2024 North Dakota State Bison softball team

2024 North Dakota State Bison softball
Conference	Summit League
Record	17–37 (4–14 Summit)
Head coach	Darren Mueller (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Gerice Olson Kayti Grable
Home stadium	Tharaldson Park

2024 Summit League softball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State  ‍†‍‍	14	–	2		.875			32	–	20		.615
Omaha  ‍‍‍	14	–	4		.778			36	–	12		.750
St. Thomas*  ‍‍‍	8	–	9		.471			16	–	34		.320
Kansas City  ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			22	–	30		.423
South Dakota  ‍‍‍	7	–	10		.412			23	–	29		.442
North Dakota  ‍‍‍	6	–	12		.333			14	–	42		.250
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍	4	–	14		.222			17	–	37		.315
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 9, 2024 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2024 North Dakota State Bison softball team was an American college softball team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bison were led by Darren Mueller in his twenty-third season, and played their home games at Tharaldson Park in Fargo, North Dakota. They compete in the Summit League.
The Bison finished the season with a 17–36 record overall, and a 4–14 record in the Summit League. They made the 2024 Summit League softball tournament as the sixth seed. The Bison were eliminated in the first round by third-seeded Kansas City.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2023 season with a 30–21 record, and a 13–8 record in Summit League play. NDSU played in the Summit League tournament as the third seed. They defeated Kansas City on day one, but lost to Omaha and South Dakota State on day two to be eliminated before the semifinals for the third year in a row.

Personnel

Roster

2024 North Dakota State Roster
	Pitchers 5 – Addie Bowers – Freshman 9 – Kaitlyn Dunford – Freshman 54 – Piper Reed – Sophomore 91 – Madison Wihlm – Freshman 99 – Savy Williams – Junior Outfielders 1 – Emilee Buringa – Senior 17 – Faith Daehlin – Junior 21 – Macy Fry – Freshman 22 – Ella Claus – Sophomore		Infielders 3 – Anjolee Aguilar-Beaucage – Senior 4 – Rylee Henderson – Freshman 11 – Riley Leadstrom – Sophomore 12 – Bella Dean – Sophomore 20 – Taylinn Warren – Freshman 42 – Chloe Woldruff – Junior Utility 7 – Star Cortez (INF/OF) – Freshman 14 – Reanna Rudd (C/INF) – Senior 15 – Jasmyn Yessian (C/INF) – Freshman 35 – Zoe King (C/INF) – Sophomore 47 – Ava Chavarria (C/INF) – Sophomore
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Coaching staff

2024 North Dakota State Coaching Staff
Name	Position
Darren Mueller	Head coach
Gerice Olson	Associate head coach
Kayti Grable	Assistant coach
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Schedule

