2022 North Dakota State Bison softball team

2022 North Dakota State Bison softball
2022 North Dakota State Bison softball
Conference	Summit League
Record	30–23 (10–8 Summit)
Head coach	Darren Mueller (21st season);
Home stadium	Tharaldson Park
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Summit League softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota State ‍†‍‡‍^y	18	–	2	.900	41	–	13	.759
Omaha ‍‍‍	17	–	4	.810	32	–	14	.696
North Dakota State ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	30	–	23	.566
South Dakota ‍‍‍	11	–	10	.524	28	–	25	.528
Kansas City ‍‍‍	9	–	11	.450	13	–	34	.277
St. Thomas (MN) ‍‍‍	8	–	13	.381	14	–	36	.280
North Dakota ‍‍‍	4	–	16	.200	14	–	39	.264
Western Illinois ‍‍‍	4	–	17	.190	8	–	37	.178

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2022^[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2022 North Dakota State Bison softball team was an American college softball team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Bison were led by Darren Mueller in his twenty-first season, and played their home games at Tharaldson Park. They competed in the Summit League.
The Bison finished the season with a 30-23 record, and a 10-8 record in Summit League play. NDSU made it to the Summit League Tournament as the 3 seed.^[2] They defeated North Dakota^[3] and Omaha, before falling to South Dakota State and Omaha in the elimination game to be eliminated from contention.

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2021 season 11–12 in Summit League play and 16–29 on the season. They entered the Summit League tournament as the 3 seed^[4] but lost to North Dakota in the first round, 5–6 in 10 innings.^[5]

Personnel

Roster

2022 North Dakota State Roster

Pitchers

9 – Paige Vargas – Senior
13 – Lainey Lyle – Junior
20 – Mac Schulz – Junior
99 – Savy Williams – Freshman

Catchers

5 – Kaylee Moore – Junior
7 – Avery Wysong – Senior

Outfielders

1 – Emilee Buringa – Sophomore
3 – Molly Gates – Sophomore
11 – Dez Cardenas – Junior
17 – Faith Daehlin – Freshman

Infielders

00 – Ciara Jensen – Sophomore
8 – Skylar Padgett – Junior
15 – Nicole Licea – Senior
32 – Carley Goetschius – Junior
33 – Cameryn Maykut – Senior
42 – Chloe Woldruff – Freshman

Utility

14 – Reanna Rudd (C/INF) – Sophomore
23 – Aba Turner (C/OF) – Junior

Reference:^[6]

Coaching staff

2022 north dakota state coaching Staff
Name	Position
Darren Mueller	Head coach
Gerice Olson	Associate head coach
Kayti Grable	Assistant Coach
Reference:^[7]

Schedule

2022 North Dakota State Bison softball game log

Regular Season (28–21)

February (10–4)
Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Record
February 11 11:30 AM	Utah State		Campus Diamond Santa Barbara, CA	10-3	Vargas (1-0)	Reynolds (0-1)	None	175	1-0	–
February 11 1:30 PM	at UC Santa Barbara		Campus Diamond	17-2⁽⁶⁾	Schulz (1-0)	Mills (0-2)	None	140	2-0	–
February 12 11:30 AM	Utah State		Campus Diamond	4-6	Reynolds (1-0)	Williams (0-1)	Toone (1)	176	2-1	–
February 12 4:00 PM	at UC Santa Barbara		Campus Diamond	3-4	Snyder (1-0)	Vargas (1-1)	None	123	2-2	–
February 13 10:45 AM	Utah State		Campus Diamond	15-9	Williams (1-1)	Millemon (0-2)	None		3-2	–
February 19 9 AM	UT Martin		Eagle Field Statesboro, GA	10-0⁽⁵⁾	Vargas (2-1)	Dreiling (0-1)	None	50	4-2	–
February 19 4:30 PM	Maine Black Bears		Eagle Field	12-2	Williams (2-1)	Gruitch (0-1)	None	84	5-2	–
February 20 8 AM	Maine Black Bears		Eagle Field	8-2	Vargas (3-1)	Reid (0-1)	None	50	6-2	–
February 20 10:30 AM	at Georgia Southern		Eagle Field	5-0	Schulz (2-0)	Belogorska (0-1)	None	269	7-2	–
February 25 1:30 PM	Buffalo		Lobo Softball Field Albuquerque, NM	6-3	Vargas (4-1)	Tarantino (2-3)	None		8-2	–
February 25 6:30 PM	at New Mexico		Lobo Softball Field	4-6	Guindon (4-1)	Schulz (2-1)	Linton (2)		8-3	–
February 26 11 AM	UTEP		Lobo Softball Field	8-9	Collins (1-1)	Williams (2-2)	Alarcon (2)		8-4	–
February 26 1:30 PM	Tarleton		Lobo Softball Field	8-4	Vargas (5-1)	Ellett (0-1)	None		9-4	–
February 27 11 AM	Tarleton		Lobo Softball Field	9-1	Williams (3-2)	Chism (3-2)	None		10-4	–

