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POCATELLO, Idaho- The first-place Idaho State softball team hosts North Dakota on April 26-27. The three-game series starts the 26th with a doubleheader, beginning at 2 p.m. and on April 27 the game starts at 1 p.m. All three games will be seen live through isubengals.com and fans can listen to Saturday's game online and on KISU. Live stats will also be provided for all three games.
Idaho State leads the series 1-0 with the Bengals win being a 10-2 win on March 27, 2009.
Prior to the start of Saturday's game, Senior's
Amanda Fitzsimmons,
Becky Molyneaux and
Christina Rayner will be honored. Rayner played for the Bengals in 2011 and 2012 and has been serving as a team-manager in 2013. Molyneaux was a transfer from Salt Lake Community College who has set the ISU single-season and career records for steals. Fitzsimmons is a three-year Bengal who will leave as the all-time record holder in home runs, walks, RBI and runs scored. She and
Vicky Galasso are also tied for the single-season record in home runs with 14.
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 23 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 .329 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 248 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 56 players in NCAA history to hit three home runs game when she did it against Utah on Feb. 15. Since 2007, only 19 players have hit three home runs in a game. One of the 56 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.
We Are Your Bengals
