# 2019 North Dakota State Bison softball team

The 2019 North Dakota State Bison softball team was an American college softball team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bison were led by Darren Mueller in his 18th season, and played their home games at Tharaldson Park. They competed in the Summit League, where they finished the season with a 42–16 record, also finishing 16–2 in conference play.
The Bison won the Summit League Tournament, and qualified for the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament. NDSU lost both games in the Minneapolis Regional, first to 12th ranked Minnesota and second to 25th ranked Drake.

## Schedule

2019 North Dakota State Bison softball game log :
Regular season (38-13) :
February (7-6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| February 9 | UTSA | Bobcats Softball Stadium San Marcos, TX | 6-2 | Leddy (1-0) | Nelson (0-1) | None | 641 | 1-0 | - |
| February 10 | Abilene Christian | Bobcats Softball Stadium | 6-5 | Leddy (2-0) | Bradley (0-1) | None | 587 | 2-0 | - |
| February 10 | at Texas State | Bobcats Softball Stadium | 1-9$^{(5)}$ | Barrera (0-1) | Leddy (2-1) | None | 587 | 2-1 | - |
| February 11 | at Texas State | Bobcats Softball Stadium | 4-3$^{(10)}$ | Vargas (1-0) | King (0-1) | None | 364 | 3-1 | - |
| February 14 | Northern Colorado | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | 4-0 | Leddy (3-1) | Vidal (0-1) | None | 75 | 4-1 | - |
| February 14 | #12 Arkansas | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | 6-7 | Storms (1-0) | Vargas (1-1) | None | 263 | 4-2 | - |
| February 15 | #5 Washington | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | 3-5 | Plain (1-0) | Leddy (3-2) | None | 150 | 4-3 | - |
| February 16 | Southern Illinois | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | 9-10 | Jones (1-0) | Leddy (3-3) | None | 150 | 4-4 | - |
| February 22 | at #22 Auburn | Jane B. Moore Field Auburn, AL | 1-4 | Martin (1-0) | Vargas (1-2) | None | 1779 | 4-5 | - |
| February 22 | Troy | Jane B. Moore Field | 3-2$^{(9)}$ | Leddy (4-3) | Willis (0-1) | None | 1779 | 5-5 | - |
| February 23 | at #22 Auburn | Jane B. Moore Field | 2-10$^{(5)}$ | Handley (0-1) | Leddy (4-4) | None | 2098 | 5-6 | - |
| February 23 | Villanova | Jane B. Moore Field | 6-1 | Leddy (5-4) | Amarillas (0-1) | None | 69 | 6-6 | - |
| February 24 | Eastern Illinois | Jane B. Moore Field | 9-6 | Vargas (2-2) | Montgomery (0-1) | None | 111 | 7-6 | - |
March (17-5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| March 1 | Cal Poly | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium Stanford, CA | 8-0 | Leddy (6-4) | Best (0-1) | None | 338 | 8-6 | - |
| March 1 | Montana | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium | 5-2 | Vargas (3-2) | Driscoll (0-1) | Leddy (1) | 338 | 9-6 | - |
| March 2 | Northwestern | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium | 0-7 | Wilkey (1-0) | Leddy (6-5) | None | 334 | 9-7 | - |
| March 2 | at Stanford | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium | Canceled | | | | | 9-7 | - |
| March 3 | at Stanford | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium | 2-3 | Pancino (1-0) | Vargas (3-3) | None | 497 | 9-8 | - |
| March 8 | Illinois State | Felsbgerg Field Miami, FL | 4-0 | Vargas (4-3) | Day (0-1) | None | 42 | 10-8 | - |
| March 8 | at FIU | Felsbgerg Field | 1-2 | Kugelmann (1-0) | Leddy (6-6) | Muraskin (1) | 103 | 10-9 | - |
| March 9 | Notre Dame | FAU Softball Stadium Boca Raton, FL | 2-3 | Tidd (1-0) | O'Byrne (0-1) | Holloway (1) | 583 | 10-10 | - |
| March 9 | Purdue | FAU Softball Stadium | 1-4 | Bates (1-0) | Vargas (4-4) | Echazarreta (1) | 64 | 10-11 | - |
| March 10 | Stony Brook | FAU Softball Stadium | 7-0 | Leddy (7-6) | Pechin (0-1) | None | 59 | 11-11 | - |
| March 13 | Butler | EddieCMoore Complex Clearwater, FL | 3-2 | Vargas (5-4) | Graves (0-1) | None | 103 | 12-11 | - |
| March 14 | Eastern Illinois | EddieCMoore Complex | 7-5 | Leddy (8-6) | Coffman (0-1) | None | 167 | 13-11 | - |
| March 15 | Towson | EddieCMoore Complex | 1-0 | O'Byrne (1-1) | Johnson (0-1) | Leddy (2) | 85 | 14-11 | - |
| March 15 | Wichita State | EddieCMoore Complex | 6-4 | Vargas (6-4) | Mcdonald (0-1) | None | 50 | 15-11 | - |
| March 16 | Purdue | EddieCMoore Complex | 3-0 | Leddy (9-6) | Moody (0-1) | None | 116 | 16-11 | - |
| March 16 | Chattanooga | EddieCMoore Complex | 5-1 | O'Byrne (2-1) | Hudson (0-1) | None | 53 | 17-11 | - |
