Boise State Athletics
Friday, March 13
Reno, Nev.
6 p.m.
Boise State
at
Nevada
Broncos Begin Five-Game Road Trip in Reno
3/10/2026 2:51:00 PM | Softball
Boise State (12-15) begins Mountain West play with a three-game series at Nevada, March 13-15...Broncos will play a nonconference doubleheader at Sacramento State, Tuesday, March 17.
Last Week
Boise State went 3-3 in its home-opening weekend during the Blue Collar Classic...Broncos hit nine home runs during their six games.
Games 28-30 (March 13-15, 6 p.m., 4 p.m., 1 p.m. MT)
Boise State (12-15, 0-0 MW) at Nevada (16-9, 0-0 MW)
SERIES: Boise State 31-18
NOTES: Broncos hold a 13-5 advantage in Reno...Nevada won two of three meetings in Boise last season and eliminated the Broncos in the Mountain West Championship hosted by San Diego State.
Games 31-32 (March 17, 2 p.m.-DH MT)
Boise State (12-15) at Sacramento State (18-7)*
*Plays Utah Valley (Tues.), at Seattle U (Sat.-DH, Sun.)
SERIES: Tied 4-4
NOTES: Teams have split four games in Sacramento...last year, Boise State won 10-1 in five innings on the road with Shannon Keighran logging three shutout innings in relief to earn a first-career victory.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Lives stats provided by Nevada and Sacramento State will be available on BroncoSports.com...games in Reno will be streamed on the MW Network...doubleheader at Sacramento State is on ESPN+.
CONFERENCE OPENERS
Boise State is 6-7 in Mountain West openers and 8-8 in conference openers all-time...in 2023, Boise State entered MW play with 12 wins, three victories at home, seven games against Top 25 teams and 10 against Power Conference opponents...in 2026, the Broncos have 12 wins, three victories at home, six games against Top 25 teams and eight matchups with Power Conference teams...won MW in 2023.
SKY(LAR)'S THE LIMIT
Junior second baseman Skylar Stroh leads Boise State with 24 RBI...hit game-winning three-run home run at No. 10 Stanford, Feb. 21...has four doubles and three home runs for a slugging percentage of .500...eight RBI 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.
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 66 of its 127 runs this season in the fifth inning or later...scored 49 runs with two outs.
NCAA RANKINGS (Through March 3)
Tied 1st - 1 Triple Play (Team)
Tied 1st - 22 Pitching Appearances (Loula-Rae McNamara)
Tied 12th - 14 Double Plays (Team)
Tied 22nd - 2 Saves (Charley Duran/Loula-Rae McNamara)
Tied 23rd - 3 Sacrifice Flies (Marissa Gonzalez)
25th - 0.52 Double Plays Per Game (Team)
CHASING HISTORY
Justin Shults, currently in his fifth year leading the Boise State program, has won 154 games...needs 20 victories to set the school record for career wins.
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 297 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...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 15 games against teams in the top 60 of the RPI (through March 8) and is scheduled to play eight more.
(4)Texas - Defending national champion (0-1)
(7)Arkansas - 2025 super regional (0-1)
(15)Stanford - 2025 regional finalist (1-1)
(22)Mississippi - 2025 WCWS (1-0)
(25)Arizona - 2025 regional finalist (0-1)
(30)Grand Canyon - 2025 WAC champion (Plays April 10-11)Â
(40)Cal State Fullerton - 2025 Big West champion (1-1)
(42)Nevada - 2025 Mountain West regular season champion (Plays March 13-15)
(44)Kansas (0-2)Â
(52)San Diego State - 2025 Mountain West tournament champion (Plays April 24-26)
(54)Omaha - 2025 Summit champion (0-2)
(56)Charlotte (1-0)
(57)St. Thomas (0-1)
(59)Loyola Marymount (0-1)
TOUGH SCHEDULE (PART TWO)
Boise State will play 24 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 (0-1), regional finalists Arizona (0-1) and Stanford (1-1), NCAA postseason teams Grand Canyon (twice), Omaha (0-2), Santa Clara (1-0), San Diego State (three times), Weber State (3-0) and conference regular season champions Cal State Fullerton (1-1), Idaho State, Nevada (three times) and St. Thomas (0-1).
