Darren Mueller in his 18th season, and played their home games at Tharaldson Park. They competed in the Summit League, where they finished the season with a 42–16 record, also finishing 16–2 in conference play.

2019 North Dakota State Bison softball
Summit League Regular Season Champion
Summit League Tournament Champion
ConferenceSummit League
Record42-16 (16-2 Summit League)
Head coach
  • Darren Mueller (18th season)
Home stadiumTharaldson Park
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Summit League softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota State  ‍y 16 2   .889 42 16   .724
South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 33 28   .541
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 20 20   .500
South Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 37 19   .661
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 22 34   .393
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 3 15   .167 10 39   .204
Omaha  ‍‍‍ 2 16   .111 4 43   .085
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 14, 2019[1]
Rankings from NFCA

The Bison won the Summit League Tournament,[2] and qualified for the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament. NDSU lost both games in the Minneapolis Regional, first to 12th ranked Minnesota[3] and second to 25th ranked Drake.[4]

Personnel

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Roster

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2019 North Dakota State Bison Roster
 

Pitchers

  • 5 – KK Leddy – senior
  • 9 – Paige Vargas – freshman
  • 10 – Kara O'Byrne – sophomore
  • 27 – Morgan Olson – sophomore

Catchers

  • 7 – Avery Wysong – freshman
  • 26 – Maddie Hansen – senior

Outfielders

  • 2 – Madyson Camacho – junior
  • 12 – Stephanie Soriano – junior
  • 21 – Katie Shoultz – senior
 

Infielders

  • 3 – Julia Luciano – senior
  • 15 – Nicole Licea – freshman
  • 17 – Vanessa Anderson – senior
  • 18 – Zoe Stavrou – senior
  • 19 – Montana Decamp – junior
  • 33 – Cameryn Maykut – freshman
  • 37 – Sam Koehn – sophomore

Utility/Designated
Player

  • 4 – Cara Beatty – sophomore
  • 6 – Lauren Reimers – junior
 
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Coaching staff

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2019 North Dakota State Coaching Staff
Name Position
Darren Mueller Head coach
Gerice Olson Assistant coach
Melissa Chmielewski Assistant coach  
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Schedule

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2019 North Dakota State Bison softball game log
Regular season (38-13)
Post-season (4-3)
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement/Canceled
  • Bold: Bison team member
  • Reference:[7]
  • Rankings from NFCA
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "The Summit League Softball Standings". TheSummitLeague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "NDSU Takes Pair from South Dakota to Win 10th Summit League Softball Championship". gobison.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Fiser Fans 12, Leads No. 7 Seed Minnesota Past NDSU 3-0 at NCAA Regional". The Summit League. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Fired up Drake Eliminates NDSU at NCAA Regional". The Summit League. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "2019 Softball Roster". gobison.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "2019 Softball Coaching Staff". gobison.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "2019 Softball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved February 17, 2022.