Bengals Host SUU in Final Home Series

Softball | 4/26/2018 1:51:00 PM

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State softball remains in contention for a berth in the Big Sky Conference softball tournament going into the final two weekends of the regular season. This weekend the Bengals host Southern Utah on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28. Friday's game is a doubleheader that begins at 2 p.m. while Saturday's contest starts at 1 p.m.

Prior to the start of Saturday's game, ISU will honor senior Ashlyn Ames. The lone Bengal senior heads into her final home series at Miller Ranch Stadium as one of the top Bengals to wear the orange and black.

Here is where she ranks in ISU career record book.
Slugging Percentage: 9th - .481
Doubles: 6th - 28
Home Runs: 8th - 17
RBI: 5th - 127
Walks: 8th - 52
ERA: 6th - 3.51
Wins: 3rd - 34
Appearances: 106 - 2nd
Complete games: 3rd - 37
Saves: 1st - 6
Innings Pitched: 2nd 529
Strikeouts: 3rd - 278

Idaho State enters this weekend's three-game series with a 5-10 Big Sky Conference mark while SUU is 3-12.

Makenzie VanSickle leads offense with a .324 average but she has missed the last 11 games due to injury. Genesis Zamora is batting .312 while Emma Bordenkecher is hitting .281 with a team-best 20 RBIs.

Ashlyn Ames has a team-high six homers and has pitched 124.2 innings this year. She boasts a 3.37 era.

Idaho State leads the series with SUU 22-16. The Bengals are 13-9 vs. the T-Birds in Pocatello. ISU is 6-4 against SUU in the last 10 meetings. Southern Utah won two of three from Idaho State the last two years. SUU won 14-7 in nine innings and 2-0 before ISU won 7-3 in 2016. In 2017, Southern Utah won 9-8 and 12-7 before the Bengals won the final game of the series 4-1.

In conference play, Zamora is hitting .375 while FitzGerald is batting .345. Four of Ames homers have come during league play. Ames also has a 2.60 era in 72.2 innings of work.

Mariah Mulcahy has pitched 32 innings in Big Sky play and has a 3-2 record.

Bengal Bites
- Cassidy FitzGerald has a five-game hitting streak and she has reached base in five straight games.
- Kelsey Breer, Emma Bordenkecher, Genesis Zamora and Frankie Tago all have seven multiple hit games.
- Emma Bordenkecher has five multiple RBI games.
- The six teams qualify for the Big Sky tournament. This year's tournament will be held at Weber State.
- Idaho State is 51-33 at Miller Ranch Stadium.

 

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. .481	Ashlyn Ames	459 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. 17	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. 127	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. 52	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. 3.51	Ashlyn Ames	529.0 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	34-46	2015-18

 

Most Appearances
1. 147	Kandis Clesson	2007-11
2. 106	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. 49	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18

 

Most Complete Games
1. 64	Kandis Clesson	2007-11
2. 63	Tammy Sorensen	1979-82
3. 37	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18

 
Most Saves

1. 6 2. 5

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2015-18 2013-15

 
 

Most Innings Pitched
1. 679.2	Kandis Clesson	2007-11
2. 529	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18

 

Most Strikeouts
1. 407	Kandis Clesson	2007-11
2. 323	Amanda Fitzsimmons	2011-13
3. 278	Ashlyn Ames	2015-18

 

School	Conf	Pct	Overall	Home	Away	Streak
Weber State *#	11-4	0.733	24-19	8-2	5-8	W4
Sacramento State	10-5	0.667	25-15	13-6	6-5	W3
North Dakota	7-5	0.583	21-22	3-0	8-12	L3
Montana	8-7	0.533	22-24	9-4	7-8	L1
Portland State	7-7	0.500	14-30	5-5	5-15	W1
Northern Colorado	5-6	0.455	23-22	4-5	6-9	L4
Idaho State	5-10	0.333	10-31	4-7	2-13	L4
Southern Utah	3-12	0.200	6-34	2-7	1-11	L9

 
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