Friday, March 22
Logan, Utah
1 p.m.
Boise State
at
Utah State
Broncos Travel to Logan to Open Conference Play
3/21/2024 5:21:00 PM | Softball
SCHEDULE CHANGE
Due expected poor weather in Logan, Utah, the three-game Mountain West series between Boise State and Utah State has been altered...teams will play a doubleheader, Friday beginning at 1 p.m. and a single game, Saturday at 11 a.m.
DEFEND THE CROWN
Boise State begins defense of its 2023 Mountain West regular season title with a three-game series at Utah State, March 22-23.
TWENTY WINS
Boise State has 20 wins this season...seventh-straight year (not including 2020 shortened to COVID-19) with 20 victories...one of seven schools outside of the Power 5 Conferences with at least 20 wins 2017-19 and 2021-24.
Games 32-34
March 22 (DH)-1 p.m.
March 23-11 a.m.
SERIES: Boise State 29-11
NOTES: Broncos have won 20 of 28 meetings as members of the Mountain West...Boise State has won 17-straight in the series...Broncos are 13-5 in Logan and swept three-game series during their last-two trips (2018 and 2022).
LIVE COVERAGE: Live stats and video stream on the Mountain West Network, courtesy of Utah State, are available on BroncoSports.com
ROAD WARRIORS
Boise State has won 16 away from home this season...only teams in the top 50 of current NCAA RPI with more road/neutral wins are Missouri (21), Boston (20) and California (17).
NEVER GIVE UP
Boise State has 10 come-from-behind victories this season...trailed 4-0 at Arizona State, Feb. 10 (won 6-4)...fell behind 3-0 vs. Michigan State, Feb. 18 (won 4-3)...scored three times in the seventh inning to beat Austin Peay 4-2, Feb. 24...trailed 5-0 and 9-3 to St. Thomas in home opener, March 15 (won 10-9).
RATINGS
Boise State is 39th in the Massey Ratings and 48th in NCAA RPI through games of March 20.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
Boise State has played eight games against Top 25 opponents and two more against those receiving votes at the time of the games...Broncos have four wins over teams from Power 5 Conferences, including a 4-3 victory over No. 20 Northwestern in the season opener...win marked the highest-ranked opponent defeated in school history...seven of Boise State's 11 losses are to teams currently in the Massey and RPI top 20, including five to the top three in RPI...Broncos have victories over three teams in the Massey Ratings top 50 and one against the RPI top 50.
MOUNTAIN WEST/NCAA RANKINGS
Team
Home Runs Per Game (1.32)
  1st (MW)/15th (NCAA)
Walks (106)
  1st (MW)/23rd (NCAA)
Taylor Caudill
Strikeouts (89)
  1st (MW)/Tied-20th (NCAA)
Strikeouts Per 7 IP (7.2)
  1st (MW)
Wins (10)
  Tied-1st (MW)/Tied-19th (NCAA)
Sydney Groves
Home Runs (12)
  1st (MW)/Tied-5th (NCAA)
Home Runs Per Game (0.40)
  1st (MW)/9th (NCAA)
Sophia Knight
Batting Average (.467)
  1st (MW)/14th (NCAA)
Hits (50)
  1st (NCAA)
Leah McAnally
Caught Stealing By (7)
  Tied-1st (MW)
STRIKEOUT QUEEN
Senior right-hander Taylor Caudill has 89 strikeouts this season and 467 in her career...set the Boise State career mark, March 1 against No. 3 Georgia...previous record was 432 held by Aubray Zell (2009-12).
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...leads the country with 50 hits...reached base in Boise State's first-30 games.
SEEING THE COUNTRY
Boise State is scheduled to play games in eight states...first games in Idaho are the first of 17 in the Gem State.
Arizona (5)
California (7)
Colorado (3)
Idaho (17)
Louisiana (6)
Nevada (3)
Texas (5)
Utah (9)
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 235 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 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).
DOES HISTORY REPEAT?
In 2023, Boise State was 20-11 through 31 games, the same record the Broncos had this season...last year, Boise State went on to capture the Mountain West regular season title...Broncos begin their defense March 22 at Utah State.
TURN TWO
In game one of a doubleheader at No. 20 California, March 3, Boise State tied a school record by recording three double plays.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
A trip to the NCAA Championship field of 64 will be on the line when Boise State hosts the Mountain West Championship, May 9-11.
LIGHT UP DLP
For the first time, Boise State will play night games at Dona Larsen Park...first night game is scheduled for March 28 at 6 p.m. when the Broncos begin a three-game Mountain West series with San Jose State...season tickets are on sale now at: boi.st/SBTickets
Due expected poor weather in Logan, Utah, the three-game Mountain West series between Boise State and Utah State has been altered...teams will play a doubleheader, Friday beginning at 1 p.m. and a single game, Saturday at 11 a.m.
DEFEND THE CROWN
Boise State begins defense of its 2023 Mountain West regular season title with a three-game series at Utah State, March 22-23.
TWENTY WINS
Boise State has 20 wins this season...seventh-straight year (not including 2020 shortened to COVID-19) with 20 victories...one of seven schools outside of the Power 5 Conferences with at least 20 wins 2017-19 and 2021-24.
Games 32-34
March 22 (DH)-1 p.m.
March 23-11 a.m.
SERIES: Boise State 29-11
NOTES: Broncos have won 20 of 28 meetings as members of the Mountain West...Boise State has won 17-straight in the series...Broncos are 13-5 in Logan and swept three-game series during their last-two trips (2018 and 2022).
LIVE COVERAGE: Live stats and video stream on the Mountain West Network, courtesy of Utah State, are available on BroncoSports.com
ROAD WARRIORS
Boise State has won 16 away from home this season...only teams in the top 50 of current NCAA RPI with more road/neutral wins are Missouri (21), Boston (20) and California (17).
NEVER GIVE UP
Boise State has 10 come-from-behind victories this season...trailed 4-0 at Arizona State, Feb. 10 (won 6-4)...fell behind 3-0 vs. Michigan State, Feb. 18 (won 4-3)...scored three times in the seventh inning to beat Austin Peay 4-2, Feb. 24...trailed 5-0 and 9-3 to St. Thomas in home opener, March 15 (won 10-9).
RATINGS
Boise State is 39th in the Massey Ratings and 48th in NCAA RPI through games of March 20.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
Boise State has played eight games against Top 25 opponents and two more against those receiving votes at the time of the games...Broncos have four wins over teams from Power 5 Conferences, including a 4-3 victory over No. 20 Northwestern in the season opener...win marked the highest-ranked opponent defeated in school history...seven of Boise State's 11 losses are to teams currently in the Massey and RPI top 20, including five to the top three in RPI...Broncos have victories over three teams in the Massey Ratings top 50 and one against the RPI top 50.
MOUNTAIN WEST/NCAA RANKINGS
Team
Home Runs Per Game (1.32)
  1st (MW)/15th (NCAA)
Walks (106)
  1st (MW)/23rd (NCAA)
Taylor Caudill
Strikeouts (89)
  1st (MW)/Tied-20th (NCAA)
Strikeouts Per 7 IP (7.2)
  1st (MW)
Wins (10)
  Tied-1st (MW)/Tied-19th (NCAA)
Sydney Groves
Home Runs (12)
  1st (MW)/Tied-5th (NCAA)
Home Runs Per Game (0.40)
  1st (MW)/9th (NCAA)
Sophia Knight
Batting Average (.467)
  1st (MW)/14th (NCAA)
Hits (50)
  1st (NCAA)
Leah McAnally
Caught Stealing By (7)
  Tied-1st (MW)
STRIKEOUT QUEEN
Senior right-hander Taylor Caudill has 89 strikeouts this season and 467 in her career...set the Boise State career mark, March 1 against No. 3 Georgia...previous record was 432 held by Aubray Zell (2009-12).
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...leads the country with 50 hits...reached base in Boise State's first-30 games.
SEEING THE COUNTRY
Boise State is scheduled to play games in eight states...first games in Idaho are the first of 17 in the Gem State.
Arizona (5)
California (7)
Colorado (3)
Idaho (17)
Louisiana (6)
Nevada (3)
Texas (5)
Utah (9)
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 235 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 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).
DOES HISTORY REPEAT?
In 2023, Boise State was 20-11 through 31 games, the same record the Broncos had this season...last year, Boise State went on to capture the Mountain West regular season title...Broncos begin their defense March 22 at Utah State.
TURN TWO
In game one of a doubleheader at No. 20 California, March 3, Boise State tied a school record by recording three double plays.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
A trip to the NCAA Championship field of 64 will be on the line when Boise State hosts the Mountain West Championship, May 9-11.
LIGHT UP DLP
For the first time, Boise State will play night games at Dona Larsen Park...first night game is scheduled for March 28 at 6 p.m. when the Broncos begin a three-game Mountain West series with San Jose State...season tickets are on sale now at: boi.st/SBTickets
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