Tuesday, April 6
Boise, Idaho
2:00 p.m. MT
Boise State
vs
Idaho State
Broncos Host Idaho State on Tuesday
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THE SCHEDULE
Idaho State (6-16, 0-3Â Big Sky) at Boise State (9-14, 2-4Â MW)
Boise, Idaho (Dona Larsen Park)
Tuesday, April 6
- GAME 24: Bengals vs. Broncos |  2 p.m. MT |  Live Scoring |  MW Network
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NEXT FOR THE BRONCOS
WHAT IS NEXT:Â Boise State (9-14, 2-4Â MW) will conclude a four-game homestand Tuesday at 2 p.m. (Mountain) when the Idaho State Bengals (6-16, 0-3 Big Sky) come to town for one game at Dona Larsen Park. This is the first of two games with the Bengals this season, the two will meet again for one in Pocatello on April 21.BOISE STATE VERSUS IDAHOÂ STATE:Â The Broncos and Bengals are entering their 24th encounter all-time with Boise State leading the series 18-5. The last time these two met was April 23, 2019 for a doubleheader in Boise when the Broncos swept the Bengals 5-3 and 8-0(5).
LIMITED SPECTATORS:Â Seating capacity at Dona Larsen Park is set at 200 (bleachers and outfield combined) for this weekend. Tickets may be purchased at the athletic ticket office on campus or at Dona Larsen Park the day of. COVID-19 protocols will be enforced with masks and social distancing being mandatory. Â
FOLLOW THE ACTION:Â The game versus Idaho State will feature both a live stream via the Mountain West Network and live scoring. Fans who cannot attend the contest can find all the links to follow the action by going to the softball schedule on BroncoSports.com and clicking on the appropriate link(s) or using the links listed above.
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SCOUTING BOISE STATE: Boise State enters the week at 9-14 overall and 2-4 in MW play. The Broncos are coming off a home opening weekend when they won a MW series 2-1 versus San Diego State. As a team Boise State hits .212 (MW 8th), has an ERA of 3.35 (MW 7th) and fielding percentage of .981 (MW 1st).
The Broncos return seven position starters and two pitchers from the 2020 campaign that saw the Broncos go 14-11. In addition, they welcomed back 13 veterans while adding two transfers and eight freshmen. Among the returners are two All-Mountain West honorees in Karlee Johnson and Alison Seng. This year's Boise State team was picked to place fourth out of nine teams in the 2021 league race.
SCOUTING IDAHO STATE: The Bengals are on a 10-game losing streak and are coming off a 0-3 mark at home last weekend when they lost a trio of games to Big Sky rival Southern Utah. ISU is 2-1 versus Mountain West schools having beaten Nevada twice with one loss to UNLV. As a team, the Bengals hit .289 (BSC 4th), have a team ERA of  8.06 (BSC 7th) and a team fielding percentage of .960 (BSC 4th). Idaho State was picked fifth in the Preseason Big Sky Coaches Poll.Â
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ABOUT THE BRONCOS
HEAD COACH HUFFAKER: Boise State is in its third season under the guidance of Maggie Huffaker who has recorded a 59-41 overall record with the Broncos. Some of Huffaker's accomplishments at Boise State include: one NCAA Regional appearance and one NCAA regional championship appearance; two winning seasons; student-athletes have earned three NFCA All-Region honors and eight All-MW accolades. Academically, her team has earned one NFCA Academic Team Award, nine NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete accolades, 29 Academic All-MW and 20 MW Scholar-Athlete (3.5 or better cumulative GPA) honors.Â
BRONCO LEADERS: Ashlyn Adams is hitting a team-high .338 with 24 hits, eight runs and seven RBI. Bella Rocco is next hitting .263 with 15 hits, five runs and nine RBI. Kelsey Lalor is hitting a .235 with 16 hits, eight runs, team-best six home runs and 11 RBI. Hannah Bailey leads the pitching staff with a 2.05 ERA and 40 strikeouts, while Sara Johnson has a 3.11 ERA and 49 strikeouts. Â
MULTIPLE HITS: Ashlyn Adams leads the Broncos with eight multiple hits games this season, followed by Alison Seng with five and Kelsey Lalor with four.
HITTING STREAKS: Jordyn Hutchins has the longest-active hitting streak of six consecutive games. Ashlyn Adams has the longest this season at seven which ended versus BYU.Â
ACTIVE REACHED BASE STREAKS: Jordyn Hutchins leads the team with the longest-active reached base streak of six games, followed by Karlee Johnson at three. Ashlyn Adams has the longest streak this season which ended at 14 versus San Diego State. Â
MULTIPLE-BASE HITS: To date Boise State has recorded 37 multiple-base hits, led by Kelsey Lalor with seven, which includes one double and six homers. Jordyn Hutchins is next with six on two doubles and four home runs, Ashlyn Adams (4 doubles) and Autumn Bennett (three doubles and one home run) have four each.
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