2024 North Dakota State Bison softball game log
Regular Season (17–37)
February (6–11) Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Summit League Record February 9 1:30 PM vs. Furman Boseman Field Wilmington, NC 1–4 Tufts (1–0) Williams (0–1) Buzhardt (1) 115 0–1 – February 10 8:30 AM vs. Queens Boseman Field 0–3 Courtney (1–1) Reed (0–1) Dunn (1) 85 0–2 – February 10 1:30 PM vs. Northern Kentucky Boseman Field 5–2 Dunford (1–0) Hicks (0–2) None 156 1–2 – February 11 9:50 AM vs. DePaul Boseman Field 3–2 Williams (1–1) Nigey (0–2) None 137 2–2 – February 11 12:10 PM at UNC Wilmington Boseman Field 5–1 Bowers (1–0) Eckert (0–1) None 218 3–2 – February 13 3 PM at East Carolina Max R. Joyner Family Stadium Greenville, NC 4–5 Hatch (4–0) Williams (1–2) None 247 3–3 – February 14 4 PM at No. 11 Duke Duke Softball Stadium Durham, NC 0–18(5) Drogemuller (1–0) Dunford (1–1) None 185 3–4 – February 16 8:30 AM vs. Elon Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium Raleigh, NC 8–7(8) Dunford (2–1) Dew (0–2) Reed (1) 50 4–4 – February 16 1:30 PM at NC State Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium 4–6 Wyman (1–0) Reed (0–2) Weixlmann (1) 98 4–5 – February 17 8:30 AM vs. Elon Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium 5–7(8) Cherry (2–0) Bowers (1–1) None 47 4–6 – February 17 4 PM vs. Campbell Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium 7–2 Dunford (3–1) Gregory (0–3) None 32 5–6 – February 18 8:30 AM vs. UConn Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium 3–1 Reed (1–2) Jenkins (0–1) Williams (1) 32 6–6 – February 23 2 PM vs. Southeastern Louisiana Davis Diamond College Station, TX 1–5 Blanchard (4–0) Williams (1–3) None 6–7 – February 23 7 PM at No. 18 Texas A&M Davis Diamond 0–10(5) Kennedy Williams (1–4) None 1,877 6–8 – February 24 2 PM vs. Kansas Davis Diamond 3–8 DesRochers (1–0) Reed (1–3) None 6–9 – February 24 7 PM at No. 18 Texas A&M Davis Diamond 0–10(5) Kennedy (6–0) Bowers (1–2) None 2,331 6–10 – February 25 11:30 AM vs. Kansas Davis Diamond 6–15(6) Bruno (1–1) Williams (1–4) None 6–11 –
March (9–12) Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Summit League Record March 1 12 PM vs. Georgetown Draper Diamond Nashville, TN 9–2 Bowers (2–2) Parker (3–4) None 43 7–11 – March 1 5 PM at Lipscomb Draper Diamond 8–1 Wihlm (1–1) Laine (2–4) None 58 8–11 – March 2 10 AM vs. Murray State Draper Diamond 0–2 Veber (7–3) Bowers (2–3) None 78 8–12 – March 2 12:30 PM at Lipscomb Draper Diamond 5–1 Williams (2–4) Sapp (4–4) None 97 9–12 – March 3 10 AM vs. Georgetown Draper Diamond 4–3(8) Wihlm (2–1) Dunn (4–4) None 127 10–12 – March 8 5 PM at Santa Clara Santa Clara Softball Stadium Santa Clara, CA 2–3 Valdez (2–0) Bowers (2–4) None 174 10–13 – March 8 7:30 PM at Santa Clara Santa Clara Softball Stadium 3–4 Seva (3–4) Wihlm (2–2) None 174 10–14 – March 9 12 PM vs. Loyola Marymount Spartan Softball Stadium San Jose, CA 5–6(8) Hooks (2–0) Reed (1–4) None 111 10–14 – March 9 2:30 PM at San Jose State Spartan Softball Stadium 3–4 Toner (2–2) Dunford (3–2) None 384 10–16 – March 10 12 PM at San Jose State Spartan Softball Stadium 1–2 Toner (3–2) Reed (1–5) None 118 10–17 – March 12 4 PM at Pacific Bill Simoni Field Stockton, CA 2–1(8) Dunford (4–2) Smith (1–4) None 66 11–17 – March 15 12 PM vs. Marist Cottrell Field Moraga, CA 3–8 Myers (7–2) Dunford (4–3) None 52 11–18 – March 15 5 PM at Saint Mary's Cottrell Field 0–1 Nishikawa (6–3) Bowers (2–5) None 91 11–19 – March 16 12 PM vs. Marist Cottrell Field 2–0 Williams (3–4) Pleasants (3–3) None 49 12–19 – March 16 2:30 PM at Saint Mary's Cottrell Field 2–12(5) Bennett (2–1) Reed (1–6) None 67 12–20 – March 22 1 PM at Omaha Connie Claussen Field Omaha, NE 3–11(5) Meyer (1–0) Williams (3–5) None 53 12–21 0–1 March 22 3 PM at Omaha Connie Claussen Field 1–2 Nuismer (8–3) Bowers (2–6) Meyer (3) 69 12–22 0–2 March 23 11 AM at Omaha Connie Claussen Field 0–7 Meyer (14–3) Bowers (2–7) None 109 12–23 0–3 March 29 3 PM St. Thomas Tharaldson Park Fargo, ND 4–0 Bowers (3–7) Cook (5–7) None 164 13–23 1–3 March 30 12 PM St. Thomas Tharaldson Park 13–4(5) Dunford (5–3) Cook (5–8) None 125 14–23 2–3 March 30 2 PM St. Thomas Tharaldson Park 12–9 Williams (4–5) Klein (0–4) None 125 15–23 3–3
April (2–10) Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Summit League Record April 6 4 PM at UNLV Eller Media Stadium Paradise, NV 2–1(9) Williams (5–5) Fontes (3–2) None 313 16–23 – April 6 6 PM at UNLV Eller Media Stadium 5–8 Thiede (14–3) Bowers (3–8) None 313 16–24 – April 7 2 PM at UNLV Eller Media Stadium 7–16 Zellien (6–5) Williams (5–6) None 307 16–25 – April 13 12 PM South Dakota State Tharaldson Park 0–1 Kniesche (13–5) Williams (5–6) None 355 16–26 3–4 April 13 2 PM South Dakota State Tharaldson Park 1–7 Lasey (8–8) Bowers (3–9) None 355 16–27 3–5 April 14 11 AM South Dakota State Tharaldson Park 0–3 Kniesche (14–5) Williams (5–7) None 289 16–28 3–6 April 20 1 PM at North Dakota Apollo Park Grand Forks, ND 4–5 Albrecht (4–11) Bowers (3–10) None 144 16–29 3–7 April 20 3:30 PM at North Dakota Apollo Park 0–1 Carr (5–10) Dunford (5–4) None 134 16–30 3–8 April 21 11 AM at North Dakota Apollo Park 0–4 Albrecht (5–11) Williams (5–8) None 111 16–31 3–9 April 27 12 PM Kansas City Tharaldson Park 0–4 Stickel (9–14) Williams (5–9) None 211 16–32 3–10 April 27 2 PM Kansas City Tharaldson Park 11–3(5) Dunford (6–4) Noble (7–6) None 211 17–32 4–10 April 28 11 AM Kansas City Tharaldson Park 5–10 Stickel (10–14) Bowers (3–11) None 150 17–33 4–11
May (0–3) Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Summit League Record May 3 12 PM at South Dakota Nygaard Field Vermillion, SD 0–4 Edwards (8–12) Wihlm (2–3) None 95 17–34 4–12 May 3 2 PM at South Dakota Nygaard Field 1–5 Young (5–7) Dunford (6–5) None 95 17–35 4–13 May 4 11 AM at South Dakota Nygaard Field 3–9 Wedeking (8–8) Williams (5–10) Young (1) 97 17–36 4–14
Post-Season (0–1)
Summit League Tournament (0–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Summit League Tournament record May 8 3:30 PM vs. (3) Kansas City (6) Jackrabbit Softball Stadium Brookings, SD 2–5 Stickel (12–15) Williams (5–12) None 179 17–37 0–1
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Bison team member Reference: Rankings from NFCA: (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times in Central Time Zone