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POCATELLO, Idaho – Idaho State Softball returns home to Miller Ranch this weekend for its final series of the 2020-21 season against the University of Northern Colorado Bears. Game one of the Friday doubleheader starts at 12:00 p.m. with game two to follow 30 mins after the conclusion of game one. Game three starts Saturday, May 8th at 12:00 p.m.
The Bengals will honor lone graduating senior Emma Bordenkecher in a ceremony starting 30 minutes before the start of game three on Saturday.
Live Stats will be provided for all three games. Mark Liptak will be on the call on KISU 91.1 for games one and three of the series.
A video livestream without commentary will be available for all three games on the Idaho State Athletics Facebook page.
Follow the links above to access the media or check Isubengals.com on gameday.
Bengal Bites
·       After the series against Utah and Sac State Mailee Newman now leads the Bengals in batting average at .348 percent.
·       Emma Bordenkecher leads the team in RBIs with 28 and a slugging percentage of .529.
·       Angelica Cano and Bordenkecher are battling to lead the Bengals in homeruns with seven and six respectively.
·       Frankie Tago leads the team in on base hitting percentage with .451
·       Kaylee Butterworth remains perfect in the outfield with 49 catches.
Scouting Northern Colorado
The Bears come into this weekend's series after sweeping the Southern Utah Thunderbirds in Cedar City. Including an extra inning 3-2 game one win.
·       Dani Young leads the Bears with a .426 batting average.
·       In Big Sky Conference play, four Bears are hitting over .400 on the season. The fifth highest batting average is a .278.
·       Five Bears have double-digit RBIs with Mady Young leading the team with 19.
·       The Bears are out-fielding their opponents .963 to .951
·       UNC's pitching staff is averaging a team 6.10 earned run allowed average and Erin Caviness leads the team with a 7-12 record and a 4.47 ERA.
All-Time Series with Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado leads the all-time series with the Bengals 31-23.
The results breakdown to 12-6 Home 10-22 Away 1-3 Neutral
In the previous 10 games, the Bengals are 4-6 against the Bears.
5/5/2017
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A
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L
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6-5
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5/5/2017
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A
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W
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5-3
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5/6/2017
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A
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W
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9-3
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4/6/2018
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H
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L
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13-8
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4/6/2018
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H
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W
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9-4
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4/7/2018
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H
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W
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1-0
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4/5/2019
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A
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L
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4-3
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4/5/2019
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AÂ Â Â Â
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L
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4-2
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4/6/2019
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A
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L
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9-1 (5)
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5/8/2019
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N
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L
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2-1 (12)
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