Boise State Broncos (12-8, 0-0 WAC)
The Broncos went 3-1 last week, taking both ends of a doubleheader vs. Utah Valley (7-6, eight innings; 7-0) and splitting a twinbill vs. Idaho State (4-3, 1-6)
... Kathy Cox increased her team-high hitting streak to nine games ... Cox hit the game-tying RBI in the bottom of the eighth in the extra innings win over Utah Valley ... Cox ranks first on the team with 25 hits and 17 runs scored ... Allie Crump has picked up wins in each of her last three appearances ... She tossed a one-hitter to shut out Utah Valley ... Crump set a new single game high with 11 strikeouts in the win over Utah Valley ... She also became the first Bronco to toss a shutout in Boise State history ... The Broncos play a doubleheader at Utah on Wednesday before opening conference play with a three-game series at Utah State this weekend.
Fresno State Bulldogs (14-12, 0-0 WAC)
The Bulldogs swept a doubleheader vs. Temple (1-0, 3-0) last Tuesday before going 1-4 at the Judi Garman Classic last weekend, defeating No. 25 Florida State (1-0, eight innings), but falling to No. 10 Michigan (3-1), No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette (7-0), No. 3 Washington (3-0, 11 innings) and No. 23 DePaul (6-1) ... Caitlin Stiglich went 3-for-3 in the second game vs. Temple ... Morgan Melloh earned both wins over Temple ... Melloh allowed only two hits in a 3-0 loss to No. 10 Michigan, striking out 11 ... She pitched an eight-inning shutout vs. No 25 Florida State, earning the victory while striking out nine ... Melloh then pitched 10 shutout innings vs. No. 2 Washington, striking out 13, before falling in 11 innings ... The Bulldogs open WAC play by hosting San Jose State for three games this weekend.
Hawai?i Rainbow Wahine (11-16, 0-0 WAC)
The Rainbow Wahine went 2-3 in the Chevron Spring Fling Tournament last week, defeating Utah (1-0) and Memphis (5-3), and falling to Wisconsin (3-0), No. 11 California (10-1) and Radford (6-1) ... Amanda Tauali’i hit .333 on the week and drove in the only run against No. 11 California ... Tauali’i hit her second career grand slam to lift Hawai?i to the win over Memphis ... Stephanie Ricketts threw her fourth shutout of the year vs. Utah and fired three complete games in the tournament ... Ricketts leads the Rainbow Wahine with 93.0 innings pitched and 96 strikeouts ... Hawai?i opens conference play with three games at Louisiana Tech this weekend.
Louisiana Tech Techsters (12-11, 0-0 WAC)
The Lady Techsters dropped a pair of games at No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette last Tuesday, falling 8-0 and 3-2 in nine innings ... In the second game, Tech led 2-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, but was unable to hold the lead ... Amberly Waits hit a two-run homer ... Tech had a chance to extend the lead in the top of the seventh inning by loading the bases with only one out, but Kylie Bassett and Krissi Oliver both struck out to end the threat ... Waits leads Tech with a .466 batting average and five doubles, six home runs and 26 RBI on the year ... Meghan Krieg (7-2, 1.60 ERA) and Oliver (4-7, 3.40 ERA) are the top two starters for Tech ... The Techsters host Texas A&M Corpus Christi for a doubleheader on Tuesday, before hosting Hawai?i for a three-game WAC series this weekend.
Nevada Wolf Pack (19-9, 0-0 WAC)
The Wolf Pack swept a three-game series with Santa Clara last week, winning 15-7, 12-0 and 10-2 to extend its home winning streak to 21 games ... Danielle Patrick hit .700 with four runs, five RBI and two doubles ... Mallary Darby went 2-0 with a 0.78 earned-run average and 11 strikeouts in 9.0 innings of work ... She notched her third complete-game shutout of the season in the first win ... Darby has 110 strikeouts in 91 innings of work, while Katie Holverson has 101 and leads the WAC with 10 wins ... As a team, Nevada boasts WAC bests of 43 doubles and nine triples ... The Wolf Pack host Colorado State for a single game this Wednesday, looking to avenge a pair of losses in 2008 ... Nevada then opens WAC play with a three-game home series vs. New Mexico State this weekend.
New Mexico State Aggies (19-8, 0-0 WAC)
The Aggies went 3-2 at the San Diego State Tournament last weekend, defeating Texas Tech (9-1), Miami of Ohio (11-0) and Iowa State (1-0, eight innings), and falling to Connecticut (2-1) and host San Diego State (8-1) ... Stacey Lien hit .462 with a double and four RBI on the week ... Lien hit an RBI single in the top of the eighth to lead the Aggies past the Cyclones ... Kim Watson recorded two wins and 14 strikeouts on the week ... The Aggies host No. 12 Arizona for a doubleheader on Wednesday before opening conference play on the road at Nevada this weekend ... The series with Arizona is the third-longest in NMSU history and Wednesday marks the 54th all-time meeting between the Aggies and Wildcats. The Wildcats hold the all-time record, 46-7, and the all-time record when playing in Las Cruces, 9-2.
San Jose State Spartans (9-17, 0-0 WAC)
The Spartans split a doubleheader with Illinois State last Tuesday, winning 14-2 in the opener and falling 4-0 in the nightcap and swept a twinbill vs. Vermont (6-1, 8-0) last Wednesday ... Over the weekend, SJSU hosted the National Invitational Tournament, where it defeated Colorado State (3-0), but fell to Long Beach State (2-1, eight innings), Canisius (3-2) and UNLV (4-0) ... Kelli Fangonilo hit .360 last week and scored the winning runs vs. Illinois State and Colorado State ... Fangonilo, who is in the midst of a five-game hitting streak, also had the tying RBI double vs. Long Beach ... Elyssa Fox went 2-1 with a 0.89 ERA and two complete game shutouts ... The Spartans host Canisius and Princeton for doubleheaders on Tuesday and Wednesday, then open WAC play at Fresno State this weekend.
Utah State Aggies (6-16, 0-0 WAC)
The Aggies split a doubleheader at Cal State Bakersfield last Monday, falling 12-0 in the front end and winning the nightcap 6-3 ... Emily Reilly it .600 (3-for-5) with a double and one run scored ... Nicole Rupp ranks second in the WAC with 0.27 stolen bases per game ... Lindsey Benson leads the Aggies with 12 appearances and 66.2 innings pitched this season. She also has a team-best 41 strikeouts ... USU hosts Boise State for a three-game series this weekend to start WAC play ... This is the second time that the Aggies have opened WAC play at home, but it is the earliest that they have played a WAC opener in Logan ... USU has the honor of being Boise State’s first conference opponent ... This is the first meeting between Utah State and Boise State.