Softball Conference Tournament

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sealhall74
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According to announcers on Bison All Access, if the winner of this game advances with three wins today, they would play the fourth and final game tomorrow. That makes it a bit easier. We are down 2-1 top 4 at the moment so have some work to do.
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Western Softball lost the game to North Dakota State 9-1.

Western ends the season 19-28-1.

Weather: 51, Sunny, Wind SSE 7.

Attendance = 107.
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In today's 2nd game, (1) North Dakota State beat (4) IUPUI 6-0. IUPUI has been eliminated.

North Dakota State now moves on to the championship round vs (2) IPFW. A win would give IPFW the championship. But if North Dakota State were to win, there would be another game between those two.
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After 382 pitches by NDSU hurler Krista Menke, the Bison live to fight another day. They face IPFW again tomorrow in THE Summit League championship game. Start time is 10:30 CT. Don't forget to take care of Mom either before or after tuning in to this one.
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As Seal Hall reported, (1) North Dakota State beat (2) IPFW 3-1 to force a winner-take-all game on Sunday at 10:30 AM.
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In Sunday's Championship game, (1) North Dakota State beat (2) IPFW 12-5.

Weather: 49, Overcast, Wind S at 9 mph.

Attendance = 254.
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All-Tournament Team

Sammy Bingham, South Dakota State
Alex Bousquet, IPFW
Ashleigh Bousquet, IPFW
Taylor Chitwood, IUPUI
Katie Cochran, South Dakota
Larissa Franklin, IPFW
Amanda Grable, North Dakota State
Miranda Kramer, IPFW
Sammy Marshall, Western Illinois
Krista Menke, North Dakota State (MVP)
Logan Moreland, North Dakota State
Ali Mosier, IUPUI
Jenina Oretga, North Dakota State
Roni Patterson, IUPUI
Alex Sobrero, North Dakota State
Briana Williams, Western Illinois
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Summit League champion North Dakota State University (35-16) will take on Auburn University (39-17-1) at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 16 in the opening round of the NCAA Division I Softball Minneapolis Regional at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium. The other half of the bracket has host and No. 16-seed Minnesota (41-9) playing UW-Green Bay (25-12) at 6:30 p.m. The double-elimination tournament runs May 16-18.

North Dakota State makes its fifth NCAA Division I tournament appearance and have posted a 4-8 record including the 2009 NCAA Norman Regional championship. The Bison are 28-23 overall in NCAA tournament play including the 2000 Division II National Championship.

North Dakota State faces No. 21/22-ranked Auburn for the second time this season. The Bison lost to the Tigers 11-3 on Feb. 7 in the AU Plainsman Invitational. NDSU is 4-0 against Green Bay and 1-17 against No. 15/16-ranked Minnesota. The Bison and the Gophers had a doubleheader canceled in late April due to bad weather.

North Dakota State is 3-6 against teams in the 2014 NCAA Division I Softball tournament. The Bison had wins against BYU (1-1), Houston (1-0) and Notre Dame (1-0). Losses came against Auburn (0-1), Florida State (0-3), Missouri (0-1) and BYU.

NCAA Tournament Bracket
http://www.gobison.com/documents/2014/5 ... pdf?id=613
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