Broncos Beat Portland State 6-4 in 10 Innings, Then Fall 3-0 at No. 6 Oregon

Saturday, March 6

Eugene, Ore.

12:00 p.m. MT

Boise State

4-7

Portland State

1-5

Portland State

Boise State

Broncos Beat Portland State 6-4 in 10 Innings, Then Fall 3-0 at No. 6 Oregon

3/6/2021 10:13:00 PM | Softball

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Boise State picked up a split on its first day in Eugene, Ore.

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

EUGENE, Ore. - Boise State softball earned a split on Saturday in Eugene, Ore., defeating Portland State 6-4 in 10 innings before falling to sixth-ranked Oregon 3-0 in the nightcap. With the split Boise State moved to 4-8 overall with another pair of games on Sunday versus both Portland State then Oregon.

In the first game, Boise State was trailing 4-3 heading into the bottom of the 10th inning versus Portland State when the Broncos rallied from behind on a three RBI walk off home run by Jordyn Hutchins to win it. The second game saw all the scoring in the first inning when Oregon brought three across the plate before Boise State shut the Ducks' offense down.

On the day, Alison Seng led the Bronco offense hitting a team-best .571 percent for four hits with two doubles and one RBI. Karlee Johnson hit .500 for two hits, including Boise State's first triple of the year. Six other Broncos recorded a hit on Saturday as well.

"I'm proud of our resilience in game one and how we came back to win it," said head coach Maggie Huffaker. "Jordyn Hutchins came up with a big hit when we needed her and she delivered the game winner. I continue to be proud of our pitching staff and how they have given us chances and kept us in games. I thought Kiele (Miller) did a good job tonight versus Oregon once she settled down. Overall, it was a good day, but we still have work to do."

RECAP: Boise State Rallies Past Portland State 6-4

Boise State and Portland State battled through 10 innings of softball Saturday afternoon in a game that went back and forth.

The Blue and Orange struck first in the bottom of the second inning when Karlee Johnson scored on a bases loaded walk.

After the Vikings had tied it up in the top of the fourth, Boise State regained the lead in the bottom half of the fourth when Karlee Johnson tripled to right bringing Autumn Bennett across the plate for a 2-1 lead.

Portland State tied it up again in the top of the sixth on a solo home run over the left field fence.

It remained tied until the top of the eighth when Portland State scored one run to take a 3-2 advantage. But Boise State came back in the bottom of the eighth when Bobbiann Pratt hit a sacrifice fly to left that brought Jalen Ervin — who was pinch running — home from third to tie it up.

Portland State regained the lead with a run in the top of the 10th and once again the Broncos rallied. This time with runners on second and third, Hutchins stepped to the plate and sent her third homer of the year over the right field wall for a walk off three RBI homer bringing Bella Rocco and Ashlyn Adams across the plate.

Three pitchers saw action in the game with Sara Johnson getting the start versus the Vikings. Johnson pitched six innings recording 11 strikeouts and no walks, she gave up seven hits and two runs. Both Taylor Caudill and Hannah Bailey came in as relief pitchers in the win and pitched two innings each. Bailey finished the game to pick up her second win of the year.

RECAP: No. 6 Oregon Downs Boise State 3-0

The second game of the day for Boise State saw the Broncos fall behind early and never recover. Oregon's offense came out fast recording three runs in the bottom of the first inning. But that was all the scoring the game would see as Bronco starting pitcher Kiele Miller settled down and was solid the rest of the way.

Boise State recorded four hits in the game versus the Ducks. Seng recorded a double to left center in the fourth; Lalor doubled to right in the fifth; the final two came in the top of the sixth on back-to-back singles to open the inning by Karlee Johnson up the middle followed by Seng who singled through the right side. But unfortunately, the Broncos failed to get any of the four base runners across the plate.

Oregon finished the contest with seven hits, four of which came in the first inning.