Upcoming Event: Softball versus Utah Valley on October 2, 2025 at 4 p.m.
4 p.m.
Softball
vs Utah Valley
Saturday, March 6
San Diego, CA
1:00 PM
University of Utah
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San Diego St
Softball Swept by San Diego State in WAC Opener
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Softball
March 6, 1999
SAN DIEGO - Utah opened its Western Athletic Conference season by losing two one-run games to San Diego State on Saturday afternoon at SDSU Softball Field. The Utes dropped the opener 2-1 and the second game 3-2 in eight innings.
Trailing 1-0 in game one, Utah rallied with two outs in the top of the seventh. Lisa Hashimoto followed a single by Carrie Kosderka with a single of her own and advanced to second on an error by right fielder Kellie Nordhagen. Stacy O'Farrell, pinch running for Kosderka, advanced to third on the play and scored on a single by Amberly Johnson, who went 3-for-4 in the game.
Ute starter Sarah Farnworth gave up two walks to open the bottom of the seventh. Sarah Hershman and Tami Simpson each advanced a base on a sacrifice bunt by Vanessa Villegas. Christina Puccio then drove in Hershman with a single for the game-winning run.
Farnworth took the loss, falling to 4-3. She gave up two earned runs off of six hits and four walks while striking out five.
The same fate befell Utah in the nightcap despite the fact that the Utes outhit the Aztecs nine to three. Jenny Monson scored the first run of the game with a solo home run in the top of the fifth. Monson went 2-for-4 in the game.
After the Aztecs scored two unearned runs thanks two Ute errors in the bottom of the fifth, Utah rallied to tie the game in the top of the seventh. Hashimoto opened the frame with a double. Then with two outs, Sunny Smith hit reached on an error by shortstop Vanessa Villegas and Hashimoto scored to send the game into extra innings.
In the bottom of the eighth, Nordhagen walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch by Kristin Arbogast and advanced to third on a ground out by Erryn Gutjahr. Christy Sears then singled to drive in Nordhagen with two outs for the game winner.
Arbogast went the distance for the Utes giving up one earned run off of three hits and five walks to fall to 1-5. Durazo picked up her second win of the day in relief after going the distance in the opener to even her record at 4-4.
Utah (5-8) and San Diego State (6-11) will play a single game on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
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