Completed Event: Softball versus No. 2 Seed Oklahoma State on May 7, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 7
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The University of Utah Athletics
Weekly Softball Notes
4/24/2007 12:00 AM | Softball
April 24, 2007
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On Deck - The University of Utah softball program (21-20-1, 2-8 Mountain West) concludes its seven-game homestand when Utah State comes to town on Wednesday. First pitch at Ute Field is set for 3 p.m. Then, the Utes hit the road for a six-game road swing. That begins with a road date this weekend at Brigham Young. Utah plays at BYU on Friday and Saturday with start times set for 7 and 2 p.m., respectively. Friday's game against the Cougars will air nationally on CSTV.
Quoting Head Coach Angie Jacobs:
On The Games This Week: "We are looking forward to the opportunities to compete against Utah State and Brigham Young. This is going to be the start of the second round of league play and will be our chance to make up some lost ground. "
Fireworks Display - This weekend's games against Brigham Young may prove to be home-run riddled. The two teams boast four of the league's top five home-run hitters. Among the top five are Utah's Kara Foster and Hailey Davenport. Both are tied for second in the league with 14 round-trippers. Davenport hit a team-best two last weekend, plating a team-high four RBI. Foster hit one last weekend. BYU's Jodi Snow (first, 17), Emi Snow (fourth, 12) and Angeline Quiocho (fourth, 12) also rank among the league leaders in home runs.
Good Things Come in Small Packages - Left fielder Meghan Crouse had a breakout effort last weekend. The 4-11 junior from Vancouver, Wash., led the team in hitting an impressive .545 (6-for-11). Not especially known as a power hitter, half of Crouse's hits on the weekend went for extra bases. She had a pair of doubles (her fifth and sixth on the year) and hit her first-ever home run. Last year, she only had three extra-base hits (two doubles and a triple). This year, she has eight (six doubles, a triple and a homer).
Home Run Rants - Utah has hit 46 home runs. Utah's single-season record for home runs is 65 set back in 2004 ... the Utes have homered in 25 games this season, going 16-7-1 in those games ... the Utes have hit four grand slams this season. Kara Foster has hit two of them while Hailey Davenport and Tori Medina have hit one ... the Utes have hit 10 lead-off home runs this season. Hailey Davenport is tops in that category with five of them ... Hailey Davenport has hit four of the last nine dingers ... 15 of the 46 homers have come with two outs on the board ... the Utes have hit 23 solo, 15 two-run, four three-run and four grand-slam home runs ... Utah has homered 10 times in the third, more than any other inning thus far. The team has also homered nine times in the sixth inning Utah has hit six in the first, fourth and fifth, and five in the seventh ... almost half (20-of-46) of the home runs have come in the last three innings.
Balls and Strikes - Utah is 1-6 versus teams mentioned in the national poll. It beat then-No. 17 Texas, 5-4, and lost to then-No. 8 Stanford, 5-2, then-No. 13 Texas A&M, 10-3, and then-No. 12 Washington, 3-1. Oregon, Hawaii and Fullerton were receiving votes in the national rankings and topped Utah, 6-0, 3-1 and 5-2 respectively ... the Utes are 2-1 in extra-inning games. They beat No. 17 Texas in 10 innings, 5-4, and San Diego State, 1-0, in 10 innings. It lost to UTEP, 3-2, in eight ... the Utes are 2-6 in one-run games, most recently beating falling to New Mexico, 6-5 ... opponents have scored five or more runs on Utah 14 times this year. The Utes are 2-11-1 in those outings ... Colorado State's 20 runs in the second game last week are the most by a Ute opponent this season ... nearly half (45 percent of the team's RBI have come with two outs (72-of-159) ... Hailey Davenport is the team's best leadoff hitter (.733). Kara Foster is the best with runners on base (.386). Diana Phillips is the best with runners in scoring position (.409) ... Utah's batting average is .277 for the year. That number ups to .295 when there are runners on base. It's even higher (.400) when there's a runner on third and less than two outs ... Utah is 11-0 when it has 10 or more hits in a game ... Utah had a season-high 17 hits in the 12-4 win over Saint Mary's (3/31) ... the Utes are 19-3-1 when they score three or more runs. But, they are 2-17 when they score two or fewer.
Scouting the Opponents - Utah State enters action this week with a 15-27 slate, having lost four out of its last five. The Aggies are led by Jamie Fife at the plate (.366, nine doubles, 27 RBI), and Lindsey Benson in the circle (7-9, 3.47 ERA).
Brigham Young enters the week 29-16, and 8-2 in league play. It has won nine straight and plays two games against Idaho State before hosting the Utes. Leading the Cougars are Jenifer Whiteley (.407 hitting) and Jodi Norton (league best 17 homers). In the circle, their top hurler is Christie Zinanti (11-6, 2.74 ERA). Utah dropped 6-0 and 11-2 games to BYU when they met April 13-14.
Last Time Out - Utah dropped three of four league games last week, falling to New Mexico (3-1 and 6-5), and splitting with Colorado State. Utah won game one, 8-4, but lost game two, 20-5.
New Mexico held Utah to just eight hits in the two games. Utah's Meghan Crouse proved to be the most effective with the stick. She was 2-for-5 in the series against the Lobos. Among her two hits was her first-ever home run. Meghan Dyer and Haili Squire got the start in games one and two, respectively. Both were saddled with a loss.
Utah built a 6-1 lead in game one against Colorado State, holding the Rams at bay in the last three innings for the win. The Utes out-hit CSU, 9-5, led by the 2-for-4 effort of Diana Phillips. Staci Hemingway and Crouse were 2-for-3. Hailey Davenport was 1-for-3 but hit a three-run homer in the third. Dyer got the win for the Utes.
CSU rebounded to out-hit Utah, 15-9, in chalking up the 20-5 game-two win. It was tied 3-3 after three innings but CSU out-scored the home team, 17-2, in the final three frames. Davenport's 3-for-3 effort was one of the highlights of the game. Also leading Utah at the plate was Crouse. She was 2-for-3 in the game. Dyer took the loss in the final game of the week.
Air Time - Select Mountain West Conference softball games will be televised on either CSTV or the mtn. this year. Utah's game at BYU (April 27) will air on CSTV while Utah's doubleheader at UNLV on April 5 will be seen on the mtn. Live Internet radio and gametracker will also be available for all home games on Utah's Web site, www.utahutes.com.
At the Helm - Head coach Angie Jacobs is in her first season as Utah's head coach. She brings eight years head coaching experience to the post, having guided the Miami University RedHawks during that time. She owns a 193-264-1 career record. Jacobs has 16 years of coaching experience, having been an assistant coach eight years prior to taking the helm at MU. Among her stops as assistant coach was a turn on the bench at Utah (1996-98). Her assistant coach is Debbie Bilbao.
In the Hole - Utah remains on the road for a doubleheader at Colorado State (May 3) and a pair of single games at New Mexico (May 4-5). Utah will then return home for the final weekend of regular season play. The Utes host San Diego State in a doubleheader (May 10) and UNLV in a pair of single games (May 11-12).
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