2023 North Dakota State Bison softball team explained
| Sport: | softball |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | North Dakota State Bison |
| Conference: | Summit League |
| Short Conf: | Summit |
| Record: | 30–21 |
| Conf Record: | 13–8 |
| Head Coach: | Darren Mueller |
| Hc Year: | 22nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Gerice Olson |
| Asst Coach2: | Kayti Grable |
| Stadium: | Tharaldson Park |
The 2023 North Dakota State Bison softball team was an American college softball team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bison were led by Darren Mueller in his twenty-second season, and played their home games at Tharaldson Park. They competed in the Summit League.The Bison finished the regular season in third place in the conference and claimed the three seed in the 2023 Summit League softball tournament. NDSU beat Kansas City on day 1, but lost to Omaha and South Dakota State on day 2 to be eliminated before the semifinals for the third year in a row.[1]
Previous Season
The Bison finished the 2022 season with a 30-23 record, and a 10-8 record in Summit League play. NDSU played in the Summit League tournament as the 3rd seed.[2] They defeated North Dakota[3] and Omaha, before falling to South Dakota State and then Omaha in the elimination game to end their season in the semifinals.
Personnel
Roster
| 2023 North Dakota State Roster |
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| | Pitchers- 9 – Paige Vargas – Senior
- 18 – Lainey Lyle – Senior
- 54 – Piper Reed – Freshman
- 99 – Savy Williams – Sophomore
Catchers
- 5 – Kaylee Moore – Senior
Outfielders
- 1 – Emilee Buringa – Junior
- 17 – Faith Daehlin – Sophomore
- 22 – Ella Claus – Freshman
| | Infielders- 3 – Anjolee Aguilar-Beaucage – Junior
- 8 – Skylar Padgett – Senior
- 11 – Riley Leadstrom – Freshman
- 12 – Bella Dean – Freshman
- 31 – Carley Goetschius – Senior
- 42 – Chloe Woldruff – Sophomore
Utility
- 14 – Reanna Rudd (C/INF) – Junior
- 35 – Zoe King (C/INF) – Freshman
- 47 – Ava Chavarria (C/INF) – Freshman
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| Reference:[4] | |
Coaching staff
| 2023 North Dakota State Coaching Staff |
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| Name | Position |
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| Darren Mueller | Head coach |
| Gerice Olson | Associate head coach |
| Kayti Grable | Assistant Coach | |
| Reference:[5] | |
Schedule
| 2023 North Dakota State Bison softball game log |
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| Regular Season (29–19) |
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| February (6–8) |
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Date
Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall
Record | Summit League
Record |
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February 10
10 AM | | | | 4–0 | Vargas (1–0) | Mcconnell (0–1) | None | 203 | 1–0 | – | February 11
12:30 PM | | | Nancy Almaraz Field | 1–10(5) | Temples (1–0) | Lyle (0–1) | None | 248 | 1–1 | – | February 12
8:30 AM | | | Nancy Almaraz Field | 3–4 | Hansen (1–0) | Vargas (1–1) | None | 378 | 1–2 | – | February 12
1:30 PM | | | Nancy Almaraz Field | 2–4 | Schlotterbeck (1–0) | Lyle (0–2) | Bucher (1) | 275 | 1–3 | – | February 13
12 PM | | | Nancy Almaraz Field | 0–8(5) | Vestal (1–0) | Reed (0–1) | None | 125 | 1–4 | – | February 13
2:30 PM | | | Nancy Almaraz Field | 3–5 | Furbush (1–0) | Vargas (1–2) | None | 125 | 1–5 | – | February 16
