Friday, February 11
San Diego, Calif.
10 a.m.
Boise State
2-0
8
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Cal Poly
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Boise State
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Cal Poly
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Broncos Sweep a Pair of Games in San Diego
2/11/2022 5:40:00 PM | Softball
SAN DIEGO – Boise State posted two wins at the SDSU Season Kickoff, Friday to improve to 3-0.
The Broncos defeated Cal Poly 8-7 in the first game of the day and downed Middle Tennessee 4-0 in the afternoon.
"It was a really good day," Boise State Head Coach Justin Shults said. "We came out flat in the first game, but did a good job with our short game early on and Sara (Johnson) did a good job keeping us in the game. We (the coaching staff) challenged our team between games and they responded really well. We played a much cleaner softball game in the afternoon."
In the opener, Boise State got on the board first with a three-run top of the third. With two outs, Alycia Flores and Bella Rocco delivered back-to-back RBI-singles and an error by the Mustangs (0-1) allowed a third run to score.
In the fifth, Flores drilled a two-run home run to extend the lead to 5-0. A run-scoring single by Jalen Ervin in the sixth pushed the advantage to 6-0.
After Cal Poly pushed a run across in the bottom of the sixth, Rocco drove in a run on a fielder's choice and India Kelly added a sacrifice fly for an 8-1 lead.
Sara Johnson (1-0) was lifted after yielding a leadoff single in the bottom of the seventh in favor of Brook Thompson. Four of the five Mustangs Thompson reached base and Taylor Caudill was called on with one out, a runner at third and Boise State's lead down to 8-5.
Caudill retired the first batter she faced on a ground out as a run scored to cut the lead to 8-6. A pair of singles sandwiched around a wild pitch trimmed the lead to one. Caudill then snared a line drive to preserve the win and earn her first save of the season.
Against the Blue Raiders (0-3), Bobbiann Pratt and Serena Huchingson each homered and Jordyn Hutchins added two RBI to back the strong pitching of Hannah Bailey (1-0).
Bailey needed just 75 pitches for her fourth-career shutout and third as a Bronco. She allowed four hits, struck out five and faced two batters over the minimum.
Boise State plays Middle Tennessee at 10 a.m. Saturday followed by a 12:30 contest with Stanford.
The Broncos defeated Cal Poly 8-7 in the first game of the day and downed Middle Tennessee 4-0 in the afternoon.
"It was a really good day," Boise State Head Coach Justin Shults said. "We came out flat in the first game, but did a good job with our short game early on and Sara (Johnson) did a good job keeping us in the game. We (the coaching staff) challenged our team between games and they responded really well. We played a much cleaner softball game in the afternoon."
In the opener, Boise State got on the board first with a three-run top of the third. With two outs, Alycia Flores and Bella Rocco delivered back-to-back RBI-singles and an error by the Mustangs (0-1) allowed a third run to score.
In the fifth, Flores drilled a two-run home run to extend the lead to 5-0. A run-scoring single by Jalen Ervin in the sixth pushed the advantage to 6-0.
After Cal Poly pushed a run across in the bottom of the sixth, Rocco drove in a run on a fielder's choice and India Kelly added a sacrifice fly for an 8-1 lead.
Sara Johnson (1-0) was lifted after yielding a leadoff single in the bottom of the seventh in favor of Brook Thompson. Four of the five Mustangs Thompson reached base and Taylor Caudill was called on with one out, a runner at third and Boise State's lead down to 8-5.
Caudill retired the first batter she faced on a ground out as a run scored to cut the lead to 8-6. A pair of singles sandwiched around a wild pitch trimmed the lead to one. Caudill then snared a line drive to preserve the win and earn her first save of the season.
Against the Blue Raiders (0-3), Bobbiann Pratt and Serena Huchingson each homered and Jordyn Hutchins added two RBI to back the strong pitching of Hannah Bailey (1-0).
Bailey needed just 75 pitches for her fourth-career shutout and third as a Bronco. She allowed four hits, struck out five and faced two batters over the minimum.
Boise State plays Middle Tennessee at 10 a.m. Saturday followed by a 12:30 contest with Stanford.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnson, Sara (1-0)
L: Judy (0-1)
S: Caudill, Taylor (1)
Batting:
2B: Huchingson, Serena 1
HR: Flores, Alycia 1
RBI: Flores, Alycia 3 ; Rocco, Bella 2 ; Kelly, India 1 ; Ervin, Jalen 1
SF: Kelly, India 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Huchingson, Serena 2 ; Bumcrot, Abby 1 ; Flores, Alycia 3 ; Lake, Megan 1 ; Ervin, Jalen 1
SB: Bennett, Autumn 1 ; Kelly, India 1
HBP: Bumcrot, Abby 1
Batting:
2B: Corey 1
3B: Ramos 1
RBI: Ramos 3 ; Amos, M. 1 ; Amos, L. 1 ; Sargent 1 ; Corey 1
SF: Amos, L. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Clements 2 ; Ramos 1 ; F'berger 1 ; Diaz 1 ; Contapay 1 ; Allman, C. 1
CS: Sargent 1
HBP: Amos, M. 1
PO: Mah 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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3
RBI
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AB
3
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H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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