Softball Set for Three Games at Weber State on Friday and Saturday

Softball | 4/18/2018 2:58:00 PM

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State softball team plays a three-game series at first-place Weber State on April 20-21. The doubleheader on April 20 begins at 2 p.m. while the April 21 contest starts at 12 p.m. Live video and stats will be available through isubengals.com.

Idaho State is 10-27 and 5-7 in Big Sky Conference play. The Bengals have won two of three over Northern Colorado and Sacramento State the last two weeks. Last week the Bengals beat Sacramento State 9-0 (5 innings), 6-3 and lost 3-2 in 12 innings. ISU also beat Utah State 9-7 in Logan.

Idaho State's offense is led by Makenzie VanSickle, who is hitting .324. She is currently out due to injury. Genesis Zamora has upped her average to .311 and Emma Bordenkecher is batting .291. Bordenkecher has a team-high 19 RBIs while Ashlyn Ames and Frankie Tago each have four home runs.

In conference play, Zamora is batting .379 while Ames has three of her four homers in league play.

In the circle, Ames has pitched 112.2 innings and has three wins while Mariah Mulcahy has six wins in 96 innings of work.

In league play Mulcahy is 3-1 with a 3.00 era in 28 innings. Ames is 2-6 in league but boasts a 1.96 era in 60.2 innings.

Idaho State leads the series with Weber State 30-27. The Bengals are 10-14 against the Wildcats in Ogden. Weber State has won the last eight meetings. Last year ISU lost 2-1, 7-6 and 9-6 in Pocatello and 8-6 at the Big Sky tournament in Ogden.

Bengal Bites
- Kelsey Breer has a four-game hitting streak.
- The pitching staff has an era of 2.29. This is the best mark in school history for conference games. The 2015 team had an era of 2.94 in conference games.
- Genesis Zamora and Emma Bordenkecher have seven multiple hit games.
- Emma Bordenkecher has five multiple RBI games.
- Kelsey Breer has reached base in four straight games.
- Idaho State is 51-33 at Miller Ranch Stadium.
- The top six teams qualify for the Big Sky Tournament. This year's tournament will be held at Weber State.

Highest Slugging Percentage	(min 200 AB)
1. .770	Vicky Galasso	640 AB	2012-15
2. .649	Amanda Fitzsimmons	433 AB	2011-13
3. .626	Terah Blackwell	577 AB	2010-14
4. .610	Heather Dixon	223 AB	2007-08
5. .604	Kacie Burnett	695 AB	2014-17
6. .550	Maddy Hickman	550 AB	2013-16
7. .533	Megan Miller	255 AB	2008-09
8. .518	Hailey Breakwell	654 AB	2012-15
9. .474	Chris Shoemaker	359 AB	1978-81

 10. 474                        Ashlyn Ames                            447 AB                    2015-18
 

Most Doubles
1. 44	Vicky Galasso	2012-15
2. 43	Hailey Breakwell	2012-15
3. 41	Terah Blackwell	2010-14
4. 39	Kacie Burnett	2014-17
5. 33	Maddy Hickman	2013-16
6. 28	Amanda Fitzsimmons	2011-13
7. 28	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18
Most Homeruns
1. 62	Vicky Galasso	2012-15
2. 40	Terah Blackwell	2010-14
3. 33	Amanda Fitzsimmons	2011-13
4. 32	Maddy Hickman	2013-16
5. 26	Hailey Breakwell	2012-15
6. 32	Maddy Hickman	2013-15
7. 19	Heather Dixon	2007
8. 17	Jessica Baca	2009-11
9. 15	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18

 

Most Runs Batted In
1. 222	Vicky Galasso	2012-15
2. 168	Terah Blackwell	2010-14
3. 164	Maddy Hickman	2013-16
4. 144	Hailey Breakwell	2012-15
5. 124	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18

 

Most Walks
1. 103	Vicky Galasso	2012-15
2. 99	Maddy Hickman	2013-16
3. 70	Kacie Burnett	2014-17
4. 70	Terah Blackwell	2010-14
5. 69	Hailey Breakwell	2012-15
6. 59	Dara Kolar	2014-16
7. 55	Amanda Fitzsimmons	2011-13
8. 51	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18

 

Lowest ERA Average	(min 125 IP)
1. 0.96	Jo Hillegas-Skelton	131.0 IP	1977, 1979
2. 1.19	Diane Dyckma	241.1 IP	1981-83
3. 2.49	Wendy Alvey	163.1 IP	1977-78
4. 2.50	Tammy Sorensen	493 IP	1979-82
5. 2.51	Lindsay Boughton	156.1 IP	2007
6. 3.45	Ashlyn Ames	517.0 IP	2015-18
7. 3.59	Sophie Slagle	308.1 IP	2015-16

 

Mosts Wins
1. 43	Kandis Clesson	43-59	2007-11
2. 36	Tammy Sorensen	36-29	1979-82
3. 34	Ashlyn Ames	34-44	2015-18

 

Most Appearances
1. 147	Kandis Clesson	2007-11
2. 104	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18

 

Most Games Started
1. 93	Kandis Clesson	2007-11
2. 67	Tammy Sorensen	1979-82
3. 55	Sophie Slagle	2015-16
4. 48	Haley Douglas	2012-14
6. 48	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18

 

Most Complete Games
1. 64	Kandis Clesson	2007-11
2. 63	Tammy Sorensen	1979-82
3. 36	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18

 
Most Saves

1. 6 2. 5

Ashlyn Ames Bailey  Foster

2015-18 2013-15

 
 

Most Innings Pitched
1. 679.2	Kandis Clesson	2007-11
2. 517	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18

 

Most Strikeouts
1. 407	Kandis Clesson	2007-11
2. 323	Amanda Fitzsimmons	2011-13
3. 277	Tammy Sorensen	1979-82
4. 274	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18

 

 

Weber State	8-4	0.667	20-19	4-2	5-8	L2
Sacramento State	7-5	0.583	22-13	10-4	6-5	L2
North Dakota	7-5	0.583	21-22	3-0	8-12	L3
Montana	7-5	0.583	19-22	6-2	7-8	W4
Northern Colorado	5-6	0.455	23-22	4-5	6-9	L4
Portland State	5-6	0.455	12-29	5-5	3-14	L2
Idaho State	5-7	0.417	10-27	4-7	2-9	W2
Southern Utah	3-9	0.250	6-31	2-7	1-8	L6

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