Bengals Play at Utah State on Wednesday

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State softball team takes a break from Big Sky Conference action to play at Utah State, on April 24 at 4 p.m. The game can be followed with live stats and live video through isubengals.com.

Utah State leads the overall seris 26-11 with the Aggies winning two of three meetings this year. Utah State won 3-2 in Boise and 12-4 in Pocatello while ISU won 9-0 in five innings in Boise on March 17.  Utah State is 10-37 and 4-11 in Western Athletic Conference play.

It is a Sweep
The IdahoState softball team has won its last three conference series. ISU swept its series against Weber State and Northern Colorado and then took the series vs. Portland State, winning two of three games at Miller Ranch Stadium. ISU has won nine of its last 10 games.

Hot Bat
Vicky Galasso has set the school record for the longest hitting streak as she has a streak of 22 straight games with a hit. She also has 20 multiple hit games and 12 multiple RBI games. Her 14 home runs ties her with Amanda Fitzsimmons for the single-season home run record.

Offensive Power
The Idaho State softball team has already broke the team single-season home run record. The team currently has 58 and the record was 35 set by the 2011 team. ISU is currently hitting .332 as a team and no Bengal team has hit over .300 for a season since the program was brought back in 2007. The 1977 team hit .351. The best batting average was .286 in the 2009 season and .284 in 2010. ISU set the team-single season RBI record in the win at UVU. The team has 246 RBI on the season and the record was 182 set by the 2010 team.

Home Runs and Hit Streaks
The NCAA record for most home runs in a game is four. Amanda Fitzsimmons became one of 55 players in NCAA history to hit three home runs game when she did it against Utah on Feb. 15. Since 2007, only 18 players have hit three home runs in a game. One of the 55 players to hit three home runs in a game was Bengal assistant coach Jessica Rogers. She hit three on March 24, 2007 when she played for UTSA against Nicholls State. The NCAA record for the longest hitting streak is 43. If Vicky Galasso's hit streak reaches  26 it will be one of the Top 27 hitting streaks in NCAA history.

Bengals in NCAA Stats
As a team, Idaho State ranks 14th in batting average (.332), 19th in runs scored (6.39), eighth in home runs per game (1.41), 33rd in doubles per game (1.46), 26th in triples per game (.27), ninth in slugging percentage (.55) and 20th in doubles per game at .44.  Individually, Vicky Galasso ranks 9th in batting average (.476), 22nd in home runs per game (.34), 15 in RBI per game (1.17), 21 in doubles per game (.34), sixth in slugging percentage (.895), 25th in home runs (14) and 52nd in on base percentage (.507). Amanda Fitzsimmons is 22nd in home runs per game (.34), 23rd in slugging percentage (.817), 19th in hit by pitch per game (.36), 25th in home runs at 14 and 49 in on base percentage at .510. Terah Blackwell is 50 in RBI at 1.02 a game.