Good Morning, Bronco Nation! The Boise State softball team opens the 2025 Mountain West Softball Championship today at 3 p.m. PT/4 p.m. MT against Utah State in San Diego, California. The Broncos swept the Aggies in a three-game series at home to close the regular season and earn the No. 4 seed. Utah State is the No. 5 seed.

In 2023, Boise State won the regular season before going 1-2 at the MW Championship. Last season, the Broncos went 3-2 as the No. 6 seed and lost to top-seed San Diego State in the final.

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What else is mixed into today’s Brew? Scroll down below to find out!

📚 Boise State receives more outstanding APRs
🥎 Makenzie Butt named MW Softball Freshman of the Year
🏈 Football announced signing of transfer EDGE Sterling Lane II
🔷 And much, much more!

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🔼 Pleasantly Predictable Props. Boise State first baseman Makenzie Butt was named the Mountain West Softball Freshman of the Year, Tuesday. It is the second-straight year the Broncos have earned the award (Sophia Knight) and fifth time overall. Butt and Knight were each named All-Mountain West First Team.

Butt is batting .365 with 22 home runs and 76 RBI. Her home run total is a Boise State record and ties the MW freshman record. She is the seventh freshman in NCAA history with 20+ home runs and 75+ RBI and leads freshmen nationally in both categories this season.

More on softball’s achievements 👇🏼

🔼 Boise State Hits the Books. Boise State Athletics recorded a multi-year all-department Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 991 in data, matching last year's multi-year mark. The APR provides a measure of each team's academic performance.

Boise State teams with perfect single-year scores included: women's basketball, beach volleyball, women's cross country, women's golf, gymnastics, soccer, men's tennis, women's tennis, women's track and field and volleyball.

🗣 "When four of our teams lead the nation in APR while also winning championships or earning NCAA berths, it's a clear reflection of the culture we've built—one where academic and athletic success go hand in hand." - Jeramiah Dickey, Director of Athletics

More news from the world of Boise State Academia! 👇🏼

🔼 In His Lane. The Boise State football team has announced the signing of transfer EDGE Sterling Lane II, who spent three seasons at Arizona. Lane will join as a redshirt junior with two years of eligibility remaining. He totaled 33 tackles in 20 games with the Wildcats.

Lane was a four-star recruit and 29th-ranked player from California, according to 247Sports. He was a two-way player at Oaks Christian HS, seeing time at defensive end and tight end. In two seasons, he registered 116 tackles, including 75 solo.

🔼 Not Out of Left Field. What a year it’s been for Megan Lake and the entire Boise State softball team!

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🔼 Wading Into the Blue. We can’t wait to get Wade Pollock on the track!

🤔 BLUE TURF TRIVIA

Sticking the Landing. For how many consecutive years has the Boise State gymnastics program received a single-year score of 1,000 when the APRs are released?

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🗓 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times in MT

Wednesday, May 7
🥎 Softball vs. Utah State in MW Softball Championship @ 4 p.m. in San Diego, California

Thursday, May 8-Friday, May 9
(No Events Scheduled)

Saturday, May 10
👟 Track & Field @ Portland Twilight in Portland, Oregon

Sunday, May 11-Wednesday, May 14
(No Events Scheduled)

Thursday, May 15-Saturday, May 17
👟 Track & Field @ MW Championships in Fresno, California

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 11!

Boise State gymnastics has 11 consecutive years with a single-year score of 1,000. Beach volleyball has earned every available APR point since the program began offering scholarships.

🔷 Happy Wednesday, Bronco Nation!