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GUESSES on the lineup for the 2024 Boise State softball team?

Bronco7454@bronco7454
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#1 · August 12, 2023, 6:43 am

I have to think that with four transfers joining the Boise State softball team for 2024 that the team is "probably" set.   I say that because with the 15 returning players from the 2023 team and the six incoming true freshmen and the four transfers the number of players on the 2024 now stands at 25 players.   With that in mind my GUESS at the likely lineup for the 2024 team (and that is literally what it is) would be the following.  Returning starters listed in Bold print:

CATCHER

# __ - Isabel Guzman - 2024 Grad Student - 6' 0" - Jackson State transfer - .345 BA in 2023 at Jackson State

# 20 - Brooklyn Pettis - 2024 Junior - 5' 4" - .188 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# __ - Leah McAnally - 2024 True Freshman - 5' 7"

FIRST BASE

# __ - Karizma Bergesen - 2024 RS Senior - 6' 0" - San Jose State transfer - .340 BA in 2023 at SJS

# 18 - Ashlyn Whalen - 2024 4th year SR - 5' 8" - .283 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# 1 - Sydney Groves - 2024 Sophomore - 5' 11" - .276 BA in 2023 at Boise State

SECOND BASE

# 12 - Abby Bumcrot - 2024 4th year Senior - 5' 4" - .262 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# 6 - Megan Lake - 2024 Junior - 5' 5" - .176 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# 26 - Taci Hasse - 2024 RS Freshman - 5' 7" - D.N.P. in 2023

SHORTSTOP

# 17 - Hollie Farmer - 2024 Sophomore - 5' 8" - .259 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# __ - Kassidy Stiles - 2024 Sophomore - 5' 5" - Utah Valley transfer - .237 BA in 2023 at Utah Valley

# 6 - Megan Lake - 2024 Junior - 5' 5" - .176 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# 26 - Taci Hasse - 2024 RS Freshman - 5' 7" - D.N.P. in 2023

THIRD BASE

# 1 - Sydney Groves - 2024 Sophomore -5' 11" - .276 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# 18 - Ashlyn Whalen - 2024 4th year SR - 5' 8" - .283 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# __ - Keely Gousha - 2024 True Freshman - 5' 5"

RIGHT FIELD

# 11 - Alycia Flores - 2024 RS Senior - 5' 5' - .256 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# 6 - Megan Lake - 2024 Junior - 5' 5" - .176 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# __ - Kassidy Stiles - 2024 Sophomore - 5' 5" - Utah Valley transfer - .237 BA in 2023 at Utah Valley

CENTER FIELD

# 13 - Mykenzie Hanna - 2024 Junior - 5' 7" - .357 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# 6 - Megan Lake - 2024 Junior - 5' 5" - .176 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# __ - Kassidy Stiles - 2024 Sophomore - 5' 5" - Utah Valley transfer - .237 BA in 2023 at Utah Valley

LEFT FIELD

# 28 - Jordyn Hutchins - 2024 4th year Senior - 5' 2" - .323 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# 6 - Megan Lake - 2024 Junior - 5' 5" - .176 BA in 2023 at Boise State

# __ - Kassidy Stiles - 2024 Sophomore - 5' 5" - Utah Valley transfer - .237 BA in 2023 at Utah Valley

DESIGNATED PLAYER

# __ - Karizma Bergesen - 2024 RS Senior - 6' 0" - San Jose State transfer - .340 BA in 2023 at SJS

# __ - T. B.D.

PITCHERS

# 24 - Taylor Caudill - 2024 4th year Senior - 5' 8" - 2.72 E.R.A. in 2023 at Boise State

# __ - Jenna Bloom - 2024 RS Senior - 5' 10" - Arkansas transfer - D.N.P. in 2023 at Arkansas (R.S.)

# __ - T.B.D.

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Last edited on August 13, 2023, 5:23 am by Bronco7454
Bronco7454@bronco7454
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#2 · August 12, 2023, 9:18 am

It's a tiny bit troubling - to me at least - that the three incoming transfers who are not a pitcher had such low home run numbers.  Guzman had 4 home runs in 2023, Bergesen had only 1 home run in 2023 and Stiles had zero home runs in 2023.  That's a total of only 5 home runs combined for the three of them.

Yet the home runs hit in 2023 by the Boise State players who will not be returning for 2024 totaled 37 home runs combined.  And 32 of those 37 home runs were hit by three now former players:

Hall hit 11 home runs in 2023

Huchingson hit 9 home runs in 2023

E. Flores hit 12 home runs in 2023

 

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Bronco Bronco@bleedbluebronco
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#3 · August 13, 2023, 12:04 am

I was thinking the same thing about the HR or lack there of.  However they hit for a good average, so we may have base runners on when our HR hitters are at bat.  I’ll take a team with .350 hitters all day and create havoc on the bases. Especially when it gets to post season and can’t always rely on the long ball.

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