| March 17 | Florida Gulf Coast | EddieCMoore Complex | 3-2 | Vargas (7-4) | White (0-1) | None | 123 | 18-11 | - |
| March 23 | at Purdue Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | 11-1 | Leddy (10-6) | Eyre (0-1) | None | 127 | 19-11 | 1-0 |
| March 23 | at Purdue Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | 5-0 | Vargas (8-4) | Malicki (0-1) | None | 127 | 20-11 | 2-0 |
| March 24 | at Purdue Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN | 7-0 | Leddy (11-6) | McConnell (0-1) | None | 131 | 21-11 | 3-0 |
| March 30 | at Western Illinois | Mary Ellen McKee Softball Stadium Macomb, IL | 12-0$^{(5)}$ | Leddy (12-6) | Ira (0-1) | None | 112 | 22-11 | 4-0 |
| March 31 | at Western Illinois | Mary Ellen McKee Softball Stadium | 10-7 | Vargas (9-4) | Rodriguez (0-1) | Leddy (3) | 91 | 23-11 | 5-0 |
| March 31 | at Western Illinois | Mary Ellen McKee Softball Stadium | 5-4 | Leddy (13-6) | Carlin (0-1) | None | 130 | 24-11 | 6-0 |
April (12-1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| April 5 | at Seattle | Logan Field at SU Park Seattle, WA | 8-1 | Leddy (14-6) | Nance (0-1) | None | 96 | 25-11 | - |
| April 5 | at Seattle | Logan Field at SU Park | 9-7 | Vargas (10-4) | Larkins (0-1) | O'Byrne (1) | 112 | 26-11 | - |
| April 6 | Santa Clara | Logan Field at SU Park | 9-1$^{(5)}$ | Leddy (15-6) | Kim (0-1) | None | 93 | 27-11 | - |
| April 7 | Portland State | Logan Field at SU Park | 2-1 | O'Byrne (3-1) | Parrish (0-1) | Vargas (1) | 92 | 28-11 | - |
| April 14 | South Dakota State | Tharaldson Park Fargo, ND | 5-0 | Leddy (16-6) | Conard (0-1) | None | 306 | 29-11 | 7-0 |
| April 14 | South Dakota State | Tharaldson Park | 1-0 | Vargas (11-4) | DeMarais (0-1) | None | 306 | 30-11 | 8-0 |
| April 15 | South Dakota State | Tharaldson Park | 2-6 | Conard (1-0) | Leddy (16-7) | None | 50 | 30-12 | 8-1 |
| April 19 | at South Dakota | Nygaard Field Vermillion, SD | 2-0$^{(8)}$ | Leddy (17-7) | Devers (0-1) | None | | 31-12 | 9-1 |
| April 19 | at South Dakota | Nygaard Field | 10-0$^{(5)}$ | Vargas (12-4) | Durham (0-1) | None | 150 | 32-12 | 10-1 |
| April 20 | at South Dakota | Nygaard Field | 7-0 | Leddy (18-7) | Devers (0-1) | None | 200 | 33-12 | 11-1 |
| April 24 | at Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Canceled | | | | | 33-12 | - |
| April 24 | at Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Canceled | | | | | 33-12 | - |
| April 26 | Omaha | Tharaldson Park | 8-1 | Leddy (19-7) | Millington (0-1) | None | 121 | 34-12 | 12-1 |
| April 26 | Omaha | Tharaldson Park | 11-0$^{(5)}$ | Vargas (13-4) | Jones (0-1) | None | 121 | 35-12 | 13-1 |
| April 27 | Omaha | Tharaldson Park | 15-0$^{(5)}$ | Leddy (20-7) | Millington (0-1) | None | 204 | 36-12 | 14-1 |
May (2-1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit League Record |
| May 4 | North Dakota | Tharaldson Park | 3-0 | Leddy (21-7) | Jones (0-1) | None | 453 | 37-12 | 15-1 |
| May 4 | North Dakota | Tharaldson Park | 14-0$^{(5)}$ | Vargas (14-4) | Pica (0-1) | None | 453 | 38-12 | 16-1 |
| May 5 | North Dakota | Tharaldson Park | 4-6 | Rosas (1-0) | O'Byrne (2-2) | Jones (1) | 348 | 38-13 | 16-2 |
Post-season (4-3) :
Summit League Tournament (4-1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Summit LeagueT Record |
| May 10 | (4) South Dakota State | (1) | Tharaldson Park Fargo, ND | 6-3 | Leddy (22-7) | Conard (0-1) | None | 311 | 39-13 | 1-0 |
| May 10 | (2) South Dakota | (1) | Tharaldson Park | 1-10$^{(5)}$ | Devers (1-0) | Leddy (23-8) | None | 336 | 39-14 | 1-1 |
| May 10 | (4) South Dakota State | (1) | Tharaldson Park | 5-0 | Vargas (15-4) | Conard (0-1) | None | 336 | 40-14 | 2-1 |
| May 11 | (2) South Dakota | (1) | Tharaldson Park | 6-0 | Vargas (16-4) | Devers (0-1) | None | 341 | 41-14 | 3-1 |
| May 11 | (2) South Dakota | (1) | Tharaldson Park | 3-1 | Vargas (17-4) | Durham (0-1) | None | 341 | 42-14 | 4-1 |
Minneapolis Regional (0-2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Minneapolis Regional Record |
| May 17 | at (7) #12 Minnesota | | Jane Sage Cowles Stadium Minneapolis, MN | 0-3 | Fiser (1-0) | Leddy (23-9) | None | 1158 | 42-15 | 0-1 |
| May 18 | #25 Drake | | Jane Sage Cowles Stadium | 0-8$^{(5)}$ | Newman (1-0) | Vargas (17-5) | None | 994 | 42-16 | 0-2 |
Win  Loss  Postponement/CanceledBold: Bison team memberReference: Rankings from NFCA(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. :