3 PM | | | Nancy Almaraz Field | 4–1 | Vargas (2–2) | Bertuccio (0–1) | None | 185 | 2–5 | – | February 17
10 AM | | | Nancy Almaraz Field | 5–3 | Lyle (1–2) | Eberle (0–1) | Vargas (1) | 185 | 3–5 | – | February 17
12:30 PM | | | Nancy Almaraz Field | 0–8(6) | Pickens (1–0) | Lyle (1–3) | None | 122 | 3–6 | – | February 18
3 PM | | | Nancy Almaraz Field | 2–1 | Vargas (3–2) | Sutherlin (0–1) | None | 185 | 4–6 | – | February 24
10 AM | | | | Cancelled - Weather Preventing Travel[6] | 4–6 | – | February 25
10 AM | | | Jane B. Moore Field | 6–0 | Vargas (4–2) | Aguirre (0–1) | None | | 5–6 | – | February 25
3 PM | | | Jane B. Moore Field | 0–9(6) | Penta (8–0) | Lyle (1–4) | None | | 5–7 | – | February 26
9 AM | | | Jane B. Moore Field | 2–0 | Lyle (2–4) | Guevara (0–2) | None | | 6–7 | – | February 26
12 PM | | | Jane B. Moore Field | 0–4 | Lowe (1–0) | Vargas (4–3) | Penta (1) | 1,440 | 6–8 | – | |
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| March (13–3) |
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Date
Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall
Record | Summit League
Record |
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March 3
12:30 PM | | | | Canceled, Rain | 6–8 | – | March 3
5 PM | | | Tigers Softball Complex | 2–3 | Smith (1–5) | Vargas (4–4) | Estell (1) | 217 | 6–9 | – | March 4
9 AM | | | Tigers Softball Complex | 9–1 | Lyle (3–4) | Ray (1–5) | Vargas (2) | 147 | 7–9 | – | March 4
2 PM | | | Tigers Softball Complex | 15–4 | Vargas (5–4) | Hoschak (0–1) | None | 273 | 8–9 | – | March 5
11:30 AM | | | Tigers Softball Complex | 7–4 | Lyle (4–4) | Estell (2–4) | Reed (1) | 150 | 9–9 | – | March 10
2 PM | | | | 9–3 | Lyle (5–4) | Newman (2–2) | None | | 10–9 | – | March 10
7 PM | | | US Bank Stadium | 0–2 | Pease (6–3) | Vargas (5–5) | None | 1,096 | 10–10 | – | March 11
11:30 AM | | | US Bank Stadium | 7–2 | Williams (1–0) | Bedsworth (0–3) | None | | 11–10 | – | March 12
11:30 AM | | | US Bank Stadium | 4–1 | Vargas (6–5) | McMurray (0–2) | None | | 12–10 | – | March 12
2 PM | | | US Bank Stadium | 4–2 | Lyle (6–4) | Hupke (3–3) | None | | 13–10 | – | March 14
4 PM | | | | 2–0 | Vargas (7–5) | Faapito (2–1) | None | 146 | 14–10 | – | March 15
2 PM | | | Nusz Park | 1–2 | Echazarreta (5–6) | Lyle (6–5) | None | 112 | 14–11 | – | March 16
4 PM | | | Nusz Park | 4–0 | Vargas (8–5) | Pinarski (1–1) | None | 53 | 15–11 | – | March 18
10:30 AM | | | Nusz Park | 7–1 | Reed (1–1) | Bond (3–4) | None | 57 | 16–11 | – | March 25
12 PM | | | | 10–0(5) | Vargas (9–5) | Stickel (0–1) | None | | 17–11 | 1–0 | March 25
2 PM | | | Urban Youth Academy Softball Complex | 4–1 | Lyle (7–5) | Noble (2–7) | None | 121 | 18–11 | 2–0 | March 26
11 AM | | | Urban Youth Academy Softball Complex | 11–1(5) | Vargas (10–5) | Milan (0–4) | None | 87 | 19–11 | 3–0 | |
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| April (9–6) |
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Date
Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall
Record | Summit League
Record |
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April 1
3 PM | | | | 5–6(8) | Rodriguez (4–7) | Reed (1–2) | None | 147 | 19–12 | 3–1 | April 2
10 AM | | | Mary Ellen McKee Softball Stadium | 1–0 | Lyle (8–5) | Rodriguez (4–9) | None | 89 | 20–12 | 4–1 | April 2
12 PM | | | Mary Ellen McKee Softball Stadium | 13–4(5) | Vargas (11–5) | Price (3–8) | None | 89 | 21–12 | 5–1 | April 7
4 PM | vs. South Dakota
