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Boise State Athletics
Friday, February 27
Fayetteville, Ark.
11:15 a.m.
Boise State
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Kansas
Broncos Travel to SEC Country
2/25/2026 6:14:00 PM | Softball
Boise State (8-8) heads east for the first tme this season...Broncos will play in the Wooo Pig Classic hosted by Arkansas, Feb. 27-March 1.
Last Week
Broncos went 2-3 at the DeMarini Invitational hosted by Stanford...defeated defending West Coast Conference champion Santa Clara and then-No. 10 Stanford...all three losses came to teams ranked in the top 15 nationally.
Games 17/20 (Feb. 27, 11:15 a.m. MT/Feb. 28, 11:15 a.m. MT)
Boise State (8-8) vs. Kansas (10-6)
SERIES: First Meetings
NOTES: Boise State is 4-18 all-time against Big 12 members.
Game 18 (Feb. 27, 3:45 p.m. MT)
Boise State (8-8) at No. 5 Arkansas (13-1)
SERIES: First Meeting
NOTES: Razorbacks advanced an NCAA regional final last season...currently ranked in all four major national polls, including as high as fifth (Softball America).
Game 19 (Feb. 28, 9 a.m. MT)
Boise State (8-8) vs. Omaha (12-1)
SERIES: Omaha 2-0
NOTES: Mavericks posted a 2-0 victory, Feb. 14 in San Diego...Omaha is receiving votes in D1Softball.com and NFCA polls.
Game 21 (March 1, 9 a.m. MT)
Boise State (8-8) vs. Charlotte (12-5)
SERIES: First Meeting
NOTES: Charlotte is receiving votes in the D1Softball.com, NFCA and USA Softball polls...Broncos are 4-2 all-time against teams from the American Conference, including 3-2 under Justin Shults.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for all games are available on BroncoSports.com provided by Arkansas...Friday's game against the Razorbacks will be televised by SEC Network+.
EVERY DAY LOULA
Boise State freshman Loula-Rae McNamara has appeared in 15 of the Broncos' 16 games in the circle...leads the NCAA in appearances...posted a 2.57 ERA with a 3-0 record in 30 innings of work...all but one outing has been in relief...allowed just two of 12 inherited runners to score.
SKY(LAR)'S THE LIMIT
Junior second baseman Skylar Stroh is tied for the Mountain West lead with 17 RBI...hit game-winning three-run home run at No. 10 Stanford, Feb. 21...has six extra-base hits in 46 at-bats this season...four-career extra-base hits and eight RBI in 55 at-bats prior to 2025.
CIRCLE OF ROSE
Against FDU, Feb. 13, Julianne Rose fired a one-hit shutout with a career-high 10 strikeouts...retired 17 straight hitters over two games, Feb. 13-14...currently has a 1.11 WHIP, 1.84 ERA and a 20-to-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 19 innings.
CONFERENCE AWARD
Charley Duran was named Mountain West Co-Freshman of the Week (Feb. 5-8) after going 2-0 with a 0.66 in four appearances...three shutout innings of relief in win over No. 14 Mississippi...four-plus innings in first-collegiate start and reentered to record final six outs in win at Cal State Fullerton.
RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCE
Boise State set a school record with 16 runs in an inning (seventh) against CSUN, Feb. 7...sophomore Chloe Hughes became the first Bronco to reach base three times in an inning...tied school records for hits (22) and doubles (seven) against the Matadors.
RANKED WINS
Boise State defeated No. 14 Missisippi 3-2, Feb. 6 and won 5-4 at No. 10 Stanford, Feb. 21...prior to this season the Broncos had not defeated a team ranked higher than 20th.
TRIPLE PLAY
Against No. 14 Mississippi, Feb. 6, Boise State recorded a triple play in the sixth inning (first in school history)...Hollie Farmer fielded a ground ball at third base, stepped on the bag and threw across the diamond to Kate Penberthy at first for the second out...Penberthy then threw to second baseman Skylar Stroh who tagged out the runner from first.
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE
Boise State has scored 52 of its 83 runs this season in the fifth inning or later...scored 32 runs with two outs.
NCAA RANKINGS (Through Feb. 24)
1st - 15 Pitching Appearances (Loula-Rae McNamara)
Tied 12th - 2 Saves (Charley Duran)
Tied 15th - 8 Double Plays (Team)
CHASING HISTORY
Justin Shults, currently in his fifth year leading the Boise State program, has won 150 games...needs 24 victories to set the school record for career wins.
