The North Dakota State Bison softball team is part of the athletic program at
North Dakota State University
North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as t ...
in
Fargo, North Dakota
Fargo ( /ˈfɑɹɡoʊ/) is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 125,990, making it the most populous city in the state and the 219th-most populous city in ...
. They are members of the
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of College athletics, intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major ...
and the
Summit League
The Summit League, or The Summit, is an NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic conference with its membership mostly located in the Midwestern United States from Illinois on the East of the Mississippi River to the Dakotas and Nebraska on the W ...
. The current Bison softball head coach is
Darren Mueller in his 22nd season. The Bison softball team has appeared in six
Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series (WCWS) is the final portion of the NCAA Division I softball tournament for college softball in the United States. Eight teams participate in the WCWS, which begins with a double-elimination tournament. In other wo ...
, in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1999, 2000 and 2001.
Head coaches
Postseason history
NCAA Division I Championships
*2009 Norman Region Champions
NCAA Division I Tournament results
The Bison have appeared in 10
NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 10-20.
All seeds denote National Seeds
NCAA Division II Championships:
*2000 National Champions
Summit League Championships:
*2008 Regular Season Champions
*2009 Tournament Champions
*2010 Tournament Champions
*2011 Tournament Champions
*2012 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
*2013 Regular Season Champions
*2014 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
*2015 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
*2016 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
*2017 Tournament Champions
*2018 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
*2019 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
North Central Conference Championships:
*1999 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
*2000 Regular Season Champions
*2001 Regular Season Champions
*2002 Regular Season & Tournament Champions
*2003 Regular Season Champions
*2004 Regular Season Champions
Stadium
*Tharaldson Park
See also
*
List of NCAA Division I softball programs
The following is a list of schools that participate in NCAA Division I softball, according to NCAA.com. These teams compete to go to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and ASA Hall of Fame Stadium for the Women's College World Series. (For schools whose at ...
References
External links
Bison Softball website{{North Dakota State University