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Utah softball heads west for three MWC road games
4/27/2009 12:00 AM | Softball
April 27, 2009
San Diego State/UNLV Game Notes 
The University of Utah softball team resumes Mountain West Conference action this week after playing a pair of non-conference doubleheaders last week. The Utes begin the week Thursday against San Diego State at 1 p.m. PT. A pair of games at UNLV rounds out the week for the Utes. Friday's game begins at 6 p.m. PT and the first pitch of Saturday's game will be 1 p.m. PT.
Following the Utes: Gametracker will provide live stats for each of this week's games. Links to each game can be found at utahutes.com. Please also be sure to check the official Twitter page of the University of Utah Athletic Department at twitter.com/utahathletics.
Rain, rain, go away: Three of Utah's games last week were canceled due to inclement weather. Saturday's Deseret First Duel game at BYU and a home doubleheader against Utah Valley will not be rescheduled.
Familiar territory: Utah has already played at both SDSU Softball Stadium and Eller Media Stadium this year in early-season tournament action. The Utes went 1-2 against Oregon, Santa Clara and No. 3 UCLA at SDSU Softball Stadium during the San Diego Classic. Utah took a 4-3 win over UC Davis on Feb. 15 at the Louisville Slugger Classic at Eller Media Stadium.
`T Money': Tori Medina (Taylorsville, Utah) hit .455 last week with five hits in 11 at-bats and a 1.091 slugging percentage, including two triples and a home run. Medina was 2-for-3 at the plate in two games Tuesday at Utah Valley. Medina's performance was highlighted by a pinch hit triple, run scored and a walk.
Power Plays: After the Utes clubbed 10 home runs in a pair of mid-week doubleheaders at Utah Valley and Southern Utah, Utah leads the MWC with 51 home runs this season. Twelve different Utes have notched round-trippers this year, led by Kara Foster (Derby, Kan.) with 16 home runs. The Utes cranked five home runs in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader at SUU, which fell one round-tripper shy of tying the school single-game record as Utah hit six homers against St. Mary's on March 31, 2007.
Boardman swings away: Senior right fielder Angie Boardman (Spokane, Wash.) drove in a team-high seven runs in four games last week and was 4-for-14 at the plate. Boardman went 5-for-7 Wednesday at SUU with two home runs, five runs batted in and four runs scored.
Foster breaks Utah homer record: Foster broke the Utah home run record with her 50th career round-tripper in the third inning of the second game of a doubleheader at Utah Valley Tuesday afternoon in Orem, Utah. Foster went 4-for-7 on the day and scored two runs while drawing a walk. She led off the second game of Utah's doubleheader at Southern Utah with her 51st career home run, her 16th of the season, to help the Utes pick up three runs in the first frame of the second game. For the week, Foster had eight hits in 15 at-bats and totaled 1.133 slugging and .562 on-base percentages. She hit three doubles, two home runs, had two RBI and stole a base.
Foster leads the MWC in home runs and leads the team with 47 hits, 33 RBI, 11 walks, seven stolen bases and a .754 slugging percentage this season.
Clean-fielding Utes: Utah is third in this week's MWC statistics in fielding percentage and currently sports a .963 mark.
Utes in the Mountain: The Utes earned their first MWC win April 18 against UNLV after losing their first four decisions in conference play in 2009. Utah saw its all-time conference record dip to 301-205-1, good for a .595 winning percentage. Last season, Utah finished third in the MWC after going 10-10 in league play in its first season under Hogue.
Utes fourth in MWC Poll: Utah was tabbed fourth in the 2009 MWC Preseason Poll, the conference office announced Jan. 28. The Utes tallied 14 points in the voting, picked to finish sixth in last season's voting before placing third in 2009. SDSU tied for first place in the preseason poll, while UNLV was third.
Utah Valley Doubleheader recap: Foster set the Utah home run record with her 50th career round-tripper in the third inning of the second game and the Utes split a doubleheader at Utah Valley, winning the first game 4-2 and losing the second game 6-4, Tuesday at Mstar Field in Orem, Utah. Medina was 2-for-3 at the plate in the two games, including a triple.
Southern Utah Doubleheader recap: Boardman went 5-for-7 on the day with two home runs, five runs batted in and four runs scored as Utah split its doubleheader at Southern Utah, losing the first game 8-7 and winning the second, 12-10, Wednesday at Kathryn Berg Field in Cedar City, Utah. Utah got impressive offensive performances from Foster and Sharee Fonoti (Ewa Beach, Hawaii). Foster went 4-for-6 and extended her school-record home run mark to 51. Fonoti was 4-for-6, highlighted by her second home run of the season.
Last time against SDSU: Utah suffered a pair of home losses to San Diego State April 17 and 18. Ashley Smuda (Scottsdale, Ariz.) allowed only one hit in 3.2 innings of relief against SDSU, but Utah fell 3-0 to the Aztecs April 17 at Salt Lake Community College Softball Field. The Utes were then shut out by Aztecs, 11-0, April 18 at Ute Softball Field. The Utes got two hits on the day, one each from the third and fourth spots in the batting order, respectively: Staci Hemingway (West Valley, Utah) and Boardman. Hemingway was 1-for-3 at the plate, while Boardman went 1-for-2.
Last time against UNLV: Foster's 49th career home run along the right field line with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Utah a 9-7 win over UNLV April 16 at SLCC Softball Field. Foster tied Utah's school home run record and drove in her 30th and 31st runs of the season. Hemingway was 3-for-4 with two runs batted in. Brooke Olson (Bluffdale, Utah) and Foster both went 2-for-4 with two RBI apiece. Joni Cook (Stansbury Park, Utah) earned her second win of the season in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits, while striking out five Rebels and walking one.
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