Leading Off
The University of North Dakota softball program will move to the other coast for non-conference action in the Silicon Valley Classic. The tournament, split between Santa Clara and San Jose, will see the Fighting Hawks battle five teams. 

UND will open in Santa Clara on Friday with a showdown against Canisius College before closing the day against 2019 NCAA Tournament participant Boise State. On Saturday, a pair of Mountain West teams await in Colorado State and San Jose State before closing the weekend back in Santa Clara against the host-Broncos.

Follow the Fighting Hawks
» Live video will not be available for the games this weekend. Live stats will be provided for all games this weekend and links can be found on the softball schedule page at FightingHawks.com. 
» Live Twitter updates will be available at the official Twitter page of North Dakota softball, @UNDsoftball.

Series Histories
Canisius - First Meeting
» UND swept the Golden Griffins in hockey earlier this season 
Boise State - Boise State leads 2-0
» UND fell, 4-1, in the first meeting between the programs on Mar. 14, 2010 before the Broncos added a second win, 6-3, in 2017. 
Colorado State - First Meeting
» UND will look to win its first game over a Mountain West school 
San Jose State - First Meeting
» UND is 1-3 against host schools in tournaments in 2020
Santa Clara - UND leads 3-0
» UND won the first meeting, 9-1, in 2016 before back-to-back wins in Hawai'i in 2018 (3-0, 7-3).  

FULL GAME NOTES CAN BE FOUND HERE