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No. 10 Utah Sweeps Grand Canyon
5/2/2017 8:16 PM | Softball
Utes take doubleheader from WAC leaders
SALT LAKE CITY - No. 10 Utah Softball swept a doubleheader with Grand Canyon this evening, taking the first game, 9-0, in five innings and the second contest, 3-0, on a walk-off homer by BreOnna Castaneda.
The Utes shut down the Antelopes, limiting the leaders of the Western Athletic Conference to five hits over 12 innings. Castaneda was the hero in the finale thanks to her first round-tripper as a Ute and finished the set with four RBI. Bridget Castro also had a solid day at the plate as she went 3-for-5 with a run scored and another driven in
Utah 9, Grand Canyon 0
The Utes used a seven-run first inning to put GCU away early. Delilah Pacheco singled and moved over to third on a pair of illegal pitches while Hannah Flippen walked and stole second. With a pair of runners in scoring position, Anissa Urtez's grounder to short was bobbled and Utah got on the board.
Heather Bowen laid down a perfect squeeze bunt to bring in another run and after a Bridget Castro single, Kelly Martinez lifted a sac fly for a 3-0 lead.
Castaneda picked up a RBI single and after another illegal pitch, Kay Kay Fronda smoked a two-run triple past a diving center fielder for a 6-0 edge. In her second at-bat of the inning, Pacheco stuck her bat out for another single and plated another run.Â
The Utes added two more in the second when Flippen was drilled with the first pitch of the inning and Urtez crushed a triple to right-center field. Castro lofted a ball to right for a 9-0 cushion. which moved her into second place all-time in Utah history with nine sacrifice flies.Â
Three Ute hurlers combined on the shutout as Miranda Viramontes pitched a perfect first frame, Hailey Hilburn threw three shutout innings to improve to 5-0 on the season and Katie Donovan closed it out with a pair of strikeouts in the fifth.
Utah 3, Grand Canyon 0
It was a pitcher's duel from the beginning as Viramontes kept GCU hitless through the first three innings and Donovan picked her up in the fourth.
Despite threatening in the first, Utah could not muster anything against GCU hurler Brianna Aguliar. After a Castro single in the second, she retired 14 of the next 15 batters.Â
Donovan ran into trouble in the fifth but Bowen snagged a liner smashed right at her to end the inning and keep the game scoreless. The junior pitcher would retire the final seven batters, improving to 14-7, as she and Viramontes limited GCU to just one hit over seven innings.
With one out in the seventh, Bowen and Castro singled to set up Castaneda's clinching crush.
Utah is back in Pac-12 play on Friday with a three-game set at Oregon State. The Utes and Beavers start at 2 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks.
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The Utes shut down the Antelopes, limiting the leaders of the Western Athletic Conference to five hits over 12 innings. Castaneda was the hero in the finale thanks to her first round-tripper as a Ute and finished the set with four RBI. Bridget Castro also had a solid day at the plate as she went 3-for-5 with a run scored and another driven in
Utah 9, Grand Canyon 0
The Utes used a seven-run first inning to put GCU away early. Delilah Pacheco singled and moved over to third on a pair of illegal pitches while Hannah Flippen walked and stole second. With a pair of runners in scoring position, Anissa Urtez's grounder to short was bobbled and Utah got on the board.
Heather Bowen laid down a perfect squeeze bunt to bring in another run and after a Bridget Castro single, Kelly Martinez lifted a sac fly for a 3-0 lead.
Castaneda picked up a RBI single and after another illegal pitch, Kay Kay Fronda smoked a two-run triple past a diving center fielder for a 6-0 edge. In her second at-bat of the inning, Pacheco stuck her bat out for another single and plated another run.Â
The Utes added two more in the second when Flippen was drilled with the first pitch of the inning and Urtez crushed a triple to right-center field. Castro lofted a ball to right for a 9-0 cushion. which moved her into second place all-time in Utah history with nine sacrifice flies.Â
Three Ute hurlers combined on the shutout as Miranda Viramontes pitched a perfect first frame, Hailey Hilburn threw three shutout innings to improve to 5-0 on the season and Katie Donovan closed it out with a pair of strikeouts in the fifth.
Utah 3, Grand Canyon 0
It was a pitcher's duel from the beginning as Viramontes kept GCU hitless through the first three innings and Donovan picked her up in the fourth.
Despite threatening in the first, Utah could not muster anything against GCU hurler Brianna Aguliar. After a Castro single in the second, she retired 14 of the next 15 batters.Â
Donovan ran into trouble in the fifth but Bowen snagged a liner smashed right at her to end the inning and keep the game scoreless. The junior pitcher would retire the final seven batters, improving to 14-7, as she and Viramontes limited GCU to just one hit over seven innings.
With one out in the seventh, Bowen and Castro singled to set up Castaneda's clinching crush.
Utah is back in Pac-12 play on Friday with a three-game set at Oregon State. The Utes and Beavers start at 2 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hilburn, Hailey (5-0)
L: Nowlin,Taylor (19-8)
Batting:
3B: Urtez, Anissa 1 ; Fronda, Kay Kay 1
RBI: Pacheco, Delilah 1 ; Urtez, Anissa 1 ; Bowen, Heather 1 ; Castro, Bridget 1 ; Martinez, Kelly 1 ; Castaneda, BreOnna 1 ; Fronda, Kay Kay 2
SH: Urtez, Anissa 1
SF: Castro, Bridget 1 ; Martinez, Kelly 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Pacheco, Delilah 1 ; Flippen, Hannah 2 ; Urtez, Anissa 2 ; Bowen, Heather 1 ; Castro, Bridget 1 ; Castaneda, BreOnna 1 ; Fronda, Kay Kay 1
SB: Flippen, Hannah 1
HBP: Barrera, Alyssa 1 ; Flippen, Hannah 1 ; Bowen, Heather 1
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