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Bengal Softball Travels to Santa Clara

Idaho State plays Cal State Northridge, San Jose State, Fresno State and Santa Clara.

Idaho State plays Feb. 23-24 at Santa Clara and San Jose State.
Cal State Northridge Live Stats | San Jose State Live Stats | Fresno State Live Stats | Santa Clara Live Stats | Game Notes

POCATELLO, Idaho- Idaho State continues play this Friday and Saturday with four games in California on Feb. 23-24. The Bengals play Cal State Northridge, San Jose State, Fresno State and Santa Clara. San Jose State and Santa Clara is hosting the tournament.

Santa Clara Tournament (All-times are Mountain Time)
23    Cal State Northridge         10 a.m.
23    San Jose State                1:15 p.m.
24    Fresno State                    9:30 a.m.
24    at Santa Clara                 11:45 a.m.

Molyneaux Breaks Career Stolen Base Record
Idaho State senior Becky Molyneaux broke the career stolen base record during the season-opening tournament in St. George. Molyneaux was three-for-three over the weekend and now has 23 stolen bases on 27 attempts since the start of the 2012 season. Emily Hu previously held the record with 20 on 22 attempts.  Through the first 10 games, Molyneaux is a perfect 4-4 stealing bases

Bengals Earn Big Sky Player of the Week Honors
Vicky Galasso had an impressive opening weekend as the sophomore catcher hit .563 with four homeruns and 10 RBI while going nine-for-16 from the plate. Galasso also had a 1.438 slugging percentage. The four homeruns hit during the opening weekend topped her mark from 2012 where she hit three. Galasso's numbers earned her Big Sky Player of the Week and Bengal Athlete of the Week honors.

Senior Amanda Fitzsimmons earned the honor this week for hitting .429 with three homeruns and eight RBI in Las Vegas. Fizsimmons set a single-game school record when she hit three homeruns and had six RBI in a 9-8 win over Utah from the Pac 12. ISU also defeated Nevada 9-6.

Improved Play in 2013
The Bengals 4-6 mark through 10 games is the team's best start since the program was brought back in 2007.  Here is a look at past starts, how long it took the Bengals to get win four and what the team's overall record was. a
2013: 4-6 through 10 games,
2012: 2-8 through 10 games,   27 games to get win 4.   12-36
2011: 3-7 through 10 games,  11 games to get win 4.   16-32
2010: 3-7 through 10 games,  15 games to get win 4,   14-39
2009: 2-8 through 10 games,  13 games to get win 4,   20-21
2008: 1-9 through 10 games,  23 games to get win 4,   7-27
2007: 1-9 through 10 games,  21 games to get win 4,   10-32

Offensive Power
Through the first two weekends, Idaho State has hit 16 homeruns in 10 games and hitting .319 as a team. ISU hit 21 homeruns in 2012 and the team record is 35 hit by the 2011 team. The best team batting average was .286 in the 2009 season and .284 in 2010.

Fitzsimmons Nearing ISU Career Records
Amanda Fitzsimmons is about to break several career Idaho State records. She has 22 doubles and is two away from breaking Chris Shoemaker's record of 23 from 1978-81.  She has 17 homeruns  and the career record is 19. The Bengal senior is only two RBI away from becoming the all-time leader as she has 68 and the record is 69.
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