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The University of Utah Athletics
Friday, May 4
Eugene, Ore.
8:00 PM
University of Utah
at
Oregon
Utah Softball Squares Off with No. 2 Oregon
5/1/2018 11:54 AM | Softball
Utes and Ducks meet in Eugene for three-game set
| Utah vs No. 2Â Oregon | |
| Friday, May 4 | Utah vs No. 2 Oregon | 7 p.m. PT |
| Saturday, May 5 | Utah vs No. 2Â Oregon | 6:30 p.m. PTÂ |
| Sunday, May 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â | Utah vs No. 2Â Oregon | 4 p.m. PTÂ |
| LOCATION | Jane Sanders Stadium | Eugene, Ore. |
| TV/LIVE STREAMÂ Â | Pac-12 Network |
| LISTEN | LIVE STATSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â | KWVA |Â GoDucks,com |
| GAME INFORMATION | Complete Game Notes |
ON DECK
Utah travels to Eugene for a three-game Pac-12 series with No. 2 Oregon this weekend.Â
UTAH NOTES
- Utah is currently No. 46 in the latest RPI and its strength of schedule is ranked 11th in the country
 - The Utes are the only team in the nation to have played eight of the top 10 teams from the latest NFCA poll (18 games total).
- 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 130 strikeouts and Viramontes is 18th 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 pacing the team with a .321 batting average and is 11th in the nation with 17 doubles. As a team, Utah sits 20th in the nation in doubles per game (1.56).
- Bowen also sits seventh in the Pac-12 with 40 runs batted in ninth in slugging percentage (.649)
- Julia Noskin leads the team in batting during Pac-12 play (.333) and is also hitting .423 over the last three series, reaching base safely in her last 11 contests
- Alyssa Barrera was named to the USA Softball Player of the Year "Watch List" earlier this season, one of nine sophomores on the 50-person list
- 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 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 41 more strikeouts to catch Kristen Arbogast for second place in Utah history. Donovan also recently moved past Ali Andrus for second place all-time in total appearances by a Ute hurler.Â
UTAH VS. OREGON REWIND
Utah has not had much success against the Ducks since moving to the Pac-12, losing 16Â of 17Â total contests. Oregon has been ranked in the top 15 nationally every time these teams have squared off and in the top five the last four seasons.
Utah's one and only win against UO was here at The Jane in the 2016 season. Katie Donovan pitched a complete game and Bridget Castro homered in the sixth inning to provide the deciding run.
ASU RECAP
Utah was swept for the fifth time in six Pac-12 series this past weekend by No. 9 Arizona State
Heather Bowen hit her team-leading eighth homer of the season and pushed her RBI total to 40 by driving in three runs. Ally Dickman also connected on her first home run in two seasons.
Sun Devil leadoff hitters reached 14 of 19 times (.737), constantly putting pressure on Utah pitchers. ASU hit .367 (11-for-30) with two outs and .350 (13-for-37) with runners in scoring position as opposed to Utah, who hit .135 (3-for-22) and .175 (3-for-17) respectively.
The ASU pitching staff also registered 23 strikeouts and did not issue a walk to Utah batters.
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