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Softball
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The University of Utah Athletics
Tuesday, April 6
St. George, UT
3:00 PM
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Photo by: Rob Gray
Softball Earns 7-4 Win at Dixie State
4/6/2021 6:17 PM | Softball
ST. GEORGE, UTAH – Haley Denning went 3-4 with a triple and two runs scored to help lead Utah to a 7-4 non-conference win over Dixie State Tuesday at Karl Brooks Field. Starter Sydney Sandez (7-3) earned the win, pitching 5-2/3 innings, while Mariah Lopez earned the save by retiring all four batters she faced after entering the game with a 5-4 lead and two runners on in the sixth.
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Utah improves to 13-15 with the win, while Dixie State falls to 15-17.
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Denning led off the game with a triple and scored on a bouncer to second base by Julia Noskin to give the Utes a 1-0 lead. Noskin later scored from third while Ellessa Bonstrom was involved in a run-down between first and second base, but the Utes could not do more damage, leaving the bases loaded.
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After a Dixie State run in the bottom of the second, Utah added one more in the third when Alyssa Barrera doubled and then scored from third during a run-down. In the fourth inning, Aliya Belarde singled home Alyssa Palacios and Denning to extend Utah's lead to 5-2.
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Dixie State chipped away at the lead, scoring one run in each of the fifth and sixth innings to pull within one at 5-4, but pinch-hitter Elicia Espinosa came through with a two-out single to right in the top of the seventh to score Barrera and Belarde for the eventual final score of 7-4.
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STANDOUT STAT
Today's three-hit effort was Denning's team-leading 12th multi-hit game of the season and her fifth with three hits.
NOTABLE
Utah and Dixie State will square off again at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Karl Brooks Field in St. George, followed by a neutral-site matchup with Southern Utah. Both games will be livestreamed.
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Utah improves to 13-15 with the win, while Dixie State falls to 15-17.
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Denning led off the game with a triple and scored on a bouncer to second base by Julia Noskin to give the Utes a 1-0 lead. Noskin later scored from third while Ellessa Bonstrom was involved in a run-down between first and second base, but the Utes could not do more damage, leaving the bases loaded.
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After a Dixie State run in the bottom of the second, Utah added one more in the third when Alyssa Barrera doubled and then scored from third during a run-down. In the fourth inning, Aliya Belarde singled home Alyssa Palacios and Denning to extend Utah's lead to 5-2.
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Dixie State chipped away at the lead, scoring one run in each of the fifth and sixth innings to pull within one at 5-4, but pinch-hitter Elicia Espinosa came through with a two-out single to right in the top of the seventh to score Barrera and Belarde for the eventual final score of 7-4.
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T7 | Clutch 2-out, 2-run single by @EliciaEspinosa adds some insurance, scoring Barrera and Belarde!
— Utah Softball ?? (@Utah_Softball) April 6, 2021
Utah 7
Dixie St. 4
WATCH: https://t.co/oi6qy0QXBd pic.twitter.com/PTUnBbvkrz
STANDOUT STAT
Today's three-hit effort was Denning's team-leading 12th multi-hit game of the season and her fifth with three hits.
A defensive gem by @julianoskin10!
— Utah Softball ?? (@Utah_Softball) April 6, 2021
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Utah 5
Dixie St. 4
WATCH: https://t.co/oi6qy0QXBd pic.twitter.com/MqrfIwH0tD
NOTABLE
- Alyssa Barrera doubled and scored twice today, and is now tied for the team lead with four doubles on the season.
- Freshman Aliya Belarde recorded the first two RBI of her career in the fourth inning
- Denning's triple to lead off the game was her third of the year to take over the team lead (Barrera, 2).
- Sandez increased her team-best win total to 7, and Lopez earned her first career save.
Utah and Dixie State will square off again at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Karl Brooks Field in St. George, followed by a neutral-site matchup with Southern Utah. Both games will be livestreamed.
Two-run single by @alibelarde1 to bring home Palacios & Denning!
— Utah Softball ?? (@Utah_Softball) April 6, 2021
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Utah 5
Dixie St. 2 pic.twitter.com/WO7L8p9jMm
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sandez, Sydney (7-3)
L: Carissa Burgess (10-9)
S: Lopez, Mariah (1)
Batting:
2B: Barrera, Alyssa 1
3B: Denning, Haley 1
RBI: Noskin, Julia 1 ; Belarde, Aliya 2 ; Espinosa, Elicia 2 ; Gasper, Jordyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Denning, Haley 2 ; Noskin, Julia 1 ; Belarde, Aliya 1 ; Barrera, Alyssa 2 ; Palacios, Alyssa 1
SB: Noskin, Julia 1 ; Calderon, Makenna 1
CS: Belarde, Aliya 1
Batting:
2B: H. Hughbanks 1 ; Meagan Anders 1 ; Mikaela Thomson 1
HR: Mikaela Thomson 1
RBI: H. Hughbanks 1 ; Meagan Anders 1 ; Mikaela Thomson 1 ; Kasey Crawford 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mikaela Thomson 2 ; Kirsten Quigley 2
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