Friday, March 21
Boise, Idaho
6 p.m.
Boise State
vs
Nevada
Broncos Host Wolf Pack
3/20/2025 12:29:00 PM | Softball
Boise State will play its first home Mountain West series when it hosts Nevada, March 21-23 at Dona Larsen Park...Broncos are coming off a doubleheader sweep at Pacific, March 18.
Games 31-33 (March 21-23, 6 p.m./2 p.m./Noon)
Nevada at (21-7, 0-0 MW) at Boise State (21-9, 0-3 MW)
SERIES: Boise State 30-15
NOTES: Broncos won two of three in Reno last year and defeated the Wolf Pack at home in an elimination game of the Mountain West Championship...Boise State is 8-2 against Nevada under Justin Shults...Broncos are 14-10 at home...Boise State leads the series 23-11 since Nevada joined the Mountain West, the Broncos' second season in the conference.
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FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for all games are available on BroncoSports.com...series will be streamed on Mountain West Network...Garrett Jones (play-by-play) and Craig Lawson (analyst) will provide the commentary...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 32 games is a school record and tied for seventh in NCAA Division I history...has reached base in 44-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 61 hits and a .547 batting average (through games of March 19).
FRESHMAN IMPACT
Makenzie Butt leads the Mountain West with 13 home runs and 43 RBI...home runs are tied for seventh on Boise State's single-season list and three shy of Devon Bridges's school-freshman record set in 2011...tied with Florida Taylor Shumaker for most among NCAA freshmen...RBI are third nationally by a freshman behind Shumaker (49) and LSU's Tori Edwards (44)...has three multi-home run games, first freshman in school history to accomplish the feat.
LAKE EFFECT
During the first-three years of her career, Megan Lake had 19 starts and 77 at bats...has 28 starts this season as a senior and is second on the team with a .398 batting average...seven doubles are tied for the team lead...has career highs in doubles, home runs (4), runs (17), RBI (29) and walks (9)...career-high five RBI in game two of doubleheader at Pacific, March 18...named Puerta Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team, Feb. 13-15.
NCAA RANKINGS (Through March 19)
RBI Per Game (7.80) - 3rd
RBI (234) - Tied 4thÂ
Hits (298) - 5th
Runs (249) - Tied 5thÂ
Runs Per Game (8.30) - Tied 6th
Home Runs (48) - Tied 8th
Home Runs Per Game (1.60) - 9th
Batting Average (.356) - 10th
On-Base Percentage (.445) - 14th
OPS (1.042) - 14th
Slugging Percentage (.597) - 17th
Walks (118) - 17th
Makenzie Butt (13 Home Runs) - Tied 4th
Makenzie Butt (0.45 HR Per Game) - 5th
Makenzie Butt (43 RBI) - 9th
Makenzie Butt (1.48 RBI Per Game) - 10th
Makenzie Butt (79 Total Bases) - 13th
Abby Dowell (3 Saves) - Tied 13th
Mykenzie Hanna (1.36 Runs Per Game) - 6th
Mykenzie Hanna (34 Runs) - Tied 8th
Mykenzie Hanna (10 Home Runs) - Tied 22nd
Sophia Knight (.547 Batting Average) - 1st
Sophia Knight (64 Hits) - 1st
Sophia Knight (2.13 Hits Per Game) - 1st
Sophia Knight (1.40 Runs Per Game) - 2nd
Sophia Knight (42 Runs) - Tied 2nd
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 272 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).
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Fans can purchase season tickets 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
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Games 31-33 (March 21-23, 6 p.m./2 p.m./Noon)
Nevada at (21-7, 0-0 MW) at Boise State (21-9, 0-3 MW)
SERIES: Boise State 30-15
NOTES: Broncos won two of three in Reno last year and defeated the Wolf Pack at home in an elimination game of the Mountain West Championship...Boise State is 8-2 against Nevada under Justin Shults...Broncos are 14-10 at home...Boise State leads the series 23-11 since Nevada joined the Mountain West, the Broncos' second season in the conference.
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FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for all games are available on BroncoSports.com...series will be streamed on Mountain West Network...Garrett Jones (play-by-play) and Craig Lawson (analyst) will provide the commentary...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 32 games is a school record and tied for seventh in NCAA Division I history...has reached base in 44-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 61 hits and a .547 batting average (through games of March 19).
FRESHMAN IMPACT
Makenzie Butt leads the Mountain West with 13 home runs and 43 RBI...home runs are tied for seventh on Boise State's single-season list and three shy of Devon Bridges's school-freshman record set in 2011...tied with Florida Taylor Shumaker for most among NCAA freshmen...RBI are third nationally by a freshman behind Shumaker (49) and LSU's Tori Edwards (44)...has three multi-home run games, first freshman in school history to accomplish the feat.
LAKE EFFECT
During the first-three years of her career, Megan Lake had 19 starts and 77 at bats...has 28 starts this season as a senior and is second on the team with a .398 batting average...seven doubles are tied for the team lead...has career highs in doubles, home runs (4), runs (17), RBI (29) and walks (9)...career-high five RBI in game two of doubleheader at Pacific, March 18...named Puerta Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team, Feb. 13-15.
NCAA RANKINGS (Through March 19)
RBI Per Game (7.80) - 3rd
RBI (234) - Tied 4thÂ
Hits (298) - 5th
Runs (249) - Tied 5thÂ
Runs Per Game (8.30) - Tied 6th
Home Runs (48) - Tied 8th
Home Runs Per Game (1.60) - 9th
Batting Average (.356) - 10th
On-Base Percentage (.445) - 14th
OPS (1.042) - 14th
Slugging Percentage (.597) - 17th
Walks (118) - 17th
Makenzie Butt (13 Home Runs) - Tied 4th
Makenzie Butt (0.45 HR Per Game) - 5th
Makenzie Butt (43 RBI) - 9th
Makenzie Butt (1.48 RBI Per Game) - 10th
Makenzie Butt (79 Total Bases) - 13th
Abby Dowell (3 Saves) - Tied 13th
Mykenzie Hanna (1.36 Runs Per Game) - 6th
Mykenzie Hanna (34 Runs) - Tied 8th
Mykenzie Hanna (10 Home Runs) - Tied 22nd
Sophia Knight (.547 Batting Average) - 1st
Sophia Knight (64 Hits) - 1st
Sophia Knight (2.13 Hits Per Game) - 1st
Sophia Knight (1.40 Runs Per Game) - 2nd
Sophia Knight (42 Runs) - Tied 2nd
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 272 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).
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Fans can purchase season tickets 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
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