Thursday, May 1
Boise, Idaho
6 p.m.
Boise State
31-20, 9-11
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26-23, 11-9
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Broncos Shut Down Aggies in Series Opener
5/1/2025 10:26:00 PM | Softball
BOISE, Idaho – Boise State freshman Olivia Bauer stymied a powerful Utah State offense and the Broncos defeated the Aggies 7-1 in the series opener, Thursday.
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Bauer (8-4) went 6 1/3 innings and gave up one run on five hits against a Utah State (26-23, 11-9 Mountain West) offense that came in batting .369 and averaging 7.68 runs per game in conference play.
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The Broncos (31-20, 9-11) gave up a run in the top of the first and rallied in the second.
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Sydney Groves recorded a one-out, pinch hit single and Quinn Southerland reached on a swinging bunt. Both runners moved up on a ground out and Sophia Knight plated two with a single to give Boise State a 2-1 lead.
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In the fifth, Mykenzie Hanna and Mackenzie Butt walked with one out. Brooklynn Pettis blooped a single inside the left field line to plate Hanna and Leah McAnally followed with a three-run home run for a 6-1 lead.
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McAnally added a sacrifice fly in the sixth to complete the scoring.
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Boise State and Utah State continue their three-game series Friday at 6 p.m.
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Bauer (8-4) went 6 1/3 innings and gave up one run on five hits against a Utah State (26-23, 11-9 Mountain West) offense that came in batting .369 and averaging 7.68 runs per game in conference play.
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The Broncos (31-20, 9-11) gave up a run in the top of the first and rallied in the second.
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Sydney Groves recorded a one-out, pinch hit single and Quinn Southerland reached on a swinging bunt. Both runners moved up on a ground out and Sophia Knight plated two with a single to give Boise State a 2-1 lead.
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In the fifth, Mykenzie Hanna and Mackenzie Butt walked with one out. Brooklynn Pettis blooped a single inside the left field line to plate Hanna and Leah McAnally followed with a three-run home run for a 6-1 lead.
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McAnally added a sacrifice fly in the sixth to complete the scoring.
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Boise State and Utah State continue their three-game series Friday at 6 p.m.
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NOTES
- Boise State clinched a spot in the Mountain West Softball Championship, May 7-10 in San Diego, California…Broncos will be seeded fourth, fifth or sixth depending upon outcomes Friday-Saturday.
- Makenzie Butt scored her 52nd run of the season, tied for fourth at Boise State.
- Butt walked twice to set a Boise State single-season record with 38.
- Mykenzie Hanna recorded two outfield assists in a game for the second time in her career.
- Hanna walked twice to tie for second in Bronco history with 79.
- Sophia Knight collected two hits to raise her season total to 97.
- Knight scored a run to move into a tie for eighth all-time at Boise State with 111.
- Knight stole her 25th base of the season to tie for fourth in Bronco history.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bauer, Olivia (8-4)
L: BRINKA, Emmalyn (9-9)
Batting:
2B: MATEJ, Grace 1
RBI: MATEJ, Grace 1
SH: SILVA, Tatum 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SILVA, Tatum 1
SB: SILVA, Tatum 1 ; MARBLE, Olivia 1
HBP: GONZALEZ, Giselle 1
Batting:
2B: Knight, Sophia 1 ; Pettis, Brooklynn 1
HR: McAnally, Leah 1
RBI: Knight, Sophia 2 ; Pettis, Brooklynn 1 ; McAnally, Leah 4
SF: McAnally, Leah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Knight, Sophia 1 ; Hanna, Mykenzie 1 ; Butt, Makenzie 1 ; Pettis, Brooklynn 1 ; McAnally, Leah 1 ; Groves, Sydney 1 ; Southerland, Quinn 1
SB: Knight, Sophia 1 ; Hanna, Mykenzie 1
HBP: Pettis, Brooklynn 1
Game Leaders
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