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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Softball Starts Pac-12 Play with Oregon State
3/17/2016 12:00 AM | Softball
March 17, 2016
| UTAH (18-9) vs. OREGON STATE (20-4-1) | |
| First Pitch | Saturday: 1 p.m. MT / Sunday: 1 p.m. MT / Monday: Noon MT |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah | Dumke Family Softball Stadium |
| Live Stats | www.utahutes.com |
| Live Stream | www.utahutes.com |
| Game Info | C omplete Game Notes |
ON DECK
Utah opens Pac-12 play this weekend with Oregon State at Dumke Family Softball Stadium. The teams will play three games on Saturday (1 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) and Monday (noon).
COVERING THE UTES
All three games will be streamed live on UtahUtes.com. Live stats will also be available for all games and can be found by clicking on the "Schedule" link at www.UtahUtes.com.
UTAH NOTES
- Utah has won 15 of its last 21 contests after winning two of three during the week against in-state foes BYU and Southern Utah.
- Seven Utes drove in runs as the team batted .383 in a sweep of SUU. Kristen Stewart went 5-for-7 with three runs and four runs batted in over the two games. Anissa Urtez hit .500 and scored five runs while Heather Bowen drove in five runs. Hannah Flippen was perfect at the plate, walked three times and scored four runs.
- Offensively, Utah batted .335 in its wins at UCF during last weekend. Anissa Urtez hit .385 and paced the Utes with five runs batted in while Hannah Flippen hit .435 and amassed a .609 slugging percentage. The junior leads the team with five home runs this season.
- At the Mary Nutter Classic, Kristen Stewart and Kay Kay Fronda tied for the team lead with seven RBI apiece. Fronda hit a pair of homers and slugged 1.154 while Stewart batted .538
- In the circle, Katie Donovan went 2-2 and struck out 23 batters in 22.0 innings this past weekend. She matched her career-high with eight strikeouts in a win over Purdue.
- Her counterpart, Miranda Viramontes, was 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA. The sophomore also set a career-high for K's when she whiffed six Boilermakers in Utah's second win over Purdue this past weekend.
- The Utes did not allow an earned run during the entire DeMarini Desert Classic, a span of 29.0 innings. Utah currently ranks 12 in the nation in team ERA and leads the Pac-12. Overall, Utah has out-scored its opposition this season, 120-48.
2016 PAC-12 PRESEASON POLL
1. Oregon (8), 64
2. UCLA (1), 51
3. Arizona, 49
4. Washington, 42
5. Utah, 36
6. California, 32
7. Arizona State, 27
8. Oregon State, 15
9. Stanford, 8
HOT START STATS
Utah has started off aggressively this season, out-scoring their foes 21-8 in the first inning and 95-18 over the second, third and fourth innings combined.
Last year the team went 16-5 when leading after the first inning and those early leads have helped the team hold on for late victories. These last two years, Utah is 47-4 when leading after four innings, 46-2 when leading after five innings and 38-1 when leading after six innings.
PRODUCTION PAYING OFF
Last season, Utah went 30-5 when scoring three runs or more and this year, the team is 18-12 when it passes the threshold.
Over the last two seasons, Utah is 45-3 when they pick up more hits than their opponent and 28-6 when they hit at least one home run.
CAPITALIZING ON MISTAKES
Utah is 12-1 this season when their opponent makes two or more errors. Over the last two seasons, the team is 27-6 when the other team makes a pair of mistakes in the field
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