Softball Series Finale Goes to the Cardinal

Sunday, March 28

Salt Lake City, UT

12:00 PM

University of Utah

11-13, 0

Stanford

22-4, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Stanford	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	7	0
Utah	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0

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Photo by: Rob Gray

3/28/2021 3:00 PM | Softball

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Utes battle in tight contest but Stanford pulls away for 4-1 win

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah stayed within striking distance, trailing 2-1 into the fifth inning before Stanford added two more runs to produce the eventual final score of 4-1 on Sunday in the finale of a four-game series at Dumke Family Stadium. As it had throughout the series, Utah threatened at times but could not come up with the timely hit, and had several hard-hit balls right at Stanford fielders to end those threats.

Stanford improves to 22-4 (3-0 Pac-12) on the season while Utah falls to 11-13 (0-6 Pac-12).

Alyssa Palacios belted her first home run of the season in the second inning, a solo shot to left center to cut into a 2-0 Stanford lead. The Cardinal jumped out early with two runs in the first inning off starter Sydney Sandez via a run-scoring triple and a sacrifice fly to score the runner from third. Sandez (6-3) took the loss, while Stanford's Alana Vawter (13-1) went the distance to earn the win.

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QUOTABLE
Head Coach Amy Hogue
"Our pitchers and defense did a nice job today. We need to work hard this week to continue to improve our offensive game so we can win games in this league."

NOTABLE

Sydney Sandez started the game, and later re-entered after being replaced. She pitched a total of 4-2/3 inning and allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out two.
The home run by senior Alyssa Palacios was her first of the year and fifth of her career.
Palacios continues her hot hitting one day after recording her first multi-hit game of the season in game one of the doubleheader, when she went 2-2 and scored a run.

ON DECK
The Utes continue their 10-game homestand with a Pac-12 series against Arizona State at Dumke Family Stadium next Thurs.-Sat., April 1-3.