Broncos Open Mountain West Action in Fresno

Boise State enters Mountain West play with a record of 19-6...Broncos are 16-6 away from home, including 4-0 in true road games...Boise State is receiving votes in the NFCA/GoRout Top 25 for the third-consecutive week...Broncos are making their second of three trips to California this season...opened the campaign 4-1 at the NorCal Kickoff in Sacramento and Davis.

Games 26-28 (March 14-16, 7 p.m./3 p.m./Noon)
Boise State (19-6, 0-0 MW) at Fresno State (13-9, 0-0 MW)
SERIES: Fresno State 31-16
NOTES: Bulldogs have won 19 of 23 meetings in Fresno...Broncos won two of three in Fresno to clinch the 2023 Mountain West regular season title...last year, teams split four contests in Boise with Fresno State winning two of three in the regular season and Boise State eliminating the Bulldogs in the MW Championship...Broncos are 7-3 against the Bulldogs under Justin Shults.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for all games are available on BroncoSports.com, provided by Fresno State...Mountain West Network will broadcast the games...follow Boise State softball @BroncoSportsSB on X and @boisestatesoftball on Instagram.

LEADING OFF
Last season, center fielder Sophia Knight collected 85 hits to lead NCAA freshmen and rank fourth nationally...first Freshman All-American in school history...multiple hits in each of the first-10 games this season set a school record...current hitting streak of 27 games is a school record...has reached base in 39-straight games, a school record...scored in a run in the first-24 games this season to set a school record...leads the NCAA with a .588 batting average (through games of March 11).

SPELLING DOESN'T MATTER
Mykenzie Hanna and Makenzie Butt are hitting a combined .376 with 22 home runs, 74 RBI and 62 runs...both have an on-base percentage over .500 and a slugging percentage north of .800...Hanna is second all-time at Boise State with 43 home runs...Butt has three multi-home run games this season, the first freshman in school history to accomplish the feat.

NCAA RANKINGS (Through March 11)
RBI Per Game (8.64) - 1st
Runs Per Game (9.16) - 1st
RBI (216) - Tied 3rd
Runs (229) - Tied 4th
Hits (261) - 5th
Home Runs (44) - Tied 5th
Home Runs Per Game (1.76) - 7th
Batting Average (.371) - 8th
OPS (1.095) - 9th
On-Base Percentage (.463) - 10th
Slugging Percentage (.632) - 10th
Walks (107) - 13th

Makenzie Butt (1.67 RBI Per Game) - 3rd
Makenzie Butt (12 Home Runs) - Tied 3rd
Makenzie Butt (0.50 HR Per Game) - Tied 3rd
Makenzie Butt (40 RBI) - Tied 6th
Makenzie Butt (71 Total Bases) - Tied 13th
Makenzie Butt (.947 Slugging Percentage) - 21st

Abby Dowell (2 Saves) - Tied 24th

Mykenzie Hanna (1.36 Runs Per Game) - 6th
Mykenzie Hanna (34 Runs) - Tied 8th
Mykenzie Hanna (10 Home Runs) - Tied 10th
Mykenzie Hanna (0.40 HR Per Game) - Tied 12th
Mykenzie Hanna (34 RBI) - Tied 15th
Mykenzie Hanna (7 Hit By Pitch) - Tied 18th
Mykenzie Hanna (1.36 RBI Per Game) - 19th

Sophia Knight (.588 Batting Average) - 1st
Sophia Knight (57 Hits) - 1st
Sophia Knight (2.28 Hits Per Game) - 1st
Sophia Knight (1.52 Runs Per Game) - 2nd
Sophia Knight (38 Runs) - Tied 2nd
Sophia Knight (.602 On-Base Percentage) - 9th
Sophia Knight (66 Total Bases) - Tied 20th

POWER 4 COMPETITION
Boise State is 3-4 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...welcomed Utah, first BIg 12 team to play at DLP, this year...in April, Stanford will become the first ACC team to visit Boise.

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

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 West

SEASON HONORS
Makenzie Butt
Mountain West Freshman of the Week, Feb. 24 and March 3
Softball America No. 8 First Baseman in Position Power Rankings, March 4

Sydney Groves
Mountain West Player of the Week, March 3

Chloe Hughes
Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament, Feb. 13-15
Mountain West Freshman of the Week, Feb. 17

Megan Lake
Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament, Feb. 13-15

Sophia Knight
Puerto Vallarta College Challenge MVP, Feb. 13-15
D1Softball No. 7 Power Outfielder, Feb. 27
Mountain West Player of the Week, March 10

SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 270 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 and the 2024 MW Championship, and earned NCAA regional bids in 2018 (automatic) and 2019 (at-large).

YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN
Boise State's roster consists of 15 California natives...2025 schedule includes three trips to the Golden State...Broncos won four of five games at the NorCal Kickoff in Sacramento and Davis, Feb. 7-9...in addition to the three games at Fresno State, Boise State will play a doubleheader at Pacific, March 18...Broncos visit San Jose State for a three-game Mountain West series, April 25-27.

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Players Mentioned

Makenzie Butt

Abby Dowell

Sydney Groves

Mykenzie Hanna

Chloe Hughes

Sophia Knight

Megan Lake