Friday, April 1
Boise, Idaho
4 p.m.
Boise State
vs
UNLV
Photo by: Boise State University
Broncos Host Rebels in Key Mountain West Series
3/31/2022 10:16:00 AM | Softball
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Boise State earned a pair of top-25 rankings this week...Broncos are No. 23 in Extra Inning Softball's poll, the highest in school history, and checked in at No. 25 according to D1Softball.com.
MARQUEE MATCHUP
UNLV (24-6, 2-1 MW) and Boise State (27-5, 6-0) have combined for an .823 winning percentage...only four other matchups in the country this weekend have a combined winning percentage that is higher.
Georgia at Alabama (59-9, .868)
Oregon at UCLA (52-8, .867)
Florida at Auburn (56-9, .862)
Virginia Tech at UCF (54-11, .831)
WINNING ON THE ROAD
Boise State has won 24 games away from Dona Larsen Park...only top-ranked Oklahoma (25) has won more neutral/road game this season.
BOISE STATE IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
Team Pitching/Defense
Fielding Percentage (.982)-4th
Team Offense
Runs (231)-Tied 4th
Doubles (59)-5th
Doubles Per Game (1.84)-8th
Runs Per Game (7.22)-8th
Home Runs (47)-14th
Slugging Percentage (.560)-14th
Home Runs Per Game (1.47)-17th
Individual Pitching
Hannah Bailey - Saves (2)-Tied 23rd
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats and live stream for all games are available on Boise State's website, BroncoSports.com...Leonard Barry (play-by-play), Craig Lawson (analyst) and Jenna Vitamanti (dugout) will call the action.
SERIES WITH THE REBELS
UNLV leads the series 17-12...Broncos have a 7-5 advantage in games played in Boise...Rebels took two of three games during their last trip to the Treasure Valley (2018) when every game decided by one run and two going extra innings.
HALL EARNS WEEKLY HONORS
Junior Kelsey Hall is the reigning Mountain West Player of the Week for the second time this season...batted .545 (6-for-11) with two home runs and three RBI as the Broncos defeated UC Davis and swept a three-game series against Nevada...posted a 1.091 slugging percentage and 1.758 OPS...second time this season Hall has captured the MW Player of the Week (March 7-13) when she was also tabbed co-national player of the week by Extra Inning Softball.
RACKING UP WINS
Boise State has won 27 games this season, surpassing last year's total of 20 (45 games)...in comparison to the Broncos' two NCAA postseason appearances, the 2018 team was 21-11 (finished 40-16) and the 2019 squad was 24-8 (finished 36-16)...win total in 2018 is a school record and the fewest losses (11) came during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 campaign...Boise State has 20 games remaining on its regular season schedule.
Boise State earned a pair of top-25 rankings this week...Broncos are No. 23 in Extra Inning Softball's poll, the highest in school history, and checked in at No. 25 according to D1Softball.com.
MARQUEE MATCHUP
UNLV (24-6, 2-1 MW) and Boise State (27-5, 6-0) have combined for an .823 winning percentage...only four other matchups in the country this weekend have a combined winning percentage that is higher.
Georgia at Alabama (59-9, .868)
Oregon at UCLA (52-8, .867)
Florida at Auburn (56-9, .862)
Virginia Tech at UCF (54-11, .831)
WINNING ON THE ROAD
Boise State has won 24 games away from Dona Larsen Park...only top-ranked Oklahoma (25) has won more neutral/road game this season.
BOISE STATE IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
Team Pitching/Defense
Fielding Percentage (.982)-4th
Team Offense
Runs (231)-Tied 4th
Doubles (59)-5th
Doubles Per Game (1.84)-8th
Runs Per Game (7.22)-8th
Home Runs (47)-14th
Slugging Percentage (.560)-14th
Home Runs Per Game (1.47)-17th
Individual Pitching
Hannah Bailey - Saves (2)-Tied 23rd
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats and live stream for all games are available on Boise State's website, BroncoSports.com...Leonard Barry (play-by-play), Craig Lawson (analyst) and Jenna Vitamanti (dugout) will call the action.
SERIES WITH THE REBELS
UNLV leads the series 17-12...Broncos have a 7-5 advantage in games played in Boise...Rebels took two of three games during their last trip to the Treasure Valley (2018) when every game decided by one run and two going extra innings.
HALL EARNS WEEKLY HONORS
Junior Kelsey Hall is the reigning Mountain West Player of the Week for the second time this season...batted .545 (6-for-11) with two home runs and three RBI as the Broncos defeated UC Davis and swept a three-game series against Nevada...posted a 1.091 slugging percentage and 1.758 OPS...second time this season Hall has captured the MW Player of the Week (March 7-13) when she was also tabbed co-national player of the week by Extra Inning Softball.
RACKING UP WINS
Boise State has won 27 games this season, surpassing last year's total of 20 (45 games)...in comparison to the Broncos' two NCAA postseason appearances, the 2018 team was 21-11 (finished 40-16) and the 2019 squad was 24-8 (finished 36-16)...win total in 2018 is a school record and the fewest losses (11) came during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 campaign...Boise State has 20 games remaining on its regular season schedule.
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