Thursday, February 20
St. George, Utah
3 p.m.
Boise State
at
Utah Tech
Broncos Travel to Beehive State
2/19/2025 11:00:00 AM | Softball
Coming off a second-straight winning week, Boise State heads to the Lyman Classic in St. George, Utah hosted by Utah Tech, Feb. 20-23...Broncos have posted four, mercy-rule wins this season...last week, Boise State knocked off (RV)BYU, 8-6 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge.
Game 11 (Feb. 20 - 3 p.m.)
Boise State at Utah Tech (4-7)
SERIES: Boise State 2-0
NOTES: Boise State defeated Utah Tech 10-2 (5), Feb. 16 and 7-5, Feb. 18 in San Diego, California...Sydney Groves homered and drove in three in the first game...Mykenzie Hanna had three hits in the second meeting.
Games 12 and 15 (Feb. 21 - Noon and Feb. 23 - 9:30 a.m.)
Boise State vs. San Diego (4-6)Â
SERIES: Boise State 7-5
NOTES: Â Broncos won the only meeting in the Justin Shults era, 11-3 (6) at San Diego, Feb. 17, 2023...Mykenzie Hanna collected an RBI-double in the victory...teams have met once in Utah with Boise State posting a 7-3 win in Ogden during the 2017 National Invitational Softball Championship.Â
Game 13 (Feb. 22 - 9:30 a.m.)
Boise State vs. UC San Diego (2-7)
SERIES: First Meeting
NOTES: Second Big West opponent this season after Boise State won 15-5 (5) at UC Davis, Feb. 9.
Game 14 (Feb. 22 - noon)
Boise State vs. Weber State (3-7)
SERIES: Boise State 13-6
NOTES: Broncos won a pair of matchups last season...Mykenzie Hanna and Sophia Knight combined to go 8-for-16 with 11 runs scored...Leah McAnally was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for all games are available on BroncoSports.com, provided by Utah Tech.
FRESHMAN HONOR
Shortstop Chloe Hughes was 8-for-10 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge...collected two doubles and a triple...drove in a school freshman record seven runs in an 18-1 win over FIU, Feb. 15...named Mountain West Freshman of the Week.
HIT MACHINE
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-10 games, a school record...leads nation with 24 hits and 2.4 hits per game.
NCAA RANKINGS
Batting Average (.358) - 25th
Hits (102) - Tied 13th
On-Base% (.451) - 21st
RBI (74) - Tied 16th
Runs (81) - Tied 14th
Walks (41) - Tied 25th
Mykenzie Hanna (4 HR) - Tied 18th
Mykenzie Hanna (13 Runs) - Tied 24th
Sophia Knight (.615 Batting Average) - 11th
Sophia Knight (24 Hits) - 1st
Sophia Knight (14 Runs) - Tied 16th
Brook Thompson (4 Wins) - Tied 13th
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 258 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).
POWER 4 COMPETITION
Boise State is 1-1 against Power 4 opponents in 2025...prior to the arrival of Justin Shults, Broncos had played seven home games against Power 4/5 opponents over 13 seasons...hosted Washington last year...will welcome Utah for two games and Stanford for three this season.
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Game 11 (Feb. 20 - 3 p.m.)
Boise State at Utah Tech (4-7)
SERIES: Boise State 2-0
NOTES: Boise State defeated Utah Tech 10-2 (5), Feb. 16 and 7-5, Feb. 18 in San Diego, California...Sydney Groves homered and drove in three in the first game...Mykenzie Hanna had three hits in the second meeting.
Games 12 and 15 (Feb. 21 - Noon and Feb. 23 - 9:30 a.m.)
Boise State vs. San Diego (4-6)Â
SERIES: Boise State 7-5
NOTES: Â Broncos won the only meeting in the Justin Shults era, 11-3 (6) at San Diego, Feb. 17, 2023...Mykenzie Hanna collected an RBI-double in the victory...teams have met once in Utah with Boise State posting a 7-3 win in Ogden during the 2017 National Invitational Softball Championship.Â
Game 13 (Feb. 22 - 9:30 a.m.)
Boise State vs. UC San Diego (2-7)
SERIES: First Meeting
NOTES: Second Big West opponent this season after Boise State won 15-5 (5) at UC Davis, Feb. 9.
Game 14 (Feb. 22 - noon)
Boise State vs. Weber State (3-7)
SERIES: Boise State 13-6
NOTES: Broncos won a pair of matchups last season...Mykenzie Hanna and Sophia Knight combined to go 8-for-16 with 11 runs scored...Leah McAnally was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for all games are available on BroncoSports.com, provided by Utah Tech.
FRESHMAN HONOR
Shortstop Chloe Hughes was 8-for-10 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge...collected two doubles and a triple...drove in a school freshman record seven runs in an 18-1 win over FIU, Feb. 15...named Mountain West Freshman of the Week.
HIT MACHINE
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-10 games, a school record...leads nation with 24 hits and 2.4 hits per game.
NCAA RANKINGS
Batting Average (.358) - 25th
Hits (102) - Tied 13th
On-Base% (.451) - 21st
RBI (74) - Tied 16th
Runs (81) - Tied 14th
Walks (41) - Tied 25th
Mykenzie Hanna (4 HR) - Tied 18th
Mykenzie Hanna (13 Runs) - Tied 24th
Sophia Knight (.615 Batting Average) - 11th
Sophia Knight (24 Hits) - 1st
Sophia Knight (14 Runs) - Tied 16th
Brook Thompson (4 Wins) - Tied 13th
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 258 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).
POWER 4 COMPETITION
Boise State is 1-1 against Power 4 opponents in 2025...prior to the arrival of Justin Shults, Broncos had played seven home games against Power 4/5 opponents over 13 seasons...hosted Washington last year...will welcome Utah for two games and Stanford for three this season.
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