Bengal Softball Ready to Open the 2025 Season at NorCal Kickoff

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POCATELLO, Idaho – After 273 days of prep and waiting, the Idaho State Bengals return to the diamond for the start of the 2025 softball season.
 
Idaho State kicks things off in Davis, Calif., at the 2025 NorCal Kickoff hosted by UC Davis.
 
Schedule - NorCal Kickoff - Davis, CA

Game 1 - 2/6/2025	UC Davis	1:00 PM MT
Game 2 - 2/6/2025	UC Davis	3:30 PM MT
Game 3 - 2/7/2025	Utah Valley University	10:30 AM MT
Game 4 - 2/7/2025	San Jose State	1:00 PM MT
Game 5 - 2/8/2025	Saint Mary's (CA)	10:30 AM MT
Game 6 - 2/8/2025	San Jose State	1:00 PM MT

The Field
 
Idaho State
UC Davis
Utah Valley
San Jose State
Saint Mary's
 
How to Follow
The games at the 2025 NorCal Kickoff will have live stats available through StatBroadcast.
Link to the games can be found here, or on ISUBengals.com
 
 
New Faces
The Bengals added nine new faces to the team for the 2025 season. Seven new Bengals are freshmen and ISU added two transfers to the team.
 
#00 Kira Day, Infield, Freshman, Phoenix, AZ
#4 Kasey Aguinaga. Left Handed Pitcher, Junior, Boise State
#8 Rebecca Quinn, Infield, Freshman, Sunnyvale, CA
#9 Megan Meracle, Right Handed Pitcher, Freshman, Boise, ID
#16 Ashlee LaRue, Outfield, Graduate Student, Tarleton State
#18 Kendra Gominsky, Catcher, Freshman, Yorba Linda, CA
#20 Brooke Peterson, Infield, Freshman, Eugene, OR
#32 Kaliann Scoresby, Right Handed Pitcher, Freshman, Idaho Falls, ID
#33 Josslin Law, Right Handed Pitcher, Freshman, Las Vegas, NV
 
New to the Bengal coaching staff for the 2025 season is Graduate Assistant Taylor Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was a pitcher for the Bengals in the 2024 season after transferring to Idaho State from UC Davis.
 
 
New Year, Same Goal
The Idaho State Bengals head into the 2025 season coming off of a 2^nd place finish in the Big Sky Conference in 2024. The Goal of sitting atop the conference in May remains the same for the Bengals.
 
Idaho State started the 2024 season with one of the best starts in program history. After two tournaments, the Bengals sat at 9-1 and looked to carry the momentum into the rest of the season.
 
The remainder of the non-conference schedule  was a battle for the Bengals who ultimately went .500 17-17 in non-conference play.
 
Conference play started with two tough series for the Orange and Black. Having to play in Boise due to field conditions, the Bengals dropped three games to Portland State. Then, the Sacramento State series was forced to be cancelled due to icy conditions on the field in Pocatello.
 
Not letting it get them down, the Bengals immediately got back into action, sweeping Montana in Missoula before heading to Northern Colorado for a pivotal Big Sky Series. In Greeley, the Bengals took care of business winning game one, 5-3 before putting on a show in game two. The Bengals went into the second game of the doubleheader and turned on the offense, defeating the Bears 20-7 with 16 hits  and two 7+ run innings.
 
The Bengals ended the 2024 regular season hosting the Weber State Wildcats. After dropping the first game, the Bengals came back in game two winning 7-6 in 10 innings. Idaho State then mercy-ruled the Wildcats in game 3 8-0.
 
In the 2024 Big Sky Tournament, hosted by the Bengals in Pocatello. Idaho State lost two tough games both 6-5 against Sacramento State and Portland State to end the season.
 
 
Preseason Rankings
The Idaho State Bengals were picked to finish No. 2 in the Big Sky Conference headed into the 2025 softball season.
 
The Big Sky regular season runner-ups, the Bengals were picked to finish second in the Coaches' Poll after a stellar 2024 regular season. The Bengals locked up a two-seed in the Big Sky Tournament and concluded their season with a 25-28 overall record under Andrew Rich.
 
Follow the Bengals
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