Projected Starters
Friday: Utah's
Tanner Thomas (Sr./RHP) vs. Arizona's Cody Deason (Jr./RHP)
Saturday: Utah TBD vs. Arizona's Michael Flynn (Jr./RHP)
Sunday: Utah TBD vs. Arizona's TBD
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SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah baseball team hosts Arizona in a three-game series beginning on Friday, April 27, at 6:00 p.m. MT at Smith's Ballpark.
The series continues on Saturday, April 28, and Sunday, April 29, both at 1:00 p.m. MT.
All three games will be aired on the radio at ESPN 700 and live streamed at
www.UtahUtes.com.
Utah has historically played strong against Arizona, sweeping the series the past two seasons and winning the last three.
Utah (10-28, 4-11 Pac-12) ranks sixth in the Pac-12 in hits (350) and doubles (65) and are fifth in triples (11). The Utes are tied for fourth in the league in stolen bases (30). Utah leads the Pac-12 with 33 double plays, is second in assists (392) and ranks sixth in fielding percentage (.975). The pitchers lead the league with 13 pickoffs and are tied for fifth in fewest home runs allowed (20).
DaShawn Keirsey, Jr., ranks in the top 10 in the league in several categories including leading the league in doubles (16) and ranking fourth in hits per game (1.45) and fourth in batting average (.366). He is seventh in the NCAA in doubles per game (0.48).
Oliver Dunn ranks third in the league in assists (107) and is tied for first with 25 double plays. Dunn and
Wade Gulden are tied for sixth in the league with three triples.
Trenton Stoltz is tied for second in the Pac-12 with 23 appearances and is tied for eighth in the league with four saves.
Brett Brocoff is one of two pitchers in the Pac-12 this year who has not given up a home run.
Arizona (23-15, 6-9 Pac-12) was recently swept by No. 2 Stanford.