Upcoming Event: Softball versus UCSB on February 6, 2026 at 2 p.m.


4/19/2018 10:25 AM | Softball
Utah will play Golden Bears in three afternoon contests
| Utah vs California | |
| Friday, April 20Â Â | Utah vs California | 3 p.m. PTÂ |
| Saturday, April 21 | Utah vs California | 1 p.m. PTÂ |
| Sunday, April 22           | Utah vs California | 12 p.m. PT |
| LOCATION | Berkeley, Calif. | Levine-Fricke Field |
| LIVE STREAMÂ Â | CalBears.com |
| LIVE STATSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â | CalBears.com |
| GAME INFORMATION | Complete Game Notes |
ON DECK
Utah heads to Cal for a pivotal Pac-12 series. The Utes and Golden Bears will play three afternoon games in The Bay.Â
UTAH NOTES
- Utah is currently No. 38 in the latest RPI and its strength of schedule is ranked 14th in the country
- Alyssa Barrera was named to the USA Softball Player of the Year "Watch List", one of nine sophomores on the 50-person list
- Katie Donovan is the active Pac-12 leader in career strikeouts, saves, starts, innings and appearances and ranks second in wins
- Donovan is ninth in the Pac-12 with 118 strikeouts and Viramontes is 15th in the nation with four saves to her credit
- After not having a pitcher toss 10 strikeouts in a game over the last six seasons, both Katie Donovan and Miranda Viramontes did it at the Maryland Invitational
- Heather Bowen is batting .331 and is seventh in the nation with 16 doubles. As a team, Utah sits fifth in the nation in doubles per game (1.76).
- Bowen also sits seventh in the Pac-12 with 33 runs batted in and eighth in slugging percentage (.667)
- At the Mary Nutter Classic this season, head coach Amy Hogue won her 300th game at Utah and 500th game of her career.
DONOVAN CLIMBING CAREER CHARTS
Katie Donovan now has 64 wins for her career, matching Michele Townsend for fourth place in Utah history. She needs five more W's to catch Janet Womack in the record book.
The senior also needs 53 more strikeouts to catch Kristen Arbogast for second place in Utah history. Donovan also recently moved past Ali Andrus for third place in total appearances by a Ute hurler.Â
UTAH VS. CAL REWIND
Last season, Kelly Martinez drove in five runs to pace the Utes and Miranda Viramontes went 2-0 with a 1.17 ERA in a sweep of Cal in Salt Lake City.
Utah has won three of the last four series against Cal but has never won a series in Berkeley, going 1-5.