NDSU Softball
Facilities and Directions
Ellig Sports Complex
The Ellig Sports Complex includes the Schlanser Track, two soccer fields and four softball diamonds. Completed in 1997 at an original cost of $2.3 million, the complex is home to Bison soccer, outdoor track and field, and softball.
The NDSU softball diamond is one of the top playing fields in the Upper Midwest. The field is surrounded by a permanent fence and warning track. Dimensions are 200 feet down the left-field line, 210 feet to center field and 205 feet down the right-field line. The dugouts are enclosed and covered, and a press box is situated above the first-base bench. There is an electronic scoreboard located above the right-center field fence and a full-sized infield tarp is available.
The softball entrance is on the north side of the complex between the softball diamonds and research park.
Ellig Sports Complex
1600 15th Avenue North
Fargo, North Dakota 58105
Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
The Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse has provided a unique and exciting venue for the North Dakota State volleyball team and several NCAA and conference tournaments since 1978.
Formerly known as the Physical Education Building, it was renamed the Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse on June 7, 1995, in recognition of gifts received from Fargo businessman Art Bunker and his wife, Norene.
At the request of the Bunkers, the name includes that of Art’s former NDSU basketball coach and life-long friend, Chuck Bentson.
Coach Bentson retired in 1981 after 32 years of service. He was the longest serving coach in NDSU history and second on the all-time wins list. He died Jan. 20, 1994.
A record crowd of 2,259 packed the BBF on Nov. 5, 1986, when the Bison squared off with crosstown rival Minnesota State Moorhead—one of the top regular-season attendance figures in NCAA Division II history.
The fieldhouse received many improvements with NDSU's move to Division I athletics, including a new digital scoreboard and stats display, replacement of translucent windows for additional daytime light, new floor markings and design, and new chairback seating for 1,372 fans.
Bentson Bunker Fieldhouse
North University Drive & 14th Avenue North
North Dakota State University in Fargo
Fargo, North Dakota 58102
Driving Directions
From the East
From Interstate 94:
Follow Interstate 94 westbound to the Interstate 29 interchange.
Exit northbound on Interstate 29 (Exit 63).
Follow Interstate 29 to the 12th Avenue exit (Exit 66).
Turn right. Follow 12th Avenue east to Bolley Drive.
At Bolley Drive, turn right into T lot.
From Highway 10
Follow Highway 10 into Moorhead as it becomes Center Avenue.
Follow Center Avenue across the Red River into Fargo.
At 2nd Street in Fargo, turn right, heading north.
At 1st Avenue, turn left.
Follow 1st Avenue (a one-way street) to 10th Street North (another one-way street).
Turn right onto 10th Street.
Turn left on 12th Avenue. Follow 12th Avenue west to Bolley Drive.
At Bolley Drive, turn left into T lot.
From the West
Follow Interstate 94 eastbound to the Interstate 29 interchange.
Exit northbound on Interstate 29 (Exit 63).
Follow Interstate 29 to the 12th Avenue exit (Exit 66).
Turn right. Follow 12th Avenue east to Bolley Drive.
At Bolley Drive, turn right into T lot.
From the South
Follow Interstate 29 to the 12th Avenue North exit (Exit 66).
Turn right. Follow 12th Avenue east to Bolley Drive .
At Bolley Drive, turn right into T lot.
From the North
Follow Interstate 29 to the 19th Avenue North exit (Exit 67).
Turn left. Follow 19th Avenue east past the airport, NDSU's 18th Street entrance, and FargoDome to University Drive.
Turn right and begin heading south.
Follow University Drive to 12th Avenue North.
Turn right on 12th Avenue . Follow 12th Avenue west to Bolley Drive.
At Bolley Drive, turn left into T lot.