Series Relocated – Weather[7] | | | 0–8 | Edwards (10–6) | Vargas (11–6) | None | 99 | 21–13 | 5–2 | April 8
2 PM | | | Bowden Field | 2–0 | Lyle (9–5) | Wedeking (6–9) | None | 108 | 22–13 | 6–2 | April 8
4 PM | | | Bowden Field | 5–4 | Vargas (12–6) | Edwards (10–7) | None | 108 | 23–13 | 7–2 | April 16
3 PM | | | | 0–4 | Kniesche (16–4) | Vargas (12–7) | None | 150 | 23–14 | 7–3 | April 17
11 AM | | | Jackrabbit Softball Stadium | 3–12(5) | Lasey (10–6) | Lyle (10–5) | None | 149 | 23–15 | 7–4 | April 17
1 PM | | | Jackrabbit Softball Stadium | 0–1 | Kniesche (17–4) | Vargas (12–8) | None | 149 | 23–16 | 7–5 | April 22
12 PM | | | | 5–0 | Vargas (13–8) | Cook (3–6) | None | 250 | 24–16 | 8–5 | April 22
2 PM | | | South Field | 9–0(6) | Lyle (11–5) | True (0–1) | None | 250 | 25–16 | 9–5 | April 23
11 AM | | | South Field | 6–2 | Lyle (12–5) | Murphy (2–11) | None | 75 | 26–16 | 10–5 | April 29
12 PM | | | | 8–5 | Vargas (14–8) | Carr (6–10) | None | 222 | 27–16 | 11–5 | April 29
2 PM | | | Tharaldson Park | 4–2 | Lyle (12–6) | Albrecht (2–15) | None | 222 | 28–16 | 12–5 | April 30
11 AM | | | Tharaldson Park | 3–4 | Albrecht (3–15) | Vargas (14–9) | Lasota (3) | 153 | 28–17 | 12–6 | |
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| May (1–2) |
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Date
Time | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall
Record | Summit League
Record |
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May 5
12 PM | | | | 1–7 | Meyer (14–7) | Vargas (14–10) | None | 255 | 28–18 | 12–7 | May 5
2 PM | | | Tharaldson Park | 2–3(10) | Nuismer (13–7) | Lyle (12–7) | None | 255 | 28–19 | 12–8 | May 6
11 AM | | | Tharaldson Park | 3–0 | Vargas (15–10) | Flanagan (1–1) | None | 206 | 29–19 | 13–8 | |
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| Post-Season (1–2) |
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| (1–2) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall
Record | Summit League
Tournament record |
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May 10-11
4:30 PM | vs. (6) Kansas City
Played across 5/10-5/11[8] | (3) | | 3–0 | Vargas (16–10) | Noble (3–14) | None | 143 | 30–19 | 1–0 | May 11
2:30 PM | | (3) | Jackrabbit Softball Stadium | 1–5 | Meyer (15–7) | Vargas (16–11) | None | 273 | 30–20 | 1–1 | May 11
5 PM | | (3) | Jackrabbit Softball Stadium | 2–10(5) | Lasey (15–6) | Lyle (12–8) | None | 254 | 30–21 | 1–2 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: College softball:Bison run out of gas in Summit tourney. inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 14, 2023. May 14, 2023.
- Web site: NDSU draws Summit League tournament's No. 3 seed, will face UND in Wednesday's first round. inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 8, 2022. December 7, 2022.
- Web site: NDSU Advances in Summit League Championship With 5-2 Win Over UND. valleynewslive.com. Valley News Live. May 12, 2022. December 7, 2022.
- Web site: 2023 Softball Roster. gobison.com . December 7, 2022.
- Web site: 2023 Softball Roster. gobison.com . December 7, 2022.
- Web site: Winter Storm Forces NDSU Softball Schedule Change. gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. February 23, 2023. February 23, 2023.
- Web site: NDSU Softball Announces Changes to South Dakota Series. gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. April 4, 2023. April 4, 2023.
- Web site: Updates made to Summit League Softball Championship schedule. thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 10, 2023. May 11, 2023.
