2024 North Dakota State Bison softball team

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2024 North Dakota State Bison softball
North Dakota State Bison wordmark.svg
Conference Summit League
Record17–37 (4–14 Summit)
Head coach
  • Darren Mueller (23rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Gerice Olson
  • Kayti Grable
Home stadium Tharaldson Park
Seasons
←  2023
2025 →
2024 Summit League softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota State  ‍†‍‍14–2 .87533–20 .623
Omaha  ‍‍‍14–4 .77838–13 .745
St. Thomas*  ‍‍‍8–9 .47116–34 .320
Kansas City  ‍‍‍8–10 .44423–32 .418
South Dakota  ‍‍‍7–10 .41223–30 .434
North Dakota  ‍‍‍6–12 .33314–42 .250
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍4–14 .22217–37 .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 10, 2024 [1]
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. [2]

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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, [3] but lost to Omaha [4] and South Dakota State [5] 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
 
Reference: [6]

Coaching staff

2024 North Dakota State Coaching Staff
NamePosition
Darren MuellerHead coach
Gerice OlsonAssociate head coach
Kayti GrableAssistant coach 
Reference: [7]

Schedule

2024 North Dakota State Bison softball game log
Regular Season (17–37)
Post-Season (0–1)
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Bison team member
  • Reference: [8]
  • Rankings from NFCA: [9]
  • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
  • All times in Central Time Zone

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References

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  9. ↑ "2024 USA/NFCA Division I Poll". nfca.com. NFCA. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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