March (9–11)
Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Record
March 4 3 PM	CSU Northridge		John C Funk Stadium Riverside, CA	2-1	Vargas (6-1)	Jamerson (0-1)	None	53	11-4	–
March 4 8 PM	California Baptist		John C Funk Stadium	9-4	Lyle (1-0)	Castaneda (0-1)	None	309	12-4	–
March 5 1 PM	at UC Riverside		Amy S. Harrison Field	2-3	Barbarick (1-0)	Lyle (1-1)	None		12-5	–
March 5 3:30 PM	at UC Riverside		Amy S. Harrison Field	7-9	Heinlin (1-0)	Schulz (2-2)	None	205	12-6	–
March 6 12 PM	Oregon State		John C Funk Stadium	1-3	Stepto (1-0)	Vargas (6-2)	None	143	12-7	–
March 11 1 PM	Portland State		Jane Sanders Stadium Eugene, OR	0-9(9)	Grey (1-0)	Vargas (6-3)	None		12-8	–
March 11 3:30 PM	Oregon State		Jane Sanders Stadium	4-11	Haendiges (1-0)	Schulz (2-3)	None		12-9	–
March 12 3 PM	at #11 Oregon		Jane Sanders Stadium	1-14⁽⁵⁾	Kliethermes (1-0)	Lyle (1-1)	None		12-10	–
March 12 5:30 PM	at #11 Oregon		Jane Sanders Stadium	2-10⁽⁶⁾	Hansen (1-0)	Vargas (6-4)	None	1,883	12-11	–
March 13 1 PM	Portland State		Jane Sanders Stadium	9-0⁽⁵⁾	Schulz (3-3)	Frost (0-1)	None	57	13-11	–
March 13 3:30 PM	at Oregon State		Jane Sanders Stadium	1-3	Stepto (1-0)	Lyle (1-2)	None	171	13-12	–
March 15 4 PM	at Virginia		Palmer Park Charlottesville, VA	2-0	Vargas (7-4)	Houge (0-1)	None	521	14-12	–
March 18 10:45 AM	Binghamton Bearcats		Maryland Softball Stadium College Park, MD	5-4	Williams (4-2)	Howard (0-1)	Vargas (1)	121	15-12	–
March 18 3:15 PM	at Maryland		Maryland Softball Stadium	3-2	Vargas (8-4)	Wyche (0-1)	None	334	16-12	–
March 19 8:30 AM	Army		Maryland Softball Stadium	6-5⁽⁹⁾	Vargas (9-4)	Farris (0-1)	None	200	17-12	–
March 19 10:45 AM	Monmouth		Maryland Softball Stadium	6-1	Vargas (10-4)	Gletow (0-1)	None	170	18-12	–
March 20 9:00 AM	at Maryland		Maryland Softball Stadium	3-5	Schlotterbeck (1-0)	Schulz (3-4)	None	250	18-13	–
March 26 12 PM	at South Dakota		Nygaard Field Vermillion, SD	4-5	Edwards (1-0)	Vargas (10-5)	None		18-14	0-1
March 26 2 PM	at South Dakota		Nygaard Field	7-1	Lyle (2-2)	Marquez (0-1)	None	75	19-14	1-1
March 27 11 AM	at South Dakota		Nygaard Field	1-8	Edwards (2-0)	Vargas (10-6)	None	55	19-15	1-2

April (6–4)
Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Record
April 2 12 PM	at Omaha		Connie Claussen Field Omaha, NE	0-4	Meyer (1-0)	Vargas (10-7)	None	243	19-16	1-3
April 2 2 PM	at Omaha		Connie Claussen Field	7-2	Lyle (3-2)	Hampton (0-1)	None	392	20-16	2-3
April 3 11 AM	at Omaha		Connie Claussen Field	0-1	Meyer (1-0)	Vargas (10-8)	None	139	20-17	2-4
April 9 12 PM	Kansas City		Tharaldson Park Fargo, ND	1-0	Vargas (11-8)	Hoveland (0-1)	None		21-17	3-4
April 9 2 PM	Kansas City		Tharaldson Park	4-1	Lyle (4-2)	Stout (0-1)	None		22-17	4-4
April 10 11 AM	Kansas City		Tharaldson Park	Canceled, Rain					22-17	4-4
April 15 12 PM	Western Illinois Series Relocated - Weather		Connie Claussen Field Omaha, NE	7-0	Vargas (12-8)	Carlin (0-1)	None		23-17	5-4
April 15 2 PM	Western Illinois		Connie Claussen Field	12-1⁽⁵⁾	Lyle (5-2)	Rodriguez (0-1)	None	78	24-17	6-4
April 16 11 AM	Western Illinois		Connie Claussen Field	10-1⁽⁵⁾	Vargas (13-8)	Carlin (0-2)	None	81	25-17	7-4
April 23 12 PM	South Dakota State		Tharaldson Park	1-8⁽¹⁰⁾	Glanzer (1-0)	Vargas (13-9)	None		25-18	7-5
April 23 2 PM	South Dakota State		Tharaldson Park	1-8	Kniesche (1-0)	Lyle (5-3)	None		25-19	7-6
April 24 11 AM	South Dakota State		Tharaldson Park	Canceled, Weather					25-19	7-6
April 30 12 PM	at North Dakota		Apollo Park Grand Forks, ND	Canceled, Weather					25-19	7-6