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 293 games since the beginning of the 2017 season, most by a Mountain West school in that span...Broncos have six 30-plus win seasons over the last nine years...have won at least 32 games in each of the last four seasons, only MW school to accomplish the feat...captured the regular-season title in 2018 and 2023, tied the school record for wins with 40 in 2022, finished runner-up at the MW Championship in 2024, and earned NCAA regional bids in 2018 (automatic) and 2019 (at-large).
YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN
Boise State's roster consists of 17 California natives...third consecutive week Broncos are playing in California...Boise State makes five trips west for a total of 21 games in the Golden State during the 2025 season.
TOUGH SCHEDULE (PART ONE)
Boise State has played nine games against teams in the top 50 of the Massey Ratings (through Feb. 24) and is scheduled to play 11 more.
(2)Texas - Defending national champion (Lost)
(6)Arkansas - 2025 super regional (Plays Feb. 27)
(12)Stanford - 2025 regional finalist (1-1)
(13)Arizona - 2025 regional finalist (Lost)
(21)Grand Canyon - 2025 regional (Plays April 10-11)
(32)Omaha - 2025 regional (Lost, Plays Feb. 28)
(35)Loyola Marymount (Lost)
(36)Mississippi - 2025 WCWS (Won)
(40)San Diego State - 2025 regional (Plays April 24-26)
(44)Nevada - (Plays March 13-15)
(48)Cal State Fullerton - 2025 Big West champion (1-1)
(50)Charlotte - (Plays March 1)
TOUGH SCHEDULE (PART TWO)
Boise State will play 23 games against teams that won a regular season conference title, conference tournament and/or advanced to the NCAA Championship last season...list includes national champion Texas (0-1), WCWS participant Mississippi (1-0), super regional participant Arkansas, regional finalists Arizona (0-1) and Stanford (1-1), NCAA postseason teams Grand Canyon (twice), Omaha (0-1, one remaining), Santa Clara (1-0), San Diego State (three times), Weber State (1-0, two remaining) and conference regular season champions Cal State Fullerton (1-1), Idaho State and Nevada (three times).
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Fans can purchase season and single-game tickets for the 2026 season by visiting BroncoSports.com.
Last Week
Broncos went 2-3 at the DeMarini Invitational hosted by Stanford...defeated defending West Coast Conference champion Santa Clara and then-No. 10 Stanford...all three losses came to teams ranked in the top 15 nationally.
Games 17/20 (Feb. 27, 11:15 a.m. MT/Feb. 28, 11:15 a.m. MT)
Boise State (8-8) vs. Kansas (10-6)
SERIES: First Meetings
NOTES: Boise State is 4-18 all-time against Big 12 members.
Game 18 (Feb. 27, 3:45 p.m. MT)
Boise State (8-8) at No. 5 Arkansas (13-1)
SERIES: First Meeting
NOTES: Razorbacks advanced an NCAA regional final last season...currently ranked in all four major national polls, including as high as fifth (Softball America).
Game 19 (Feb. 28, 9 a.m. MT)
Boise State (8-8) vs. Omaha (12-1)
SERIES: Omaha 2-0
NOTES: Mavericks posted a 2-0 victory, Feb. 14 in San Diego...Omaha is receiving votes in D1Softball.com and NFCA polls.
Game 21 (March 1, 9 a.m. MT)
Boise State (8-8) vs. Charlotte (12-5)
SERIES: First Meeting
NOTES: Charlotte is receiving votes in the D1Softball.com, NFCA and USA Softball polls...Broncos are 4-2 all-time against teams from the American Conference, including 3-2 under Justin Shults.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live stats for all games are available on BroncoSports.com provided by Arkansas...Friday's game against the Razorbacks will be televised by SEC Network+.
EVERY DAY LOULA
Boise State freshman Loula-Rae McNamara has appeared in 15 of the Broncos' 16 games in the circle...leads the NCAA in appearances...posted a 2.57 ERA with a 3-0 record in 30 innings of work...all but one outing has been in relief...allowed just two of 12 inherited runners to score.
