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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State softball team returns to the road for a three-game series at the University of Montana April 29-30. The Bengals play a double header April 29 beginning at 1 p.m. and a single game April 30 at 1 p.m. Live stats and video will be available for all three games through isubengals.com.
Scouting Montana
Montana is 26-20 and 11-4 in Big Sky play. The Griz are hitting .272 as a team and the pitching staff has a 2.22 era. Bethany Olea leads the Montana offense with a .409 average. Delene Colburn is hitting .388 with 11 home runs and 45 RBIs. Michaela Hood leads Montana in circle with a 2.22 era and a 13-4 record. She has 136 strikeouts. Idaho State leads the series 5-2. The Bengals swept a three-game series in Pocatello last year, winning 6-4, 8-7 (8) and 12-9. ISU lost 6-3 in Missoula in 2015 and 14-9 in Boise in 2016.
Bengal Bites
- ISU ranks 20th in the nation in stolen bases per game at 1.94.
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Kacie Burnett has the 10th best batting average in the country at .456.
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Emma Bordenkecher ranks 14th in doubles per game.
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Ashlyn Ames ranks eighth in the country in sacrifice flies with five.
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Kacie Burnett ranks 34th in stolen bases per game at .62.
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Kacie Burnett has 15 multiple hit games and
Ashlyn Ames has seven multiple RBI games.
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Sarah Hayes has reached base in 10 straight games and
Emma Bordenkecher has reached base in 15 straight games.
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Sarah Hayes has a six-game hitting streak.
Bordenkecher on a Hit Streak
Emma Bordenkecher is riding a 15-game hit streak going into this weekends series at Montana. This is the longest hit streak by a Bengal this year and the third longest since the 2013 season.
Micheala Taylor had a 16-game hitting streak last year,
Kacie Burnett had a 15-game hitting streak in 2014 and Vicky Galasso had a 25-game hitting streak in 2013.
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