Courtesy of Boise State Athletics – 

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State hit four home runs and outlasted Utah 10-7, Saturday at the Blue Collar Classic.

Two of the long balls came off the bat of Makenzie Butt, who finished 3-for-4 with four RBI. Brooklynn Pettis and Sydney Groves also homered as the 3-4-5 hitters combined for six hits, eight RBI and six runs.

“We keep finding ways to win ballgames and that is a sign of a good team,” Justin Shults said. “It was a great three days in front of our home crowd.”

After spotting Utah (7-17) a run in the top of the first, the Broncos answered in the bottom of the frame on a two-home run by Butt and a solo blast by Groves.

The Utes tied the game 3-3 in the second and Boise State (18-5) responded with a five-run inning.

Chloe Hughes drew a leadoff walk and Quinn Southerland beat out a bunt for a single. Sophia Knight drove in Hughes with a single for a 4-3 lead.

One out later, Butt singled to plate Southerland. Pettis followed with a laser the opposite way for a three-run home run and an 8-3 advantage.

The Utes tallied a run in the third and a three-run fourth cut their deficit to 8-7. In the bottom of the fourth, Boise State extended its lead on a home run by Butt and Hollie Farmer’s bases loaded hit by pitch.

The Broncos take part in the Black and Orange Classic hosted by Idaho State, Sunday-Monday. Boise State and Montana are scheduled to meet Sunday at 12:30 p.m.

NOTES
*Boise State has scored eight or more runs in a school record 15-straight games.
*The Broncos defeated a Power 4/5 team on consecutive days for the second time in school history and the first time in the regular season (Boise State beat Stanford May 17 and 18 at the 2019 NCAA Regional in Gainesville, Florida.
*Makenzie Butt recorded her third, two-home run game of the season…second player in school history with three multi-home run games in a season (Sydney Groves, 4 in 2024).
*Sophia Knight extended her hitting streak to a school-record 25 games with an RBI-single in the second.
*Knight walked in the first to tie a school record by reaching base in her 37th-straight game.
*Mykenzie Hanna has reached base in 26-consecutive games.
*Julianne Rose and Abby Dowell combined to blank Utah over the final-three innings with Dowell earning her second save of the season.