Thursday, February 29
Stanford, Calif.
6:30 p.m.
Boise State
at
No. 7 Stanford
Broncos Face Strong Field at DeMarini Invitational
2/28/2024 7:25:00 AM | Softball
LAST WEEK
Boise State went 3-3 during the Louisiana portion of its road trip...lost to McNeese and No. 6 LSU twice...beat Austin Peay twice and Houston.
THIS WEEK
Boise State faces three nationally-ranked teams in Stanford (twice), Georgia and California (twice) at the DeMarini Invitational.
Games 17/19 (Feb. 29/March 1)
Boise State at No, 7 Stanford (6:30 p.m./6:30 p.m. MT)
SERIES: Boise State 4-3
NOTES: Five of the previous seven meetings have been on a neutral field...Cardinal swept two games at home last season.
Games 18 (March 1)
Boise State vs. No. 3 Georgia (3:30 p.m. MT)
SERIES: Georgia 2-0
NOTES: The 10th-ranked Bullddogs defeated Boise State, Feb. 10 (season-opener) and Feb. 12 last season at UCF.
Games 20/21 (March 2/3)
Boise State vs./at California (Noon/2 p.m. MT)
SERIES: First Meetings
NOTES: First game is at Stanford while the Sunday contest will take place in Berkeley.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
Boise State has played three games against top 25 opponents and two more against those receiving votes at the time of the games...Broncos are 4-4 vs. teams from Power 5 Conferences...both lists will be added to this week as Boise State plays five games against three Top 25 opponents...first time in school history Broncos will play five-straight against nationally-ranked teams.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for all games are available on BroncoSports.com provided by Stanford and California...games against Stanford are on the Pac-12 Network.
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Boise State received votes in both the ESPN.com/USA Softball and USA Today/NFCA Top 25 polls for two weeks...senior right-hander Taylor Caudill was Wilson/NFCA D1 National Pitcher of the Week, Feb. 5-11.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Boise State is 16th nationally with 1.38 home runs per game...Taylor Caudill is tied for seventh with six wins and tied for 17th with 51 strikeouts...has 429-career strikeouts and needs five to set the Boise State career record...Mykenzie Hanna is tied for 12th with six home runs...Sophia Knight is tied for 12th with 25 hits, third among freshmen.
CONFERENCE HONORS
Preseason: Taylor Caudill, Mykenzie Hanna, Jordyn Hutchins  (All-Mountain West)
Week 1 - Caudill (Pitcher of the Week), Sophia Knight (Player and Freshman of the Week)
Week 2 - Sydney Groves (Player of the Week)
Week - Abby Dowell (Freshman of the Week)
OPENING KNIGHT
Freshman Sophia Knight began the season with a 14-game hitting streak...first Bronco in school history to hit safely in her first-14 collegiate games...longest hitting streak in school history to begin a season.
NEVER GIVE UP
Boise State has six come-from-behind victories this season...overcame a four-run deficit to win 6-4 at Arizona State, Feb. 10...spotted Michigan State three runs in a 4-3 victory, Feb. 18...scored three times with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to beat Austin Peay 4-2, Feb. 24.
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 226 games since the beginning of the 2017 season, the most by a Mountain West school in that span...Broncos have posted five 30-plus win seasons each year from 2017-23...captured the regular-season title in 2018 and 2023, finished runner-up in 2022 and earned NCAA regional bids in 2018 (automatic) and 2019 (at-large).
LIGHT UP DLP
For the first time, Boise State will play night games at Dona Larsen Park...lights are scheduled to be installed prior to the home opener, March 7...season tickets are on sale now at: boi.st/SBTickets
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Boise State went 3-3 during the Louisiana portion of its road trip...lost to McNeese and No. 6 LSU twice...beat Austin Peay twice and Houston.
THIS WEEK
Boise State faces three nationally-ranked teams in Stanford (twice), Georgia and California (twice) at the DeMarini Invitational.
Games 17/19 (Feb. 29/March 1)
Boise State at No, 7 Stanford (6:30 p.m./6:30 p.m. MT)
SERIES: Boise State 4-3
NOTES: Five of the previous seven meetings have been on a neutral field...Cardinal swept two games at home last season.
Games 18 (March 1)
Boise State vs. No. 3 Georgia (3:30 p.m. MT)
SERIES: Georgia 2-0
NOTES: The 10th-ranked Bullddogs defeated Boise State, Feb. 10 (season-opener) and Feb. 12 last season at UCF.
Games 20/21 (March 2/3)
Boise State vs./at California (Noon/2 p.m. MT)
SERIES: First Meetings
NOTES: First game is at Stanford while the Sunday contest will take place in Berkeley.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
Boise State has played three games against top 25 opponents and two more against those receiving votes at the time of the games...Broncos are 4-4 vs. teams from Power 5 Conferences...both lists will be added to this week as Boise State plays five games against three Top 25 opponents...first time in school history Broncos will play five-straight against nationally-ranked teams.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for all games are available on BroncoSports.com provided by Stanford and California...games against Stanford are on the Pac-12 Network.
NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Boise State received votes in both the ESPN.com/USA Softball and USA Today/NFCA Top 25 polls for two weeks...senior right-hander Taylor Caudill was Wilson/NFCA D1 National Pitcher of the Week, Feb. 5-11.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Boise State is 16th nationally with 1.38 home runs per game...Taylor Caudill is tied for seventh with six wins and tied for 17th with 51 strikeouts...has 429-career strikeouts and needs five to set the Boise State career record...Mykenzie Hanna is tied for 12th with six home runs...Sophia Knight is tied for 12th with 25 hits, third among freshmen.
CONFERENCE HONORS
Preseason: Taylor Caudill, Mykenzie Hanna, Jordyn Hutchins  (All-Mountain West)
Week 1 - Caudill (Pitcher of the Week), Sophia Knight (Player and Freshman of the Week)
Week 2 - Sydney Groves (Player of the Week)
Week - Abby Dowell (Freshman of the Week)
OPENING KNIGHT
Freshman Sophia Knight began the season with a 14-game hitting streak...first Bronco in school history to hit safely in her first-14 collegiate games...longest hitting streak in school history to begin a season.
NEVER GIVE UP
Boise State has six come-from-behind victories this season...overcame a four-run deficit to win 6-4 at Arizona State, Feb. 10...spotted Michigan State three runs in a 4-3 victory, Feb. 18...scored three times with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to beat Austin Peay 4-2, Feb. 24.
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 226 games since the beginning of the 2017 season, the most by a Mountain West school in that span...Broncos have posted five 30-plus win seasons each year from 2017-23...captured the regular-season title in 2018 and 2023, finished runner-up in 2022 and earned NCAA regional bids in 2018 (automatic) and 2019 (at-large).
LIGHT UP DLP
For the first time, Boise State will play night games at Dona Larsen Park...lights are scheduled to be installed prior to the home opener, March 7...season tickets are on sale now at: boi.st/SBTickets
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