Dakota State is picked to finish sixth in the 2021 North Star Athletic Association softball coaches’ preseason poll. DSU tallied 24 points in the conference preseason poll. Dickinson State was tabbed to finish first after collecting four first place votes and 58 points. Bellevue picked up a first-place vote with 53 points to place second, edging Mayville State who finished third with two first-place votes and 52 points.

Second-year head coach Rachel Fricke and her squad will kick off their 2021 season on February 19th and 20th, playing four games in the PC Dome Classic in Aberdeen.