Prater & The Ballgame

Prater and Mallory talk to new Boise Hawks pitcher Matt Dallas, a Capital High graduate who played JV baseball but was cut from the varsity squad as a senior. Now, after multiple college and professional stops, Dallas is expected to be a main part of the Hawks' pitching staff when the Pioneer League season opens later this month.

Boise State fans, would you give up NY6 games for one shot at a national title, we give away another pair of BSU season tickets in Touchdowns For Tickets (last giveaway is Friday), Bob on graduating athletes in Bronco Focus, do the Astros deserve punishment from fans, and should Mel Kiper be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY WEEKDAY AT 3:45 ON 93.1 FM: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, talks to Prater and Mallory about two graduating football players - and what they had to say, plus updates on track and field and softball.

Prater and Mallory talk to former Boise State golfer Troy Merritt, now a veteran on the PGA Tour, where he finished in a tie for eighth last week. Merritt is focused on qualifying for the PGA Championship this month, his rise in the FedExCup Standings, and who would he pick to round out a Boise State foursome.

Prater and Mallory are joined by NBA/Wizards reporter Chase Hughes of NBCSports Washington, who shares his view of former Boise State star Chandler Hutchison and his journey through the league. Hutchison has been hot-cold on the court, taken personal time, has been traded, and Hughes reports that he plans to make his story public one day.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY WEEKDAY AT 3:45 ON 93.1 FM: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, is joined by men's golf coach Dan Potter, whose squad received an at-large bid to the NCAA Regionals on Wednesday (first since 1994). The Broncos - whose roster includes local, national and international players - are a No. 8 seed in the Albuquerque Regional on May 17-19.

There's only one sporting event/victory that could unite the USA (like Cinco de Mayo victory still unites Mexico), DC reporter on the Curious Case of Chandler Hutchison, Boise State golf coach (NCAA bound) joins Bob in Bronco Focus, Troy Merritt live from the PGA Tour, your dream BSU foursome, and pros/cons of expanded CFP.

John Bates on heading to Washington and Atlanta reporter on Avery Williams' roster hopes, minor-league baseball celebrates Opening Day across the nation - but not in Boise, manager Gary Van Tol on building the Hawks' roster for May 22 opener, Bob dives into the transfer portal in Bronco Focus, and another BSU season-ticket giveaway in Touchdowns For Tickets.

Prater and Mallory, in separate interviews, talk to former Boise State tight end John Bates, now with the Washington Football Team, and D. Orlando Ledbetter, a longtime Falcons reporter with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, about fifth-round draft pick Avery Williams (punt returner, cornerback).

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY WEEKDAY AT 3:45 ON 93.1 FM: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about the growing transfer portal in college athletics. Which Mountain West football programs are using the portal the most - and are there any impact QBs on league rosters going into the new fall season?