Thursday, February 13
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
9 a.m.
Boise State
vs
Florida International
Broncos Travel to Mexico
2/12/2025 10:30:00 AM | Softball
Boise State travels to Mexico for the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge, Feb. 13-15...this week's opponents were a combined 14-4 during the opening weekend...Broncos began their season winning four of five games at the NorCal Kickoff in Sacramento and Davis, California last week...Boise State defeated 2024 West Coast Conference champion Saint Mary's (twice) as well as co-hosts Sacramento State and UC Davis...lost 6-5 to Utah Valley.
Games 6 and 10 (Feb. 13 - 9 a.m./Feb. 15 - 6 p.m.)
Boise State vs. Florida International (4-1)
SERIES: First Meetings
NOTES: Boise State is 8-2-1 vs. C-USA and 17-11 against current members of the conference.
Game 7 (Feb. 13 - Noon)
Boise State vs. North Dakota State (3-2)
SERIES: Boise State 2-0
NOTES:Â Broncos won 7-4 in Tempe, Arizona (2012) and 1-0 in Riverside, California (2018).
Game 8 (Feb. 14 - 5 p.m.)
Boise State vs. Indiana (4-1, RV - USA Softball)
SERIES: Indiana 3-2
NOTES: Hoosiers won 7-3 in Las Vegas, Nevada (2010)...teams split two-game set in Boise (2014)...Broncos edged Hoosiers 7-6 in Tempe, Arizona (2018)...Indiana blanked Boise State 5-0 in Tucson, Arizona (2020).
Game 9 (Feb. 14 - 7 :30 p.m.)
Boise State at BYU (3-0, RV - NFCA)
SERIES: BYU 5-3
NOTES: Four of the previous meetings were at BYU with the teams splitting...Cougars won in Las Vegas, Nevada during 2011 and 2016 seasons and in San Diego, California (2013)...Boise State posted a 5-1 victory in Fullerton, California (2020).
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for all games are available on BroncoSports.com...live stream will be carried by Flo College.
POWER SURGE
Senior right fielder Mykenzie Hanna homered in four of the five games at the NorCal Kickoff, Feb. 7-9...leads Mountain West in home runs, total bases (18) and slugging percentage (1.286)...raised her career total to 37, tied for third all-time at Boise State...last year, she homered 18 times to set a school record for a junior...tie for most in the Mountain West and 23rd nationally with teammate Sydney Groves.
FRESHMAN DEBUT
First baseman Makenzie Butt hit safely in all-five games at the NorCal Kickoff, Feb. 7-9...posted a .500 batting average (8-for-16) with eight RBI...against UC Davis, tied school records for home runs (two) and total bases (11) in a game as part of a 4-for-4, five RBI effort.
KNIGHT CONTINUES TO SHINE
Last season, center fielder Sophia Knight collected 85 hits to lead NCAA freshmen and rank fourth nationally and became the first Freshman All-American in school history...2025 Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year began this season with multiple hits in each of the first-five games...currently batting .632 (12-for-19) to lead the conference...hits are one behind the national leaders.
NCAA RANKINGS
Home runs (8) - Tied 14th
Runs (21) - Tied 21st
Runs Per Game (8.20) - Tied 23rd
Mykenzie Hanna (3 HR) - Tied 3rd
Mykenzie Hanna (1.286 Slugging%) - Tied 14th
Mykenzie Hanna (18 Total Bases) - Tied 18th
Sophia Knight (12 Hits) - Tied 4th
Sophia Knight (8 Runs) - Tied 20th
Brook Thompson (2 Wins) - Tied 20th
PRESEASON ACCOLADES
Makenzie Butt - Softball America Freshman Watch List
Sydney Groves - D1Softball No. 15 First Baseman; Softball America Top 100, All-Mountain West
Mykenzie Hanna - All-Mountain West
Sophia Knight - D1Softball No. 23 Outfielder; D1Softball Top 100; Mountain West Player of the Year; All-Mountain WestÂ
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 255 games since the beginning of the 2017 season, the most by a Mountain West school in that span...Broncos posted six 30-plus win seasons (2016-24)...captured the regular season title in 2018 and 2023, finished runner-up in 2022 and at the 2024 MW Championship...earned NCAA regional bid in 2018 (automatic) and 2019 (at-large).
