Boise State Hosts Stanford for a Three-Game Series

Boise State steps out of conference for a three-game series at home against nationally-ranked Stanford...Cardinal is ranked in all-four major polls, including as high as No. 15 by NFCA/GoRout...first time an ACC opponent has visited Boise...highest-ranked opponent for a three-game series at home since Texas A&M (No. 14) closed out the 2012 season in the final Bronco home games before Dona Larsen Park opened in 2013.

Games 41-43 (April 11-13, 6 p.m., 2 p.m., Noon)
Stanford (26-8) at Boise State (28-12)
SERIES: Stanford 5-4
NOTES: Boise State won four of five meetings on neutral fields from 2016-22...included is a pair of wins (9-1 and 2-0) on back-to-back days at the 2019 NCAA Gainesville (Fla.) Regional...Stanford has swept a pair of games at home in each of the last two years.
PROMOTIONS: Friday - first 120 fans receive a Boise State Softball pint glass...Broncos Sports Garden open in the outfield.
Saturday - Softball Alumni Day...Broncos Sports Garden open in the outfield.
Sunday - Bark at the Park...dogs receive Boise State tennis balls and pup cups and can run the bases after the game...dog toy drive.

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) will be joined by analysts Syndey Bruner (Friday) and Craig Lawson (Saturday-Sunday) to 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...set school records with 34-game hitting streak, 46-game on-base streak and 24-consecutive games scoring a run...leads NCAA with 83 hits and .532 batting average.

NCAA RANKINGS (Through April 9)
Hits (402) - 4th
RBI Per Game (7.80) - 4th
Runs Per Game (8.25) - 4th
Home Runs (68) - 6th
RBI (312) - 6th
Runs (330) - 6th
Batting Average (.358) - 7th
Home Runs Per Game (1.70) - 7th
OPS (1.055) - 10th
Slugging Percentage (.608) - 12th
On-Base Percentage (.447) - 13th
Walks (157) - 20th

Makenzie Butt (17 Home Runs) - 4th
Makenzie Butt (1.51 RBI Per Game) - 4th
Makenzie Butt (59 RBI) - Tied 6th
Makenzie Butt (0.44 HR Per Game) - 8th
Makenzie Butt (105 Total Bases) - Tied 14th
Makenzie Butt (.882 Slugging Percentage) - 24th

Mykenzie Hanna (54 Runs) - 1st
Mykenzie Hanna (1.35 Runs Per Game) - 3rd
Mykenzie Hanna (16 Home Runs) - Tied 10th
Mykenzie Hanna (11 Hit By Pitch) - Tied 12th
Mykenzie Hanna (0.40 HR Per Game) - 14th
Mykenzie Hanna (0.30 HBP Per Game - Tied 24th

Sophia Knight (.532 Batting Average) - 1st
Sophia Knight (83 Hits) - 1st
Sophia Knight (2.08 Hits Per Game) - 1st
Sophia Knight (52 Runs) - 3rd
Sophia Knight (1.30 Runs Per Game) - 6th
Sophia Knight (.913 SB Percentage) - 23rd

FRESHMAN IMPACT
Makenzie Butt has set the Boise State single-season RBI record at 59...her 17 home runs are a school-freshman record...leads the Mountain West and is the top freshman nationally in both categories...has three multi-home run games, first freshman in school history to accomplish the feat...tied a school record with 11 total bases at UC Davis, Feb. 9...tied a freshman school record with four hits against the Aggies...set a school record with three doubles vs. Le Moyne, March 1...tied school record with four runs at UNLV, March 27.

SAVE THE DAY
Each of the five Boise State pitchers on the current roster have recorded at least one save this season...only team in the NCAA with five pitchers having at least one save...ten saves as a team are a school record.
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 279 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, March 3, March 31
Softball America Top 10 First Baseman in Position Power Rankings, March and April
Softball America No. 2 Mid-Majors Freshman in Power Rankings, March 26

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 Top 10 Power Outfielder, February, March and April
Softball America No. 15 Outfielder in Power Position Rankings, March
Softball America No. 10 Outfielder in Power Position Rankings, April
Mountain West Player of the Week, March 10

Players Mentioned

Makenzie Butt

Sydney Groves

Mykenzie Hanna

Chloe Hughes

Sophia Knight

Megan Lake

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