SERIES AT A GLANCE
| Tuesday, April 23Â Â Â Â Â Â |
Utah vs. Weber State | 4 p.m. |
| LOCATION |
Dumke Family Softball Stadium |
| LIVE STREAM |
Pac-12 Plus and Pac-12.com |
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ON DECK
Utah welcomes Weber State to cap a home-and-home series. The Utes are 12-2 all-time against the Wildcats but lost earlier this season in Ogden.
BARRERA BREAKING OUT FOR UTES
Alyssa Barrera leads the Pac-12 and sits fifth nationally with six triples, three of which came against Cal. She has started all 146 games of her Utah career.
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Barrera ranks ninth in the Pac-12 with a .398 batting average, 10th with 49 hits and 18th in slugging at .626.Â
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Last season, she was named to the 2018 USA Softball Player of the Year "Watch List" and also made the short list of finalists for the 2017 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award.
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As a sophomore, she hit .322, the second-best average on the team. As a freshman, she ranked sixth in the Pac-12 and led the Utes with 46 runs scored. She was also named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and All-Freshman Team
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HILBURN HITTING HER STRIDE
Hailey Hilburn was selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Pacific Region Team in 2018.
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Last year, she had her best offensive season for Utah, starting 49 games and hitting .311. She finished third on the team in doubles, home runs, runs batted in, slugging percentage and walks.
In the circle, she made a career-high eight starts and picked up five wins with a career-high 42 strikeouts. She also limited opposing batters to a .237 average, tops on the team. In Pac-12 play, she racked up the most wins and limited left-handed batters to a .165 average
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The jack-of-all-trades for Utah started at six different positions last season; first base, third base, left field, right field, pitcher and designated player.
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As a sophomore, she ranked sixth in the Pac-12 with a 1.56 ERA and 5.5 hits allowed per seven innings.