Boise State became the 26th team in NCAA history to score 12 runs in an inning as the Broncos raced past the startled Nevada Wolf Pack today in Boise. It was the Western Athletic Conference softball opener for both teams.
Boise State (16-10) scored in the first with a walk, a hit and two Pack errors. That 1-0 lead held up through 3 1/2 innings until the Blue Thundercloud burst from above. Junior Allie Crump started off the historic inning with a ground ball that resulted in a wide throw by the Nevada shortstop. Freshman Devon Bridges blasted her fifth home run of the year inside the left-field foul pole. The Broncos went on to get five more hits--two from Kelly Sweeney and drew five walks to put up the "12 spot" in the inning. Freshman Mackenzie Whyte closed out the inning with a three-run double, as the final 10 runs of the inning came with two out.
Aubray Zell shut down the Nevada offense, scattering three hits and a walk over four innings to extend her scoreless innings streak to 34. Lela Work, the national leader in saves, then came in to close out the game in the fifth to preserve Boise State's eighth shutout of the year. Zell is now 6-1 on the year while Mallary Darby, Nevada's top pitcher, is now 9-11.
The Broncos and Pack meet again Saturday for a doubleheader with games scheduled for 1 and 3 p.m. at Mountain Cove Field.
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