Capital City Softball Classic
Presented by Farmers Union Insurance
Bismarck will host a doubleheader of NWL Fastpitch Softball games when the Minot Honeybees play against the Madison Night Mares in the ‘2024 Capital City Classic.’
Sunday, July 20
Game #1: 1:05pm
Game #2: 5:35pm
Cottonwood Park: Bismarck, ND
Need to Knows
Tickets
Each game will have a total capacity of 440 people. The first game of the double header is already sold out as Bismarck Youth Fastpitch Softball Association has purchased all tickets for their athletes and parents of athletes to attend.
The second game of the double header has two types of tickets:
- $10: Bring-Your-Own-Seat
- Fans can bring their own lawn chair and sit along the fenceline of the field
- $15: Bleacher Seat
- Fans can sit in the bleacher section behind home plate at Cottonwood Park
Tickets can be purchased here and will be digital (not printed) sent via email for fans to scan at the gate.
NWL Softball
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.
Each team has 16-athletes on the roster (typically four pitchers, three catchers, four infielders, four outfielders and a utility/designated hitter). All athletes that have softball college eligibility and select graduated high school players are eligible to compete in the Northwoods Softball League.
The Honeybees will play a total of 42 games with the two in Bismarck on Saturday, July 20 counting as a pair of home games for the team.
Treats
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 colors were drawn from the NWL baseball team also playing in Minot, ND – the Minot Hot Tots.
The honey dipper bat references the same dipper used to scoop honey.
Honeybees Coacg
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.
SECURE TICKETS TODAY
Click the button below to secure $10 or $15 tickets to the 2024 Capital City Classic on Saturday, July 20. The first game is already sold out. Max capacity is 440 people.
