The North Dakota State Bison softball team is part of the athletic program at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. They are members of the NCAA Division I and the Summit League. The current Bison softball head coach is Darren Mueller in his 25th season. The Bison softball team has appeared in six Women's College World Series, in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1999, 2000 and 2001.
Head coaches # Name Term1 Judy Strachan 1976–19772 Pam Larson 19783 Donna Palivec 1979–19814 Kathy Frederickson 1982–19845 Sue Collins 19856 Pam Hehrens 1986–19877 Michelle Woodward 1988–19908 Nadine Roth 19919 Karla McCrory 199210 Greg Crowley 1993–199411 Mitch Hanson 1995–200112 Darren Mueller and Jamie Trachsel 2011–201612 Darren Mueller 2002–present
Postseason history NCAA Division I Championships 2009 Norman Region Champions
NCAA Division I tournament The Bison have appeared in 10 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 10-20.
2009 NormanTempe Super Regional #7 OklahomaTulsaTulsa#10 Arizona State#10 Arizona State W 1-0 11W 3-2W 4-1L 0-11 5L 0-3 2010 Seattle #3 WashingtonNebraska L 0-3L 1-5 2011 Tempe #1 Arizona StateSan Diego State L 0-105L 4-5 2012 Tucson #13 ArizonaHawai'iNotre Dame L 0-115W 9-7L 4-8 2014 Minneapolis Auburn#16 MinnesotaAuburn W 5-2L 1-4100-1 2015 Eugene Fresno State#2 OregonBYUOregon W 4-0L 3-4W 7-0L 1-6 2016 Seattle MinnesotaWeber StateMinnesota L 2-7W 5-2L 2-7 2017 Norman #10 OklahomaTulsa#10 Oklahoma W 3-29L 1-2L 2-105 2018 Tucson Mississippi State#14 ArizonaMississippi State W 5-4L 0-6L 0-125 2019 Minneapolis #7 MinnesotaDrake L 0-3L 0-85 All seeds denote National Seeds
NCAA Division II tournament 2000 National Champions
Summit League 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 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
References
External links Bison Softball website