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FARGO – The wind was blowing in and the pitchers from North Dakota State and Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne were throwing smoke. Lighting any kind of offensive fire looked near impossible in the Summit League softball tournament winner’s bracket game this afternoon. It may have...

FARGO - Brandi Enriquez hit a two-out, two-run triple on a 3-2 count in the second inning and that got North Dakota State on task. It ended with a 4-3 NDSU victory and a berth in today’s noon winner’s bracket game in the Summit League softball tournament at Ellig Sports Complex. The...

FARGO – Four-time defending Summit League softball tournament champion North Dakota State earned the top seed for the conference tourney for the second straight season. The softball championship will be played May 9-11 at the Ellig Sports Complex in Fargo. The Bison (30-14,...

FARGO – Oakland University (Mich.) scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning en route to a 13-7 victory over North Dakota State in Summit League baseball Sunday at Newman Outdoor Field. Jon Hechtner went 3-for-3 with two RBIs for the Bison (19-20, 6-8 Summit) Oakland...

FARGO – There was still snow to be melted in the Newman Outdoor Field stands and North Dakota State’s opponent, the University of Winnipeg, went back to a few inches of snow in Canada Tuesday night. Old Man Winter is still being a pain. But at least the Bison got in their home...

ST. PAUL – North Dakota State pitchers Krista Menke and Whitney Johnson both tossed shutout victories as the Bison swept a Summit League softball doubleheader from Oakland on Sunday. Menke struck out four batters and Cheyenne Garcia accounted for the Bison’s lone run with a...

OMAHA, Neb.

MINNEAPOLIS – Michael Handel went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs as Minnesota defeated North Dakota State 5-3 in college baseball Wednesday at Siebert Field. Wes Satzinger hit a solo homer for the Bison (15-15), who used eight different pitchers. NDSU 010 000 020–3 5 3...

FARGO – Maritza Lopez-Portillo’s solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning lifted North Dakota State to a 2-1 win over South Dakota State in Summit League softball Wednesday. Starting pitcher Whitney Johnson struck out 13 batters for the Bison (25-13, 12-0), who extending...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – North Dakota State scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne 6-4 in the second game of a Summit League baseball doubleheader Sunday. Tim Colwell finished with two RBIs for the Bison (15-14, 3-3 Summit). Mastodons pitcher...

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Adam Bray pitched seven shutout innings as South Dakota State blanked North Dakota State 3-0 in Summit League baseball Sunday at Erv Huether Field. Scott Splett and Reid Clary each had two hits and an RBI for the Jackrabbits (14-11, 2-2 Summit). Four different...

FARGO – North Dakota State’s home baseball game scheduled next Tuesday against Minot State (N.D.) has been canceled due to field conditions. It will not be made up. NDSU is scheduled to open Summit League play with a four-game series at South Dakota State on Friday. The Bison...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – When North Dakota State had a 15-2 lead on Western Michigan in Wednesday night’s College Basketball Invitational game, it looked too easy. And it was. WMU fought back to take a second-half lead, but the Bison rallied to tie the game at 62, then took a 69-64...

LINCOLN, Neb. – North Dakota State upset No. 20-ranked Nebraska 13-0 in the first game of a softball doubleheader before losing in the second game 11-0 on Wednesday. Whitney Johnson tossed a complete-game shutout for the Bison (13-13) in Game 1, striking out six. Alyssa Reina had...