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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Boise State opened the 2012 season with back-to-back shutouts over Loyola Marymount and Nevada on Friday at the Aggie Stampede, while New Mexico staged a pair of seventh-inning rallies to earn victories over No. 16/11 Oregon and Western Michigan. Also picking up tournament wins on Friday were San Diego State and Colorado State.
Boise State 3, Loyola Marymount 0
Boise State 4, Nevada 0
New Mexico 7, No. 16/11 Oregon 6
New Mexico 5, Western Michigan 4
San Diego State 7, Portland State 3
San Diego State 14, Utah 2
Colorado State 10, UTSA 2
Cal State Fullerton 13, Colorado State 10
No. 5/6 Oklahoma 5, UNLV 0
Weber State 11, UNLV 5
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Boise State 3, Loyola Marymount 0 Boise State 4, Nevada 0
Boise State's Zell, Crump Each Toss Shutouts on Opening Day Davis, Calif. - Senior pitchers Aubray Zell and Allie Crump picked up where they left off last season, each delivering a three-hit shutout to lift Boise State to a pair of season-opening wins Friday. The Broncos beat Loyola Marymount, 3-0, and Nevada, 4-0, at the Aggie Stampede in Davis, Calif. [READ MORE]
New Mexico 7, No. 16/11 Oregon 6 New Mexico 5, Western Michigan 4
Lobos Stun No. 11/16 Oregon & Western Michigan in Kajikawa Classic TEMPE, Ariz. - New Mexico opened the 2012 season in dramatic fashion, using a pair of seventh-inning rallies to post victories over No. 16/11 Oregon, 7-6, and Western Michigan, 5-4, Friday at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. [READ MORE]
San Diego State 7, Portland State 3 San Diego State 14, Utah 2
San Diego State Powers Past Portland State, Utah TEMPE, Ariz. - Patrice Jackson had two of San Diego State's six home runs on the day to lead the Aztecs to a sweep over Portland State and Utah on Friday at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. SDSU downed the Vikings, 7-3, in the opener, before knocking off the Utes, 14-2, in the nightcap. [READ MORE]
Colorado State 10, UTSA 2 Cal State Fullerton 13, Colorado State 10
Colorado State Splits Season-Opening Action at Texas Classic AUSTIN, Texas - Colorado State's 2012 campaign got off to a promising start at the Texas Classic on Friday as the Rams defeated UTSA, 10-2, and kept up the offense in a 13-10 loss to Cal State Fullerton in Austin. [READ MORE]
No. 5/6 Oklahoma 5, UNLV 0 Weber State 11, UNLV 5
Rebels Suffer Losses On Opening Day LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The UNLV Rebels started off the 2012 campaign in the hole with back-to-back losses to the #5/6 Oklahoma Sooners and the Weber State Wildcats with final scores of 5-0 and 11-5, respectively. [READ MORE]
Coming Up in Mountain West Softball
Game
Time
TV
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11
BOISE STATE vs. Nevada (2)
9 a.m. PT
BOISE STATE vs. Loyola Marymount (2)
11 a.m. PT
NEW MEXICO vs. Idaho State (1)
11:30 a.m. MT
COLORADO STATE at No. 18/19 Texas (3)
1 p.m. CT
Longhorn Network
COLORADO STATE vs. Cal State Fullerton (3)
2 p.m. CT
SAN DIEGO STATE vs. No. 14/9 Tennessee (1)
2 p.m. MT
MINNESOTA at UNLV (4)
6 p.m. PT
NEW MEXICO vs. Northwestern (1)
6:30 p.m. MT
SAN DIEGO STATE vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech (1)
7 p.m. MT
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12
BOISE STATE at UC Davis (2)
11:15 a.m. PT
COLORADO STATE at Texas (3)
Noon CT
NEW MEXICO vs. Texas State (1)
1:30 p.m. MT
SAN DIEGO STATE vs. No. 16/11 Oregon (1)
1:30 p.m. MT
Cal State Bakersfield at UNLV (4)
3:45 p.m. PT
Legend
* - Mountain West game.
CAPS denotes Mountain West team.
(1) Kajikawa Classic (Tempe, Ariz.)
(2) Aggie Stampede (Davis, Calif.)
(3) Texas Invitational (Austin, Texas)
(4) Sportco Kick-Off Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.)
The Mtn. - The MountainWest Sports Network
DirecTV 616
CBSSN - CBS Sports Network
DirecTV 613
Rankings listed according to USA Today-NFCA/ESPN.COM-USA Softball polls.
