Bengals Host North Dakota on Senior Weekend

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State softball team closes out the 2015 regular season May 1-2 at Miller Ranch Stadium vs. North Dakota. The double header on May 1 starts at 2 p.m. while the May 2 contest will begins at 1 p.m.  Following Friday's double header fans will have an opportunity to get autographs from the softball team and on Saturday the senior class of Vicky Galasso, Hailey Breakwell, Gabby Lopez and Amanda Ellsworth will be honored before the start of the game at 12:35 p.m. To follow the series all weekend with live video, audio and stats log onto isubengals.com.

Idaho State leads the series 6-1. Last year ISU won two of three in Grand Forks to clinch the regular season title for the second straight season.

North Dakota is 12-38 and 1-17 in Big Sky Conference play. UND is hitting .252 as a team with Shelby Hard leading the way with a .340 average, 14 home runs and 35 RBIs. The pitching staff boasts a 7.98 era with Hanna Bergh getting 138.1 innings of work. She is 8-17 in the circle.

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Idaho State will compete in the Big Sky Conference tournament May 7-9.

Bengal Bites
- Vicky Galasso has reached base in 35 straight games.
- Kacie Burnett has 20 mulitple hit games and Vicky Galasso has 20 multiple RBI games.
- Vicky Galasso has 18 multiple hit games.
- ISU has won the Big Sky Conference regular season championship the last two seasons.
- Julie Wright boasts a  94-60 record at ISU since the start of the 2013 season. ISU is 40-12 in the Big Sky Conference.
- The Bengals are 20-3 at Miller Ranch Stadium in Big Sky Softball games.
- Idaho State is 29-3 this season when scoring four runs or more.
- Idaho State is 22-4 when hitting at least one home run in a game and 9-0 when hitting two home runs or more.
- ISU is 20-1 this season when out hitting an opponent. The only loss was 4-1 at UNLV.
- Idaho State has never lost a Big Sky Conference home series. Since the 2013 season ISU has swept six three-game series and won two of three in three series'.
- Idaho State has only lost two Big Sky Conference series.' The Bengals lost two of three at SUU in 2013 and two of three at Northern Colorado in 2015.
- Idaho State is 20-1 when leading after four innings. ISU's only loss was 3-1 to Louisiana Monroe.
- In Big Sky Conference play the ISU offense has 121 RBIs while only allowing 53.
- In Big Sky play ISU has scored 132 runs while giving up only 56.
- In conference play the Bengal pitching staff boats a 2.88 era while opposing pitching staffs have a 7.17 era.  ISU is also hitting .350 in conference games.