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The University of Utah Athletics
Wednesday, May 1
Provo, Utah
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Utah Softball Set for Deseret First Duel
4/29/2019 1:41 PM | Softball
Utes and Cougars meet Wednesday in Provo
SERIES AT A GLANCE
ON DECK
Utah travels to Provo for the annual Deseret First Duel against BYU. The Utes have lost two in a row to the Cougars and have not won at Gail Miller Field since 2009.
Utah currently ranks fifth in the nation in terms of schedule strength and has been in the top 20 nationally the last four seasons. The Utes have played four of the top five teams in the nation this month.
THE DESERET FIRST DUEL
This is the 12th year of the rivalry series that includes each sport where Utah and BYU compete head-to-head during regular-season play.
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The Deseret First Duel uses a system that awards points to the winner of each competition. A team trophy will be awarded to the individual winner in each sport. Points won by the individual sports will count toward each school's overall total. A granite traveling trophy is awarded to the overall series champion each year.
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Utah has already clinched this season's competition and has captured it six of the last seven years. The school that wins the head-to-head competition in each sport is also awarded $1,000 by Deseret First Credit Union for its student-athlete scholarship fund. The university that wins the most sports at the end of the season will receive an additional $5,000 from Deseret First for its athletic scholarship fundÂ
BARRERA BREAKING OUT FOR UTES
Alyssa Barrera leads the Pac-12 and sits seventh nationally with six triples, three of which came against Cal. She has started all 150 games of her Utah career and ranks 10th in the Pac-12 with a .391 batting average.Â
Barrera, named to the 2018 USA Softball Player of the Year "Watch List", also made the short list of finalists for the 2017 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award.Â
Last season, 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.Â
She was also named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and All-Freshman Team.
DYNAMITE DICKMAN
Dickman owns the longest hitting streak (10 games) and on-base streak (12 games) for the Utes this season and is currently the second toughest at-bat in the Pac-12 with just six strikeouts in 119 at bats.
The senior was recently awarded the Wellness Advocate Award from the athletic department for demonstrating commitment to improvement in personal wellness and courage in advocating the importance of mental health awareness among their fellow student-athletes.Â
HILBURN HITTING HER STRIDE
Hailey Hilburn was selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Pacific Region Team in 2018.Â
In Pac-12 play this season, she is sixth with five doubles. 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.Â
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; first base, third base, left field, right field, pitcher and designated player.
As a sophomore, she ranked sixth in the Pac-12 with a 1.56 ERA and 5.5 hits allowed per seven innings.Â
WEEKEND RECAP
Utah dropped all three games to No. 2 UCLA this past weekend. The Utes were limited to just one run and hit just .183 as Julia Noskin, Ellessa Bonstrom and Ally Dickman tabulated seven of their 11 total hits.
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| Wednesday, May 1 | Utah at BYU | 6 p.m. |
| LOCATION | Gail Miller Field | Provo, Utah  |
| TELEVISIONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â | BYUtv |
| LIVE STREAM | BYUtv Digital |
| LIVE STATSÂ Â Â Â Â Â | BYUCougars.com |
ON DECK
Utah travels to Provo for the annual Deseret First Duel against BYU. The Utes have lost two in a row to the Cougars and have not won at Gail Miller Field since 2009.
Utah currently ranks fifth in the nation in terms of schedule strength and has been in the top 20 nationally the last four seasons. The Utes have played four of the top five teams in the nation this month.
THE DESERET FIRST DUEL
This is the 12th year of the rivalry series that includes each sport where Utah and BYU compete head-to-head during regular-season play.
Â
The Deseret First Duel uses a system that awards points to the winner of each competition. A team trophy will be awarded to the individual winner in each sport. Points won by the individual sports will count toward each school's overall total. A granite traveling trophy is awarded to the overall series champion each year.
Â
Utah has already clinched this season's competition and has captured it six of the last seven years. The school that wins the head-to-head competition in each sport is also awarded $1,000 by Deseret First Credit Union for its student-athlete scholarship fund. The university that wins the most sports at the end of the season will receive an additional $5,000 from Deseret First for its athletic scholarship fundÂ
BARRERA BREAKING OUT FOR UTES
Alyssa Barrera leads the Pac-12 and sits seventh nationally with six triples, three of which came against Cal. She has started all 150 games of her Utah career and ranks 10th in the Pac-12 with a .391 batting average.Â
Barrera, named to the 2018 USA Softball Player of the Year "Watch List", also made the short list of finalists for the 2017 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year award.Â
Last season, 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.Â
She was also named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team and All-Freshman Team.
DYNAMITE DICKMAN
Dickman owns the longest hitting streak (10 games) and on-base streak (12 games) for the Utes this season and is currently the second toughest at-bat in the Pac-12 with just six strikeouts in 119 at bats.
The senior was recently awarded the Wellness Advocate Award from the athletic department for demonstrating commitment to improvement in personal wellness and courage in advocating the importance of mental health awareness among their fellow student-athletes.Â
HILBURN HITTING HER STRIDE
Hailey Hilburn was selected to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Pacific Region Team in 2018.Â
In Pac-12 play this season, she is sixth with five doubles. 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.Â
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
Â
The jack-of-all-trades for Utah started at six different positions; first base, third base, left field, right field, pitcher and designated player.
As a sophomore, she ranked sixth in the Pac-12 with a 1.56 ERA and 5.5 hits allowed per seven innings.Â
WEEKEND RECAP
Utah dropped all three games to No. 2 UCLA this past weekend. The Utes were limited to just one run and hit just .183 as Julia Noskin, Ellessa Bonstrom and Ally Dickman tabulated seven of their 11 total hits.
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