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Fans can purchase season and single-game tickets for the 2026 season by visiting BroncoSports.com.
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Last Week
Boise State went 3-3 in its home-opening weekend during the Blue Collar Classic...Broncos hit nine home runs during their six games.
Games 28-30 (March 13-15, 6 p.m., 4 p.m., 1 p.m. MT)
Boise State (12-15, 0-0 MW) at Nevada (16-9, 0-0 MW)
SERIES: Boise State 31-18
NOTES: Broncos hold a 13-5 advantage in Reno...Nevada won two of three meetings in Boise last season and eliminated the Broncos in the Mountain West Championship hosted by San Diego State.
Games 31-32 (March 17, 2 p.m.-DH MT)
Boise State (12-15) at Sacramento State (18-7)*
*Plays Utah Valley (Tues.), at Seattle U (Sat.-DH, Sun.)
SERIES: Tied 4-4
NOTES: Teams have split four games in Sacramento...last year, Boise State won 10-1 in five innings on the road with Shannon Keighran logging three shutout innings in relief to earn a first-career victory.
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Lives stats provided by Nevada and Sacramento State will be available on BroncoSports.com...games in Reno will be streamed on the MW Network...doubleheader at Sacramento State is on ESPN+.
CONFERENCE OPENERS
Boise State is 6-7 in Mountain West openers and 8-8 in conference openers all-time...in 2023, Boise State entered MW play with 12 wins, three victories at home, seven games against Top 25 teams and 10 against Power Conference opponents...in 2026, the Broncos have 12 wins, three victories at home, six games against Top 25 teams and eight matchups with Power Conference teams...won MW in 2023.
SKY(LAR)'S THE LIMIT
Junior second baseman Skylar Stroh leads Boise State with 24 RBI...hit game-winning three-run home run at No. 10 Stanford, Feb. 21...has four doubles and three home runs for a slugging percentage of .500...eight RBI 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.
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 66 of its 127 runs this season in the fifth inning or later...scored 49 runs with two outs.
NCAA RANKINGS (Through March 3)
Tied 1st - 1 Triple Play (Team)
Tied 1st - 22 Pitching Appearances (Loula-Rae McNamara)
Tied 12th - 14 Double Plays (Team)
Tied 22nd - 2 Saves (Charley Duran/Loula-Rae McNamara)
Tied 23rd - 3 Sacrifice Flies (Marissa Gonzalez)
25th - 0.52 Double Plays Per Game (Team)
CHASING HISTORY
Justin Shults, currently in his fifth year leading the Boise State program, has won 154 games...needs 20 victories to set the school record for career wins.
SUCCESS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Boise State has won 297 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...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 15 games against teams in the top 60 of the RPI (through March 8) and is scheduled to play eight more.
(4)Texas - Defending national champion (0-1)
(7)Arkansas - 2025 super regional (0-1)
(15)Stanford - 2025 regional finalist (1-1)
(22)Mississippi - 2025 WCWS (1-0)
(25)Arizona - 2025 regional finalist (0-1)
(30)Grand Canyon - 2025 WAC champion (Plays April 10-11)Â
(40)Cal State Fullerton - 2025 Big West champion (1-1)
(42)Nevada - 2025 Mountain West regular season champion (Plays March 13-15)
(44)Kansas (0-2)Â
(52)San Diego State - 2025 Mountain West tournament champion (Plays April 24-26)
(54)Omaha - 2025 Summit champion (0-2)
(56)Charlotte (1-0)
(57)St. Thomas (0-1)
(59)Loyola Marymount (0-1)
TOUGH SCHEDULE (PART TWO)
Boise State will play 24 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 (0-1), regional finalists Arizona (0-1) and Stanford (1-1), NCAA postseason teams Grand Canyon (twice), Omaha (0-2), Santa Clara (1-0), San Diego State (three times), Weber State (3-0) and conference regular season champions Cal State Fullerton (1-1), Idaho State, Nevada (three times) and St. Thomas (0-1).
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Fans can purchase season and single-game tickets for the 2026 season by visiting BroncoSports.com.
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