Sydney Groves batting at Utah

Broncos Travel to Fort Collins

5/1/2024 11:47:00 AM | Softball

  • Boise State (30-21, 10-9 Mountain West) wraps up the regular season with a three-game series at Colorado State (26-17, 9-9), Thursday, May 2-Saturday, May 4...first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m., Thursday and Friday and noon Saturday.
  • Broncos are 4-1 vs. the Rams under Justin Shults, scoring 55 runs in 29 offensive innings...Boise State has won seven straight in Fort Collins, dating back to 2016 and leads the series 19-14 all-time...winner of the series could be as high as the No. 3 seed in the MW Championship...loser of the series will be the No. 6 seed.
  • The top-six teams in the Mountain West have clinched a spot in the MW Championship, May 9-11 in Boise...seeds are still to be determined...San Diego State (14-5), Nevada (14-8), Fresno State (12-7) and UNLV (12-7) can each claim at least a share of the regular-season title and a bye in the first round of the tournament...Wolf Pack cannot be the No. 1 seed...San Diego State and Nevada will be seeded no worse than fourth...Fresno State and UNLV can be seeded anywhere from first through fifth...winner of the Boise State at Colorado State series can be seeded as high as third...loser of the series between the Broncos and Rams will be the No. 6 seed.
  • Senior right-hander Taylor Caudill has 151 strikeouts this season and 529 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...tied for seventh in the NCAA with 73 hits...reached base in Boise State's first-30 games...set Bronco freshman records for hits (73), runs (46) and stolen bases (16)...named to TUCCI/NFCA D1 Freshman of the Year Top 25 list.
  • Sydney Groves has set the Boise State sophomore record with 16 home runs.
  • Mykenzie Hanna owns the Boise State junior record with 16 home runs.
  • The Broncos' 8-3 victory at Nevada, April 21 was the 100th for Justin Shults at Boise State...fastest Bronco mentor to reach the milestone (100-67).
  • Boise State has played 16 games against teams currently in the top 50 of NCAA RPI and/or top 50 in Massey Ratings.
  • Boise State has won 245 games since the beginning of the 2017 season, the most by a Mountain West school in that span...Broncos have posted six 30-plus win seasons from 2017-24...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.
  • Boise State has 12 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).

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