Capital City Classic - Minot Honeybees vs Madidson Nightmares - NWL Softball

Name: Capital City Classic - Minot Honeybees vs Madidson Nightmares - NWL Softball
Start: 2024-07-20T18:30:00-05:00
Location: Cottonwood Park, Bismarck, North Dakota

Schedule

Sat Jul 20 2024 at 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Cottonwood Park, Bismarck, North Dakota | Bismarck, ND

The city of Bismarck will host a first of its kind women’s college softball doubleheader called the Capital City Softball Classic at Cottonwood Park on Saturday, July 20, 2024.
The two teams, the Minot Honeybees and the Madison Nightmares, are founding members in the new Northwoods Softball League.
The 5:35pm game only has 250 tickets still available. Tickets can be purchased at larkstickets.com and will be digital (not printed) sent via email for fans to scan at the gate. Gates open 1 hour before first pitch.
The Northwoods Softball League is the first for-profit Women’s Summer Collegiate Softball League beginning play in the upper midwest this summer. The purpose of the league is to develop players for their college, Olympic and future professional play. The Northwoods Softball League was started by the same owners of the Northwoods League which includes teams like the Bismarck Larks, Minot Hot Tots, and Badlands Big Sticks.
Each team has 16-athletes on the roster (typically four pitchers, three catchers, four infielders, four outfielders and a utility/designated hitter). All softball athletes with college eligibility and select graduated high school players are eligible to compete in the Northwoods Softball League.
The name of the Minot Honeybees comes from North Dakota’s status as the lead honey producer in the United States. The queen bee is also a symbol of female empowerment, embodying leadership, resilience and unity within the team, the Northwoods League and the future of sports for females.
The head coach for the Honeybees is Craig Montividas – the owner of a remarkable coaching career spanning over 40 years and has a reputation for globalizing the sport of softball. Montividas was the strategic mind behind successful teams including the Netherlands National team and the now-defunct Pennsylvania Rebellion of the National Pro Fastpitch League.