Boise State Vs. Cal Poly and Cal State Fullerton
Fullerton, Calif. (Anderson Family Field)
Friday, Feb. 26 Vs. Cal Poly (Doubleheader)
- GAME 6: Boise State (2-3) Vs. Cal Poly (0-1) | 1 p.m. MT | Live Scoring
- GAME 7: Cal Poly (0-1) Vs. Boise State (2-3) | 3:30 p.m. MT | Live Scoring
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THIS WEEK FOR THE BRONCOS
WHAT IS NEXT: Boise State (2-3) returns to action after a week off when the Broncos travel to southern California for a five-game road trip. The Blue and Orange will face Cal Poly (0-1) for a doubleheader on Friday at Fullerton, Calif., then take on Cal State Fullerton (6-7) for three Saturday and Sunday, doubleheader on Saturday. Both doubleheaders will start at 1 p.m. (Mountain) at CS Fullerton's Anderson Family Field.WHY THE NEW GAMES: Boise State was originally scheduled to have this weekend off, but last week's bad weather in the Midwest forced the Broncos to cancel a trip to the Cowgirl Classic at McNeese State in Lake Charles, La. The five games at Fullerton, Calif., were added to make up for last week's lost contests.
FOLLOW THE ACTION: Friday's games will not be streamed, while the final three contests versus CS Fullerton will be available on live stream, all five games will feature live scoring. Fans can find all the links to follow the action by going to the softball schedule on BroncoSports.com or by clicking on the links listed above.
BOISE STATE VERSUS THE FIELD: The Broncos have faced both teams previously and are a combined 2-7 versus the Big West Conference members. Boise State played both teams last year falling to both, 4-1 to Cal Poly and 3-1 at Cal State Fullerton. The Broncos lead the Cal Poly series 2-1, while the Titans lead Boise State 6-0.
SCOUTING CAL POLY: The Mustangs have played only one game to date falling to Loyola Marymount 3-2 in the season opener before they had seven games canceled. Cal Poly returns 17 letterwinners from its 2020 squad that held a 10-13 record when the season was halted in mid-March. The Mustangs also added five freshmen to the 2021 lineup. The Big West coaches picked the Mustangs to place fifth out of nine teams in the 2021 league race.
SCOUTING CAL STATE FULLERTON: The Titans enter the weekend at 6-7 overall. They are coming off a split Monday at San Diego (W 3-1, L 0-1) and a win at Cal Baptist (W 9-5) on Wednesday. Cal State Fullerton returns three position starters, all four pitchers and 16 letterwinners from 2020 when the Titans went 14-10 overall. Cal State Fullerton is the preseason favorite to win the Big West Conference title in 2021.
SCOUTING BOISE STATE: Boise State went 2-3 at the Buzz Classic in Atlanta during the opening weekend of play. They lost twice to Georgia Tech, split at Georgia State and beat Radford. The Broncos return seven position starters and two pitchers from the 2020 campaign that saw the Broncos go 14-11. In addition, they welcomed back 13 veterans while adding two transfers and eight freshmen. Among the returners are two All-Mountain West honorees in Karlee Johnson and Alison Seng. This year's Boise State team was picked to place fourth out of nine teams in the 2021 league race.
ABOUT THE BRONCOS
HEAD COACH HUFFAKER: Boise State is in its third season under the guidance of Maggie Huffaker who has recorded a 52-30 overall record with the Broncos. Some of Huffaker's accomplishments at Boise State include: one NCAA Regional appearance and one NCAA regional championship appearance; two winning seasons; student-athletes have earned three NFCA All-Region honors and eight All-MW accolades. Academically, her team has earned one NFCA Academic Team Award, nine NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete accolades, 29 Academic All-MW and 20 MW Scholar-Athlete (3.5 or better cumulative GPA) honors.BRONCO LEADERS: Ashlyn Adams and Kelsey Lalor are both hitting a team-high .375, Adams has two runs, six hits and one RBI while Lalor has three runs, six hits, two home runs and three RBI. Bella Rocco is hitting .286 with four hits and three RBI. Hannah Bailey leads the pitching staff with a 1-0 record and a 2.5 ERA, while Kiele Miller is also 1-0 with a 3.0 ERA.
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST HONOREES BACK: Leading the team this year are two 2020 All-MW honorees in Karlee Johnson and Alison Seng. The duo started all 25 games in 2020 combining for 52 hits, 24 runs, 29 RBI and three home runs. Defensively, they combined for 205 putouts.
WHAT IS BACK: Boise State returned 13 members of the 2020 squad, including seven starters and two pitchers. Starters back include: short stop Karlee Johnson (25 hits, 11 runs, 2 home runs, 16 RBI), first baseman Alison Seng (27 hits, 13 runs, 1 home run, 13 RBI), outfielder Ashlyn Adams (23 hits, 17 runs, 2 home runs, 13 RBI), catcher Serena Huchingson (18 hits, 11 runs, 2 home runs, 14 RBI), outfielder Kelsey Lalor (19 hits, 16 runs, 4 home runs, 14 RBI), second baseman Autumn Bennett (16 hits, 13 runs, 1 home run, 5 RBI) and third baseman/designated player Bella Rocco (16 hits, 4 runs, 2 home runs, 14 RBI).
PITCHERS BACK: Hannah Bailey is the leading pitcher back from 2020. She pitched in 42.1 innings in 13 appearances with an ERA of 4.46, 26 strikeouts and eight walks. Jordan Schuring also returns after seeing limited time in 2020.
NATIONALLY RANKED RECRUITING CLASS: This year's freshmen class was ranked 27th nationally by Extra Inning Softball. In all, Boise State added two transfers and eight freshmen to the core group of veterans. The transfers include pitchers Sara Johnson (Towson) and Kiele Miller (Creighton).
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