Games 6 and 10 (Feb. 13 - 9 a.m./Feb. 15 - 6 p.m.)
Boise State vs. Florida International (4-1)
SERIES: First Meetings
NOTES: Boise State is 8-2-1 vs. C-USA and 17-11 against current members of the conference.
Game 7 (Feb. 13 - Noon)
Boise State vs. North Dakota State (3-2)
SERIES: Boise State 2-0
NOTES:Â Broncos won 7-4 in Tempe, Arizona (2012) and 1-0 in Riverside, California (2018).
Game 8 (Feb. 14 - 5 p.m.)
Boise State vs. Indiana (4-1, RV - USA Softball)
SERIES: Indiana 3-2
NOTES: Hoosiers won 7-3 in Las Vegas, Nevada (2010)...teams split two-game set in Boise (2014)...Broncos edged Hoosiers 7-6 in Tempe, Arizona (2018)...Indiana blanked Boise State 5-0 in Tucson, Arizona (2020).
Game 9 (Feb. 14 - 7 :30 p.m.)
Boise State at BYU (3-0, RV - NFCA)
SERIES: BYU 5-3
NOTES: Four of the previous meetings were at BYU with the teams splitting...Cougars won in Las Vegas, Nevada during 2011 and 2016 seasons and in San Diego, California (2013)...Boise State posted a 5-1 victory in Fullerton, California (2020).
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for all games are available on BroncoSports.com...live stream will be carried by Flo College.
POWER SURGE
Senior right fielder Mykenzie Hanna homered in four of the five games at the NorCal Kickoff, Feb. 7-9...leads Mountain West in home runs, total bases (18) and slugging percentage (1.286)...raised her career total to 37, tied for third all-time at Boise State...last year, she homered 18 times to set a school record for a junior...tie for most in the Mountain West and 23rd nationally with teammate Sydney Groves.
FRESHMAN DEBUT
First baseman Makenzie Butt hit safely in all-five games at the NorCal Kickoff, Feb. 7-9...posted a .500 batting average (8-for-16) with eight RBI...against UC Davis, tied school records for home runs (two) and total bases (11) in a game as part of a 4-for-4, five RBI effort.
KNIGHT CONTINUES TO SHINE
Last season, center fielder Sophia Knight collected 85 hits to lead NCAA freshmen and rank fourth nationally and became the first Freshman All-American in school history...2025 Mountain West Preseason Player of the Year began this season with multiple hits in each of the first-five games...currently batting .632 (12-for-19) to lead the conference...hits are one behind the national leaders.
NCAA RANKINGS
Home runs (8) - Tied 14th
Runs (21) - Tied 21st
Runs Per Game (8.20) - Tied 23rd
Mykenzie Hanna (3 HR) - Tied 3rd
Mykenzie Hanna (1.286 Slugging%) - Tied 14th
Mykenzie Hanna (18 Total Bases) - Tied 18th
Sophia Knight (12 Hits) - Tied 4th
Sophia Knight (8 Runs) - Tied 20th
Brook Thompson (2 Wins) - Tied 20th
PRESEASON ACCOLADES
Makenzie Butt - Softball America Freshman Watch List
Sydney Groves - D1Softball No. 15 First Baseman; Softball America Top 100, All-Mountain West
Mykenzie Hanna - All-Mountain West
Sophia Knight - D1Softball No. 23 Outfielder; D1Softball Top 100; Mountain West Player of the Year; All-Mountain WestÂ
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 255 games since the beginning of the 2017 season, the most by a Mountain West school in that span...Broncos posted six 30-plus win seasons (2016-24)...captured the regular season title in 2018 and 2023, finished runner-up in 2022 and at the 2024 MW Championship...earned NCAA regional bid in 2018 (automatic) and 2019 (at-large).
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