
Boise State Loses Slugfest to Stanford
4/13/2025 5:59:00 PM | Softball
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The Broncos (28-15) led 11-7 after four innings, but did not hold the lead against the potent Cardinal (29-8) offense.
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The two biggest swings of the day for the Broncos came from freshmen Makenzie Butt and Quinn Southerland.
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Butt drilled a three-run double in the second to tie the game 4-4 and scored a go-ahead run courtesy of an RBI-single by Sydney Groves.
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Southerland capped a six-run fourth with a three-run home run, her first-career long ball, to put Boise State on top 11-7.
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Stanford answered with six in the fifth and five in the sixth to regain the advantage at 18-11.
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The Broncos rallied with two outs in the sixth on an RBI-double by Sophia Knight and a run-scoring single by Mykenzie Hanna,
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Boise State opens a crucial three-game Mountain West series, Thursday against San Diego State. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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NOTES
- Makenzie Butt raised her Boise State freshman record RBI total to 63.
- Butt had three hits, including a double, to move into a tie for seventh on the Boise State single-season list for total bases with 113.
- Mykenzie Hanna scored two runs to raise her school season record to 57.
- Hanna was hit by a pitch for the third-straight game and the 30th-time in her career, a Boise State record.
- Sophia Knight collected her 86th hit of the season, fourth best in Mountain West history.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Houston, Alyssa (10-1)
L: Dowell, Abby (9-8)
Batting:
2B: Mahler, River 2 ; Berry, Jade 1 ; Chan, Kyra 1 ; Boulaphinh, Sydney 1
HR: Kern, Taryn 2 ; Berry, Jade 1 ; Chung, Kylie 1 ; Clements, Allie 1
RBI: Kern, Taryn 3 ; Berry, Jade 6 ; Chan, Kyra 2 ; Chung, Kylie 4 ; Clements, Allie 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kern, Taryn 3 ; Mahler, River 2 ; Berry, Jade 2 ; Perez, Mylia 1 ; Boulaphinh, Sydney 2 ; Koch, Caelan 2 ; Chung, Kylie 2 ; Buckley, Kiley 1 ; Clements, Allie 2 ; Jones, Emily 1
SB: Chan, Kyra 1 ; Clements, Allie 1
HBP: Kern, Taryn 1

Batting:
2B: Knight, Sophia 1 ; Butt, Makenzie 1 ; McAnally, Leah 1
HR: Southerland, Quinn 1
RBI: Knight, Sophia 1 ; Hanna, Mykenzie 1 ; Butt, Makenzie 3 ; Groves, Sydney 1 ; McAnally, Leah 1 ; Lake, Megan 1 ; Southerland, Quinn 3
SH: Hughes, Chloe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Knight, Sophia 1 ; Hanna, Mykenzie 2 ; Butt, Makenzie 2 ; Hernandez, Ashley 1 ; Vassalotti, Hailey 1 ; Lake, Megan 1 ; Farmer, Hollie 2 ; Southerland, Quinn 3
HBP: Hanna, Mykenzie 1 ; Butt, Makenzie 1 ; Farmer, Hollie 1 ; Southerland, Quinn 1