Utes Drop Final Road Game at UO, 8-1

Sunday, May 6

Eugene, Ore.

5:00 PM

University of Utah

20-28, 2-19

Oregon

44-7, 18-3

Utah

Oregon

5/6/2018 4:53 PM | Softball

Box Score

Eight walks and Duck seniors doom Utah

EUGENE, Ore. - Utah Softball dropped its final road game of the season on Sunday evening, 8-1, at No. 2 Oregon.

The Utes out-hit the Ducks, 9-6, but issued eight free passes and committed an error. Ally Dickman drove in her team's only run, rapping three singles for Utah.

Hailey Hilburn suffered the loss, lasting just 1 1/3 innings and walking four of the 10 batters she faced. Katie Donovan pitched the middle 2 2/3 while Miranda Viramontes got the ball in the fifth and six innings. Megan Kleist picked up the win, her 19th of the season, going five innings and striking out six.

Oregon took the lead in the second as Shannon Rhodes took a four-pitch walk before Mary Iakopo singled. Another four-pitch walk to Mia Camuso loaded the bases before Lauren Lindvall cleared them with a double to left center.

Two more runs came across in the third as DJ Sanders started off with a single. Gwen Svekis hit a two-run homer, her second of the weekend, to give her six runs batted in for the series and Oregon a 5-0 lead.

Utah got on the board in the fourth as Kelly Martinez and Alyssa Barrera singled before Dickman roped a ball to left for a RBI single.

Ally Dickman cracks this ball to left to get Utah on the board and it's the @Utah_Softball Offensive Play of the Game!#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/MyhYosInYY
— Utah Softball (@Utah_Softball) May 7, 2018

Oregon capped the scoring in the fifth. Svekis singled and Rhodes walked for a third time to begin the frame. After a pair of outs, Lindvall singled on the first pitch to left, making Duck seniors responsible for all the runs in their final home game. A Utah error brought in two more UO runners for the final score.

Utah hosts Oregon State for three games on Senior Weekend with the first contest, Thursday night at 7 p.m. Admission is free to all spectators and if you cannot make it, the game will be televised on Pac-12 Networks.