North Dakota
at
Marucci
Desert Classic (Las Vegas, Nev)
vs. No. 25 Long Beach State (Feb. 8), vs. Utah Valley (Feb. 8), at UNLV (Feb. 9), vs. Southern Utah (Feb. 9), vs. Seton Hall (Feb. 10)
Leading Off
The University of North Dakota softball team begins the 2019 season in fabulous Las Vegas, Nev. for the 2019 Marucci Desert Classic hosted by UNLV.
UND is set to open with No. 25 Long Beach State on Friday at 8 p.m. before closing out the day with Utah Valley at 10:30 p.m. The Fighting Hawks will then battle host-UNLV on Saturday at 8 p.m. and former Big Sky Conference foe Southern Utah at 10:30 p.m. UND closes out the tournament vs. Seton Hall on Sunday at 10 a.m.
Follow the Fighting Hawks
» Live stats will be available for all games of the Marucci Desert Classic. Live stat links can be found on the softball schedule at FightingHawks.com
» UND's game against UNLV will be streamed live on YouTube for free.
» Live Twitter updates will be available at the official Twitter page of North Dakota softball, @UNDsoftball.
Series Histories
Long Beach State - First Meeting
» This marks the third straight year that UND has taken on a ranked foe as the Fighting Hawks are looking for their first win vs. a top-25 team in the DI era (2008-present)
Utah Valley - North Dakota leads 8-7
» The teams first met in 2009 when UND defeated UVU, 6-2
» Both schools were members of the Great West Conference (2009-2012)
» Friday marks the first meeting between the schools since Mar. 12, 2013 (4-3 L)
UNLV - First Meeting
» UND is 0-3 all-time vs. schools from the state of Nevada (all vs. UNR)
Southern Utah - SUU leads 9-6
» The programs met 15 times as members of the Big Sky Conference (2013-2018)
» UND won 2-of-3 last season in Cedar City
» North Dakota played SUU in its first Big Sky Tournament game in program history (7-6 L, May 11, 2017)
Seton Hall - First Meeting
» UND is 0-6 vs. current members of the BIG EAST Conference
FULL GAME NOTES CAN BE FOUND HERE