SKY(LAR)'S THE LIMIT
Junior second baseman Skylar Stroh is tied for the Mountain West lead with 17 RBI...hit game-winning three-run home run at No. 10 Stanford, Feb. 21...has six extra-base hits in 46 at-bats this season...four-career extra-base hits and eight RBI in 55 at-bats prior to 2025.
CIRCLE OF ROSE
Against FDU, Feb. 13, Julianne Rose fired a one-hit shutout with a career-high 10 strikeouts...retired 17 straight hitters over two games, Feb. 13-14...currently has a 1.11 WHIP, 1.84 ERA and a 20-to-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 19 innings.
CONFERENCE AWARD
Charley Duran was named Mountain West Co-Freshman of the Week (Feb. 5-8) after going 2-0 with a 0.66 in four appearances...three shutout innings of relief in win over No. 14 Mississippi...four-plus innings in first-collegiate start and reentered to record final six outs in win at Cal State Fullerton.
RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCE
Boise State set a school record with 16 runs in an inning (seventh) against CSUN, Feb. 7...sophomore Chloe Hughes became the first Bronco to reach base three times in an inning...tied school records for hits (22) and doubles (seven) against the Matadors.
RANKED WINS
Boise State defeated No. 14 Missisippi 3-2, Feb. 6 and won 5-4 at No. 10 Stanford, Feb. 21...prior to this season the Broncos had not defeated a team ranked higher than 20th.
TRIPLE PLAY
Against No. 14 Mississippi, Feb. 6, Boise State recorded a triple play in the sixth inning (first in school history)...Hollie Farmer fielded a ground ball at third base, stepped on the bag and threw across the diamond to Kate Penberthy at first for the second out...Penberthy then threw to second baseman Skylar Stroh who tagged out the runner from first.
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE
Boise State has scored 52 of its 83 runs this season in the fifth inning or later...scored 32 runs with two outs.
NCAA RANKINGS (Through Feb. 24)
1st - 15 Pitching Appearances (Loula-Rae McNamara)
Tied 12th - 2 Saves (Charley Duran)
Tied 15th - 8 Double Plays (Team)
CHASING HISTORY
Justin Shults, currently in his fifth year leading the Boise State program, has won 150 games...needs 24 victories to set the school record for career wins.
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 293 games since the beginning of the 2017 season, most by a Mountain West school in that span...Broncos have six 30-plus win seasons over the last nine years...have won at least 32 games in each of the last four seasons, only MW school to accomplish the feat...captured the regular-season title in 2018 and 2023, tied the school record for wins with 40 in 2022, finished runner-up at the MW Championship in 2024, and earned NCAA regional bids in 2018 (automatic) and 2019 (at-large).
YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN
Boise State's roster consists of 17 California natives...third consecutive week Broncos are playing in California...Boise State makes five trips west for a total of 21 games in the Golden State during the 2025 season.
TOUGH SCHEDULE (PART ONE)
Boise State has played nine games against teams in the top 50 of the Massey Ratings (through Feb. 24) and is scheduled to play 11 more.
(2)Texas - Defending national champion (Lost)
(6)Arkansas - 2025 super regional (Plays Feb. 27)
(12)Stanford - 2025 regional finalist (1-1)
(13)Arizona - 2025 regional finalist (Lost)
(21)Grand Canyon - 2025 regional (Plays April 10-11)
(32)Omaha - 2025 regional (Lost, Plays Feb. 28)
(35)Loyola Marymount (Lost)
(36)Mississippi - 2025 WCWS (Won)
(40)San Diego State - 2025 regional (Plays April 24-26)
(44)Nevada - (Plays March 13-15)
(48)Cal State Fullerton - 2025 Big West champion (1-1)
(50)Charlotte - (Plays March 1)
TOUGH SCHEDULE (PART TWO)
Boise State will play 23 games against teams that won a regular season conference title, conference tournament and/or advanced to the NCAA Championship last season...list includes national champion Texas (0-1), WCWS participant Mississippi (1-0), super regional participant Arkansas, regional finalists Arizona (0-1) and Stanford (1-1), NCAA postseason teams Grand Canyon (twice), Omaha (0-1, one remaining), Santa Clara (1-0), San Diego State (three times), Weber State (1-0, two remaining) and conference regular season champions Cal State Fullerton (1-1), Idaho State and Nevada (three times).
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Fans can purchase season and single-game tickets for the 2026 season by visiting BroncoSports.com.
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