Broncos Open Season at NorCal Kickoff

Boise State opens its 2025 season under fourth-year head coach Justin Shults with a six-game road trip for the NorCal Kickoff hosted by Sacramento State and UC Davis. Arizona...Broncos are scheduled to play their first-21 games away from the Treasure Valley.

Games 1 and 4
Boise State at Sacramento State
SERIES: Sacramento State 4-3
NOTES: Hornets have won two of three meetings in Sacramento, including a 4-3 decision in eight innings during the 2020 NorCal Kickoff, the most recent contest between the schools.
POSTPONEMENT: The Feb. 6 game between the Broncos and Hornets has been postponed. No makeup date has been set. Updates will be provided on BroncoSports.com.

Games 2 and 5
Boise State vs. Saint Mary's
SERIES: Boise State 5-1
NOTES: Broncos have won each of the four meetings in California, including a 4-0 win in the 2020 NorCal Kickoff...Gaels won the West Coast Conference last season and advanced to the NCAA Championship.

Game 3
Boise State vs. Utah Valley
SERIES: Boise State 11-5
NOTES: Boise State won all-three games last season, each played in Orem...Broncos outscored the Wolverines 36-7...first times teams have played in back-to-back seasons and first neutral site meeting since 2018.

Game 6
Boise State at UC Davis
SERIES: Boise State 5-0
NOTES: Three of the previous five meetings have been in Davis...Broncos have recorded three shutouts and outscored the Aggies 31-7.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for all games are available on BroncoSports.com provided by Sacramento State and UC Davis, respectively...Thursday's season opener is also available on ESPN+.

SEASON OPENERS
Boise State is 9-7 all-time in season openers...eighth time in school history Broncos have begun their season in the Golden State, first since 2022.

PRESEASON ACCOLADES
Makenzie Butt - Softball America Freshman Watch List
Sydney Groves - D1Softball No. 15 First Baseman; Softball America Top 100
Mykenzie Hanna - All-Mountain West
Sophia Knight - D1Softball No. 23 Outfielder; D1Softball Top 100; Mountain West Player of the Year; All-Mountain West

SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 251 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 over the last-eight years...captured the regular-season title in 2018 and 2023, finished runner-up in 2022, MW Championship in 2024, and earned NCAA regional bids in 2018 (automatic) and 2019 (at-large).

POWER 4 COMPETITION
Boise State will play nine games against Power 4 opponents in 2025...prior to the arrival of Justin Shults, the Broncos had played seven home games against Power 4/5 opponents over 13 seasons...after hosting Washington last year, Boise State will welcome Utah for two games and Stanford for three this season.

YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN
Boise State's roster consists of 15 California natives...beginning with the season-opening tournament, the Broncos will make three trips west for a total of 14 games in the Golden State.

RETURNING NUMBERS
Last season, Sophia Knight was the Mountain West Freshman of the Year and became the first Freshman All-American in school history, receiving the honor from Softball America...Huntington Beach, California native is one of nine players who return on offense...group accounted for 82.4% of stolen bases, 79.7% of home runs, 71.3% of runs, 68.0% of RBI and 67.4% of hits for the Broncos in 2024.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Fans can purchase season tickets, Elite Packs and single-game tickets for the 2025 season by visiting BroncoSports.com.

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Players Mentioned

Makenzie Butt

Sydney Groves

Mykenzie Hanna

Sophia Knight