Bengals Play at Utah State on Wednesday

By: Steve Schaack, ISU Athletics Media Relations

Julie Hillebrant

Softball | 4/9/2018 5:04:00 PM

Live Stats | Mountain West Sports Network

POCATELLO, Idaho- After winning two of three games vs. Northern Colorado this weekend at Miller Ranch Stadium, the Idaho State softball team plays at Utah State on Wednesday, April 11 at 4 p.m.

The Bengals took two of three from the Bears, winning 9-4 and 1-0 and losing 13-8 last weekend.

Utah State leads the overall series with the Bengals 26-17. Idaho State has won six straight meetings and seven of the last eight vs. the Aggies.

Earlier this season, Idaho State beat Utah State 7-5 in Orem, Utah. Idaho State trailed 3-2 after three innings before scoring five runs in the fifth to earn the victory. Ashlyn Ames earned the win in the circle while Makenzie VanSickle and Cassidy FitzGerald combined for four of the seven hits.

Utah State is 13-22 and 3-9 in Mountain West Conference play. The Aggies hit .283 and are led by Brina Buttacavoli's .361 average, six home home runs and 30 RBIs. Utah State has six players hitting over .300. USU's pitchers have a 4.13 era and led by Delaney Hull's 7-5 record in 87.2 innings of work.

The Bengals are hitting .236 as a team. VanSickle has a .324 average but is currently unavailable due to injury. Genesis Zamora has upped her average to .305 after hitting .625 in the Northern Colorado series. Emma Bordenkecher is hitting .292 with a team-best 16 RBIs and two home runs.

Following Tuesday's nonconference game, Idaho State hosts Sacramento State on April 13-14 at Miller Ranch Stadium. The doubleheader on April 13 starts at 2 p.m. while the April 14 single-game begins at 1 p.m.

Bengal Bites
- Idaho State is 49-32 at Miller Ranch Stadium.
- The top six teams qualify for the Big Sky Tournament. This year's tournament will be held at Weber State.
- Frankie Tago has a four-game hitting streak.
- Ashlyn Ames has reached base in five straight games.
- Frankie Tago has reached base in four straight games.
- Emma Bordenkecher has six multiple hit and four multiple RBI games.
- 9 runs scored in the 9-4 win over Northern Colorado was the most scored by the team this season.

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. 463 Ashlyn Ames 436 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. 27	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. 13	Dara Kolar	2014-16
10. 13	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. 120	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. 48	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. 3.53	Ashlyn Ames	500.0 IP	2015-18
7. 3.59	Sophie Slagle	308.1 IP	2015-16