May (3–2)
Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Record
May 1 11 AM	North Dakota Doubleheader Relocated-Field Conditions		Tharaldson Park Fargo, ND	10-11	Jones (1-0)	Williams (4-3)	None		25-20	7-7
May 1 1 PM	North Dakota		Tharaldson Park	7-3	Lyle (6-3)	Albrecht (0-1)	None	121	26-20	8-7
May 6 12 PM	St. Thomas		Tharaldson Park	2-0	Vargas (14-9)	Crawford (0-1)	None		27-20	9-7
May 6 2 PM	St. Thomas		Tharaldson Park	3-0	Lyle (7-3)	Baniecke (0-1)	None		28-20	10-7
May 7 11 AM	St. Thomas		Tharaldson Park	1-2	Crawford (1-1)	Schulz (3-5)	None	413	28-21	10-8

Post-Season (2–2)

Summit League Tournament (2–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Summit League Tournament record
May 12	(6) North Dakota	(3)	Jackrabbit Softball Stadium Brookings, SD	5-2	Vargas (15-9)	Jones (0-1)	None	151	29-21	1-0
May 13	(2) Omaha	(3)	Nygaard Field Vermillion, SD	2-0^[8]	Vargas (16-9)	Meyer (0-1)	None	150	30-21	2-0
May 14	(1) South Dakota State	(3)	Nygaard Field	0-2	Kniesche (1-0)	Vargas (16-10)	None		30-22	2-1
May 14	(2) Omaha	(3)	Nygaard Field	2-3^[9]	Meyer (1-0)	Lyle (7-4)	None	120	30-23	2-2

Win
Loss
Postponement
Bold: Bison team member
Reference:^[10]

Rankings from NFCA:
(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

First Team All-Summit League^[11]

Dez Cardenas
Cameryn Maykut

Second Team All-Summit League

Paige Vargas
Emilee Buringa
Reanna Rudd

Summit League All-Tournament Team^[12]

Paige Vargas
Skylar Padgett
Nicole Licea

References

^ "The Summit League Softball Standings". TheSummitLeague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
^ "NDSU Draws Summit League Tournament's No. 3 seed, will face UND in Wednesday's first round". Fargo Forum. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
^ "NDSU Advances in Summit League Championship With 5-2 Win over UND". Valley News Live. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
^ "Summit League Softball Championship Bracket Announced". The Summit League. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ "No. 6 North Dakota upsets No. 3 North Dakota State 6-5 in 10 innings". The Summit League. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ "2022 Softball Roster". gobison.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
^ "2022 Softball Roster". gobison.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
^ "Paige Vargas Slings Bison to Second Summit League Tournament Victory". Fargo Forum. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
^ "Two tough losses eliminate Bison from Summit softball tournament". Fargo Forum. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
^ "2022 Softball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ "SummitSB Awards Revealed on Eve of Championship". The Summit League. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
^ "Top-seeded South Dakota State earns second straight SummitSB Championship Title". The Summit League. Retrieved May 27, 2022.

[1] "The Summit League Softball Standings". TheSummitLeague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved June 5, 2022.

[2] "NDSU Draws Summit League Tournament's No. 3 seed, will face UND in Wednesday's first round". Fargo Forum. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

[3] "NDSU Advances in Summit League Championship With 5-2 Win over UND". Valley News Live. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

[4] "Summit League Softball Championship Bracket Announced". The Summit League. Retrieved February 12, 2022.

[5] "No. 6 North Dakota upsets No. 3 North Dakota State 6-5 in 10 innings". The Summit League. Retrieved February 12, 2022.

[6] "2022 Softball Roster". gobison.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

[7] "2022 Softball Roster". gobison.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

[8] "Paige Vargas Slings Bison to Second Summit League Tournament Victory". Fargo Forum. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

[9] "Two tough losses eliminate Bison from Summit softball tournament". Fargo Forum. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

[10] "2022 Softball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[11] "SummitSB Awards Revealed on Eve of Championship". The Summit League. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

[12] "Top-seeded South Dakota State earns second straight SummitSB Championship Title". The Summit League. Retrieved May 27, 2022.

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v t e North Dakota State Bison softball
Venues	Ellig Sports Complex (1976–2017) Fargodome (1999,2002,2008,2013) Tharaldson Park (2018–present)
Coaches	Judy Strachan (1976–77) Pam Larson (1978) Donna Palivec (1979–81) Kathy Frederickson (1982–84) Sue Collins (1985) Pam Hehrens (1986–87) Michelle Woodward (1988–90) Nadine Roth (1991) Karla McCrory (1992) Greg Crowley (1993–94) Mitch Hanson (1995–01) Jamie Trachsel (co-HC, 2011–16) Darren Mueller (2002–present)
Seasons	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics