Wednesday, April 3
Boise, Idaho
11 a.m.

Boise State

vs

UNLV

Taylor Caudill throws a pitch in Baton Rouge, La.

Broncos Host Rebels in Single-Admission Doubleheader

4/2/2024 5:42:00 PM | Softball

  • Boise State (23-14, 3-3 Mountain West) hosts UNLV (21-10, 2-2 MW) in a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m., Wednesday.
  • Boise State is the reigning Mountain West regular season champion...Broncos are attempting to become the first team since Fresno State in 2015-16 to win back-to-back titles. 
  • Rebels lead the series 20-15 overall, including an 18-15 advantage in the series with both schools being members of the Mountain West...UNLV has an 8-7 edge in Boise...Broncos swept three games in Las Vegas last season...Rebels swept three games in Boise during the 2022 campaign.
  • Boise State is 49th in the Massey Ratings and 65th in NCAA RPI through games of March 31.
  • Boise State is 19-1 when it scores within the first two innings...Broncos have scored nine or more runs in at least one game during 13 of their last 14 conference series.
  • 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).
  • Senior right-hander Taylor Caudill has 106 strikeouts this season and 484 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).
  • 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 59 hits...reached base in Boise State's first-30 games.
  • Boise State has won 238 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).
  • In game one of a doubleheader at No. 20 California, March 3, Boise State tied a school record by recording three double plays.
  • 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.

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