Bengals Open Big Sky Play vs. Portland State on Saturday

Notes | Game 1 Audio Saturday and Game 3 Sunday | Video | Live Stats

POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State softball team opens Big Sky Conference play March 25-26 at Miller Ranch Stadium vs. Portland State. The two teams play a double header on March 25 at 1 p.m. and a single-game on March 26 at 1 p.m. KISU will broadcast the first game on Saturday and the single-game on Sunday. Live stats, video, audio will be available at isubengals.com.

Scouting Portland State
Portland State is 2-18 and has yet to play a home game. Shae Nelson leads the Viking offense with a .377 average. Alexis Morrison is batting .345. Portland State is batting .256 and has two home runs and 49 RBIs as a team. The pitching staff has a 7.95 era. Alyssa Burk has pitched 42.2 innings, has a 1-6 record and a 6.40 era. Emma Detamore  has pitched 59.1 innings and has a 8.02 era.  Portland State leads the series 20-12 but the Bengals have won seven of the last eight meetings.

And the Winner Is
Kacie Burnett is the first Bengal to be named Big Sky Player of the Week this season. Burnett earned the honor after hitting .700 on a weekend ISU went 3-2 at the Colorado State Classic. She was 14-20 at the plate, scoring seven runs, with seven RBIs, two doubles and one triple.

Where Burnett Sits in the ISU Record Books
Highest Batting Average (min. 90 AB)                
1. .496    Nancy Long    56-113    1977-78    
2. .466    Kacie Burnett    283-607    2014-17    

Most Runs Scored                
1. 195    Kacie Burnett        2014-17    

Most Hits                
1. 283    Kacie Burnett        2014-17

Most Triples
1. 17    Kacie Burnett        2014-17

Most Stolen Bases                
1. 101    Kacie Burnett        101-115    2014-17   

Bengal Bites
- Kacie Burnett has 12 multiple hit games this year, a 11 game hitting streak and reached base in 11 straight games.
- Kacie Burnett has the second-best batting average in the country at .574. She also ranks 9th in the country with an on base percentage of .606.
- Frankie Tago, Haley Harrison, Ashlyn Ames and Sarah Hayes have a two-game hitting streak.
- Kacie Burnett is hitting .730 in the last 12 games. She is 27-37 with 12 RBIs, scored 10 runs and had a .938 slugging percentage.
- In Harley Wells last seven appearances in the circle she is 2-0 in 22.1 innings of work. She has a team-best 2.19 era with a 2-0 shutout of Hofstra. She has two complete games and three starts.
- Since the Big Sky Conference added softball in 2013 ISU is 39-12 at Miller Ranch Stadium.
- In the last 11 games ISU is hitting .330 and the pitching staff boasts a 5.15 era. Sarah Hayes is batting .474 in the last 11 games.

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